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* ''PaperMario'' featured the party member Lakilester, whose outerworld purpose was to carry Mario on a cloud over hazards. However, you actually moved much faster this way than walking.

** ''PaperMario: The Thousand-Year Door'' had a kid Yoshi. Riding around on him was faster than walking.
** ''SuperPaperMario'' both had Carrie who worked similar to Lakilester in the ''PaperMario'' example, and Dashell, who let you go ridiculously fast when running. He wasn't much in the way of time saving though, you had to go down a hundred level dungeon and beat the BonusBoss to get him.

* In ''TeamFortress2'', equipping the Pyro with the [[KillItWithFire Degreaser]], [[DropTheHammer Powerjack]], and [[NiceHat Atten]][[BowtiesAreCool dant]] gives you a speed boost. The [[MightyGlacier Heavy Weapons Guy]] gets the Gloves of Running Urgently, which give a speed boost when wielded at the cost of 6 health per second, and the Demoman's Chargin' Targe allows you to charge forward once every 10 or so seconds, which can be used as either a mobility boost or an attack buff (or both)l

* In ''TeamFortress2'', equipping the Pyro with the [[KillItWitFire Degreaser]], [[DropTheHammer Powerjack]], and [[NiceHat Atten]][[BowtiesAreCool dant]] gives you a speed boost. The [[MightyGliacier Heavy Weapons Guy]] gets the Gloves of Running Urgently, which give a speed boost when wielded at the cost of 6 health per second, and the Demoman's Chargin' Targe allows you to charge forward once every 10 or so seconds, which can be used as either a mobility boost or an attack buff (or both)l

* In ''TeamFortress2'', equipping the Pyro with the [[KillItWitFire Degreaser]], [[DropTheHammer Powerjack]], and [[NiceHat Atten]][[BowtiesAreCool dant]] gives you a speed boost. The [[MightyGliacier Heavy Weapons Guy]] gets the Gloves of Running Urgently, which give a speed boost when wielded at the cost of 2% or his health per second, and the Demoman's Chargin' Targe allows you to charge forward once every 10 or so seconds, which can be used as either a mobility boost or an attack buff (or both)l

An item, ability, or spell that enables the player character to move faster, possibly to the point of SuperSpeed. It can be anything from a device that allows the player to walk at an accelerated pace to an animal that can be ridden around -- though, of course, some incarnations [[ImprobablyAccessoryEffect make more sense than others]]. This can be one of the most useful items in the game due to the fact that most game characters run at the pace of an arthritic slug, and certainly no players are going to complain at being given the ability to complete the latest FetchQuest or ChainOfDeals in a quicker fashion. Occasionally, it may be key to beating a TimedMission that would otherwise be impossible.

An item, ability, or spell that enables the player character to move faster, possibly to the point of SuperSpeed. It can be anything from a device that allows the player to walk at an accelerated pace to an animal that can be ridden around -- though, of course, [[HorseWiener some incarnations make more sense than others]]. This can be one of the most useful items in the game due to the fact that most game characters run at the pace of an arthritic slug, and certainly no players are going to complain at being given the ability to complete the latest FetchQuest or ChainOfDeals in a quicker fashion. Occasionally, it may be key to beating a TimedMission that would otherwise be impossible.

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** The Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald games allowed the player to choose from ''two'' bikes: the "Stunt Bike", and the (aptly-named) "Mach Bike", both of which could traverse specific obstacles.

* WileECoyote orders a pair of sprint shoes from Acme in one short. Of course they backfire and cause him to fn off a cliff.

**** ...A ''human'' [[hottip:*:or dwarf, or elf, or [[LoadsAndLoadsOfRaces other humanoid whatevers]]]] running faster than a '''''horse'''''?!? [[FlatWhat What in the tapdancing hell...]]

An item, ability, or spell that enables the player character to move faster. It can be anything from a device that allows the player to walk at an accelerated pace to an animal that can be ridden around -- though, of course, [[HorseWiener some incarnations make more sense than others]]. This can be one of the most useful items in the game due to the fact that most game characters run at the pace of an arthritic slug, and certainly no players are going to complain at being given the ability to complete the latest FetchQuest or ChainOfDeals in a quicker fashion. Occasionally, it may be key to beating a TimedMission that would otherwise be impossible.

* The Bunny Hood in ''TheLegendOfZelda: Majora's Mask''. A modified version of the Song of Time allowed you to extend the power to everybody else as well, for those time when you don't feel like waiting for NPCs to catch up.

* ''MegaManX'' gains the ability to dash in his first game (it's built-in thereafter). Various other speed items are found throughout the ''Game/MegaMan'' franchise; one game even has an item that makes you ''climb ladders'' faster.

* ''MegaManX'' gains the ability to dash in his first game (it's built-in thereafter). Various other speed items are found throughout the ''Gsme/MegaMan'' franchise; one game even has an item that makes you ''climb ladders'' faster.

** The ''FinalFantasy'' series has had Chocobos available in many games which serve the same function as the Sabrecat example below -- you move faster, but they also tend to eliminate random battles while being ridden (while the sabrecat of DQ8 only moves faster, but does not eliminate encounters). This counts for all Final Fantasy's from ''II'' to ''XII''.

Compare RunDontWalk.

* ''MegaManX'' gains the ability to dash in his first game (it's built-in thereafter). Various other speed items are found throughout the ''MegaMan'' franchise; one game even has an item that makes you ''climb ladders'' faster.

* In ''TheGoonies II'', Mikey can find Running Shoes and Spring Shoes. Running Shoes increase his movement speed to not-glacial, while the Spring Shoes increase his jumping ability dramatically. Notably, the effects cannot be combined.

* ''EarthBound'' features the Skip Sandwhich item, which temporarily boosts the party's walking speed when eaten.