Worst Mario Kart Items?

[Boo Diddly]

Least Worst to Most Worst

3. Blooper
This item is absolutely useless and just sprays ink at you, nuff said.

2. Thunder Cloud
Thank god this was not in Mario Kart 7, this item is crap. When you get the item it makes you use it automatically under any circumstances. And unless you bump into another player/CPU, YOU GET ZAPPED BY LIGHTNING YOURSELF.

Aand the worst item is...
1. Spiny Shell
1. It hits anybody in 1st place, this why I go back when someone has a Spiny Shell in online multiplayer.
2. It is useless when you get one because it only helps the Player/CPU in 2nd Place, not 6th Place.
3. In Mario Kart 7 they made the Spiny Shell WORSE, they removed the wings and now they can attack Non-1st place players! Uugh.

 

[Nysic]

1. Coin

Oh god, there's a red shell coming at me on the final lap... Oh good, an item box! *gets coin* FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

2. Thunder Cloud

Why does this item exist? The only reason it's not #1 is because you get a speed boost and you can pass it off.

3. Blooper (PRE-MK8)


This item does nothing. On handheld games you can just look at the bottom screen, and on consoles it barely covers the screen. However, they buffed it in MK8 to actually make it useful by reducing traction.

Dishonorable Mentions
Super Leaf
Spiny Shell
Lightning
POW Block

 

[Xiahou Ba]

I honestly like the Fake Item Box. It may be another Banana, but I still like to place it where it's likely to hit someone.

But you can't drag it behind you and that's why I don't like it.

Yes you can...?

 

[GalacticPetey]

You can. It can't shield you from anything though.

 

[Xiahou Dun]

1. Spiny Shell
2. It is useless when you get one because it only helps the Player/CPU in 2nd Place, not 6th Place.
3. In Mario Kart 7 they made the Spiny Shell WORSE, they removed the wings and now they can attack Non-1st place players! Uugh.

Don't those two KINDA contradict?

You can. It can't shield you from anything though.

Unless you're playing Mario Kart 64.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

I once versed a hacker online, they began using items before the race started. They hit me with Thunder Cloud, then made another one, so the one I had disappeared. When the race started, I had a permanent boost throughout the entire race. They chased me and threw shells or whatever, but Blue Shells did nothing and I'd be max speed the next second anyway. Therefore I can't hate the thunder cloud.

 

[Duskull]

1. Spiny Shell
1. It hits anybody in 1st place, this why I go back when someone has a Spiny Shell in online multiplayer.
2. It is useless when you get one because it only helps the Player/CPU in 2nd Place, not 6th Place.
3. In Mario Kart 7 they made the Spiny Shell WORSE, they removed the wings and now they can attack Non-1st place players! Uugh.

Just looking for some clarification, but why do you think the third point makes it worse? It gets rid of Point 2, as it now helps the thrower ever more by bowling over players in front of them, not just first.

 

[Cirdec]

Runner-Ups
Yoshi Egg (partially because it's Yoshi's special item)

How is the Yoshi Egg a bad item? It is a buffed red shell which appears often.

I'll answer for my sister for several reasons:

• Limited range
• Buggier AI than the Red Shell
• The way the Egg tosses items when it bursts has potential to help the opponent. I've been hit by Eggs, or I've even deflected Eggs, and it spits out a Star that I then take. Items that directly help your enemies aren't bad, they're terrible.

• If it doesn't hit the opponent, you get the possible good items spawned.
• Red shells already have meh AI so it doesn't change much and if it misses, see first point.
• You will likely be able to get only the middle item if you get touched, so you don't have much chance to get a mushroom or a star. The laucher have better chance to get the good items.