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{{Minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
| image = [[File:Shell Shocked.png|260px]]
|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 mini-game
|type=4-Player minigame
| appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party 2]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 2]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''<br>''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
| time = 60 seconds
|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]]
}}
}}
'''Shell Shocked''' is a 4-player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]''. [[Tanks a Lot]], a minigame from ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', is reminiscent to this minigame.
'''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==
==Gameplay==
[[File:ShellshockedBowsersbaby.JPG|thumb|left|'''Shell Shocked''' as seen in [[Mini-Game Coaster]].]]
[[File:MP2 MGC SS.png|thumb|left|Shell Shocked as seen in the Mini-Game Coaster]]
The players attempt to knock off the rest of the players by shooting [[cannonball]]s with their tanks. Players can also use a Lob Shot if a player is behind the Warp Pipe. There are three levels the players can choose from in [[Mini-game Land]].  
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 mostly on how many [[Warp Pipe]]s are going to be put in there as obstacles.
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.


* Stage 1: One pipe in the center.
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.
* Stage 2: One pipe in the center of each wall.
* Stage 3: One pipe in the center, with 8 pipes surrounding it.


In the [[Mini-Game Coaster]], the stage that's used is depended on the skill level that's played; Stage 2 for Normal; Stage 1 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 eliminated from the minigame or the time limit reaches zero, the minigame ends in a draw.
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==Controls==
==Controls==
* {{button|n64|Stick}} &ndash; Move
===''Mario Party 2''===
* {{button|n64|A}} &ndash; Straight Shot
*{{button|n64|Stick}} &ndash; Move
* {{button|n64|B}} &ndash; Lob Shot
*{{button|n64|A}} &ndash; Straight shot
* {{button|n64|Z}} &ndash; Fix Aim
*{{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==
==In-game text==
* '''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"Captain a Koopa Tank in an all-out duel! If you get hit twice, you're shell-shocked!"''
===''Mario Party 2''===
* '''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Press the {{button|n64|Z}} Button to fix your aim in one direction and move in another."''
*'''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==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Fra=Carapace castagne
|Jap=ドッカンせんしゃ
|FraM=Shell rumble
|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
|Ger=Panzer-Schlacht
|GerM=Tank Battle
|GerM=Tank Battle / Shell Battle (the word ''Panzer'' means both "tank" and "shell")
|Ita=Mine Vaganti
|Ita=Mine Vaganti
|ItaM=Loose Cannons
|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
}}
}}
{{BoxTop}}
 
{{MP2 Minigames}}
{{MP2 minigames}}
[[Category:4-player Minigames]]
{{MPTT100 minigames}}
[[Category:Mario Party 2 Minigames]]
{{MPS minigames}}
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Boss minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 2 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party Superstars minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 minigames]]
[[de:Panzer-Schlacht]]

Latest revision as of 19:20, November 30, 2024

Tread Carefully
Shell Shocked.png
Mario Party 2
Shell Shocked from Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party: The Top 100
Tread Carefully from Mario Party Superstars.
Mario Party Superstars
Appears in Mario Party 2
Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Superstars
Type 4-Player minigame
Time limit 60 seconds
Music track Going for the Coins
Music sample
Mario Party 2:

Mario Party: The Top 100:

Mario Party Superstars:

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 an archaic term for post-traumatic stress disorder, coined in 1915 to describe the heightened and prolonged psychosomatic distress experienced by soldiers fighting in 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[edit]

Baby Bowser's Shell Shocked
Shell Shocked as seen in the Mini-Game Coaster

The players attempt to knock out the rest of the players by shooting cannonballs with Koopa Tanks, tanks resembling Koopa Shells. In Mario Party 2, the Koopa Tank color depends on the character being played: red for Mario, blue for Luigi, pink for 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 coins 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 Baby Bowsers, 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.

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 2[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Straight shot
  • B Button – Lob shot
  • Z Button – Fix aim

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Circle Pad: Move
  • R Button: Strafe
  • B Button: Shoot upward
  • A Button: Shoot forward

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Shoot
  • B Button – Shoot upward
  • Hold L Button / R Button / ZL Button1 / ZR Button1 to strafe

1 - The Controls section for this minigame does not show this method.

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 2[edit]

  • Game Rules"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"Pilot your Koopa Tank and take on your rivals! Knock all opponents out to clear the game!"
    • World 9"It's a Baby Bowser Tank battle! Defeat all three Baby Bowsers to clear this Mini-Game!"
  • Advice"Press the Z Button Button to fix your aim in one direction and move in another."

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Description"Shoot the rival tanks! Get hit twice, and you're out!"
  • On-screen"Shoot the rival tanks!"

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • "Shoot the rival tanks! Get hit twice, and you're out."

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドッカンせんしゃ[?]
Dokkan sensha
「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"
Chinese (simplified) 轰炸战车[?]
Hōngzhà Zhànchē
Bombing Tank
Chinese (traditional) 轟炸戰車[?]
Hōngzhà Zhànchē
Bombing Tank
Dutch Tankslag[?] Tank Battle
French (NOA) Carapace de choc[?] Shocking shell
French (NOE) Carapace Castagne[?] Shell Rumble
German Panzer-Schlacht[?] Tank Battle / Shell Battle (the word Panzer means both "tank" and "shell")
Italian Mine Vaganti[?] Loose Cannons; lit. "wandering mines" Mario Party 2
Mine vaganti[?] Loose cannons Mario Party: The Top 100 and Superstars
Korean 쾅쾅 전차[?]
Kwangkwang Jeoncha
Pow Pow Tank
Portuguese Cascanhão[?] Portmanteau of casca (shell) and canhão (cannon)
Russian Танкодром[?]
Tankodrom
Tank Drome
Spanish (NOA) Tanques tácticos[?] Tactical tanks
Spanish (NOE) Choque de Conchas[?] Shell Collision