Editing Bumper Balls

{{about|a minigame|the obstacles in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''|[[Bumper Ball]]}}
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'''Bumper Balls''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''. It is also the second part of the Showdown minigame [[Mario's Three-peat]] in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''.

==Overview==
[[File:SMPJ Mario Threepeat Bumper Balls.png|thumb|left|The Bumper Balls segment of Mario's Three-peat in ''Super Mario Party Jamboree'']]
Based on {{wp|bumper cars}}, the goal of the minigame is for players to knock their opponents off of the platform while on top of a ball. The only setting in ''Mario Party'' is a small island surrounded by water, though ''Mario Party 2'' features three different levels, the first occurring on a platform surrounded by [[lava]], the second level on an icy mountain with slippery ground, and the third on a floating isle in the ocean. The third stage has [[Blooper]]s that carries away players who are removed, as well as rocks and bumps that affect players' movement. In ''Mario Party: The Top 100'', only the lava course returns, this time with a smaller platform. In ''Mario Party Superstars'', all three stages from ''Mario Party 2'' return. The ''Super Mario Party Jamboree'' version uniquely features a flat platform taking place in the sky, and the fifth player, [[Mario]], begins in the center.

In both ''Mario Party'' and ''Mario Party 2'', the last player standing wins. If one minute passes with two or more players remaining, or if the remaining players get eliminated, the minigame is a tie. On [[Mini-Game Island]] and in the [[Mini-Game Coaster]], the player must eliminate the three CPU players within one minute to win; the latter mode uses the lava course on Easy difficulty, the ice course on Normal, and the ocean course on Hard. If time runs out before the task is completed or if the player is eliminated at any time, it is a miss.

The minigame can be purchased at the [[Mini-Game House]] in ''Mario Party'' for 250 [[Coin]]s when it is available, or from [[Woody]] in ''Mario Party 2'' for 100 Coins.
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==Controls==
===''Mario Party'' / ''Mario Party 2''===
*{{button|n64|Stick}} &ndash; Move

===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*{{button|3ds|Stick}}: Move

===''Mario Party Superstars'' / ''Super Mario Party Jamboree''===
*{{button|switch|stick}} &ndash; Move

==In-game text==
===''Mario Party''===
*'''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"Ride your ball and try to bump the others into the sea. Use {{button|n64|Stick}} to roll around on your ball."''
*'''Game Rules (Mini-Game Island)''' &ndash; ''"Ride on your ball and bump the others into the ocean. {{color|green|Clear the game by being the last one alive.}}"''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Don't just push all the time. If you retreat, too, the other person's momentum may carry them into the ocean."''

===''Mario Party 2''===
*'''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"It's an all-out Bumper Ball bash! Use your {{button|n64|Stick}} to roll your ball and bounce your opponents away!"''
*'''Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster)''' &ndash; ''"Roll your ball about and try to bump your rivals off the edge. Be the last one standing to {{color|cyan|clear}} the game."''
*'''Advice'''
**'''Lava Course:''' ''"The faster you're going when you bump an opponent, the farther your opponent is bumped by you!"''
**'''Ice Course:''' ''"The icy center is very slippery! If you bump or get bumped, it'll be hard to stop!"''
**'''Ocean Course:''' ''"Take your best shot when your opponent is stuck on the rocky bumps!"''

===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*'''Description and on-screen''' &ndash; ''"Ride on the ball and slam into your rivals to knock them off!"''

===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*''"Bump your rivals off the edge."''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bumper Balls End MP1.png|The ending to Bumper Balls in ''Mario Party''
Icy Bumper Balls 2.png|''Mario Party 2'' (ice)
MP2 Island Bumper Balls.png|''Mario Party 2'' (water)
Bumper Balls (Snow) - Mario Party Superstars).png|''Mario Party Superstars'' (ice)
Bumper Balls Level 3 - Superstars.jpg|''Mario Party Superstars'' (water)
MPS cool image 3.jpg|"[[5 Minigames in Mario Party Superstars That Are Really Cool|5 Minigames in ''Mario Party Superstars'' That Are Really Cool]]"
</gallery>

==Naming==
"Bumper Balls" is named after {{wp|bumper cars}}, an amusement ride where drivers can bump into each other using electrically-powered cars.
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=のっかれボール
|JpnR=Nokkare Bōru
|JpnM=Get on the Ball
|ChiS=在球上站稳了
|ChiSR=zàiqiúshàng zhànwěnle
|ChiSM=Get on the Ball
|ChiT=在球上站穩了
|ChiTR=zàiqiúshàng zhànwěnle
|ChiTM=Get on the Ball
|Dut=Botsbal
|DutM=Bumper Ball
|Ger=Kugelchaos
|GerM=Ball Chaos
|FreA=Balles tamponneuses
|FreAM=Bumper balls
|FreE=Balles-tampons
|FreEN=''Mario Party''
|FreE2=Pousse-Ballon
|FreE2N=''Mario Party 2'', ''The Top 100'', and ''Superstars''
|FreEM=Bumper Balls
|FreE2M=Pushing Balls
|Ita=Bumper Balls
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|language=it|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Mario Party]]'' instruction manual|page=141}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Mario Party''
|Ita2=Rotoloni
|Ita2M=Big Rolls
|Kor=공 위의 곡예사
|KorR=Gong Wi-ui Gogyesa
|KorM=Acrobat on the Ball
|Por=Bate-Bola
|PorM=Ball Bumping, also a term for an informal soccer match
|PorC=<ref>{{cite|language=pt|author=Alexsandro Magalhães Lives|date=October 17, 2024|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAUN6R8kEdM|title=O NOVO SUPER MARIO PARTY JAMBOREE COM ‪@guilhermeoss|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=October 20, 2024}}</ref>
|Rus=Мячи-толкачи
|RusR=Myachi-tolkachi
|RusM=Pushing Balls
|SpaA=Pelotas choconas
|SpaAM=Bumper Balls
|SpaE=Pelotas de Choque
|SpaEM=Bumper Balls
}}

==Notes==
*In ''Mario Party 2'' only, the ice stage has a pre-rendered sprite of a [[Fly Guy]] frozen in ice.<ref>{{cite|url=www.suppermariobroth.com/post/156525628020/in-the-bumper-balls-minigame-in-mario-party-2-a|title=In the Bumper Balls minigame in Mario Party 2, a Fly Guy is encased in ice on top of a mountain. The Fly Guy is not actually a model, but a 2D sprite. Below is the sprite extracted from the game’s files.|date=January 29, 2017|publisher=Supper Mario Broth|accessdate=August 7, 2024|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Bumper Thumper]]
*[[Bumper Sparks]]
*[[Bumper to Bumper]]

==References==
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[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party Superstars minigames]]
[[Category:Super Mario Party Jamboree returning minigames]]
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