Boulder Ball

Boulder Ball
Appears in	Mario Party 3 Mario Party Superstars
Type	1-vs-3 minigame
Time limit	30 seconds
Music track	Panic / In a B-I-G Hurry (Superstars)
Music sample Mario Party 3: Mario Party Superstars:

Boulder Ball is a 1-vs-3 minigame in Mario Party 3 and Mario Party Superstars.

Overview

Gameplay from Mario Party Superstars, showing Wario flattened by a boulder

The solo player uses a machine to throws boulders at the team players, who try to make it to the top of a sandy slope before time runs out. If a boulder hits a player, they become squished temporarily and slide down the hill. If the solo player stops every team member from making it to the top, they win, but if at least one team player makes it, the team wins.

Boulder Ball appears in Stages 1 and 4 of the Trio Challenge in Mt. Minigames. Stage 1 features a battle against a solo CPU player at Easy difficulty, with the player receiving a Rank A if they win with at least 15 seconds remaining; Rank B for 10–14 seconds; Rank C for 5–9 seconds; and Rank D for 1–4 seconds. Stage 4 has the opposite set-up of a solo human player against a team of three CPU players, earning a Rank A if the team members lose and have gone up a combined distance of 150%–300%, Rank B if it is 100%–149%, Rank C if it is 50%–99%, or Rank D if it is 1%–49%.

Controls

Mario Party 3

Solo (1 player)

• – Aim boulder
• – Drop boulder

Group (3 players)

• – Move

Mario Party Superstars

Solo Side (1 player)

• (Left and Right) – Aim boulder
• – Drop boulder

Team Side (3 players)

• – Move

In-game text

Mario Party 3

• Game Rules – "Use the machine at the summit to roll boulders down the slope and prevent the other 3 players from climbing up."
• Advice – "Knocking multiple players down at once is the key. As you're dropping the boulder, try bouncing it off the walls."

Mario Party Superstars

• Solo side: "Roll boulders down the slope to interfere with the climbers."
• Team side: "Dodge the boulders and get to the top!"

Gallery

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  Promotional artwork of Mario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and Peach playing Boulder Ball

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  The ending if the solo player wins in Mario Party 3

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  The ending if the team wins in Mario Party 3

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  Screenshot from the official Mario Party Superstars website

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ゴロゴロいわころがし[?] Gorogoro iwa korogashi	Roll the Rock and Rumble
Chinese (simplified)	岩石滚滚而下[?] Yánshí gǔngǔn ér xià	Rocks Rolling Down
Chinese (traditional)	岩石滾滾而下[?] Yánshí gǔngǔn ér xià	Rocks Rolling Down
Dutch	Keikegelen[?]	Boulder Bowling
French	Rocher Danger![?]	Rock Danger!
German	Fels-Koller[?]	Boulder Paddy
Italian	Caduta massi[?]	Rock fall
Korean	데굴데굴 바위 굴리기[?] Deguldegul Bawi Gulligi	Rolling Boulder
Portuguese	Ladeira Pedreira[?]	Quarry Downhill
Russian	Сизифов склон[?] Sizifov sklon	Sisyphean slope	Сизифов is derived from Sisyphus
Spanish	Colina Peligrosa[?]	Dangerous Hill

See also

• Block and Roll