La Bomba
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| Appears in | Mario Party 7 | ||
| Type | 1-vs.-3 minigame | ||
| Time limit | 30 seconds | ||
| Music track | Keep It Up | ||
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La Bomba is a 1-vs.-3 minigame in Mario Party 7. Its name is Italian and Spanish for "the bomb"; it is also a pun on the title of the Mexican folk song "La Bamba," best known for its association with Ritchie Valens and later covered by Los Lobos.
Introduction[edit]
The game takes place in a Bob-omb-shipping factory. The solo player stands on a conveyor belt and ground-pounds above one of the attached boxes, dropping a Bob-omb into the team players' area below.
Gameplay[edit]
The solo player's objective is to drop Bob-ombs on the other three players and try to eliminate them. The team players' objective is to avoid the Bob-ombs and the three spiked spinners on the stage. The large conveyor belts carry boxes in different directions, and the solo player must ground-pound the switches to open the boxes and release the Bob-ombs inside. The gray boxes hold only one Bob-omb, the green boxes hold two, and the red boxes hold four. The Bob-ombs either walk in place or actively chase one of the team players. Being caught in a Bob-omb's explosion immediately eliminates that player, as does having a Bob-omb land on top of them. Players are also eliminated immediately if they make contact with a spinner. If the solo player eliminates all of their opponents within 30 seconds, the solo player wins. If at least one of the team players survives long enough, the team wins.
Controls[edit]
Solo (1 player)[edit]
– Move
– Jump- → – Ground Pound
Group (3 players)[edit]
- – Move
In-game text[edit]
- Rules – "One player Ground Pounds to drop Bob-ombs while the other 3 flee."
- Advice – "The brightly colored crates hold more Bob-ombs than the small gray ones."
Gallery[edit]
The door that opens in the background during the introduction
Bob-omb crate
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | おとしてボムへい[?] Otoshite Bomuhei |
Drop Bob-ombs | |
| French | La Bomba[?] | - | |
| German | Bob-omb-ich[?] | literally means "I'm the Bob-omb" | |
| Italian | Pioggia esplosiva[?] | Explosive rain | |
| Spanish | Bombazos[?] | Explosions |
Trivia[edit]
- Occasionally, a Goomba is seen on one of the background conveyor belts.
A Goomba appearing on one of the conveyor belts
Closeup of the Goomba
