Boulder Ball
| Boulder Ball | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mario Party 3  Mario Party Superstars | |||
| 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.
Gameplay[edit]
The game takes place in a desert, and the three team players try to climb a sandy slope, while the other player controls a machine that can fling boulders at them in an attempt to block their path. If squished by a boulder, a player is stunned and slides down the hill. If one of the team players reaches the top of the hill, they all win, but if the solo player manages to keep the team players from going on top of the hill, that player wins. In Mario Party Superstars, the physics for the team of three are more slippery and realistic.
Trio Challenge[edit]
In Mario Party Superstars, this minigame is available in Stage 1 and Stage 4 of the Trio Challenge in Mt. Minigames.
In Stage 1, human players play as a team against an Easy CPU solo opponent, and the rank requirements are:
- A: Win with at least 15 seconds left
- B: Win with 10–14 seconds left
- C: Win with 5–9 seconds left
- D: Win with 1–4 seconds left
In Stage 4, a single human player plays against Easy CPU opponents, and the rank requirements are:
- A: 150%–300% (combined distance of the team members to the goal, compared to the distance that a single team member has to climb)
- B: 100%–149%
- C: 50%–99%
- D: 1%–49%
Controls[edit]
Mario Party 3[edit]
Solo (1 player)[edit]
– Aim boulder
– Drop boulder
Group (3 players)[edit]
- – Move
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
Solo Side (1 player)[edit]
(Left and Right) – Aim boulder
– Drop boulder
Team Side (3 players)[edit]
- – 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 to Boulder Ball if the solo player wins in Mario Party 3
The ending to Boulder Ball if the team wins in Mario Party 3
Screenshot from the official Mario Party Superstars website
See also[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
