Tug o' War
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| Appears in | Mario Party Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Type | 1-vs-3 minigame | ||
| Time limit | 30 seconds (Mario Party) 20 seconds (Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars) | ||
| Music track | Let's Limbo | ||
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Tug o' War is a 1-vs-3 minigame found in Mario Party, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars.
Overview[edit]
The gameplay is a variation of tug of war. The solo player (which is always the human player when playing on Mini-Game Island in Mario Party) wears a Bowser Suit and pulls the rope on one side, while the other three pull on the opposite side. The side that rotates slower ends up falling into a giant Piranha Plant's mouth and loses. If none of the characters fall into the Piranha Plant's mouth before time runs out, it is a draw.
In the ending, if the solo player wins, they walk up, look in, and laugh, but in Mario Party Superstars, they pump their fist instead. If the team players win, each of them strike their victory poses. In Mario Party, if the solo player wins, they receive five Coins from each player, but if they lose, the team players each receive five Coins from the solo player. Mario Party also has a Bowser Space variation where the losing players lose Coins, including in the event of a draw. In Mario Party Superstars, there is the usual outcome of the winning side earning 10 coins.
Tug o' War costs 150 Coins to buy at the Mini-Game House in Mario Party when it becomes available for purchase.
Controls[edit]
Mario Party[edit]
– Rotate to pull rope
Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]
- Rotate
: Pull rope
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- Rotate
– Pull rope
- Disclaimer:
- English (American):
To avoid irritation to your skin and/or damage to the control stick, do not rotate it with the palm of your hand. - English (British):
Do not play using the palm of your hand or other areas with sensitive skin.
- English (American):
In-game text[edit]
Mario Party[edit]
- Game Rules – "It's a 3-vs-1 Tug o' War against the player in the Bowser Suit. Rotate to pull the rope."
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "It's a 3-on-1 Tug o' War! Rotate to tug the rope. Pull the other team off of the cliff to clear the game."
- Game Rules (Bowser) – "Rotate as fast as you can, because if you lose, Bowser will steal some of your Coins."
- Advice – "Just rotate your ! When you fall from the cliff, you get eaten by a giant Piranha Plant."
Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]
- Description – "One against 3 is hardly fair–unless that one wears a super-strong Bowser suit!"
- On-screen (Solo) – "Pull the rope and drag your rivals off the cliff!"
- On-screen (Team) – "Pull the rope and drag your rival off the cliff!"
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- Solo side: "Use your super strength to pull the rope and drag the opposing team off the cliff!"
- Team side: "Pull your rival off the cliff first!"
Gallery[edit]
The ending to Tug o' War if the solo player wins in Mario Party
The ending to Tug o' War if the team wins in Mario Party
Tug o' War in Mario Party: The Top 100
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | つなひきデンジャラス[?] Tsunahiki Denjarasu |
Dangerous Tug of War | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 危险拔河[?] Wéixiǎn Báhé |
Dangerous Tug of War | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 危險拔河[?] Wéixiǎn Báhé |
Dangerous Tug of War | |
| Dutch | Touwtrekken[?] | Tug of war | |
| French | Tir à la corde[1] | Tug of war | |
| German | Großes Tauziehen[?] | Big Tug of War | |
| Italian | Tug 'o[sic] War[2] | - | Mario Party |
| Tiro alla fune[?] | Tug of war; lit. "Rope pulling" | ||
| Korean | 위험한 줄다리기[?] Wiheoman Juldarigi |
Dangerous Tug of War | |
| Portuguese | Cabo de Guerra[3] | Tug of War | |
| Russian | Перетяни-канат[?] Peretyani-kanat |
Shortened from перетягивание каната (peretyagivanie kanata, "tug of war") | |
| Spanish | Tira de la cuerda[?] | Tug of war |
Notes[edit]
- In Mario Party, the on-screen text has a typo if the team players win, "<players' names> WINS!".
- Tug o' War is one of the minigames infamous for giving players injuries on their hands, besides Deep Sea Divers, Paddle Battle, Pedal Power, and Cast Aways. The Mario Party Superstars version has a disclaimer on the rules screen that warns players to not turn the stick with their palm to avoid hand injury and stick damage. A similar warning is shown in the Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online re-release of Mario Party and advises the same thing.
References[edit]
- ^ Tiplouf15 (December 21, 2011). Mario Party 1 français Episode 3 Jeux de chaleur. YouTube (French). Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ 1999. Mario Party instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 141.
- ^ superXBx (February 17, 2022). Mario Party Superstars /// Mini-Games /// Cabo de Guerra. YouTube (Portuguese). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
| 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 |
