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[[Image:Thwomp_Desert.PNG|thumb|The '''Thwomp Desert''']]
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'''Thwomp Desert''' is a Battle Course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' game for [[Wii]].
|title=Thwomp Desert
|image=[[File:Thwomp_Desert.png|240px|center]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|cups=[[Battle Mode]]
|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii]])
|sample=[[File:MKW-Thwomp-Desert.oga]]
|map=[[File:MKWiiThwompDesertMiniMap.png|140px]]
}}
 
'''Thwomp Desert''' is a battle course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.
 
==Course layout==
[[File:ThwompDesertScreenshot.png|200px|thumb|left|Thwomp Desert during gameplay]]
Drivers battle in the middle of a quicksand pit surrounded by cacti, where players are gradually sucked down to the center of the pit. Although the area outside of the quicksand trap seems secure, Item Boxes appear near the center of the pit. Players can prevent being drawn into the pit by simply driving away from it, as well as jumping on the buried remains of Thwomps near the trap.
 
Sometimes, the giant [[Thwomp]] crashes into the ground, crushing players under it and creating waves in the quicksand that push the racers away from the center. Hitting the center of the pit (the player can actually drive very close to the pit center and not get sucked in) results in the player sinking into the sand, and [[Lakitu]] eventually retrieves them after a few seconds. Hitting the cacti causes players to spin out briefly, costing them a balloon or three [[coin]]s.
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==Tournaments==
[[File:TournamentOctober1.jpg|thumb|150px|left|[[Dry Bones]] battles a [[Big Pokey]] at Thwomp Desert]]
[[List of Mario Kart Wii tournaments#October 2008 Tournament 1|October 2008's first tournament]] required players to defeat a [[Big Pokey]] located in the center of Thwomp Desert. [[Bob-omb]]s are used to attack it, and as it gets damaged, body segments will move around. Making contact with the Big Pokey or its body segments will immobilize and knock players around for a few seconds. The tournament was later repeated as the second tournament of September 2009.
 
Notably, playing in this competition then playing a battle in Thwomp Desert without restarting the game changed the sand physics to work like the tournament, which would cause desyncs during online play.
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==Profiles==
*'''''Mario Kart Wii'' European website:''' "''With sinking sand and a giant Thwomp waiting for you at the centre of this dustbowl arena, it would be wise to drift around the edges as you attempt to secure victory.''"
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
MKW Thwomp Desert Banner.png|The course banner
MKW Thwomp Desert Preview.gif|A preview of the course
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|name1=<tt>sand_battle</tt>
|meaning1=Sand battle
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドッスンさばく
|JapR=Dossun Sabaku
|JapM=Thwomp Desert
|SpaA=Desierto de Thwomp
|SpaAM=Thwomp's Desert
|SpaE=Desierto Roca Picuda
|SpaEM=Thwomp Desert
|Fre=Désert Thwomp
|FreM=Thwomp Desert
|Ger=Steinwüste
|GerM=Stone Desert
|Ita=Deserto Twomp
|ItaM=Thwomp Desert
|Kor=쿵쿵 사막
|KorR=Kungkung Samak
|KorM=Thwomp Desert
}}


Drivers battle in the middle of a quicksand pit surrounded by cacti, which players are gradually sucked down to the center of the pit. Although out of the quicksand trap seems secure, Item Boxes appear near the center of the pit. Players can prevent being sucked by using the power sliding, as well as jumping on the buried remains of Thwomps near the trap. Sometimes, a [[Thwomp]] rams into the ground, crushing players under it, while it creates waves in the quicksand that push the racers away from the center. Hitting the center of the pit (the player can actually drive very close to the pit center and not get sucked in) will result with the player being sucked up, and [[Lakitu]] having to come and get the player. Hitting the cacti hurts the player as if touched by fire.
[[Image:ThwompDesertScreenshot.png|thumb|The '''Thwomp Desert''' in session.]]
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Players fought a giant [[Pokey]] on this course on October 2008's 1st competition and again on September 2009's 2nd competition.
*Thwomp Desert is one of only two ''Mario Kart Wii'' battle courses (along with [[Chain Chomp Wheel]]) with something other than opponents appearing on the map, as the Thwomp appears.
*Thwomp Desert is one of only two ''Mario Kart Wii'' battle courses (along with [[Chain Chomp Wheel]]) with something other than opponents appearing on the map, as the Thwomp appears.
*This is the only course in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series to have music in 12/8 time, and the only battle course to not have music in 4/4 time.


