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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]]''.
'''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 part of the Showdown minigame [[Mario's Three-peat]] in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''. Its name and gameplay are based on {{wp|bumper cars}}.


==Overview==
==Gameplay==
[[File:SMPJ Mario Threepeat Bumper Balls.png|thumb|left|The Bumper Balls segment of Mario's Three-peat in ''Super Mario Party Jamboree'']]
The objective of the minigame is to bump other players off a platform by utilizing personalized balls.
Bumper Balls is both named after and based on {{wp|bumper cars}}. Each player rides a ball and tries to knock their opponents off of the platform. 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.
In ''Mario Party'', the minigame takes place on a plain grassy island in the middle of the ocean.
 
In ''Mario Party 2'', there are three levels for the players to compete in, and they each have different challenges.
* The first level takes place on a platform surrounded by [[lava]]. It is a basic level.
* The second level takes place on an icy mountain. In the middle is a [[Fly Guy]] frozen in ice. It can be very slippery on the mountain, so players must take care not to slide off.
* The third level is on a floating isle in the ocean. Characters bumped off are carried away by [[Blooper]]s. The isle contains rocks and bumps that can slightly change the player's speed when they roll over them.
 
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. If time runs out before the task is completed or if the player is eliminated at any time, it is a miss.
 
In the Mini-Game Coaster, the version of this minigame depends on the difficulty played: On Easy difficulty, the lava course is used. On Normal difficulty, the ice course is used. On Hard difficulty, the ocean course is used.
 
In ''Mario Party: The Top 100'', the lava course from the ''Mario Party 2'' version of Bumper Balls is used. The balls have more power than in ''Mario Party'' and ''Mario Party 2'', and the platform is smaller, significantly shortening the minigame's average length.
 
In ''Mario Party Superstars'', all three levels from ''Mario Party 2'' return. Additionally, the balls revert to their power from ''Mario Party'' and ''Mario Party 2''.
 
In the minigame Mario's Three-peat in ''Super Mario Party Jamboree'', a new, flat platform taking place in the sky is used, making the playfield identical to the ''Mario Party'' and lava course terrain. [[Mario]] is always placed in the center as the fifth player. After the minigame ends, all players use balloons to head up to the final minigame in the Showdown minigame, [[Shy Guy Says]].
 
In ''Mario Party'', the minigame can be purchased from the [[Mini-Game House]] for 250 [[coin]]s when it is available for purchase. In ''Mario Party 2'', the minigame can be purchased from [[Woody]] for 100 coins.


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==
==Controls==
===''Mario Party'' / ''Mario Party 2''===
===''Mario Party'' / ''Mario Party 2''===
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===''Mario Party''===
===''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''' &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.}}"''
*'''Game Rules (Mini-Game Island)''' &ndash; ''"Ride on your ball and bump the others into the ocean. <font color="green">Clear the game by being the last one alive.</font>"''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Don't just push all the time. If you retreat, too, the other person's momentum may carry them into the ocean."''
*'''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''===
===''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''' &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."''
*'''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 <span style="color:cyan">clear</span> the game."''
*'''Advice'''
*'''Advice'''
**'''Lava Course:''' ''"The faster you're going when you bump an opponent, the farther your opponent is bumped by you!"''
**'''Lava Course:''' ''"The faster you're going when you bump an opponent, the farther your opponent is bumped by you!"''
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Bumper Balls Level 3 - Superstars.jpg|''Mario Party Superstars'' (water)
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]]"
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]]"
SMPJ Mario Threepeat Bumper Balls.png|Bumper Balls, as a part of [[Mario's Three-peat]], in ''Super Mario Party Jamboree''
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|FreE2M=Pushing Balls
|Ita=Bumper Balls
|Ita=Bumper Balls<ref>{{cite|language=it|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Mario Party]]'' instruction manual|page=141}}</ref>
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|language=it|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Mario Party]]'' instruction manual|page=141}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Mario Party''
|ItaN=''Mario Party''
|Ita2=Rotoloni
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|Por=Bate-Bola
|Por=Bate-Bola
|PorM=Ball Bumping, also a term for an informal soccer match
|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>
|PorC=<ref>Alexsandro Magalhães Lives (October 17, 2024). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAUN6R8kEdM O NOVO SUPER MARIO PARTY JAMBOREE COM ‪@guilhermeoss‬]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved October 20, 2024.</ref>
|Rus=Мячи-толкачи
|Rus=Мячи-толкачи
|RusR=Myachi-tolkachi
|RusR=Myachi-tolkachi
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==Notes==
==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>
*In the ice version, the Fly Guy encased in the ice is a pre-rendered sprite rather than a 3D model.<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> This Fly Guy is no longer present in ''Mario Party Superstars''.
*Bumper Balls, [[Shy Guy Says]], and [[Leaf Leap]] are the only minigames to appear in ''Mario Party: The Top 100'', ''Mario Party Superstars'', and ''Super Mario Party Jamboree''.


==See also==
==See also==

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