Slot-Car Derby
| Slot-Car Derby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mario Party  Mario Party 2  Mario Party: The Top 100  Mario Party Superstars | |||
| Appears in | Mario Party Mario Party 2 Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Type | 4-Player minigame | ||
| Initial record | 2'00"00 (both courses, Mario Party) 40"00 (course 1, Mario Party 2) 50"00 (course 2, Mario Party 2) 1'00"00 (course 3, Mario Party 2) 1'00"00 (Mario Party: The Top 100) 1'00"00 (course 1, Mario Party Superstars) 1'30"00 (course 2, Mario Party Superstars) 2'00"00 (course 3, Mario Party Superstars) | ||
| Music track | Faster than All (Mario Party) The Blue Skies Yonder (Mario Party 2, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars) | ||
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Slot-Car Derby is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party, Mario Party 2, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars. Prior to Superstars, it was formatted as Slot Car Derby. The Mario Party version of this minigame features Mario Star and Nintendo signs on the side of the track similarly to Mario Kart 64, though "Mario Star" is written in a different font (specifically that of Mario Party's logo) and the Nintendo sign is black with white font instead of white with red font.
Gameplay[edit]
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Players in slot cars must race to complete four laps. At the starting line, holding the Control Stick or Circle Pad when the announcer says "Go!" causes a player to be penalized for a few seconds. If a player drives too fast around corners, they will spin out. If a player is overlapped by another player, that player will be rammed into, eliminating them. The first player to complete four laps wins.
In Mario Party, there are two tracks, with one being shorter and having less complex turns than the other, which has a similar shape to Luigi Raceway. In Mario Party 2 and Mario Party Superstars, there are three tracks: The first one is bean-shaped, the second one is C-shaped, and the third one is cloverleaf-styled. The bean-shaped track is the one used in The Top 100.
In Mario Party, the second track serves as the goal of Mini-Game Island, and one of the opponents is Toad, who is not otherwise playable. As a throwback, Mario Party: The Top 100's Minigame Island has Toad as an opponent in this minigame.
In the Mini-Game Coaster, the version that is played depends on the difficulty: On Easy, the bean-shaped version is used. On Normal, the C-shaped version is used. On Hard, the cloverleaf-styled version is used.
The minigame will end in a draw if no players have completed four laps within two minutes in Mario Party, five minutes in Mario Party 2, or three minutes in Mario Party Superstars.
In Mario Party, Slot Car Derby 1 can be purchased from the Mini-Game House for 450 coins when it is available for purchase, and Slot Car Derby 2 can be purchased for 500 coins when it is available for purchase. In Mario Party 2, the minigame can be purchased from Woody for 150 coins.
This is also the fifth and final minigame in Mario Party: The Top 100's Half Decathlon.
Controls[edit]
Mario Party / Mario Party 2[edit]
- Tilt
– Speed up - Release – Slow down
Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]
- Slide
: Speed up - Release : Slow down
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- Tilt
to speed up
In-game text[edit]
Mario Party[edit]
- Game Rules (Course 1) – "Push lightly, and drive your Slot Car to the finish line. If you go too fast, you'll spin out in the corners."
- Game Rules (Course 2) – "Push lightly, and drive your Slot Car to the finish line. If you go too fast you'll spin out."
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Push lightly and race your car around the track. Clear the game by winning the race."
- Advice – "Smoking tires is[sic] a sure sign of going too fast. If you don't slow down, you'll definitely spin out."
Mario Party 2[edit]
- Game Rules – "The first one to complete 4 laps in the Slot Car Derby wins! Don't spin out by speeding around curves!"
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "It's a 4-lap Slot Car Derby! Be the first to cross the finish line to clear the game."
- Advice – "Tilt your as far as you can on straightaways for max speed!"
Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]
- Description – "Take a slot car out for 4 laps! Going too fast around the curves will make you spin out."
- On-screen – "Do 4 laps as fast as you can!"
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- "Drive four laps, but watch your speed. Going too fast around the curves will make you spin out, so be careful!"
Gallery[edit]
The introduction to the first course in Mario Party
An early screenshot featuring a Marioro sponsor
Mario Party (track 2)
Mario Party 2 (track 2)
Mario Party 2 (track 3)
Mario Party Superstars (track 2)
Mario Party Superstars (track 3)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スロットルレーシング[?] Surottoru Rēshingu |
Throttle Racing ("surottoru" is also a pun on "slot") | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 油门竞赛[?] yóumén jìngsài |
Throttle Racing | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 油門競賽[?] yóumén jìngsài |
Throttle Racing | |
| Dutch | Racebaan[?] | Racetrack | |
| French | Course guidée[?] | Guided race | Mario Party, The Top 100, and Superstars |
| Course Kaboum[?] | Kaboom Race | Mario Party 2 | |
| German | Rennbahn[?] | Racetrack | |
| Italian | Slot Car Derby[1] | - | Mario Party |
| Derby Auto[?] | Car Derby | Mario Party 2 and The Top 100 | |
| Macchinine[?] | Toy Cars | Mario Party Superstars | |
| Korean | 트랙 위의 질주[?] Teuraek Wi-ui Jilju |
Race on Track | |
| Portuguese | Acelerama[?] | From acelerar (to accelerate) and autorama ("Slot Car") | |
| Russian | Слот-гонки[?] Slot-gonki |
Slot Race | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Derbi de bólidos[?] | Car Derby | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Derbi de Coches[?] | Car Derby |
Trivia[edit]
- In the Superstars version of the minigame, most of the playable characters use the voice clips for when they are ready as their karts are dropped on the track. The exception is Luigi, who uses his voice clips for when he gets hurt instead.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 1999. Mario Party instruction manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 141.
| Minigames from Mario Party | |
|---|---|
| 4-Player minigames | Balloon Burst • Bombs Away • Box Mountain Mayhem • Bumper Balls • Buried Treasure • Cast Aways • Coin Block Blitz • Crazy Cutter • Face Lift • Grab Bag • Hammer Drop • Hot Bob-omb • Hot Rope Jump • Key-pa-Way • Mario Bandstand • Mushroom Mix-Up • Musical Mushroom • Platform Peril • Running of the Bulb • Shy Guy Says • Skateboard Scamper • Slot Car Derby • Tipsy Tourney • Treasure Divers |
| 1-vs-3 minigames | Bash 'n' Cash • Bowl Over • Coin Block Bash • Coin Shower Flower • Crane Game • Paddle Battle • Pipe Maze • Piranha's Pursuit • Tightrope Treachery • Tug o' War |
| 2-vs-2 minigames | Bobsled Run • Bombsketball • Deep Sea Divers • Desert Dash • Handcar Havoc |
| 1-Player minigames | Bumper Ball Maze • Ghost Guess • Ground Pound • Knock Block Tower • Limbo Dance • Memory Match • Pedal Power • Shell Game • Slot Machine • Teetering Towers • Whack-a-Plant |
