Mario Kart Items

Item Box
Hit one of the floating boxes and the rear character will gain an item.

Double Item Box
Run into one of these and both the rear and front characters will receive items.

WHEN CARRYING ITEMS
Characters who are already carrying items when they hit item boxes or double item boxes will not receive any new items.

DROPPED ITEMS
Items will sometimes fall on the corse when karts spin or flip.If you run into items lying on corses or stages, you will be affected by those items instantly.

Banana
these slippery skins can be dropped in strategic spots to send rivals into sudden spins.This indicates an item can be thrown either forward or backward.

Green Shell
Green Shells move in straight lines when thrown and knock karts for a loop if they hit.

Red Shell
Red Shells seek out karts in front of you and flip them over when they strike.

Spiny Shell
This item does not appear in battle mode.This winged wonder heads straight for the leader of the pack and explodes on inpact.Any kart caught in the blast area will flip.

Fake Item
These items of deception look just like real Item Boxes, so place them where your opponents won't expect.

Mushroom
These turbo toadstools give karts brief speed bursts.

Triple Mushrooms
Triple Mushrooms allow you to dash three times in a row.

Star
Stars make karts temporarily invincible and increase their top speeds by a hair.Karts hit by star-wielding karts will go flying.

Thunderbolt
This mighty bolt strikes all opponents at the same time, causing them to spin out, drop their items, and shrink in size, which reduces their max speeds.

Special items

Fireballs
They split up after they're thrown and go sailing ahead.These powerful pyrotechnics can take out multiple opponents at once.