Dodge Red Shells hints and tips for Mario Kart Wii

Dodge Red Shells

Dodging Red Shells is nearly impossible this time around - they can even sometimes follow you over jumps. I will list the methods here:

1. Turn a corner.

Make a sharp turn around a corner and the Red Shell might hit the corner provided it's a physical, three-dimensional surface. Works well...if you don't have to go off-road to do it. If you have to, don't bother.

2. Use an item.

This one's easy. If you have a Banana, Green Shell, Red Shell or even a Bomb handy, then drop it behind you (or hold it behind you, if it's a Banana/Triple Bananas) and the Red Shell will hit it. Maybe. If you use a Bomb, just make sure the Red Shell isn't right behind you, or the explosion will hit you. Fake item boxes do not work.

3. Jump over a gap.

If you can, that is. They will occasionally follow you over, somehow. But most of the time they just fall into the water/fire/canyon/abyss. If you're on a course with plenty of gaps you get boosted over, such as Rainbow Road, then it's easy to avoid them, provided you can get to the booster in time before it hits. On other courses, you can use Mushrooms and such to jump over gaps as shortcuts AND Red Shell stoppers. How convenient.

4. Get something in front of you.

If there's a Banana Skin on the road, or another racer is right beside you, get in front of it/them. The Red Shell will either hit whatever it is or be directed towards it. Very convenient if you're head to head with someone for first place, and they get hit by the Red Shell that should have been after you.

That's about it. And not, unfortunately, you can no longer power boost/mini turbo/whatever you call it, out of the path of a Red Shell.

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