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'''''SuperTuxKart''''' is a free and open source [[Racing Game]] inspired by [[Mario Kart]] and other racing games. It is a fork of the discontinued ''TuxKart''. It features the most well-known libre software mascots, including Tux (the mascot of Linux), Konqi (the mascot of KDE), Wilber (the mascot of the GIMP), and GNU (the mascot of [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|GNU]])~~. The game runs under the [[Game Engine|Irrlicht Engine]]~~. For many years it operated on a basis of little-to-no [[backstory~~|lore~~]], ~~but~~ ~~that~~ ~~has~~ ~~recently~~ ~~[https://supertuxkart~~.~~net/Discover~~ ~~changed].~~

'''''SuperTuxKart''''' is a free and open source [[Racing Game]] inspired by [[Mario Kart]] and other racing games. It is a fork of the discontinued ''TuxKart'', and runs under the [[Game Engine|Irrlicht Engine]]. ''SuperTuxKart'' features some of the most well-known libre software mascots, including Tux (the mascot of Linux), Konqi (the mascot of KDE), Wilber (the mascot of the GIMP), and GNU (the mascot of [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|GNU]]). For many years, it operated on a basis of little-to-no [[backstory]] until Version 0.8's release in 2012.

The game can be downloaded for free [https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page here]. Its predecessor's website can be found [http://tuxkart.sourceforge.net/ here].

The game can be downloaded for free [https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page on its website] - the aforementioned backstory can be viewed [https://supertuxkart.net/Discover here] as well.. Its predecessor's website can be found [http://tuxkart.sourceforge.net/ here].

Not to be confused with ''[[Tux Racer]]''.

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* [[Build Like an Egyptian]]: The "Shifting Sands" track.

* [[Car Fu]]

* [[Crossover]]: ~~The premise being that all~~ the libre mascots~~, no matter which unrelated project they are 'from',~~ live (and recreate) in the Mascot Kingdom (spoofing the Mushroom Kingdom).

* [[Crossover]]: All the libre mascots live (and recreate) in the Mascot Kingdom (spoofing the Mushroom Kingdom).

* [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: In the race against Nolok ~~in the story mode~~, ~~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. Given Nolok's [[Artificial Stupidity]], however, it doesn't help him all that much.

* [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: In the story mode race against Nolok, he 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. Given Nolok's [[Artificial Stupidity]], however, it doesn't help him all that much.

* [[Everything's Better with Penguins]]: Tux.

* [[Jungle Japes]]: The "Amazonian Journey" track. Mild example with the "Secret Garden" track.

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* [[One World Government]]: Despite multiple countries in the world, they all seem to be ruled by Princess Sara as the 'Mascot Kingdom'.

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** In the older versions, one of the predefined messages for the item swapper is "[[A Wizard Did It]]".

** In the older versions, one of the predefined messages for the item swapper is "[[A Wizard Did It]]"; another for the anchor is "[[The Curse of Monkey Island|<player> pays the next round of grog]]".

** In the older versions, one of the predefined messages for the anchor is "[[The Curse of Monkey Island|<player> pays the next round of grog]]".

* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: A frictionless variant on two stages: "Snow Peak" and "Northern Resort".

* [[Talk Like a Pirate]]: Several instances involving the use of the anchor item.

* [[Unlockable Content]]: ~~Many~~ of the tracks, the Follow The Leader gametype, and [[Secret Character|GNU]], ~~by beating~~ the ~~story mode~~.

* [[Unlockable Content]]: Clearing the Story Mode unlocks many of the tracks, the Follow The Leader gametype and adds [[Secret Character|GNU]] to the roster.

* [[Wacky Racing]]