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{{minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[Image:PumpPumpandAwayMP3.png|320px]]
|image=[[File:PumpPumpandAwayMP3.png|260px]]
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|type=2-vs-2 minigame
|type=2-vs-2 minigame
|info='''Game Rules'''<br>''Press '''A''' and '''B''' with good timing to pump your rocket. The team whose rocket flies higher, wins.''
|time=10 seconds
|info2='''Advice'''<br>''Push the pump down when it flashes to send the most air to the rocket.''
|record=100 yards (American)/metres (Japanese/European)
|controls='''A:''' Push Pump Down<br>'''B (Z):''' Pull Pump Up
|track=Don't Hurry
|sample=[[File:MP3 Don't Hurry.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Pump, Pump and Away''' is a 2-vs-2 [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''. Its name is a play off the phrase "Up, Up and Away".
'''Pump, Pump and Away''' is a 2-vs-2 [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''.


==Gameplay==
==Overview==
[[File:WarioPump MP3.jpg|thumb|left|Official Artwork of Wario in '''Pump Pump and Away'''.]]
Both players on a team try to pump more air into their rocket than the opposing side within ten seconds. The most air can be released into the rocket while the pump flashes. Once the countdown is over, the rockets blast off, passing [[Fly Guy]]s, [[Bullet Bill]]s, and [[Lakitu]]s measuring the distance traveled. A team wins by launching their rocket the highest, but if neither team does anything, it is a draw. Both teams can achieve the same distance, except of them wins by 48 units in such an occurrence.<ref>{{cite|author=mkdasher|date=July 6, 2012|url=youtube.com/watch?v=MeCYSIRN038|title=''Mario Party 3'' - Pump, Pump and Away - 727 yards (TAS)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 2, 2017}}</ref>
The [[player]]s in each team will have to pump the air into the rocket much as possible within the ten second time limit. As mentioned in the advice, the player can pump the most air into the rocket when the pump is flashing. The rocket that flies the highest will win the minigame.  
 
<br clear=all>
In the ending, the winning team's rocket parachutes down to them, while the losing team's crashes upside-down behind them.
{{Mario Party 3}}
 
[[Category:2-vs-2 Minigames]]
The minigame title is a play on the phrase "up, up, and away."
[[Category:Mario Party 3 Minigames]]
 
==Controls==
* {{button|n64|A}} &ndash; Push pump down
* {{button|n64|B}} '''or''' {{button|n64|Z}} &ndash; Pull pump up
 
==In-game text==
* '''Game Rules''' – ''"Press {{button|n64|A}} and {{button|n64|B}} with good timing to pump up your rocket. The team whose rocket flies higher, wins."''
* '''Advice''' – ''"Push the pump down when it flashes to send the most air to the rocket."''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
WarioPump MP3.jpg|Artwork of [[Wario]] based on the minigame
Red Rocket Pump, Pump and Away.png|The red team's rocket
Blue Rocket Pump, Pump and Away.png|The blue team's rocket
Pump, Pump and Away End.png|Ending
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=GO! GO! ロケット
|JpnR=GO! GO! Roketto
|JpnM=GO! GO! Rocket
|Fre=Fusées Gonflées
|FreM=Inflated Rockets
|Ger=Himmelfahrtskommando
|GerM=Ready to Go to Heaven
|Spa=Cohete a Presión
|SpaM=Rocket Pressure
}}
 
==See also==
*[[Launch Break]]
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{MP3 minigames}}
[[Category:2-vs-2 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 3 minigames]]
[[de:Himmelfahrtskommando]]

Latest revision as of 00:52, March 9, 2025

Pump, Pump and Away
The minigame Pump, Pump and Away.
Appears in Mario Party 3
Type 2-vs-2 minigame
Time limit 10 seconds
Initial record 100 yards (American)/metres (Japanese/European)
Music track Don't Hurry
Music sample

Pump, Pump and Away is a 2-vs-2 minigame in Mario Party 3.

Overview[edit]

Both players on a team try to pump more air into their rocket than the opposing side within ten seconds. The most air can be released into the rocket while the pump flashes. Once the countdown is over, the rockets blast off, passing Fly Guys, Bullet Bills, and Lakitus measuring the distance traveled. A team wins by launching their rocket the highest, but if neither team does anything, it is a draw. Both teams can achieve the same distance, except of them wins by 48 units in such an occurrence.[1]

In the ending, the winning team's rocket parachutes down to them, while the losing team's crashes upside-down behind them.

The minigame title is a play on the phrase "up, up, and away."

Controls[edit]

  • A Button – Push pump down
  • B Button or Z Button – Pull pump up

In-game text[edit]

  • Game Rules"Press A Button and B Button with good timing to pump up your rocket. The team whose rocket flies higher, wins."
  • Advice"Push the pump down when it flashes to send the most air to the rocket."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese GO! GO! ロケット[?]
GO! GO! Roketto
GO! GO! Rocket
French Fusées Gonflées[?] Inflated Rockets
German Himmelfahrtskommando[?] Ready to Go to Heaven
Spanish Cohete a Presión[?] Rocket Pressure

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ mkdasher (July 6, 2012). Mario Party 3 - Pump, Pump and Away - 727 yards (TAS). YouTube. Retrieved May 2, 2017.