All-Star Item

The All-Star Item is a Pickup item that first appeared in ''Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing. ''It is a special object that once picked up, it triggers the All-Star move of the racer.

Description
As the name implies, the All-Star item allows the player to utilize his All-Star Move in a race, which increases his speed, attack powers, and make him invulnerable while triggering a soundtrack theme. It has no special design that distinguishes it from the other capsules during races, other than it is identified by the icon that appears to the upper right of the screen once equipped.

Although, Its usage and mechanic has been slightly altered between Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, It is still only accessible through getting a Capsule item randomly, and in regular races.

Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing
In Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing, the All-Star Item's icon varies between the races, as each racer has his own All-Star move style. The All-Star Item here is only usable if the racer is on the fourth place in the race or more, before getting a capsule randomly.

Once equipped and activated, the player will be transported to a short cutscene where the racer uses his All-Star move. After that, the player will be able to utilize the item's function for about fifteen seconds. In this game, the racer who utilizes his All-Star item will have a star behind his icon on the racing meter.

Below, is a list of each racer's All-Star item icon:

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
In Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, the All-Star item is easier to get, but the time of consumption has been decreased by two or three seconds. Also in this game, all the playable characters' All-Star item's icon is a golden star, and the item's functionality will not interrupt if the player falls to a Bottomless pit. During the World Tour events, the All-Star item is not available.

Much like its prequel, the All-Star item is only available when the player is behind the second or third racer in a race.