Editing Tread Carefully (minigame)

{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:Shell Shocked.png|260px]]<br>''Mario Party 2''<br>[[File:Top100ShellShocked.png|260px]]<br>''Mario Party: The Top 100''<br>[[File:Tread Carefully - Mario Party Superstars.png|260px]]<br>''Mario Party Superstars''
|type=4-Player minigame
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party 2]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''<br>''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|time=60 seconds
|track=Going for the Coins
|sample=''Mario Party 2'':<br>[[File:MP2 Going for the Coins.oga]]<br>''Mario Party: The Top 100'':<br>[[File:MPTT100 Going for the Coins.oga]]<br>''Mario Party Superstars'':<br>[[File:MPS Take the Coin.oga]]
}}
'''Tread Carefully''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''; in the first two, it is known as '''Shell Shocked'''. Its original name comes from {{wp|Shell shock|an archaic term}} for {{wp|post-traumatic stress disorder}}, coined in 1915 to describe the heightened and prolonged psychosomatic distress experienced by soldiers fighting in {{wp|World War I}}. Its name in ''Mario Party Superstars'', meanwhile, is a pun on the verb "tread" (meaning "to step") from the common phrase "tread carefully" and the treads of a tank.

==Gameplay==
[[File:MP2 MGC SS.png|thumb|left|Shell Shocked as seen in the Mini-Game Coaster]]
The players attempt to knock out the rest of the players by shooting [[cannonball]]s with Koopa Tanks, tanks resembling [[Koopa Shell]]s. In ''Mario Party 2'', the Koopa Tank color depends on the character being played: red for [[Mario]], blue for [[Luigi]], pink for [[Princess Peach|Peach]], green for [[Yoshi]], purple for [[Wario]], and brown for [[Donkey Kong]]. In ''Mario Party: The Top 100'' and ''Mario Party Superstars'', however, the colors are instead assigned by player number: red, blue, green, and yellow (for Players 1–4, respectively). Players can also use a lob shot, generally used if a player is behind a [[Warp Pipe]]. Two cannonballs that hit each other explode upon contact. A player who gets hit with a cannonball twice becomes eliminated. In ''Mario Party 2'' and ''Superstars'', there are three randomly selected levels, which can be chosen by players in their respective free play modes. In ''Mario Party 2'', the minigame can be bought for 200 [[coin]]s from [[Woody]].

The levels vary depending on how many Warp Pipes are placed as obstacles.
* Stage 1: One pipe in the center.
* Stage 2: One pipe in the center of each wall. This is the stage used in ''The Top 100''.
* Stage 3: One pipe in the center, with eight pipes surrounding it.

In the [[Mini-Game Coaster]], the stage that is used is dependent on the skill level that is played: Stage 2 is used for Normal, and Stage 1 is used for Hard. This is also the final minigame, where the human player takes on a team of three [[Koopa Kid|Baby Bowser]]s, with Stage 3 being used.

In ''Mario Party 2'', if all four players are eliminated from the minigame or the time limit reaches zero, the minigame ends in a draw.
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==Controls==
===''Mario Party 2''===
*{{button|n64|Stick}} &ndash; Move
*{{button|n64|A}} &ndash; Straight shot
*{{button|n64|B}} &ndash; Lob shot
*{{button|n64|Z}} &ndash; Fix aim

===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*{{button|3ds|Stick}}: Move
*{{button|3ds|R}}: Strafe
*{{button|3ds|B}}: Shoot upward
*{{button|3ds|A}}: Shoot forward

===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*{{button|switch|stick}} &ndash; Move
*{{button|switch|a}} &ndash; Shoot
*{{button|switch|b}} &ndash; Shoot upward
*Hold {{button|switch|L}} / {{button|switch|R}} / {{button|switch|ZL}}{{footnote|main|1}} / {{button|switch|ZR}}{{footnote|main|1}} to strafe

{{footnote|note|1|The Controls section for this minigame does not show this method.}}

==In-game text==
===''Mario Party 2''===
*'''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"Captain a Koopa Tank in an all-out duel! If you get hit twice, you're shell-shocked!"''
*'''Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster)'''
**'''World 4-5''' &ndash; ''"Pilot your Koopa Tank and take on your rivals! Knock all opponents out to <span style="color:cyan">clear</span> the game!"''
**'''World 9''' &ndash; ''"It's a Baby Bowser Tank battle! Defeat all three Baby Bowsers to <span style="color:cyan">clear</span> this Mini-Game!"''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Press the {{button|n64|Z}} Button to fix your aim in one direction and move in another."''

===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*'''Description''' &ndash; ''"Shoot the rival tanks! Get hit twice, and you're out!"''
*'''On-screen''' &ndash; ''"Shoot the rival tanks!"''

===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*''"Shoot the rival tanks! Get hit twice, and you're out."''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Shell Shocked Stage 1.png|''Mario Party 2'' (stage 1)
Shell Shocked Stage 2.png|''Mario Party 2'' (stage 2)
Mario Tank MP2.png|Mario's Koopa Tank in ''Mario Party 2''
Luigi Tank MP2.png|Luigi's Koopa Tank in ''Mario Party 2''
Peach Tank MP2.png|Peach's Koopa Tank in ''Mario Party 2''
Yoshi Tank MP2.png|Yoshi's Koopa Tank in ''Mario Party 2''
Wario Tank MP2.png|Wario's Koopa Tank in ''Mario Party 2''
DK Tank MP2.png|Donkey Kong's Koopa Tank in ''Mario Party 2''
Tread Carefully (variant 2) - Mario Party Superstars.png|''Mario Party Superstars'' (stage 2)
Tread Carefully (variant 3) - Mario Party Superstars.jpg|''Mario Party Superstars'' (stage 3)
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Tanks a Lot]]
*[[Shell Shocked Deluxe]]
*[[Think Tank]]
*[[Cannonball Fun]]
*[[Scooter Pursuit]]

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドッカンせんしゃ
|JapR=Dokkan sensha
|JapM=「ドッカン」is a pun on「土管」(''dokan'', pipe) and「ドカン」(''dokan'', Japanese onomatopoeic term equivalent to "kaboom"), and「せんしゃ」means "tank"
|ChiS=轰炸战车
|ChiSR=Hōngzhà Zhànchē
|ChiSM=Bombing Tank
|ChiT=轟炸戰車
|ChiTR=Hōngzhà Zhànchē
|ChiTM=Bombing Tank
|Dut=Tankslag
|DutM=Tank Battle
|FreA=Carapace de choc
|FreAM=Shocking shell
|FreE=Carapace Castagne
|FreEM=Shell Rumble
|Ger=Panzer-Schlacht
|GerM=Tank Battle / Shell Battle (the word ''Panzer'' means both "tank" and "shell")
|Ita=Mine Vaganti
|ItaN=''Mario Party 2''
|Ita2=Mine vaganti
|Ita2N=''Mario Party: The Top 100'' and ''Superstars''
|ItaM=Loose Cannons; lit. "wandering mines"
|Ita2M=Loose cannons
|Kor=쾅쾅 전차
|KorR=Kwangkwang Jeoncha
|KorM=Pow Pow Tank
|Por=Cascanhão
|PorM=Portmanteau of ''casca'' (shell) and ''canhão'' (cannon)
|Rus=Танкодром
|RusR=Tankodrom
|RusM=Tank Drome
|SpaA=Tanques tácticos
|SpaAM=Tactical tanks
|SpaE=Choque de Conchas 
|SpaEM=Shell Collision
}}

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