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'''Bobbing Bow-loons''' is an Item [[minigame]] that appears in ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', albeit unnamed in the latter. "Bow-loons" is a pun on "balloons."
'''Bobbing Bow-loons''' is an Item [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''.


==Introduction==
==Overview==
The minigame takes place in the skies, where the stone towers appear in the background, along with moving clouds at the bottom and bright rainbows. The sky is entirely made up of bricks painted blue from dark to bright. The player is prepared as they are hovering with the balloon attached to them. As the player prepares to use the bow, gusts of wind are heard, and then the minigame starts.
[[File:MPS Bobbing Bow-loons.jpg|thumb|left|Gameplay from ''Mario Party Superstars'']]
The minigame opens with the player loading an arrow on to their bow.<ref>{{cite|date=September 26, 2016|author=NintendoMovies|url=youtu.be/BfQV8C2zMIs?feature=shared&t=1|timestamp=0:01|title=''Mario Party 3'' - Bobbing Bow-loons|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 7, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:01|url=youtu.be/uHBcvZT5fRI?feature=shared&t=1|author=Mario Party Origins|title=Bobbing Bow Loons- ''Mario Party Superstars'' Gameplay|date=July 3, 2021|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 7, 2025}}</ref>


==Gameplay==
The player floats from a balloon in the sky, to the right of the balloons (later moved to the left in ''Mario Party Superstars''). They have ten seconds to shoot an arrow at one of the balloons, each moving up and down at different speeds. If the arrow pops a balloon, the player wins the contained item. If the player misses, the arrow bounces off of the stone tower on the opposite side and pops the player's balloon, and [[Koopa Kid|Baby Bowser]] (replaced by [[Bowser Jr.]] in ''Mario Party Superstars'') taunts the player from a window in one of the three stone towers. If time runs out, the arrow launches automatically, except every balloon disappears, though they can shoot additional arrows, to no effect.
The player's objective is to shoot one of the five balloons that contain items within the time limit of ten seconds. The row of balloons moves vertically at different speeds. The value of the item varies, with a powerful item usually behind the row of balloons and a common item usually in front of the player. If the player pops a balloon with their arrow, they will receive the item from the balloon the player popped.


However, if the arrow is shot and misses the whole row of balloons, the arrow bounces off the stone tower and pops the player's own balloon. [[Koopa Kid|Baby Bowser]] (in ''Mario Party 3'') or [[Bowser Jr.]] (in ''Superstars'') then appears in the window of one of the other stone towers and laughs at the player's loss (with a slight camera pan towards said stone tower). If time runs out, the balloons disappear and the arrow is automatically shot, with the same events described above playing out.
The second word of the minigame title is a play on "balloons." The minigame is untitled in ''Mario Party Superstars''.
 
In ''Mario Party Superstars'', the minigame is played from the reverse perspective, with the player on the left and the balloons on the right.


==Controls==
==Controls==
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===''Mario Party Superstars''===
===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*{{button|ns|A}} &ndash; Shoot arrow
*{{button|switch|A}} &ndash; Shoot arrow


==In-game text==
==In-game text==
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===''Mario Party Superstars''===
===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*''"Pop a balloon!"''
{{multilang profile
|type=game
|Eng=Pop a balloon!}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Bobbing Bow-loons Got Item.png
Bobbing Bow-loons Got Item.png|[[Mario]] gets an item in ''Mario Party 3''.
Bobbing Bow-loons Game Over Ending.png
Bobbing Bow-loons Game Over Ending.png|Mario gets nothing in ''Mario Party 3''.
MPS_Bobbing_Bow-loons.jpg|''Mario Party Superstars''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
===''Mario Party 3''===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ねらってバルーン
|Jpn=ねらってバルーン
|JapR=Neratte barūn
|JpnR=Neratte barūn
|JapM=Aim the Balloon
|JpnM=Aim the Balloon
|Fra=Ballons Bouffons
|Fre=Ballons Bouffons
|FraM=Balloons Buffoons
|FreM=Balloons Buffoons
|Ger=Ballon und Bogen
|Ger=Ballon und Bogen
|GerM=Balloon and Bow
|GerM=Balloon and Bow
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}}
}}


==References==
<references/>
{{MP3 minigames}}
{{MP3 minigames}}
{{MPS minigames}}
{{MPS minigames}}

Latest revision as of 16:54, March 7, 2025

Bobbing Bow-loons
Bobbing Bow-loons: Yoshi tied to a balloon, holding his aim for the attempt to shoot one of the moving balloons that contains an item. From Mario Party 3.
Appears in Mario Party 3
Mario Party Superstars
Type Item minigame
Time limit 10 seconds
Music track Item Mini-Game
Music sample
Mario Party 3:

Mario Party Superstars:

Bobbing Bow-loons is an Item minigame in Mario Party 3 and Mario Party Superstars.

Overview[edit]

Bobbing Bow-loons in Mario Party Superstars
Gameplay from Mario Party Superstars

The minigame opens with the player loading an arrow on to their bow.[1][2]

The player floats from a balloon in the sky, to the right of the balloons (later moved to the left in Mario Party Superstars). They have ten seconds to shoot an arrow at one of the balloons, each moving up and down at different speeds. If the arrow pops a balloon, the player wins the contained item. If the player misses, the arrow bounces off of the stone tower on the opposite side and pops the player's balloon, and Baby Bowser (replaced by Bowser Jr. in Mario Party Superstars) taunts the player from a window in one of the three stone towers. If time runs out, the arrow launches automatically, except every balloon disappears, though they can shoot additional arrows, to no effect.

