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MarioGlider3DS

Mario gliding in Mario Kart 7.

The glider is a new feature introduced in Mario Kart 7, which allows racers to fly after a blue ramp. It reappears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Description[]

The glider is built into the kart (or bike or ATV), and pops out whenever the player passes a blue panel, usually at the end of ramps. Gliders vary in their individual designs, but the most basic is the Super Glider. Players can steer to the left and right with the same controls as normally, and up and down are inverted. If the player touches the ground, the glider disappears. However, players can slightly touch the ends of ramps and do a trick for some extra gliding time. Gliding has also been incorporated into barrel cannons in Mario Kart 7 (retro tracks) and 8 (both nitro and retro.)

Gliders[]

Mario Kart 7[]

Mario Kart 8[]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Trivia![]

  • In Mario Kart 8, the only nitro courses to lack Glider sections are Toad Harbor, all the courses in the Yoshi Egg Cup, and Wario's Gold Mine.
  • The concept is similar to the Take-Copter sections in Doraemon: Dream Car for the Android.
  • In Mario Kart 7, players can cancel the glider by pressing the brake button. Players cannot do this in Mario Kart 8 as the glider closes out the B button input.
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