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[[Image:MP3_AwfulTower.JPG|right|thumb|Players attempt to jump blocks to the top of the tower.]]
{{minigame infobox
'''Awful Tower''' is a 4-player mini-game found in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''. Players have to jump from the moving colored block to the moving colored block to reach the top of the tower. There are some coins in the jump area if the players risk getting it. However, there is a [[Hammer Bro]] riding on the cloud throwing hammers during the mini-game at each tower, if the player gets hit by a hammer, the player is stunned, causing him or her to fall down somewhere in the mid-air. The player who reaches the top of the tower first wins.
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|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|type=4-Player minigame
|time=60 seconds
|track=Looking Ahead
|sample=[[File:MP3 Looking Ahead.oga]]
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'''Awful Tower''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''.


==Trivia==
==Overview==
*Awful Tower is a pun on [[Eiffel Tower]].
The minigame opens with a view of a tower appearing to be made of blocks, scrolling from top to bottom.<ref>{{cite|author=NintendoMovies|timestamp=0:01|url=youtu.be/LzNZYMOYDf4?feature=shared&t=1|title=''Mario Party 3'' - Awful Tower|publisher=YouTube|date=September 26, 2016}}</ref>


{{Mario Party 3}}
Players [[jump]] from colored blocks which move up and down while trying to make it to the top first. A [[Hammer Bro]] on a cloud shows up at times, throwing [[hammer]]s at players to stun and cause them to fall if they get hit. The first player to land on the final colored block, followed by the [[Fwoosh]] automatically, wins. Players can also keep any [[coin]]s they have optionally collected along the way. If none of the players make it to the top on time, the minigame results in a draw.


[[Category: Mini-games]]
[[File:Awful Tower Ending.png|thumb|200px|The ending to Awful Tower]]
[[Category: 4-player mini-games]]
Awful Tower ends with the winner doing their victory animation at the top.
 
The title of the minigame is a play on the famous French landmark [[Eiffel Tower]].
 
==Controls==
* {{button|n64|Stick}} &ndash; Move
* {{button|n64|A}} &ndash; Jump
 
==In-game text==
* '''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"Jump from block to block to climb the tower. The fastest climber, wins."''
* '''Advice''' &ndash; ''"The Hammer Bros. will throw hammers at you to block your way. Use good timing to pass by them."''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Awful Tower BG.png|Background
Awful Tower Pink Block.png|Pink block
Awful Tower Blue Block.png|Blue block
Awful Tower Green Block.png|Green block
Awful Tower UP Block.png|Up-arrow block
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=のぼれ!ブロックタワー
|JpnR=Nobore! Burokku tawā
|JpnM=Climb it! Block tower
|Spa= Torre Peligrosa
|SpaM= Dangerous Tower
|Ger=Terror-Turm
|GerM=Tower of Terror
|Fre=Tour Terrible
|FreM=Terrible Tower
}}
 
==See also==
*[[Leaf Leap]]
*[[What Goes Up...]]
*[[Upward Mobility]]
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{MP3 minigames}}
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 3 minigames]]
[[de:Terror-Turm]]

Latest revision as of 16:06, March 7, 2025

Awful Tower
Awful Tower from Mario Party 3
Appears in Mario Party 3
Type 4-Player minigame
Time limit 60 seconds
Music track Looking Ahead
Music sample

Awful Tower is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 3.

Overview[edit]

The minigame opens with a view of a tower appearing to be made of blocks, scrolling from top to bottom.[1]

Players jump from colored blocks which move up and down while trying to make it to the top first. A Hammer Bro on a cloud shows up at times, throwing hammers at players to stun and cause them to fall if they get hit. The first player to land on the final colored block, followed by the Fwoosh automatically, wins. Players can also keep any coins they have optionally collected along the way. If none of the players make it to the top on time, the minigame results in a draw.

A minigame ending from Mario Party 3
The ending to Awful Tower

Awful Tower ends with the winner doing their victory animation at the top.

The title of the minigame is a play on the famous French landmark Eiffel Tower.

Controls[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Jump

In-game text[edit]

  • Game Rules"Jump from block to block to climb the tower. The fastest climber, wins."
  • Advice"The Hammer Bros. will throw hammers at you to block your way. Use good timing to pass by them."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese のぼれ!ブロックタワー[?]
Nobore! Burokku tawā
Climb it! Block tower
French Tour Terrible[?] Terrible Tower
German Terror-Turm[?] Tower of Terror
Spanish Torre Peligrosa[?] Dangerous Tower

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ NintendoMovies (September 26, 2016). Mario Party 3 - Awful Tower (0:01). YouTube.