The second word of the minigame title is a play on "balloons." The minigame is untitled in Mario Party Superstars.

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 3[edit]

  • A Button – Shoot arrow

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • A Button – Shoot arrow

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 3[edit]

  • Rules – "Time your arrow to shoot down an item."
  • Advice – "Watch how the balloons move, then release your arrow carefully."

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • In-game description
    • English:
      Pop a balloon!

Gallery[edit]

  • Mario gets an item in Mario Party 3.

    Mario gets an item in Mario Party 3.

  • Mario gets nothing in Mario Party 3.

    Mario gets nothing in Mario Party 3.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ねらってバルーン[?]
Neratte barūn 		Aim the Balloon
French Ballons Bouffons[?] Balloons Buffoons
German Ballon und Bogen[?] Balloon and Bow
Spanish Globos Objeto[?] Item Balloons

References[edit]

  1. ^ NintendoMovies (September 26, 2016). Mario Party 3 - Bobbing Bow-loons (0:01). YouTube. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  2. ^ Mario Party Origins (July 3, 2021). Bobbing Bow Loons- Mario Party Superstars Gameplay (0:01). YouTube. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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Minigames from Mario Party 3
4-Player minigames Aces High • Awful Tower • Bounce 'n' Trounce • Cheep Cheep Chase • Chip Shot Challenge • Curtain Call • Frigid Bridges • Ice Rink Risk • Mario's Puzzle Party • Messy Memory • M.P.I.Q. • Parasol Plummet • Picture Imperfect • Pipe Cleaners • Rockin' Raceway • Snowball Summit • The Beat Goes On • Toadstool Titan • Treadmill Grill • Water Whirled
1-vs-3 minigames Boulder Ball • Coconut Conk • Crazy Cogs • Hand, Line and Sinker • Hide and Sneak • Ridiculous Relay • River Raiders • Spotlight Swim • Thwomp Pull • Tidal Toss
2-vs-2 minigames Baby Bowser Broadside • Cosmic Coaster • Eatsa Pizza • Etch 'n' Catch • Hyper Hydrants • Log Jam • Picking Panic • Puddle Paddle • Pump, Pump and Away • Slot Synch
Battle minigames All Fired Up • Eye Sore • Locked Out • Merry-Go-Chomp • Slap Down • Stacked Deck • Storm Chasers • Three Door Monty
Duel minigames Baby Bowser Bonkers • Bowser Toss • Crowd Cover • End of the Line • Fowl Play • Motor Rooter • Popgun Pick-Off • Silly Screws • Tick Tock Hop • Vine With Me
Item minigames Bobbing Bow-loons • Dorrie Dip • Hey, Batter, Batter! • Swinging with Sharks • Swing 'n' Swipe • Winner's Wheel
Rare minigames Dizzy Dinghies • Mario's Puzzle Party Pro • Stardust Battle
Game Guy's minigames Game Guy's Lucky 7 • Game Guy's Magic Boxes • Game Guy's Roulette • Game Guy's Sweet Surprise
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Minigames from Mario Party Superstars
Mario Party Bobsled Run • Bombs Away • Cast Aways • Crazy Cutters • Face-Lift • Hammer Drop • Handcar Havoc • Mushroom Mix-Up • Piranha's Pursuit • Shy Guy Says • Tipsy Tourney • Tug o' War
Mario Party 2 Archer-ival • Balloon Burst • Bowser's Big Blast • Bumper Balloon Cars • Bumper Balls • Cake Factory • Dizzy Dancing • Dungeon Dash • Hammer Slammera • Hot Rope Jump • Honeycomb Havoc • Look Away • Mecha Marathon • Quicksand Cache • Roll Call • Roll Out the Barrelsa • Sky Pilots • Slot-Car Derby • Sneak 'n' Snore • Speed Hockey • Tread Carefully
Mario Party 3 Bobbing Bow-loonsa • Boulder Ball • Bounce 'n' Trounce • Cheep Cheep Chase • Chip-Shot Challenge • Coconut Conk • Eatsa Pizza • Etch 'n' Catch • Hide-and-Sneak • Ice-Rink Risk • Mario's Puzzle Party • Messy Memory • Motor Rooter • Mush Pit • Parasol Plummet • Picking Panic • Puddle Paddle • River Raiders • Rockin' Raceway • Snowball Summit • Spotlight Swim • Storm Chasers • Swinging with Sharksa • Ticktock Hop • Tidal Toss • Vine with Me • Winner's Wheela
Mario Party 4 Beach Volley Folly • Booksquirm • Dungeon Duos • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Money Belts • Paths of Peril • Revers-a-Bomb • Trace Race
Mario Party 5 Bill Blasters • Coney Island • Dinger Derby • Ice Hockey • Later Skater • Leaf Leap • Night-Light Fright • Pushy Penguins • Squared Away • Tube It or Lose It
Mario Party 6 Block Star • Burnstile • Cashapult • Catch You Letter • Dark 'n' Crispy • Mass Meteor • Pit Boss • Rocky Road • Snow Whirled • Trap Ease Artist • What Goes Up... • X-Ray Payday
Mario Party 7 Monty's Revenge • Pokey Pummel • Pogo-a-Go-Go • Stick and Spin • Spin Doctor • The Final Countdown
Mario Party 8 Paint Misbehavin' • Winner or Dinner
Mario Party 9 Goomba Spotting • Manor of Escape • Shell Soccer • Tackle Takedown
Mario Party 10 Flash Forward • Rapid River Race • Skewer Scurry
a Item minigame, unnamed
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