Thwomp Ruins

Not to be confused with Chomp Ruins.

Thwomp Ruins
Information
Appearance(s)	Mario Kart 8 (2014) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Cup(s) it appears in	Mushroom Cup
Staff Ghost	2:11.157 by Nin★Sophia (MK8) (as Donkey Kong) 2:12.125 by Nin★Sophia (MK8D) (as Donkey Kong) (150cc) 1:31.436 by Nin★Skip (MK8D) (as Bowser) (200cc)
Wi-Fi	Available (Wii U, Switch)
Music
Course map Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Thwomp Ruins is the fourth and final race track in the Mushroom Cup of 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 in to the water and go right or left, or go drive up a ramp to a gliding pad. 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.

Shortcuts

• If one uses a speed boosting item in the grass between two big rocks, one can cut off the first two turns.
• One can drive onto a wooden board cutting off the turn before the second gliding section.

Staff ghost

The staff ghost for this track is Donkey Kong on the Varmint, with a time of 2:11.157. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 200cc, it is Bowser with a time of 1:31.436.

Gallery

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  The screenshot that revealed the track's name

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  The track's icon

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  An early version of Thwomp Ruins

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

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  Donkey Kong, passing the finish line

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  Iggy and Bowser race inside one of the track's tunnels.

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  Gliding section of Thwomp Ruins

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  The second glider portion of the track

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  The stamp obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course

Names in other languages

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

Trivia

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