History VideoGame / SuperTuxKart

%%* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Tux.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Tux.

* GameMod: It's intended for people to be able to make new tracks for battle mode and race mode, as well as new characters. You can download most of these in the 'add-ons' menu. And the game even comes with a LevelEditor.

* FollowTheLeader: All in all, the game is another ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' clone. (The game mode actually called "Follow the Leader" is not part of the trope, as this mode is not in ''Mario Kart''.)

''[=SuperTuxKart=]'' is a MascotRacer for PC. It's an open-source game similar to ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', but it has become more distinctive over time. It features some of the most well-known free software mascots, including (among others) Tux (Linux's mascot), Beastie (The BSDs' mascot), Wilber (The Gimp's mascot), and Gnu (GNU's mascot). The game uses Antarctica, a heavily modified version of the the Irrlicht Engine for graphics, while using the Bullet Engine for physics.

''[=SuperTuxKart=]'' is a MascotRacer for PC. It's an open-source game similar to ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', but it has become more distinctive over time. It features some of the most well-known free software mascots, including (among others) Tux (Linux's mascot), Konqi (KDE's mascot), Wilber (The Gimp's mascot), and Gnu (GNU's mascot). The game uses Antarctica, a heavily modified version of the the Irrlicht Engine for graphics, while using the Bullet Engine for physics.

* UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}}: "Nessie's Pond", one of the tracks is inspired by the Scottish countryside.

* SplashDamage: The explosive cupcake and the bowling ball can hit and slow down anything in it's range.
* UnlockableContent: Many of the tracks, the Follow The Leader gametype, [[HarderThanHard the SuperTux difficulty]], and [[SecretCharacter Gnu]], by beating the Challenges.

!! ''[=SuperTuxKart=]'' 0.8.1 provides examples of:

** Skidding. Some tracks have precise moments where this can be used without going out of the road, but done well, it grants a boost without the need of Nitro itself. This is extremely useful to beat any level on Hard mode.

* GameMod: It's intended for people to be able to make new tracks for battle mode and race mode, as well as new characters. You can download most of these in the 'add-ons' menu.

* JungleJapes: Amazonian Journey.
* LemonyNarrator: There's a (silent) narrator who announces attacks.
--> X is dubious of Y's cooking skills.\\
X should not play with Y's lunch.\\
Y ruins X's cakeless diet.

* NitroBoost: Karts can collect and store "nitro" to get a boost. There are also dash pads on some tracks, and dash arrows in some item boxes. With version 0.8.0, karts can sometimes boost after skidding a sharp turn.
* PalmtreePanic: The Island.

* UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}}: One of the tracks is inspired by the Scottish countryside.
* SecondaryFire: Looking back will fire the weapons at folks behind you, sometimes with different properties.
* ShoutOut:
** One of the predefined messages for the item swapper is "AWizardDidIt".
** One of the tracks is a CoolStarship called [[Franchise/StarTrek STK Enterprise]].

* JungleJapes: Mild example with Secret Garden.

* ShoutOut: One of the predefined messages for the anchor is "[[VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland <player> pays the next round of grog]]".

''[=SuperTuxKart=]'' is a DrivingGame for PC. It's an open-source game similar to ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', but it has become more distinctive over time. It features some of the most well-known free software mascots, including (among others) Tux (Linux's mascot), Konqi (KDE's mascot), Wilber (The Gimp's mascot), and Gnu (GNU's mascot). The game uses Antarctica, a heavily modified version of the the Irrlicht Engine for graphics, while using the Bullet Engine for physics.

** The Bowling Ball. It's easy to miss and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard not even its' user is safe from it]], but should it hit an opponent, it grants the biggest slowdown in the entire game, and also has SplashDamage.

''[=SuperTuxKart=]'' is a DrivingGame for PC. It's an open-source game similar to ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', but it has become more distinctive over time. It features the most well-known free software mascots, including Tux (Linux's mascot), Konqi (KDE's mascot) Wilber (The Gimp's mascot) and GNU (The mascot for all things free software). The game uses the Irrlicht Engine for graphics, while using the Bullet Engine for physics.

* ExcusePlot: Nolok kidnaps GNU, and it's up to Tux to beat all the challenges in order to free his friend.

* UnlockableContent: Many of the tracks, the Follow The Leader gametype, [[HarderThanHard the SuperTux difficulty]], and [[SecretCharacter GNU]], by beating the Challenges.

* FantasticMeasurementSystem: The speedometer uses "tf/s". What are those? Tux feet per second?

** "tf/s" means "teraflops/second". Teraflops are a measure of processing speed.

* UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}}

''[=SuperTuxKart=]'' is a DrivingGame for PC. It's an open-source game similar to ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', but it has become more distinctive over time. It features the most well-known free software mascots, including Tux (Linux's mascot), Konqi (KDE's mascot) Wilber (The Gimp's mascot) and GNU (The mascot for all things free software). The game runs under the [[GameEngine Irrlicht Engine]].

** The Bowling Ball. It's easy to miss and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard not even it's user is safe from it]], but should it hit an opponent, it grants the biggest slowdown in the entire game, and also has SplashDamage.

* FantasticMeasurementSystem: The speedometer uses "tf/s". What are those? Tux feet per second?

* CarFu: AI karts will ram you, though you can also do it to them. With help from the physics engine, the ncollision may force a kart off the road or flip it into midair.

** One of the predefined messages for the anchor is "[[VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland <player> pays the next round of grog]]".

* TalkLikeAPirate: Several instances involving the use of the anchor item.

* NostalgiaLevel: Among the add-ons for 0.8 and later are levels from older versions of ''[=TuxKart=]'' and ''[=SuperTuxKart=]''. These include Tux Tollway, Classic Tollway (the old Tux Tollway), Coyote Canyon, Crescent Crossing, Secret Garden, and older versions of Fort Magma and The Island.

!Past versions of STK showed examples of:

* NostalgiaLevel: Among the add-ons are levels from older versions of ''[=TuxKart=]'' and ''[=SuperTuxKart=]''. These include Tux Tollway, Classic Tollway (the old Tux Tollway), Coyote Canyon, Crescent Crossing, Secret Garden, and older versions of Fort Magma and The Island.