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[[Image:MP8_PumperCars.JPG|thumb|The mini-game, '''Pumper Cars''' from ''Mario Party 8''.]]
{{minigame infobox
'''Pumper Cars''' is a [[Mini-game|Duel Mini-game]] and a [[Mini-game|Single Player Mini-game]] featured in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''.  The [[player]]'s goal is to pump their mining cart through a tunnel to the finish line before their opponent.
|image=[[File:PumpahCars.png|260px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|type=Duel minigame
|track=Proceed without Fear
|sample=[[File:MP8 Proceed without Fear.oga]]
}}
'''Pumper Cars''' is a Duel [[minigame]] featured in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', as well as a single-player minigame in [[Test for the Best]]. The name is a pun on "{{wp|bumper cars}}."
 
==Introduction==
The camera goes through part of a mine, then it comes to the first player. The screen splits into two to show the second player.
 
==Gameplay==
Players must hold {{button|wii|Wiimote}} sideways and pump their handcarts all the way to the finish. To operate the levers correctly, the players must shake {{button|wii|Wiimote}} up and down while holding {{button|wii|A}} and {{button|wii|1}}. If the player does not hold both buttons, the cart does not move. The first player to reach the goal wins. If neither player reaches the goal within five minutes, the minigame ends in a tie.
 
==Ending==
The screen cuts to the winning player in a different perspective as they stop and face the screen, after which the player does a winning pose and then continues pumping.
 
==Test for the Best==
In Test for the Best, the player plays alone in this minigame and must reach the goal as fast as possible. The times required to earn a certain point total are as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Grade !! Points earned !! Time required in minigame (NTSC) || Time required in minigame (PAL) || Title
|-
| '''A+''' || 1,000 || 14.50 || 17.50 || Minecart Commander
|-
| '''A''' || 900 || 15.00 || 18.00 || Minecart Major
|-
| '''B''' || 800 || 15.50 || 18.50 || Muscle Major
|-
| '''C''' || 700 || 16.00 || 19.00 || Muscle Minor
|-
| '''D''' || 600 || 16.50 || 19.50 || Slow-mo Master
|-
| '''F''' || 0 || N/A || N/A || Totally Exhausted
|}


==Controls==
==Controls==
Pump cart: Hold [[Wii Remote|Wiimote]] sideways, pump up and down, hold A and 1.
*'''Wii Remote:''' Hold down {{button|wii|A}}{{button|wii|1}} and move {{button|wii|Wiimote}} up and down to operate the lever.
*'''Buttons:''' Hold down {{button|wii|A}}{{button|wii|1}} to operate the lever.


==Ending==
==In-game text==
The screen then cuts to the winning player, who stops to do a winning pose and then continues pumping.
* '''Rules''' – ''"Pump the handcart lever to get your vehicle to the finish line first!"''
* '''Hint''' – ''"Pump up and down as quickly as you can! Small but certain hand motions work better than overdramatic ones!"''
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=どうくつトロッコレース
|JapR=Dōkutsu torokko rēsu
|JapM=Cave Cart Race
|Fre=Mine de Rien
|FreM=Nothing Mine (expression meaning either "casually" or "Even if it does not seems like it...")
|Ger=Drasinenrennen
|GerM=Handcar Race
|Spa=Mina tenebrosa
|SpaM=Dark Mine
|Ita=Tira la Carretta
|ItaM=Pull the Cart
|Kor=트램카 레이스
|KorR=Teulaemka Leiseu
|KorM=Tram Car Race
}}


==Trivia==
{{MP8 minigames}}
*"Pumper Cars" are a pun of [[Wikipedia:Bumper Cars|Bumper Cars]]
[[Category:Duel minigames]]
<br clear=all>
[[Category:Mario Party 8 minigames]]
{{Mario Party 8}}
[[Category:Mario Party 8 Mini-games]]
[[Category:Duel mini-games]]
[[Category:Mini-games]]

Latest revision as of 13:55, May 12, 2024

Pumper Cars
Pumper Cars from Mario Party 8
Appears in Mario Party 8
Type Duel minigame
Music track Proceed without Fear
Music sample

Pumper Cars is a Duel minigame featured in Mario Party 8, as well as a single-player minigame in Test for the Best. The name is a pun on "bumper cars."

Introduction[edit]

The camera goes through part of a mine, then it comes to the first player. The screen splits into two to show the second player.

Gameplay[edit]

Players must hold Wii Remote sideways and pump their handcarts all the way to the finish. To operate the levers correctly, the players must shake Wii Remote up and down while holding A Button and One Button. If the player does not hold both buttons, the cart does not move. The first player to reach the goal wins. If neither player reaches the goal within five minutes, the minigame ends in a tie.

Ending[edit]

The screen cuts to the winning player in a different perspective as they stop and face the screen, after which the player does a winning pose and then continues pumping.

Test for the Best[edit]

In Test for the Best, the player plays alone in this minigame and must reach the goal as fast as possible. The times required to earn a certain point total are as follows:

Grade Points earned Time required in minigame (NTSC) Time required in minigame (PAL) Title
A+ 1,000 14.50 17.50 Minecart Commander
A 900 15.00 18.00 Minecart Major
B 800 15.50 18.50 Muscle Major
C 700 16.00 19.00 Muscle Minor
D 600 16.50 19.50 Slow-mo Master
F 0 N/A N/A Totally Exhausted

Controls[edit]

  • Wii Remote: Hold down A ButtonOne Button and move Wii Remote up and down to operate the lever.
  • Buttons: Hold down A ButtonOne Button to operate the lever.

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"Pump the handcart lever to get your vehicle to the finish line first!"
  • Hint"Pump up and down as quickly as you can! Small but certain hand motions work better than overdramatic ones!"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese どうくつトロッコレース[?]
Dōkutsu torokko rēsu
Cave Cart Race
French Mine de Rien[?] Nothing Mine (expression meaning either "casually" or "Even if it does not seems like it...")
German Drasinenrennen[?] Handcar Race
Italian Tira la Carretta[?] Pull the Cart
Korean 트램카 레이스[?]
Teulaemka Leiseu
Tram Car Race
Spanish Mina tenebrosa[?] Dark Mine