- Special Terrain

Mario Kart Wii - Special Terrain

Mario Kart has always had special terrain. Some can be helpful, with others detrimental.

- Road/pavement
This is where you want to stay. I would post a picture, but almost every course has a different look to it.

- Slow ground (grass, deep snow, water)
An area that CAN be traveled over, but will hinder your speed slightly. Best traveled over with a mushroom.

- Out of bounds (darkest colored ground, pits)
Very few tracks have these, but they do exist. Basically, when you go so far off course, the grass will change to a darker shade. If you cross that line, Lakitu will pick you up.
Pits, on the other hand, are quite frequent. Fall into one and the same thing happens.

Speed Boosts

Halfpipe Boosts

- Speed Boosts (flashing arrows)
These will give you a temporary speed boost, like a mushroom but shorter. If you see the blue ones on a wall, it means you can ride up and do a trick off of them.