Items
Each item has its own special feature that helps you in the race. Below is a list of all of the items and what they do, there are also techniques about how or where to use the items.
Aggressive Items
These items will help you eliminate your rivals and win the race.
Item Block
Drive into these and they will give you a random item. You are more likely to get strategic items if you are in 5th place or lower, and you can get aggressive items in any place. There are 19 different items.
Tip: Even if you already have an item in hand, sometimes you might want to hit all of the item boxes so your rivals can't get any items.
Tip: Even if you already have an item in hand, sometimes you might want to hit all of the item boxes so your rivals can't get any items.
Banana
Throw these onto the track and rivals will spin out after they hit them.
Tip: Try to drop bananas right before the end of a ramp (that is over a pit) and when rivals hit them, not only will they spin out, they will also fall off of the track.
Tip: Try to drop bananas right before the end of a ramp (that is over a pit) and when rivals hit them, not only will they spin out, they will also fall off of the track.
Triple Banana
This item is a trail of three bananas that sit behind you. This item automatically gets held behind you so that you don't have to hold down the button.
Tip: If you are more ahead in the race (places 1st-5th), a good technique is to let it sit behind you, any green or red shells, or even other racers from behind will hit the bananas instead of you.
Tip: If you are more ahead in the race (places 1st-5th), a good technique is to let it sit behind you, any green or red shells, or even other racers from behind will hit the bananas instead of you.
Green Shell
These shells will ricochet ten times before disappearing.
Tip: Hold these items behind you to block red shells.
Tip: Hold these items behind you to block red shells.
Triple Green Shell
This item lets you have three green shells that circle around you.
Tip: If you get this item, don't throw any just yet, try to hit another racer and one of the circling shells is bound to hit them.
Tip: If you get this item, don't throw any just yet, try to hit another racer and one of the circling shells is bound to hit them.
Red Shell
Red shells will home in on the person in front of you, and hit them. You can also hold red shells behind you.
Tip: The best time to hit someone with a shell is right before they go off a ramp, or when there by an edge or cliff, this might cause them to fall off of the track.
Tip: The best time to hit someone with a shell is right before they go off a ramp, or when there by an edge or cliff, this might cause them to fall off of the track.
Triple Red Shell
This item is almost identical to the triple green shells. This item is very handy for ramming or for getting ahead in the race.
Tip: If you are going to throw these forward don't throw them all at once! Throw one, then wait 3 seconds, and after you have repeated this for the next two throws, the person who was targeted gets hit and flips out, and right when they begin to gain acceleration, they get hit again.
Tip: If you are going to throw these forward don't throw them all at once! Throw one, then wait 3 seconds, and after you have repeated this for the next two throws, the person who was targeted gets hit and flips out, and right when they begin to gain acceleration, they get hit again.
Spiny Shell
These shells will fly to the front of the race and explode whoever is in 1st. These hurt the rival similar to how Bob-ombs do.
Tip: The key to dodging these it timing. You can either dodge it by going into a cannon or by using a mushroom right as the spiny shell drops behind you.
Tip: The key to dodging these it timing. You can either dodge it by going into a cannon or by using a mushroom right as the spiny shell drops behind you.
Bob-omb
Bob-ombs can either be thrown forward or dropped behind you, after they hit the ground they explode in 2-3 seconds.
Tip: It is best to throw these into groups of racers or drop them behind you if someone is following you.
Tip: It is best to throw these into groups of racers or drop them behind you if someone is following you.
Blooper
When you use a blooper every racer in front of you will get inked, causing black splatters to appear on their screen. The further ahead you are, the more splatters appear on your screen.
Tip: If you get inked the easiest ways to avoid it is to either look where the splatters aren't, or drive over a dash panel or use a mushroom, causing the ink to go away.
Tip: If you get inked the easiest ways to avoid it is to either look where the splatters aren't, or drive over a dash panel or use a mushroom, causing the ink to go away.
