Hammer Bro Tour

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Template:MKTTour The Hammer Bro Tour was the fourteenth tour of Mario Kart Tour, which began on March 25, 2020 and ended on April 7, 2020. It was the second tour to be named directly after a character. The featured course of the tour was Donut Plains 1 from Super Mario Kart, while also bringing back Bowser's Castle 2 from Mario Kart: Super Circuit, making it the first tour to introduce a new classic course since the Ice Tour, five tours prior. Hence the name, the tour marked the playable debut of Hammer Bro (who was originally going to be playable in Mario Kart Wii), Boomerang Bro, Ice Bro, and Fire Bro, in which they also acted as the spotlight characters for the tour, but on the other hand, this was the first (and currently only) tour to not introduce any new karts to the game. Additionally, unlike the previous two tours, each week's respective pipes reverted to having 100 items in the pipe instead of 50. The menu's background featured the hills from Donut Plains 1 as the landmark for this tour. This was the last tour to introduce two new courses (not including R/T variants) as succeeding tours would only introduce one tour or (very rarely) none at all.

A datamine revealed a string containing emergency_secondTour associated to the Hammer Bro Tour.[1] It was later determined that emergency_ is a prefix for in-game news items that open automatically upon launch.[2]

Spotlights

Hammer Bro Pipe 1
March 24, 2020, 11:00 p.m. (PT) –
April 7, 2020, 10:59 p.m. (PT)
Hammer Bro Pipe 2
March 31, 2020, 11:00 p.m. (PT) –
April 7, 2020, 10:59 p.m. (PT)
   
Super driver Super driver Glider Super driver Super driver Glider
           
Hammer Bro Boomerang Bro Rainy Balloons Ice Bro Fire Bro Blizzard Balloons

Cups

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Signature kart sets

Drivers with a corresponding cup in the tour were bumped one rank up in every course of their cup.

Cup Character Kart Glider
Second course of every cup     
Third course of every cup     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Rewards

Gold cells indicate rewards exclusive to Gold Pass members.

  26   56   71   116   161   161   191
             
Piranha Plant Parafoil Bull's-Eye Banzai Cheep Charger Fire Bro Morton Boomerang Bro Peach Hanafuda


Grand Stars   11 26 41 56 71 86 101 116 131 146 161 176 191 206 221 236 251 266 Total Grand total
Free pipe launch   1 1 2
Coin   100 100 100 100 200 100 100 100 900 2000
300 300 500 1100
Rubies   5 5 5 5 5 25 55
5 5 5 5 5 5 30
Item tickets   3 3 3 9 54
5 5 5 10 10 10 45
Star tickets   1 1 3
2 2
Point-boost tickets   1 3 4 8
1 3 4
  1 3 4 8
1 3 4
  1 3 4 8
1 3 4
Level-boost ticket       3 12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9

New content

Cups

Drivers

Gliders

Courses

Name Availability Cost Contents Banner image
Value Pack March 24, 2020 – March 31, 2020 (first batch of 3)

March 31, 2020 – April 7, 2020 (second batch of 3)

US$1.99   Rubies ×5

  Star ticket ×2
  Item ticket ×3

 
Gold Swooper Pack March 24, 2020 – March 31, 2020 US$19.99   Gold Swooper ×1

  Glider point-boost ticket ×1
  Rubies ×45

 
Gold Koopa (Freerunning) Pack March 24, 2020 – March 31, 2020 US$39.99   Gold Koopa (Freerunning) ×1

  Gold Blooper ×1
  Rubies ×90

 
Dry Bowser Pack March 31, 2020 – April 7, 2020 US$19.99   Dry Bowser ×1

  Driver point-boost ticket ×1
  Rubies ×45

 
Dark Clown Pack March 31, 2020 – April 7, 2020 US$39.99   Dark Clown ×1

  Wicked Wings ×1
  Rubies ×90

 

Challenges

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Initial pipe appearance rates

During the Hammer Bro Tour, the pipe resumed to hold 100 items.

