Thwomp Ruins

Not to be confused with Chomp Ruins or Whomp's Domino Ruins.

Thwomp Ruins
Information
Appears in	Mario Kart 8 (2014) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Cup(s)	Mushroom Cup
Online play	No longer available (Wii U) Available (Switch)
Music sample Atsuko Asahi Frontrunning
Course map Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Staff ghost(s) 8 Nin★Sophia 2:11.157 8DX 150cc Nin★Sophia 2:12.125 8DX 200cc Nin★Skip 1:31.436

Thwomp Ruins is the fourth and final course of the Mushroom Cup in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This course takes place in ancient ruins that are populated with Thwomps.

Course layout

The course as seen from the starting line

The race starts outside, and after a straightaway, turns left twice. Next, there is a right turn that leads the player into a tunnel. Inside, players can either drive up the wall on an anti-gravity path, or stay on the main path which curves right, where Millstones begin rolling out of a raised area. When the player exits the tunnel, they enter an open area with three routes. If the player takes the right or left turn, they can either stay on the main path where there is a Thwomp, or drive up the wall. If they drive straight, they can either drive into the water and go right or left, or go drive off a Glide Ramp and soar over the pool of water. In the underwater section of the course, engravings in the surrounding walls resemble Thwomp mouths. The gliding pad is only accessible when a Millstone knocks the ramp into place on the second lap. Once the paths join up, players will enter the mouth of a Thwomp, which is also the entrance to another tunnel, and an anti-gravity section begins. There is then a right turn, which leads to the tunnel exit. After this, there are three more turns, and two Thwomps, leading to where there is a gliding section and a straightaway toward the finish line.

In the E3 trailer, the anti-gravity section was a normal section and the finish line was not present on the path after it.

Shortcuts

• If the player uses a Mushroom in the grass between two big rocks, one can cut off the first two turns.
• The player can drive onto a fallen pillar cutting off the turn before the second glider ramp.

Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner note

"This is a bit of a tricky number, with the rhythm written in triplets. We use a gamelan instrumentation along with metallic effects to add an ethnic feel. The image we had in mind was of a ruined temple somewhere in Asia. We added some thudding percussion here and there to give an image of of a Thwomp shaking the ground."

Gallery

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  The course icon

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  Results screen

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  Start of the course, showing the entrance to the cave

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  Donkey Kong, passing the finish line

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  Iggy and Bowser race inside one of the course's tunnels

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  Gliding section of Thwomp Ruins

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  The second glider portion of the course

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  An early version of Thwomp Ruins

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  Donkey Kong, right before the finish line (pre-release)

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  A released screenshot revealing the name of the course

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  The stamp obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ドッスンいせき[?] Dossun Iseki	Thwomp Ruins
Chinese (simplified)	咚咚遗迹[?] Dōngdōng Yíjī	Thwomp Ruins
Chinese (traditional)	咚咚遺跡[?] Dōngdōng Yíjī	Thwomp Ruins
Dutch	Thwomps Tempel[?]	Thwomp's Temple
French (NOA)	Temple Ka-Bang[?]	Thwomp Temple
French (NOE)	Temple Thwomp[?]	Thwomp Temple
German	Steinblock-Ruinen[?]	Thwomp Ruins
Italian	Rovine di Twomp[?]	Thwomp's Ruins
Korean	쿵쿵 유적[?] Kungkung Yujeok	Thwomp Ruins
Portuguese (NOA)	Ruínas do Tumbo[?]	Thwomp's Ruins	Nintendo Music
Portuguese (NOE)	Ruínas do Granitão[?]	Thwomp's Ruins
Russian	Руины бамсов[?] Ruiny bamsov	Thwomp Ruins
Spanish (NOA)	Ruinas Don Pisotón[?]	Thwomp Ruins
Spanish (NOE)	Ruinas Roca Picuda[?]	Thwomp Ruins