Fake Item Box
These items trick your rivals and cause them to flip out when they hit these.
Tip: Obviously, it's not that hard to notice these are fakes, but if you place them right inside real items, it will surprise your rivals.
Tip: Obviously, it's not that hard to notice these are fakes, but if you place them right inside real items, it will surprise your rivals.
Lightning Bolt
These items are pretty useful, when you use them it zaps every other racer, causing them to become a third of their size, and half as fast. Lightning lasts longer the further ahead you are. Some say the fastest way to recover is driving off the track so that you return to normal size.
Tip: When racers are struck in mid-air, they fall straight down, try to use this to your advantage.
Tip: When racers are struck in mid-air, they fall straight down, try to use this to your advantage.
Lightning Cloud
This item can be very useful, or very damaging, it all depends of what you make of it. It will increase your speed for 10 seconds, but if you have the cloud when time runs out, you will get shocked. Bump into rivals to pass the item on.
Tip: If you are nearing the finish line (on the 3rd lap) you should use it's speed increase to your advantage and not pass it on.
Tip: If you are nearing the finish line (on the 3rd lap) you should use it's speed increase to your advantage and not pass it on.
Strategic Items
These items will help you finish the race faster.
Mushroom
This little item will give you a boost that lasts approximately 3 seconds. If you hit someone while using this they will spill their items.
Tip: The best thing to do with these is save them and use them on a shortcut.
Tip: The best thing to do with these is save them and use them on a shortcut.
Triple Mushroom
This item is very useful, you can use it for a long speed boost, you can use it for shortcuts, and you can use it to ram rivals.
Tip: Every shortcut only requires one mushroom, so try to conserve these for multiple shortcuts.
Tip: Every shortcut only requires one mushroom, so try to conserve these for multiple shortcuts.
Golden Mushroom
This special item will last for 10 seconds after the first use. Keep pressing the item button for a series of boosts that help you greatly.
Tip: Try to use these when you are in a group, then you will ram several racers, and pass several racers.
Tip: Try to use these when you are in a group, then you will ram several racers, and pass several racers.
Mega Mushroom
These awesome items allow you to grow three times your original size, become invincible, and slightly faster for 10 seconds. If you get struck by lightning you get reduced to original size. It also gives you the ability to crush racers when you run over them, reducing their speed to one half, and knocking their items out.
Tip: Try to crush as many people as possible when using this item, you'll need to hurry though, it doesn't last long.
Tip: Try to crush as many people as possible when using this item, you'll need to hurry though, it doesn't last long.
Star
The star power-up allows you to become invincible for 10 seconds. It will also slightly increase your speed. When invincible, you can knock items out of racers hands.
Tip: You can take almost every shortcut while using the star, other than using a mushroom
Tip: You can take almost every shortcut while using the star, other than using a mushroom
Bullet Bill
This item is very rare, you can only get it if you are in 8th place or lower. You are invincible when you use it, and it sends you around the track at the speed of a mushroom. You can not steer or go on shortcuts when you are using this item, but the high speed and invincibility even it out. This item lasts longer the further back you are in the race.
Tip: Try to use this item when you're right behind a group of racers, or before you're about to fall off the track, it might just save your life.
Tip: Try to use this item when you're right behind a group of racers, or before you're about to fall off the track, it might just save your life.
POW Block
The POW Block lasts for 3 seconds after you use it. When you use it you hear three pows and on the third pow everyone in front of you spins out and loses their items along with their speed. This is very useful for passing/wiping out large groups of racers.
Tip: To dodge these items all you have to do is perform a trick (shake the Wii remote or press the D-Pad) on the third pow. You will do a 360* in mid-air, lose your items, and land without losing any speed or acceleration.
Tip: To dodge these items all you have to do is perform a trick (shake the Wii remote or press the D-Pad) on the third pow. You will do a 360* in mid-air, lose your items, and land without losing any speed or acceleration.