Balloon Burst (4-Player)

Balloon Burst
Appears in	Mario Party
Type	4-Player minigame
Time limit	30 seconds (NTSC versions) 40 seconds (PAL version)
Music track	Faster than All (American version) Move to the Mambo! (international versions)
Music sample American International

Balloon Burst is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party.

Overview

Players each use a pump as they compete to pop their Bowser balloon first before time runs out. When a pump flashes, the player can push it down to release air until it turns bloated red. The size of a pump and the distance of the Bowser balloon above the ground indicates the amount of air sent to the balloon. The face of a balloon changes before burst. If time runs out before a player can pop their balloon, it is a draw, and all players appear tired.

The minigame is one of the Bowser Space events, Bowser Balloon Burst, where the three losing players lose 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 Coins. If a draw occurs, all players lose the same number of Coins.

Balloon Burst can be bought from the Mini-Game House for 400 Coins.

Controls

• – Push down pump
• or – Pull up pump

In-game text

• Game Rules – "Alternate pressing and to blow up the Bowser Balloon. can be used instead of ."
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Alternate pressing and to blow up the Bowser Balloon. Be the first to burst your balloon to clear the game."
• Game Rules (Bowser) – "Everyone wants to be Number One^[sic]! If you're not Number One^[sic] your Coins will get taken!"
• Advice – "When the pump flashes, it is full of air. When it's full, you can pump lots of air into the balloon."

Gallery

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  The ending to Balloon Burst. In the Bowser version of the minigame, the text "[Character's name] wins!" does not appear.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	クッパふうせん[?] Kuppa Fūsen	Bowser Balloon
French	Crève-ballons[?]	Balloons popping
German	Bowsers Knall-Fall[?]	Bowser's Bang Fall
Italian	Balloon Burst	-

See also

• Balloon Burst (Mario Party 2)
• Balloon Blast Bash
• Pop Star