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'''Spin Doctor''' is a Duel [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''. Its name | '''Spin Doctor''' is a Duel [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''. Its name is a pun on "{{wp|Spin (public relations)|spin doctor}}," which is someone working in media who tries to sway public opinion one way or the other. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
Revision as of 18:42, October 1, 2022
| Spin Doctor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mario Party 7 | |||
| Appears in | Mario Party 7 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Type | Duel minigame | ||
| Music track | Cool as a Cucumber | ||
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Spin Doctor is a Duel minigame in Mario Party 7 and Mario Party Superstars. Its name is a pun on "spin doctor," which is someone working in media who tries to sway public opinion one way or the other.
Gameplay
The players need to run through a grid of bridges with a spinning platform at every intersection. Blue platforms spin all the way around, and red ones make a partial rotation. The first player to get to the end wins. If neither player does so within a certain time limit, the minigame ends in a tie.
Controls
Mario Party 7
– Move
Mario Party Superstars
– Move
In-game text
Mario Party 7
- Rules – "Run to the goal by navigating a series of spinning checkpoints."
- Advice – "Slow and steady! Watch which way the checkpoints spin before entering one."
Mario Party Superstars
- "Navigate through a series of spinning gates, and make your way to the goal!"
Gallery
The ending to Spin Doctor in Mario Party 7
Mario Party Superstars
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クルクル！かいてんロード[?] Kurukuru! Kaiten Rōdo |
Spinning! Spin Road | |
| Dutch | Ronddolen[?] | Wander about | |
| German | Abgedreht[?] | "Turned in", same colloquial meaning as in English | |
| Italian | Gimkana rotante[?] | Rotating gymkhana | |
| Korean | 스핀 로드[?] Seupin Rodeu |
Spin Road | |
| Portuguese | Dando um Giro[?] | "Performing a Spin" (Pun on the expression dar um giro, which means to take a walk) | |
| Russian | Голова кругом[?] Golova krugom |
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| Spanish | Caminos giratorios[?] | Spinning Paths |
Trivia
- This is the only minigame from Mario Party 7 to have returned in Mario Party Superstars but not Mario Party: The Top 100.
