History VideoGame / SuperTuxKart

* AllDesertsHaveCacti: Some deserts from the game have cacti. Shifting Sands has no cacti, because it resembles [[BuildLikeAnEgyptian Egypt with pyramids]].

* PalmtreePanic: The Island.

!! ''[=SuperTuxKart=]'' provides examples of[[note]]Examples are bound to the 0.8.1 version, unless noted, and the only addons being worth a mention are those which had been released with older versions of the game.[[/note]]:

* AllDesertsHaveCacti: Some deserts from the game have cacti.
** Coyote Canyon from the 0.7 versions is a racetrack in a rocky desert with saguaro cacti. It resembles the Grand Canyon in Arizona, though saguaro is not among the cacti at the Grand Canyon.
** Shifting Sands has no cacti, because it resembles [[BuildLikeAnEgyptian Egypt with pyramids]].
* AlliterativeName: Bovine Barnyard, Minigolf Madness, Shifting Sands, Shiny Suburbs. Also, from past versions, Crescent Crossing and Tux Tollway.

* JungleJapes: Amazonian Journey. Mild example with Secret Garden.
* LemonyNarrator: There's a (silent) narrator who announces attacks. When Mozilla's cupcake hits Konqi, the narrator might say,
--> Konqi is dubious of Mozilla's cooking skills.\\
Konqi should not play with Mozilla's lunch.\\
Mozilla ruins Konqi's cakeless diet.

* 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.
* PalmtreePanic: The Island.

* ShiftingSandLand: Coyote Canyon is in a desert. Yes, [[AllDesertsHaveCacti it has cacti]].

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

* WackyRacing: Races involving a VideoGame/MarioKart-like gameplay in the Space itself, in another planet, in an underground mine, in a jungle, in the Egyptian desert (complete with camels), you name it.

** 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 useful in the Nitro collection levels in the Story Mode.

** 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.

!! ''[=SuperTuxKart=]'' provides examples of[[note]]Examples are bound to the 0.8.0 version, unless noted, and the only addons being worth a mention are those which had been released with older versions of the game.[[/note]]:

** The addon track Coyote Canyon from the 0.7 versions is a racetrack in a rocky desert with saguaro cacti. It resembles the Grand Canyon in Arizona, though saguaro is not among the cacti at the Grand Canyon.

* ArtificialStupidity: AI karts can make stupid mistakes, though version 0.8.0 is not as dumb as 0.7.0:
** Prior to version 0.8.0, AI karts liked to follow a set path, even if this path goes around bonuses or into obstacles. They were often too stupid to dodge a bubblegum on center of track. This changed with 0.8.0 onwards.

* ExcusePlot: In 0.8.0, Nolok kidnaps GNU, and it's up to Tux to beat all the challenges in order to free his friend.

* ResetButton: A kart falling off the track forces a reset, but stuck players can also hit the assigned key to reset whenever. The reset lifts the kart back onto the track. [=SuperTuxKart=] 0.7.x drew a literal "reset" button above the kart, but 0.8.0 summons the Thunderbird to carry the kart. This only resets one kart, so the other karts race ahead while this happens.

''[=SuperTuxKart=]'' is a DrivingGame for PC. It's a free-software ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' "clone" which 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]].

* WackyRacing

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

* AllDesertsHaveCacti: Some deserts have cacti. Coyote Canyon from 0.7 is an add-on racetrack in a rocky desert with saguaro cacti. Coyote Canyon resembles the Grand Canyon in Arizona, though saguaro is not among the cacti at the Grand Canyon. Shifting Sands has no cacti, because it resembles [[BuildLikeAnEgyptian Egypt with pyramids]].
* AlliterativeName: Bovine Barnyard, Minigolf Madness, Shifting Sands, Shiny Suburbs. Version 0.8 no longer includes Crescent Crossing or Tux Tollway, but they are in the add-ons.
* ArtificialStupidity: AI karts can make stupid mistakes, though version 0.8 is not as dumb as 0.7:
** Prior to version 0.8, AI karts liked to follow a set path, even if this path goes around bonuses or into obstacles. They were often too stupid to dodge a bubblegum on center of track. This changed with 0.8.8 onwards.

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

* ExcusePlot: In 0.8. Nolok kidnaps GNU, and it's up to Tux to beat all the challenges in order to free his friend.

* 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, karts can sometimes boost after skidding a sharp turn.

