Time Attack (Mario Party series)

Time Attack is a singleplayer Minigame Mode in Mario Party 9 and Mario Party: Island Tour. The objective of this mode is to beat a set of ten given minigames in the quickest amount of time, while gaining Challenge Bonuses (in Mario Party 9) or Party Stars (in Mario Party: Island Tour) from completing bonus objectives along the way. Achieving each bonus objective will cut three seconds off the player's completion time for that minigame.

Mario Party 9

Time Attack in Mario Party 9

In Mario Party 9, the game mode is themed as a canoe ride in a rapidly flowing river. The player can also choose the specific order of minigames to play through. Staff records for the minigames played in Time Attack can be unlocked in the Museum for 100 points.

Minigames

Example: Minigame – Bonus Objective (Time Attack record)

• Snow Go – Use the dash ramp on every lap! (00:37.76)
• Jigsaw Jumble – Only place correct pieces! (00:20.58)
• Peak Precision – Only press the correct buttons! (00:07.21)
• Speeding Bullets – Pass over every dash zone! (00:27.92)
• Chain Event – Don't hit more than one Spiked Ball! (00:22.41)
• Ballistic Beach – Hit all the targets in 10 shots or fewer. (00:31.01)
• Upward Mobility – Reach the top without jumping on the same block twice! (00:21.50)
• Pizza Me, Mario – Don't make any mistakes when tossing toppings on the pizza! (00:52.20)
• Flinger Painting – Cover 90% or more of the canvas using 10 shots or fewer! (00:15.93)
• Pit or Platter – Complete the game without dropping the ball! (00:31.91)

Total time: 03:58.43

Some minigames are modified for one player use. While minigames like Peak Precision, Jigsaw Jumble, Upward Mobility, Speeding Bullets, and Chain Event stay the same, Snow Go now takes ten laps to finish, Ballistic Beach now has five targets, Pizza Me, Mario must be beaten using every topping, and Flinger Painting and Pit or Platter will end when a certain number (90% and 100, respectively) has been reached.

In-game description

"Clear 10 minigames as fast as you can! Try to beat your best time!"

Mario Party: Island Tour

Time Attack in Mario Party: Island Tour

In Mario Party: Island Tour, the minigames can only be played in the preset order. The Time Attack record for each minigame is also already unlocked from the start.

Minigames

Example: Minigame – Bonus Objective (Time Attack record)

• Magmathon – Don't press any wrong buttons. (00:18.00)
• No-Traction Action – Don't bump into the walls. (01:00.00)
• Slow G – Don't use the same platform twice. (00:35.00)
• Tile Savvy – Don't make any false moves. (00:20.00)
• Gyro for the Gold – Don't fall off the course. (00:43.00)
• Quickest Cricket – Don't hit any obstacles. (00:25.00)
• Color Me Fast – Color less than 10% outside lines. (00:25.00)
• Blown Hover – Don't hit any Flip Panels. (00:45.00)
• Mad Ladders – Avoid all the boulders. (00:25.00)
• Sub Trouble – Don't bump into the walls. (00:48.00)

Total time: 05:44:00

Some minigames are modified for singpleplayer use. While Magmathon, Slow G, Gyro for the Gold, Quickest Cricket, Blown Hover, Mad Ladders, and Sub Trouble stay the same, No-Traction Action now takes five laps to finish, Tile Savvy now requires five pictures to complete, and Color Me Fast does not finish until five pages are colored in.

In-game description

"Play 10 minigames, and see how fast you can clear them!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	タイムアタック Taimu Atakku	Time Attack
Chinese	計時對戰[?] Jìshí Duìzhàn	Timed Battle
French	Contre-la-montre[?]	Time Attack
German	Gegen die Zeit[?]	Against the Time
Italian	Contro il tempo[?]	Against the Time
Korean	타임어택[?] Taim-eotaek	Time Attack
Spanish (NOE)	Descenso contrarreloj[?]	Time trial descent

Notes

• Besides Boss Rush, this is the only Minigame Mode in Mario Party 9 to have a set number of specific minigames.