Star Carnival Bowling
| Star Carnival Bowling | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 8 | ||
| Type | Extras Zone minigame | ||
| Time limit | 10 seconds per turn | ||
| Music track | Challenge! | ||
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Star Carnival Bowling is a one-to-four-player minigame found only in the Extras Zone in Mario Party 8. Players can use either characters from the Super Mario franchise or Miis from their Wii console. This minigame resembles the Bowling event in Wii Sports, except players bowl with the 
button instead of the 
button.
Introduction[edit]
A closeup of the ten pins that are set up at the end of the player's bowling lane is shown. The camera then zooms backwards until it is behind the player, who is holding a bowling ball, ready to bowl. The minigame then begins.
Gameplay[edit]
Players must play either five or ten frames of bowling (they are able to choose the number of frames they want to bowl prior to starting the minigame) by swinging 
while holding to throw the ball down the lane into the ten pins at the end. Just like in the actual game, players score points based on how many pins they are able to successfully knock down (up to 300 points). If they want to check out the current score, players can press at any time before they continue on with their turns.
Ending[edit]
The camera pans from left to right across the scoring screen above the lane, showing players' final scores for the game. The camera then pans to the player(s), who do(es) their winning animation(s). In the multiplayer version, the losing players do their losing animations (this also happens if the player gets zero points in the single-player version).
Controls[edit]
- Wii Remote
- – Hold to swing
- Buttons
– Move left/right- – Hold to swing
- – Score
In-game text[edit]
- Rules – "Up to four players can bowl. Hold and swing to bowl."
- Hint – "If you release too early, you will bowl a gutter ball. Make sure that you're wearing the wrist strap correctly."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ワイワイ！ボウリング[?] Waiwai! Bōringu |
Noisy! Bowling | |
| French | Bowling de l'Étoile[?] | Star Bowling | |
| German | Superstar Bowling[?] | - | |
| Italian | Bowling[?] | - | |
| Korean | 시끌벅적 볼링[?] Sikkeulbeogjeog Bolling |
Noisy Bowling | |
| Spanish | Bolos Estelares[?] | Stellar Bowling |