* ResetButton: A kart falling off the track forces a reset, but stuck players can also hit Backspace to reset whenever. The reset lifts the kart back onto the track. [=SuperTuxKart=] 0.7 drew a literal "reset" button above the kart, but 0.8 summons the Thunderbird to carry the kart. This only resets one kart, so the other karts race ahead while this happens.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Mostly averted (the A.I. players play with the same rules as humans), but not in the race against Nolok in the story mode. Here, Nolok gets to set bubblegum (which for him looks like some sort of green slime with spikes) and activate a flyswatter (which for him looks like a hammer) at will. Nolok apparently suffers from severe ArtificialStupidity, though, always using items obtained from item boxes immediately and with no regard for how useful they are at the moment, so his cheating doesn't actually make the race any harder.

* AllDesertsHaveCacti: Some deserts have cacti. Coyote Canyon is an add-on racetrack in a rocky desert with saguaro cacti. Coyote Canyon resembles the Grand Canyon in Arizona, though saguaro is not among the cacti at the Grand Canyon. Shifting Sands has no cacti, because it resembles [[BuildLikeAnEgyptian Egypt with pyramids]].

* FollowTheLeader: This game is yet 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''.)

* LemonyNarrator: There's a narrator who announces attacks. When Mozilla's cupcake hits Konqi, the narrator might say,

* ArtificialStupidity: AI karts can make stupid mistakes, though version 0.8 is not as dumb as 0.7. For details, read the subpage for ArtificialStupidity/RacingGames.

!! ''Super Tux Kart'' provides examples of:

!Tropes related with the game

* BonnieScotland: Scotland.

* 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, karts can sometimes boost after skidding a sharp turn.
* IncrediblyObviousBomb: If you hit a BananaPeel, it might attach, to your kart, a bundle of red sticks with a ticking clock. Not a good thing. Bump another kart to pass the bomb. Before it blows up!

* ArtificialStupidity:
** AI karts in version 0.7 liked to follow a set path, even if it goes around bonuses or into obstacles. They were often too stupid to dodge a bubblegum on center of track. In 0.8, they became smarter and now try to drive around bubblegum and banana peels, and pick up item boxes and nitro.
** A bunch of AI karts may aim for the item box on the left, leaving open the item box on the right.
** In rare moments, an AI kart will boost at the wrong time, and launch itself off the track.
** The AI can't handle certain curves. For an {{egregious}} example, play Blackhill Mansion in Reverse Mode; AIs will often crash in the same two places.

** The AI can't handle certain curves. For an {{egregious}} example, start Blackhill Mansion in Reverse Mode; AIs will often crash in the same two places.

* FollowTheLeader: This game is yet 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''.)

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Bovine Barnyard, Minigolf Madness, Shifting Sands, Shiny Suburbs. Version 0.8 no longer includes Crescent Crossing or Tux Tollway, but they are in the add-ons.

* LemonyNarrator: There's a narrator who announces

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Bovine Barnyard, Minigolf Madness, Shifting Sands, Shiny Suburbs. Version 0.8 no longer includes Crescent Crossing or Tux Tollway, but it is in the add-ons.

Not to be confused with TuxRacer.

* BananaPeel: Hit a banana peel, and random bad stuff happens to your kart. Then the banana peel respawns.

* CarFu: With help from the physics engine, a kart can ram another kart, perhaps forcing it off the road or into midair.

* IncrediblyObviousBomb: A banana peel might give you a bundle of red sticks with a ticking clock.

''[=SuperTuxKart=]'' is a DrivingGame for PC. It's a free-software MarioKart "clone" which features the most well-known free software mascots, including Tux, (Linux's mascot) Firefox, (Firefox Browser's mascot) Wilber, (The Gimp's mascot) and GNU. (The mascot for all things free software) The game runs under the [[GameEngine Irrlicht Engine]].

* CarFu

* BonnieScotland: The "Scotland" track.
* BuildLikeAnEgyptian: The "Shifting Sands" track.

* JungleJapes: The "Amazonian Journey" track. Mild example with the "Secret Garden" track.
* LethalLavaLand: The "Fort Magma" track.
* PalmtreePanic: "The Island" track.

* SlippySlideyIceWorld: A frictionless variant on two stages: "Snow Peak" and "Northern Resort".

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

* AmazingTechnicolorWorld: Plenty of the tracks.

* GreenHillZone / AmazingTechnicolorWorld: Plenty of the tracks.

* BonnieScotland[=/=]PortTown: The "Scotland" track.