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{{ | {{minigame infobox | ||
|image=[[File:WhackAPlant.png|260px]] | |image=[[File:WhackAPlant.png|260px]] | ||
| | |appears_in=''[[Mario Party]]'' | ||
|type=1-Player | |type=1-Player Coin minigame | ||
| | |track=The Room Underground | ||
| | |sample=[[File:MP The Room Underground.oga]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Whack-a-Plant''' is a 1-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party]]'' | '''Whack-a-Plant''' is a 1-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party]]''. | ||
== | ==Overview== | ||
Based on {{wp|Whac-A-Mole|Whack-a-Mole}}, the minigame features the player [[stomp]]ing the [[Piranha Plant]]s appearing from the [[Warp Pipe|pipes]].<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:01|author=NintendoMovies|date=March 21, 2016|url=youtu.be/HjxRJUA-7bE?feature=shared&t=1|title=''Mario Party 1'' - Whack-a-Plant|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 4, 2025}}</ref> The player earns one [[Coin]] from each stomp. One Piranha Plant pops out at first, added by one more when they next emerge, for up to eight in total. The player can get up to 36 Coins; collecting every Coin causes the "new record/perfect" theme to play. The minigame ends in a "Miss!" if the player does not get any Coins, and they do not lose five afterward, unlike many other 1-Player minigames. | |||
It costs 200 Coins to buy the minigame at the [[Mini-Game House]]. | |||
==Controls== | ==Controls== | ||
* {{button|n64|Stick}} – Move | * {{button|n64|Stick}} – Move | ||
* {{button|n64|A}} – Jump | * {{button|n64|A}} – Jump | ||
** {{button|n64|A}} – Jump farther | |||
==In-game text== | ==In-game text== | ||
* '''Game Rules''' – ''"Jump on the Piranha Plants that come out of the pipes and knock them back down. Get Coins for each one you jump on."'' | * '''Game Rules''' – ''"Jump on the Piranha Plants that come out of the pipes and knock them back down. Get Coins for each one you jump on."'' | ||
*'''Game Rules ([[Mini-Game Island]])''' – ''"Jump on the Piranha Plants and knock them down the pipes. {{color|green|Get 25 or more Coins to clear the game.}}"'' | |||
* '''Advice''' – ''"You can reach the farthest flowers with a long jump. Hold down {{button|n64|A}} to do a long jump."'' | * '''Advice''' – ''"You can reach the farthest flowers with a long jump. Hold down {{button|n64|A}} to do a long jump."'' | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jpn=パックンたたき | ||
| | |JpnR=Pakkun-tataki | ||
| | |JpnM=Piranha bashing | ||
|Ger=Pflanzenhüpfen | |Ger=Pflanzenhüpfen | ||
|GerM=Plant Hopping | |GerM=Plant Hopping | ||
| | |Fre=Plantes piranhas | ||
| | |FreM=Piranha Plants | ||
|Ita=Whack-a-Plant | |||
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|language=it|date=1999|title=''[[Mario Party]]'' European manual|page=141|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref> | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{ | ==References== | ||
<references/> | |||
{{MP minigames}} | |||
[[Category:Mario Party minigames]] | [[Category:Mario Party minigames]] | ||
[[de:Pflanzenhüpfen]] | [[de:Pflanzenhüpfen]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:08, March 10, 2025
| Whack-a-Plant | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party | ||
| Type | 1-Player Coin minigame | ||
| Music track | The Room Underground | ||
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Whack-a-Plant is a 1-Player minigame in Mario Party.
Overview[edit]
Based on Whack-a-Mole, the minigame features the player stomping the Piranha Plants appearing from the pipes.[1] The player earns one Coin from each stomp. One Piranha Plant pops out at first, added by one more when they next emerge, for up to eight in total. The player can get up to 36 Coins; collecting every Coin causes the "new record/perfect" theme to play. The minigame ends in a "Miss!" if the player does not get any Coins, and they do not lose five afterward, unlike many other 1-Player minigames.
It costs 200 Coins to buy the minigame at the Mini-Game House.
Controls[edit]
– Move
– Jump
- – Jump farther
In-game text[edit]
- Game Rules – "Jump on the Piranha Plants that come out of the pipes and knock them back down. Get Coins for each one you jump on."
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Jump on the Piranha Plants and knock them down the pipes. Get 25 or more Coins to clear the game."
- Advice – "You can reach the farthest flowers with a long jump. Hold down to do a long jump."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | パックンたたき[?] Pakkun-tataki |
Piranha bashing | |
| French | Plantes piranhas[?] | Piranha Plants | |
| German | Pflanzenhüpfen[?] | Plant Hopping | |
| Italian | Whack-a-Plant[2] | - |
References[edit]
- ^ NintendoMovies (March 21, 2016). Mario Party 1 - Whack-a-Plant (0:01). YouTube. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ 1999. Mario Party European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 141.
| Minigames from Mario Party | |
|---|---|
| 4-Player minigames | Balloon Burst • Bombs Away • Box Mountain Mayhem • Bumper Balls • Buried Treasure • Cast Aways • Coin Block Blitz • Crazy Cutter • Face Lift • Grab Bag • Hammer Drop • Hot Bob-omb • Hot Rope Jump • Key-pa-Way • Mario Bandstand • Mushroom Mix-Up • Musical Mushroom • Platform Peril • Running of the Bulb • Shy Guy Says • Skateboard Scamper • Slot Car Derby • Tipsy Tourney • Treasure Divers |
| 1-vs-3 minigames | Bash 'n' Cash • Bowl Over • Coin Block Bash • Coin Shower Flower • Crane Game • Paddle Battle • Pipe Maze • Piranha's Pursuit • Tightrope Treachery • Tug o' War |
| 2-vs-2 minigames | Bobsled Run • Bombsketball • Deep Sea Divers • Desert Dash • Handcar Havoc |
| 1-Player minigames | Bumper Ball Maze • Ghost Guess • Ground Pound • Knock Block Tower • Limbo Dance • Memory Match • Pedal Power • Shell Game • Slot Machine • Teetering Towers • Whack-a-Plant |
