| Item | Specificity | Description |
| Banana | All | You leave it behind In the hopes that your opponent will run over it and spin out. |
| Mushroom | All | Gives you a boost. |
| Triple Mushroom | All | Gives you THREE boosts. |
| Power Star | All | Temperary invulnerability |
| Green Shell | All | Offensive weapon. Moves in straight lines until it his a driver. |
| Red Shell | All | Offensive weapon. Homes in on the nearest driver. |
| Blue Wingéd Spiny Shell | All | Flies up into the air and comes down on the player in the lead. |
| Lightning Bolt | All | Strikes everyone but you with a lightning bolt wich shrinks them. This makes them slower and susceptible to flattening. | |
| Egg | Birdo/Yoshi | Offensive weapon. Homes in like a red shell, and releases three items upon impact. |
| Bob-omb | Wario/Waluigi | Explodes. That's pretty much all it does. |
| Giant Banana Peel | Donkey/Diddy Kong | See banana entry above, only bigger. Much bigger. |
| Fireball | Mario/Luigi | Launches five fireballs out in front of kart. |
| Green Spiny Shell | Bowser/Bowser Jr. | See green shell entry above, only bigger. Much bigger. |
| Mini Chain Chomp | Baby Mario/Luigi | Pulls forward at a greater speed, while devouring anything in its path. |
| Triple Shell | Koopa/Parakoopa | Fires three shells (Doesn't circle around kart). Comes in red and green varieties! |
| Protective Heart | Peach/Daisy | Generates three hearts that circle about the kart, but absorb hits, so the driver can fire them back. |
