Bobsled Run
| Bobsled Run | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mario Party  Mario Party 2  Mario Party Superstars | |||
| Appears in | Mario Party Mario Party 2 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Type | 2-vs-2 minigame | ||
| Initial record | 5'00"00 (Mario Party) 1'30"00 (Mario Party 2) 2'00"00 (Mario Party Superstars) | ||
| Music track | Let's Go Lightly (Mario Party and Mario Party Superstars) Going Somewhere (Mario Party 2) | ||
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Bobsled Run is a 2-vs-2 minigame in Mario Party, Mario Party 2, and Mario Party Superstars. The minigame seems to be based on the Big Penguin race on Cool, Cool Mountain from Super Mario 64 as in Mario Party 2, the bobsleds are modeled after penguins. However, in the first Mario Party, they are normal sleds with the first team's having a Star front end and the second team's having a Mushroom front end, and in Mario Party Superstars, they are normal sleds with Mushroom-like patterns.
Gameplay[edit]
The minigame splits the four players into two teams, each one getting its own bobsled. They must steer their way through a track down to the finish, hitting three speed boosts along the way. In the Mario Party 2 version, there are fewer guardrails, so it is easier to fall (or get pushed by an opponent) off into the pit than it is in Mario Party. The first team to reach the finish line is the winner. If both teams fall off the track or neither team finishes within five minutes in Mario Party and Mario Party 2 or three minutes in Mario Party Superstars, the minigame ends in a draw.
In Mario Party, the minigame can be purchased from the Mini-Game House for 200 coins. In Mario Party 2, the minigame can be purchased from Woody for 100 coins.
Controls[edit]
Mario Party / Mario Party 2[edit]
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– Steer
– Speed up
– Slow down
– Push sled
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- Mash
to push sled 
(Up) – Accelerate- (Down) – Slow down
- (Left and Right) – Steer
In-game text[edit]
Mario Party[edit]
- Game Rules – "Team up with another player for a Bobsled Run. Use
to adjust speed and to push the sled at the start." - Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "In teams of 2, compete in a bobsled race. Be the first team across the finish line to clear the game."
- Advice – "If you touch the panels found on the course, your Bobsled[sic] will speed up."
Mario Party 2[edit]
- Game Rules – "It's a super-long Bobsled Run! Keep pressing the Button until you jump in the sled."
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "Steer your bobsled down the long icy shoot[sic] in this bobsled race! Win the race to clear the game."
- Advice – "Hit the speed-ups on the course to boost your speed momentarily."
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- "Team up with another player for a race. Cooperate with your partner so you don't fall off the edge. Fall, and you lose the race!"
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スライダーボブスレー[?] Suraidā Bobusurē |
Slider Bobsleigh | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 滑雪橇[?] Huá xuěqiāo |
Sledding | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 滑雪橇[?] Huá xuěqiāo |
Sledding | |
| Dutch | Bobsleeën[?] | Bobsleds | |
| French | Luge endiablée[1] | Frenzied luge | Mario Party |
| Bobsleigh À l'aise[?] | Comfortable bobsleigh | Mario Party 2 and Superstars | |
| German | Bob-Abfahrt[?] | Bobsled Downhill | |
| Italian | Bobsled Run[2] | - | Mario Party |
| Gara di Bob[?] | Bobsled Race | Mario Party 2 | |
| Gara di bob[?] | Bobsled race | Mario Party Superstars | |
| Korean | 봅슬레이 슬라이드[?] Bopseullei Seullaideu |
Bobsleigh Slide | |
| Portuguese | Gelocidade[?] | Portmanteau of gelo ("ice") and velocidade ("speed") | |
| Russian | Бобслей[?] Bobsley |
Bobsled | |
| Spanish | Carrera de Bobsleigh[?] | Bobsleigh Race |
Trivia[edit]
- "Let's Go Lightly," the music played during this minigame in Mario Party (as well as Platform Peril) and Mario Party Superstars, is a cover of Giant Land's map music from Super Mario Bros. 3.
References[edit]
- ^ Tiplouf15 (December 21, 2011). Mario Party 1 français Episode 4 Dans la Caverne... YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ 1999. Mario Party manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 141.
| Minigames from Mario Party | |
|---|---|
| 4-Player minigames | Balloon Burst • Bombs Away • Box Mountain Mayhem • Bumper Balls • Buried Treasure • Cast Aways • Coin Block Blitz • Crazy Cutter • Face Lift • Grab Bag • Hammer Drop • Hot Bob-omb • Hot Rope Jump • Key-pa-Way • Mario Bandstand • Mushroom Mix-Up • Musical Mushroom • Platform Peril • Running of the Bulb • Shy Guy Says • Skateboard Scamper • Slot Car Derby • Tipsy Tourney • Treasure Divers |
| 1-vs-3 minigames | Bash 'n' Cash • Bowl Over • Coin Block Bash • Coin Shower Flower • Crane Game • Paddle Battle • Pipe Maze • Piranha's Pursuit • Tightrope Treachery • Tug o' War |
| 2-vs-2 minigames | Bobsled Run • Bombsketball • Deep Sea Divers • Desert Dash • Handcar Havoc |
| 1-Player minigames | Bumper Ball Maze • Ghost Guess • Ground Pound • Knock Block Tower • Limbo Dance • Memory Match • Pedal Power • Shell Game • Slot Machine • Teetering Towers • Whack-a-Plant |
