Mario Kart: Thunderbolt can't hurt Star people, but can destroy items held by them.

When I was playing Mario Kart 8, I got a Star, waited until I got to the next item box, used it, then got the next item, the Golden Mushroom, and I used it for a few seconds for more speed and power, but when the Thunderbolt strikes, I was unharmed due to the Star, but my Golden Mushroom was destroyed. I was still ok, because I was still Star invincible and still had good speed and power, but I was confused. Maybe, the items don't have that invincible power like the Star when you use it, and whenever you have an item, and there is a person who will use a Thunderbolt, whether you are invincible or not, that Thunderbolt will always destroy you're held item, so use it quickly if someone is about to use Thunderbolt.

yup. star only makes your kart invincible not your items.

Hello

@tma_hayabusa: Hello

I’ve been playing this game for years now and I only just noticed that was a thing. LOL

Yep, it is one of the most satisfying feelings dodging the shock with a star. You can go from 12th to 3rd in some cases. ;)

@speeny: Same. I guess I've never noticed it before because keeping the Star during a thunderbolt is such a huge advantage.

@bgres077: I only play 200cc these days. 150cc feels too slow for me now that I’m used to playing on 200. Sometimes I forget most shroomless shortcuts can’t be done on 150cc and you learn the hard way lol.