What is your favourite Mario Kart item?

[prayformojo]

Mr Khan said:

prayformojo said:
The best item is the lightning bolt from the original MK followed by the red shell. The blue shell was a disgrace and rewarded people with no skill.

Blue Shell is a godsend to guys like me who, more often than not, are 2nd to 5th or so in a 10-12 player race, and need a bit of forward clearing.

Now, it's no good for the schmoe in 8th or 9th who cast it, that's for sure. Not unless the players in front of them were lined up like ninepins.

You just described why it's so bad lol. Back when we played the first game, skill was needed to win races. Sure, there were red shells, but unless you were at least in second place and timed it JUST right, they didn't work. Blue shells can be launched by a blind man in 7th place. I really don't understand why they ever included them within the franchise. Maybe if they would have been an optional thing, but not a standard item.