Tire (object)
Tire (spelled tyre in the UK-based Rare games) appear in the Super Mario franchise as objects with bouncy properties that allow the player characters to reach items or higher areas.
History
Donkey Kong Country series
Donkey Kong Country
In Donkey Kong Country, there are two types of tires: round and half. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong can move round tires, though halves of tires cannot be moved due to them being stuck in the ground. Halves of tires often appear on floating platforms. The level Bouncy Bonanza features the bouncing mechanic through, and as such, it features many bouncing many tires, both whole and half. Sometimes a tire is needed to enter inside a Bonus Barrel. Winky can bounce to about the same height as the Kongs can from a tire.
In early stages of development, tires were considered to be used for a much larger variety of uses throughout the game.[1]
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, there are much larger tires (specifically R-1 Lug tires) resembling those from a farm tractor. They only appear in the level Jungle Jinx and retain the functionality of tires from their previous appearance. Due to their size, the tires can be hazardous, if one lands on the Kongs, crushes them into a wall, or pushes them into an obstacle such as spikes or pitfall. In Klubba's Kiosk and The Flying Krock, tires appear in the background among other random objects.
Donkey Kong Country Returns
In Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, a single tire appears beneath DK's Tree House and is used to bounce up to it. They later reappear in some temple levels with a golden hue, such as Platform Panic and Blast and Bounce. Normal tires also appear in Switcheroo.
Donkey Kong Land
Tires reappear in Donkey Kong Land where their functionality remains unchanged from Donkey Kong Country.
Donkey Kong Country (television series)
Additionally, in a Donkey Kong Country television series episode, a tire appears in Donkey Kong's house as a swing.
DK: King of Swing
Round tires reappear throughout DK: King of Swing, where they appear floating in midair. They often act as obstacles because they bounce Donkey Kong back if he hits into one. Tires otherwise retain their general purpose from Donkey Kong Country.
DK: Jungle Climber
In DK: Jungle Climber tires are featured in numerous color variants.
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie
A tire appears in the Great Ring of Kong in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, where it can be seen hanging on a rope attached to a Brick Block.
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タイヤ[?] Taiya |
Tire | |
| Italian | Pneumatico[?] | Tire | |
| Ruota[2] | Wheel |
References
- ^ DKC tire feature concepts
- ^ Donkey Kong Land Italian booklet. Page 16.
| DK: Jungle Climber | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Playable | Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Funky Kong |
| Non-playable | Candy Kong • Cranky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Xananab | |
| Enemies and obstacles | Bramble • Click-Clack • Flipflap • Flitter • Ghost • Klobber • Kritter • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Spike • Zinger | |
| Bosses | Banana Ship • Junklomp • Mega Amp • Draglinger • King K. Rool | |
| Items | Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Crystal Banana • Crystal Star • DK Coin • Gem • Hammer • KONG Panels • Oil barrel • Torch • Wings | |
| Objects | Booster Barrel • Cannon Barrel • DK Barrel • Exit • Giant flower • Handle Peg • Iron Barrel • Jack Peg • Mine • Peg • Peg Board • Question Barrel • Rock • Spike • Spirowarp • Spinner Barrel • Spinning Peg • Switch Peg • TNT Barrel | |
| Worlds | Sun Sun Island • Lost Island • Ghost Island • Chill 'n' Char Island • High-High Island • Wormhole • Extra Stages | |
| Minigames | Rolling Panic • Banana Grab • Speed Climb • Throw 'n' Crush • Orange Picker • Booster Battle • Banana Bonanza | |