==Names in Other Languages==
{{MK battle courses}}
{{foreignname
{{MKW}}
|Jap=ドッスンさばく<br/>''Dossun Sabaku''
[[Category:Battle courses]]
|JapM=Thwomp Desert
|Spa=Desierto de Thwomp
|SpaM=Thwomp's Desert
}}
<br clear=all>
{{Battlecourses}}
[[Category:Deserts]]
[[Category:Deserts]]
[[Category:Battle Courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Wii]]
[[Category:Places]]
[[de:Steinwüste]]
[[it:Deserto Twomp]]

Latest revision as of 16:15, December 2, 2024

Thwomp Desert
Thwomp Desert.png
Information
Appears in Mario Kart Wii (2008)
Cup(s) Battle Mode
Online play No longer available (Wii)
Music sample
Course map
The course map for Thwomp Desert from Mario Kart Wii.

Thwomp Desert is a battle course in Mario Kart Wii.

Course layout[edit]

Thwomp Desert during gameplay

Drivers battle in the middle of a quicksand pit surrounded by cacti, where players are gradually sucked down to the center of the pit. Although the area outside of the quicksand trap seems secure, Item Boxes appear near the center of the pit. Players can prevent being drawn into the pit by simply driving away from it, as well as jumping on the buried remains of Thwomps near the trap.

Sometimes, the giant Thwomp crashes into the ground, crushing players under it and creating waves in the quicksand that push the racers away from the center. Hitting the center of the pit (the player can actually drive very close to the pit center and not get sucked in) results in the player sinking into the sand, and Lakitu eventually retrieves them after a few seconds. Hitting the cacti causes players to spin out briefly, costing them a balloon or three coins.

Tournaments[edit]

Dry Bones battles a Big Pokey at Thwomp Desert

October 2008's first tournament required players to defeat a Big Pokey located in the center of Thwomp Desert. Bob-ombs are used to attack it, and as it gets damaged, body segments will move around. Making contact with the Big Pokey or its body segments will immobilize and knock players around for a few seconds. The tournament was later repeated as the second tournament of September 2009.

Notably, playing in this competition then playing a battle in Thwomp Desert without restarting the game changed the sand physics to work like the tournament, which would cause desyncs during online play.

Profiles[edit]

  • Mario Kart Wii European website: "With sinking sand and a giant Thwomp waiting for you at the centre of this dustbowl arena, it would be wise to drift around the edges as you attempt to secure victory."

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario Kart Wii sand_battle Sand battle

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドッスンさばく[?]
Dossun Sabaku
Thwomp Desert
French Désert Thwomp[?] Thwomp Desert
German Steinwüste[?] Stone Desert
Italian Deserto Twomp[?] Thwomp Desert
Korean 쿵쿵 사막[?]
Kungkung Samak
Thwomp Desert
Spanish (NOA) Desierto de Thwomp[?] Thwomp's Desert
Spanish (NOE) Desierto Roca Picuda[?] Thwomp Desert

Trivia[edit]

  • Thwomp Desert is one of only two Mario Kart Wii battle courses (along with Chain Chomp Wheel) with something other than opponents appearing on the map, as the Thwomp appears.
  • This is the only course in the Mario Kart series to have music in 12/8 time, and the only battle course to not have music in 4/4 time.