Editing Tread Carefully (minigame)

{{Minigame-infobox
|title=Tread Carefully
|image=[[File:Shell Shocked.png|260px]]
|type=4-Player minigame
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party 2]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''<br>''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|time=60 seconds
|song=Going for the Coins
|music=''Mario Party 2'':[[File:MP2 Going for the Coins.oga]]
''Mario Party: The Top 100'':[[File:MPTT100 Going for the Coins.oga]]
}}
'''Tread Carefully'''<ref>Nintendo. (October 5, 2021). [https://marioparty.nintendo.com/minigames/free-for-all/ Mario Party™ Superstars for Nintendo Switch™ — Official Site] ''Nintendo''. Retrieved October 5, 2021.</ref> is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''; in the former two, it is known as '''Shell Shocked'''. The term "shell shock" is used to describe a disturbance caused by a prolonged exposure to active warfare. The ''Mario Party Superstars'' name is a pun of the term "tread" (to step, to walk over) 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 Troopa|Koopa]] [[Shell]]s. In ''Mario Party 2'', the Koopa Tank colors depend on the character being played: [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Yoshi]], [[Wario]], and [[Donkey Kong]] ride a red, blue, pink, green, purple, and brown tank respectively. 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]]. A player that 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.

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 plays against a team of three [[Koopa Kid]]s, with Stage 3 being used.

In ''Mario Party 2'', if all four players are knocked out of the game 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|ns|stick}} &ndash; Move
*{{button|ns|a}} &ndash; Shoot
*{{button|ns|b}} &ndash; Shoot Upward
*Hold {{button|ns|L}} / {{button|ns|R}} to Strafe

==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>
Top100ShellShocked.png|''Mario Party: The Top 100''
Tread Carefully - Mario Party Superstars.png|''Mario Party Superstars'' (stage 1)
File:Tread Carefully (variant 2) - Mario Party Superstars.png|''Mario Party Superstars'' (stage 2)
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Tanks a Lot]]
*[[Shell Shocked Deluxe]]

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドッカンせんしゃ
|JapR=Dokkan sensha
|JapM=Pipe/Kaboom Tanks
|Chi=
|ChiR=
|ChiM=
|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
|ItaM=Loose Cannons
|Kor=
|KorR=
|KorM=
|Por=Cascanhão
|PorM=Portmanteau of ''casca'' (shell) and ''canhão'' (cannon)
|Rus=
|RusR=
|RusM=
|SpaA=Tanques tácticos
|SpaAM=Tactical tanks
|SpaE=Choque de Conchas 
|SpaEM=Shell Collision
}}

==References==
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{{MP2 Minigames}}
{{MPTT100 Minigames}}
{{MPS Minigames}}
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 2 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party Superstars minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 minigames]]
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