Tune Thumper
| Tune Thumper | |
|---|---|
| |
| Strong stats | Acceleration |
| Average stats | Handling |
| Weak stats | Speed, Weight |
| Appears in | Mario Kart World |
The Tune Thumper is a bike that appears in Mario Kart World. This bike resembles an orange radio speaker, with black speakers on the left side, and in the back of this bike, there is an antenna. In between the black speakers, there is a portable cassette tape inside of the player, and a blue button, a green button and a yellow on and off button. On top of this bike, there is a volume knob beside the seat. The bike's exhaust pipe also resembles a power connector. The emblem is located on the right side of the bike near the rear. Its horn incorporates the sound of radio static.
In terms of stats, the Tune Thumper has the best acceleration, but it has average handling and the lowest top speed in the game. It is also very light, making it vulnerable to being pushed about by heavier vehicles. It shares its stats with the Standard Bike and Cute Scoot.
This bike is randomly used by the CPU-controlled Daisy (Vacation), Yoshi (Food Slinger), Baby Peach (Touring), Baby Daisy (Touring), and Baby Rosalina (Touring).
Statistics[edit]
Values are taken from the Mario Kart World Perfect Guide by Kadokawa.[1]
- Paved road speed: -4
- Off-road speed: -4
- Water surface speed: -4
- Acceleration: +5
- Mini-Turbo: +5
- Weight: -3
- Paved road handling: +2
- Off-road handling: +2
- Water surface handling: +2
Gallery[edit]
Yoshi (Soft Server) riding on the Tune Thumper in Crown City
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | レディオライド Redio Raido |
Radio Ride | [2] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 收音机轻型车 Shōuyīnjī Qīngxíng Chē (Mandarin) Sāuyāmgē Hīngyìng Chē (Cantonese) |
Radio Light Vehicle | [2] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 收音機輕型車 Shōuyīnjī Qīngxíng Chē (Mandarin) Sāuyāmgē Hīngyìng Chē (Cantonese) |
Radio Light Vehicle | [2] | |
| Dutch | Stereomoto | Stereo Motorcycle | [2] | |
| French | Moto-K7 | From moto ("bike") and K7 (slang for "cassette") | [2] | |
| German | Radiorenner | Radio Racer | [2] | |
| Italian | Moto FM | FM Motorcycle | [2] | |
| Korean | 라디오라이드 Radio Raideu |
Radio Ride | [2] | |
| Polish | Radiowóz | From radio and wóz ("wagon"); the name is a pun, as radiowóz also means "police car" | [2] | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Estereomotoca | From estéreo ("stereo") + motoca (slang for motorcycle) | [2] | |
| Portuguese (European) | Motocassete | From motocicleta ("bike") + cassete ("cassette") | [2] | |
| Russian | Магнитоллер Magnitoller |
from магнитола (magnitola, "radio tape recorder") and роллер (roller) | [2] | |
| Spanish | Radio Rauda | Swift Radio | [2] |
References[edit]
- ^ Ando, Shinichi, Fuyuki Ogihara, Yuichi Yoshida, Koichi Watanabe (Colorfield), Reito Akashi, Yudai Ino, Tomohisa Kato, Kazuya Teramura, and Noritaka Mitsuda (2026). 『マリオカートワールドパーフェクトガイド』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-733845-6. Page 40.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m In-game name displayed on the vehicule selection screen from Mario Kart World (Ver. 1.5.0). Archived by Reese Rivers (talk).
