Bowl Over

Bowl Over
Appears in	Mario Party Mario Party 2
Type	1-vs-3 mini-game
Time limit	30 seconds before throwing the Koopa Shell
Music track	Taking Coins (Mario Party) Going for the Coins (Mario Party 2)
Music sample Mario Party: Mario Party 2:

Bowl Over is a 1-vs-3 minigame found in Mario Party and Mario Party 2. Its name could be a pun on the term "pull over" or "bowl someone over."

Gameplay

In Mario Party, the minigame takes place inside a chapel with stained glass windows. The team players (who are the pins) must avoid being hit by a Green Shell, while the other player has to bowl and control the shell to knock over as many of the team players as possible. If the solo player knocks over a normal pin, they get a Coin. If the player's shell touches the sides or reaches the end of the lane without knocking over any pins, the minigame ends in a "Miss!" If a player's pin gets hit by the shell, the bowler takes five Coins from the player. If all the pins are knocked over, the announcer says, "Strike!"

In Mario Party 2, there are some changes to the minigame. This time, the minigame is set on top of a canyon during a sunset. The solo player must knock over all the opponents, and has a chance to throw a second shell. This variation has no side barriers, and the solo player does not win coins from the players they knock down.

In both versions, there are several variations on the bowling "lane" path.

In the Mini-Game Coaster, the human player is always the solo player.

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  Variation 1 from Mario Party 2

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  Variation 2 from Mario Party 2

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  Variation 3 from Mario Party 2

Controls

Solo (1 player)

• – Move left or right
• – Spin shell
• – Throw shell

Group (3 players)

• – Direction
• – Jump

In-game text

Mario Party

• Game Rules – "Let's go Bowling^[sic]! The bowler uses to aim the shell, while the people who are pins try to jump away."
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Go bowling with a Koopa Troopa Shell. Knock down the 3 bowling pin characters to clear the game."
• Advice – "If the Koopa Troopa shell hits the edge of the lane, there's an electric shock, and the game ends."

Mario Party 2

• Game Rules – "Go bowling with a Koopa shell! You win if you knock down all your bowling pin rivals. You get to bowl with 2 shells!"
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "Bowl over your bowling pin rivals with the Koopa shell. Knock all three opponents down to clear the game."
• Advice – "Bowling pin players should watch where the shell is spinning to, then try to get out of the way!"
• Advice (Mini-Game Coaster) – "You get 2 chances with the Koopa shell. Aim for a spare if you don't get the strike."

Gallery

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  Luigi gets a strike in Bowl Over in Mario Party.

See also

• Goomba Bowling
• Star Carnival Bowling

Names in other languages

Mario Party

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ボーリングGO!GO![?] Bōringu GO! GO!	Bowling GO! GO!
French	Bowling[?]	-
German	Chaos-Bowling[?]	Chaos Bowling
Italian	Bowl Over	-

Mario Party 2

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ボーリングGO![?] Bōringu GO!	Bowling GO!
French	Et un Strike! Un![?]	And a Strike! One!
German	Chaos-Bowling[?]	Chaos Bowling
Italian	Il Bowling[?]	The Bowling
Spanish	Derríbalo[?]	Demolished