Items obtained from a new pipe during the Hammer Bro Tour
Item  
Normal
 
Super
 
Featured Super
 
High-End
 
Featured High-End
Character Kart Glider Character Kart Glider Character Kart Glider Character Kart Glider Character Kart Glider
Amount 32 26 16 7 7 4 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1

Hammer Bro Pipe 1

Class Parts Rate (each)
High-End spotlight glider Rainy Balloons 1.0000%
High-End drivers Dry Bowser, Metal Mario, Pauline, Peachette, Ice Mario 0.4000%
High-End karts B Dasher, Badwagon, Circuit Special, Bruiser, Wild Wing, Bumble V, Red B Dasher, P-Wing 0.2500%
High-End gliders Swooper, Cloud Glider, Gold Glider, Blizzard Balloons, Crimson Crane, Heart Balloons 0.1667%
Super spotlight drivers Hammer Bro, Boomerang Bro 1.0000%
Super drivers Donkey Kong, Toad, Bowser, Luigi, Mario, Peach, Yoshi, Daisy, Lakitu, King Boo, Toadette, Bowser Jr., Waluigi, Wario, Rosalina, Birdo, Diddy Kong, Ice Bro, Fire Bro, Red Yoshi, Black Shy Guy, Pink Shy Guy, Toad (Pit Crew), Birdo (Light Blue), Red Koopa (Freerunning) 0.2800%
Super karts Zucchini, Daytripper, Mach 8, Cloud 9, Soda Jet, Koopa Clown, Poltergust 4000, Royale, Barrel Train, Turbo Yoshi, Blue Seven, Flame Flyer, Para-Wing, Super Blooper, Turbo Birdo, Streamliner, DK Jumbo, Red Turbo Yoshi, Light-blue Turbo Birdo 0.3684%
Super gliders Flower Glider, Peach Parasol, BaNaNa Parafoil, Bob-omb Parafoil, Wario Wing, Oilpaper Umbrella, Shell Parachute, Lightning Oilpaper, Blue Flower Glider, Pink Flower Glider, Waluigi Wing, ? Block, 8-Bit Jumping Mario 0.3077%
Normal drivers Koopa Troopa, Shy Guy, Dry Bones, Baby Daisy, Baby Luigi, Baby Mario, Baby Peach, Baby Rosalina, Iggy, Larry, Lemmy, Ludwig, Morton, Roy, Wendy 2.1333%
Normal karts Birthday Girl, Landship, Bullet Blaster, Mushmellow, Biddybuggy, Pipe Frame, Pipe Buggy, Cheep Charger, Red Kiddie Kart, Koopa Dasher, Green Kiddie Kart 2.3636%
Normal gliders Super Glider, Paper Glider, Parachute, Parafoil, Piston Glider, Droplet Glider, BBIA Parafoil, Piranha Plant Parafoil, Minion Paper Glider 1.7778%

