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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[File:Gimme A Brake Zero Yards.jpg|thumb|left|Perfect scores go to [[Boo]] and [[Dry Bones]].]]
[[File:Gimme A Brake Zero Yards.jpg|thumb|left|Perfect scores go to [[Boo]] and [[Dry Bones]].]]
The eight players ride scooters from the top of a hill down to a mud pit, attempting to stop the closest to the mud pit without landing on it. The sunny weather is sometimes substituted by rain, requiring players to stop earlier than if it is sunny, or snow, which produces [[ice]], requiring players to stop even earlier. The team closest to the mud pit wins. In the event that either every player falls into the mud pit or stops the same distance from it, the result is a tie.
The eight players ride scooters from the top of a hill down to a mud pit, attempting to stop the closest to the mud pit without landing on it. The sunny weather is sometimes substituted by rain, requiring players to stop earlier than if it is sunny, or snow, which produces [[ice]], requiring players to stop even earlier. Any team with a member closest to the mud pit wins. In the event that either every player falls into the mud pit or every team has at least one member stop the same distance from it, the result is a tie.


The minigame title combines the phrase "give me a break" with mechanical {{wp|brake}}s.
The minigame title combines the phrase "give me a break" with mechanical {{wp|brake}}s.

Latest revision as of 06:35, March 9, 2025

This article is about a minigame in Mario Party 7. For the Mario Party 2 minigame of a similar name, see Give Me a Brake!
Gimme a Brake
Toadette about to win Gimme a Brake from Mario Party 7
Appears in Mario Party 7
Type 8-Player minigame
Music track Jump!
Music sample

Gimme a Brake is an 8-Player minigame in Mario Party 7.

Overview[edit]

A perfect score in Gimme a Brake
Perfect scores go to Boo and Dry Bones.

The eight players ride scooters from the top of a hill down to a mud pit, attempting to stop the closest to the mud pit without landing on it. The sunny weather is sometimes substituted by rain, requiring players to stop earlier than if it is sunny, or snow, which produces ice, requiring players to stop even earlier. Any team with a member closest to the mud pit wins. In the event that either every player falls into the mud pit or every team has at least one member stop the same distance from it, the result is a tie.

The minigame title combines the phrase "give me a break" with mechanical brakes.

Controls[edit]

  • L Button / R Button – Brake

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"Stop your scooter closest to the course's edge by hitting the breaks[sic] at just the right moment."
  • Advice"The scooter slows at different rates based on the weather. Time it carefully...and don't fall in the mud!"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ギリギリブレーキ[?]
Girigiri burēki
Braking Barely
French La Fureur de Rire[?] Pun with the expression "Fureur de Vivre" (Passion for life) and "Rire" (Laughter)
German Bremstest[?] Braking
Italian Chi tardi frena...[?] Those who brake late...
Spanish Distancia mínima[?] Minimum Distance

See also[edit]