Boulder Ball
| Boulder Ball | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 3 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Type | 1-vs-3 minigame | ||
| Time limit | 30 seconds | ||
| Music track | Panic / In a B-I-G Hurry (Superstars) | ||
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Boulder Ball is a 1-vs-3 minigame in Mario Party 3 and Mario Party Superstars.
Overview[edit]
The solo player uses a machine to throws boulders at the team players, who try to make it to the top of a sandy slope before time runs out. If a boulder hits a player, they become squished temporarily and slide down the hill. If the solo player stops every team member from making it to the top, they win, but if at least one team player makes it, the team wins.
Boulder Ball appears in Stages 1 and 4 of the Trio Challenge in Mt. Minigames. Stage 1 features a battle against a solo CPU player at Easy difficulty, with the player receiving a Rank A if they win with at least 15 seconds remaining; Rank B for 10–14 seconds; Rank C for 5–9 seconds; and Rank D for 1–4 seconds. Stage 4 has the opposite set-up of a solo human player against a team of three CPU players, earning a Rank A if the team members lose and have gone up a combined distance of 150%–300%, Rank B if it is 100%–149%, Rank C if it is 50%–99%, or Rank D if it is 1%–49%.
Controls[edit]
Mario Party 3[edit]
Solo (1 player)
– Aim boulder
– Drop boulder
Group (3 players)
- – Move
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
Solo Side (1 player)
(Left and Right) – Aim boulder
– Drop boulder
Team Side (3 players)
- – Move
In-game text[edit]
Mario Party 3[edit]
- Game Rules – "Use the machine at the summit to roll boulders down the slope and prevent the other 3 players from climbing up."
- Advice – "Knocking multiple players down at once is the key. As you're dropping the boulder, try bouncing it off the walls."
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- Solo side: "Roll boulders down the slope to interfere with the climbers."
- Team side: "Dodge the boulders and get to the top!"
Gallery[edit]
Promotional artwork of Mario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and Peach playing Boulder Ball
The ending if the solo player wins in Mario Party 3
The ending if the team wins in Mario Party 3
Screenshot from the official Mario Party Superstars website
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ゴロゴロいわころがし[?] Gorogoro iwa korogashi |
Roll the Rock and Rumble | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 岩石滚滚而下[?] Yánshí gǔngǔn ér xià |
Rocks Rolling Down | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 岩石滾滾而下[?] Yánshí gǔngǔn ér xià |
Rocks Rolling Down | |
| Dutch | Keikegelen[?] | Boulder Bowling | |
| French | Rocher Danger![?] | Rock Danger! | |
| German | Fels-Koller[?] | Boulder Paddy | |
| Italian | Caduta massi[?] | Rock fall | |
| Korean | 데굴데굴 바위 굴리기[?] Deguldegul Bawi Gulligi |
Rolling Boulder | |
| Portuguese | Ladeira Pedreira[?] | Quarry Downhill | |
| Russian | Сизифов склон[?] Sizifov sklon |
Sisyphean slope | Сизифов is derived from Sisyphus |
| Spanish | Colina Peligrosa[?] | Dangerous Hill |