Hammer Bro Pipe 2

Class Parts Rate (each)
High-End spotlight glider Blizzard Balloons 1.0000%
High-End drivers Dry Bowser, Metal Mario, Pauline, Peachette, Ice Mario 0.4000%
High-End karts B Dasher, Badwagon, Circuit Special, Bruiser, Wild Wing, Bumble V, Red B Dasher, P-Wing 0.2500%
High-End gliders Swooper, Cloud Glider, Gold Glider, Rainy Balloons, Crimson Crane, Heart Balloons 0.1667%
Super spotlight drivers Ice Bro, Fire Bro 1.0000%
Super drivers Donkey Kong, Toad, Bowser, Luigi, Mario, Peach, Yoshi, Daisy, Lakitu, King Boo, Toadette, Bowser Jr., Waluigi, Wario, Rosalina, Birdo, Diddy Kong, Hammer Bro, Boomerang Bro, Red Yoshi, Black Shy Guy, Pink Shy Guy, Toad (Pit Crew), Birdo (Light Blue), Red Koopa (Freerunning) 0.2800%
Super karts Zucchini, Daytripper, Mach 8, Cloud 9, Soda Jet, Koopa Clown, Poltergust 4000, Royale, Barrel Train, Turbo Yoshi, Blue Seven, Flame Flyer, Para-Wing, Super Blooper, Turbo Birdo, Streamliner, DK Jumbo, Red Turbo Yoshi, Light-blue Turbo Birdo 0.3684%
Super gliders Flower Glider, Peach Parasol, BaNaNa Parafoil, Bob-omb Parafoil, Wario Wing, Oilpaper Umbrella, Shell Parachute, Lightning Oilpaper, Blue Flower Glider, Pink Flower Glider, Waluigi Wing, ? Block, 8-Bit Jumping Mario 0.3077%
Normal drivers Koopa Troopa, Shy Guy, Dry Bones, Baby Daisy, Baby Luigi, Baby Mario, Baby Peach, Baby Rosalina, Iggy, Larry, Lemmy, Ludwig, Morton, Roy, Wendy 2.1333%
Normal karts Birthday Girl, Landship, Bullet Blaster, Mushmellow, Biddybuggy, Pipe Frame, Pipe Buggy, Cheep Charger, Red Kiddie Kart, Koopa Dasher, Green Kiddie Kart 2.3636%
Normal gliders Super Glider, Paper Glider, Parachute, Parafoil, Piston Glider, Droplet Glider, BBIA Parafoil, Piranha Plant Parafoil, Minion Paper Glider 1.7778%

Profiles

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
    • "The Baby Rosalina Tour is drawing to a close. But don't worry, there's another awesome tour on the way. Starting Mar. 24, 11 PM PT, the Hammer Bro Tour kicks off in blue!"[3]
    • "The Baby Rosalina Tour is almost over. Thanks for racing! Next up in blue: watch out for flying hammers! The Hammer Bro Tour starts Mar. 24, 11 PM PT!"[4]
    • "The tranquil peace of Donut Plains is no more as tires screech and engines roar! The Hammer Bro Tour is here, featuring this infamous foe and his elite crew. Just watch out for angry hammers..."[5]
    • "The Hammer Bro Tour is almost over. Thanks for racing! Next up in blue: everyone's favorite mean green racing machine is here! The Yoshi Tour starts Apr. 7, 11 PM PT!"[6]

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハンマーブロスツアー[?]
Hanmā Burosu Tsuā
Hammer Bro Tour
Chinese (simplified) 铁锤兄弟巡回赛[?]
Tiěchuíxiōngdì Xúnhuísài
Hammer Bro Tour
Chinese (traditional) 鐵鎚兄弟巡迴賽[?]
Tiěchuíxiōngdì Xúnhuísài
Hammer Bro Tour
French Saison de Frère Marto[?] Hammer Bro Season
German Hammer-Bruder-Tour-Saison[?] Hammer Bro Tour Season
Italian Tour Martelkoopa[?] Hammer Bro Tour
Korean 해머브러스 투어[?]
Haemeo Beureoseu Tueo
Hammer Bro
Portuguese (NOA) Temporada Irmão Martelo[?] Hammer Bro Season
Spanish (NOA) Temporada de Hermano Martillo[?] Hammer Bro Season
Spanish (NOE) Temporada Hermano Martillo[?] Hammer Bro Season

References

  1. ^ kart_tour (April 9, 2020). Breaking news: Emergency Tours are found in the files! #MarioKartTour Datamining done by: Trainiax. Twitter. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  2. ^ kart_tour (April 27, 2020). Update: #MarioKartTour. Twitter. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. ^ mariokarttourEN (March 20, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. ^ mariokarttourEN (March 24, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. ^ mariokarttourEN (March 25, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  6. ^ mariokarttourEN (April 7, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved April 8, 2020.