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'''Mario Speedwagons''' is a 4-player [[mini-game]] found in ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. Each player starts out in a customized racing car. The goal is the be the first one to cross the finish line. Along the way, the car's gears will need to shift as it picks up speed. This is indicated by the gea numbers flashing in the bottom-right corner. However, correct timing is needed, as shifting too fast or too slow will result in a decrease in speed or no increase in speed, respectively.
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:MarioSpeedwagons 4.png|260px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 4]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
|type=4-Player minigame
|record=1'00"00 (''Mario Party 4'')<br>20.00 (''Mario Party: The Top 100'')
|track=Let the Race Begin (note: this is the only jingle that plays in the minigame)
|sample=[[File:MP4 Let the Race Begin.oga]]
}}
'''Mario Speedwagons''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' and ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''.


==Overview==
[[File:Top100MarioSpeedwagons.png|thumb|left|Gameplay from ''Mario Party: The Top 100'']]
The minigame begins with a traffic signal, and racers begin when the green light flashes. It is represented as a 3–2–1 countdown in ''Mario Party: The Top 100''. Players try to cross the finish line in a {{wp|drag race}} in their uniquely colored {{wp|Top Fuel|top fuel dragster}} first. When the gear numbers flash, a player is requires to switch gears, but doing this either early or too late results in either a decrease or no increase in speed, respectively. If a player accelerates too quickly at the start, their car does not move much.
It is the third minigame of Decathlon in ''Mario Party: The Top 100''.
At the end, the winning player has a parachute appear behind their car. ''Mario Party 4'' shows an additional sequence where players are ranked on a podium accordingly, and the winner does their winning pose while everyone else does their losing pose.
[[Boo]]'s picture frame can be unlocked for the [[Present Room]] in ''Mario Party 4'' by clearing the minigame within ten seconds.
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==Controls==
==Controls==
R button - Accelerate<br>
===''Mario Party 4''===
A button - Switch gears
*{{button|gcn|R}} – Accelerate
*{{button|gcn|A}} – Change gears
 
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*{{button|3ds|A}}: Accelerate
*{{button|3ds|R}}: Shift gears
 
==In-game text==
===''Mario Party 4''===
*'''Game Rules''' – ''"Time to race on the speedway! Step on the gas when the light turns green!"''
*'''Advice''' – ''"You can hit the gas a little before the green light for a good start. If you overdo it, you will spin out and ruin your start."''
 
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*'''Description''' – ''"Shift gears to speed up and reach the goal first!"''
*'''On-screen''' – ''"Shift gears to accelerate and race to the goal!"''
 
==Naming==
The name is a play on the vehicle {{wp|REO Speed Wagon}}.
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ゼロヨングランプリ
|JpnR=Zeroyon Guran Puri
|JpnM="04 Grand Prix"
|JpnN=Slang for "400-meters linear race".
|Fre=Départ Arrêté
|FreM=Stopped Start
|Ger=Rauchende Reifen
|GerM=Fuming Tires
|Spa=Un día en las carreras
|SpaM=A Day at the Races
|Ita=Corsa pazza
|ItaM=Crazy race
|Dut=Schakelformule
|DutM=Gear Change Formula
}}
 
==Notes==
*Excluding "Let the Race Begin" at the start, Mario Speedwagons is the only minigame of ''Mario Party 4'' without any music.
*Mario Speedwagons and [[Don't Look]] are the only two minigames in ''Mario Party: The Top 100'' without any music.


==Name==
{{MP4 minigames}}
The name of the mini-game is a pun on the name of the American rock band [[wikipedia: REO Speedwagon|REO Speedwagon]].
{{MPTT100 minigames}}
[[Category: Mini-games]]
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category: Mario Party 4 mini-games]]
[[Category:Mario Party 4 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 minigames]]
[[it:Corsa pazza]]

Latest revision as of 22:57, March 15, 2025

Mario Speedwagons
Mario Speedwagons from Mario Party 4.
Appears in Mario Party 4
Mario Party: The Top 100
Type 4-Player minigame
Initial record 1'00"00 (Mario Party 4)
20.00 (Mario Party: The Top 100)
Music track Let the Race Begin (note: this is the only jingle that plays in the minigame)
Music sample

Mario Speedwagons is a 4-Player minigame found in Mario Party 4 and Mario Party: The Top 100.

Overview[edit]

Mario Speedwagons from Mario Party: The Top 100.
Gameplay from Mario Party: The Top 100

The minigame begins with a traffic signal, and racers begin when the green light flashes. It is represented as a 3–2–1 countdown in Mario Party: The Top 100. Players try to cross the finish line in a drag race in their uniquely colored top fuel dragster first. When the gear numbers flash, a player is requires to switch gears, but doing this either early or too late results in either a decrease or no increase in speed, respectively. If a player accelerates too quickly at the start, their car does not move much.

It is the third minigame of Decathlon in Mario Party: The Top 100.

At the end, the winning player has a parachute appear behind their car. Mario Party 4 shows an additional sequence where players are ranked on a podium accordingly, and the winner does their winning pose while everyone else does their losing pose.

Boo's picture frame can be unlocked for the Present Room in Mario Party 4 by clearing the minigame within ten seconds.

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 4[edit]

  • R Button – Accelerate
  • A Button – Change gears

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • A Button: Accelerate
  • R Button: Shift gears

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 4[edit]

  • Game Rules – "Time to race on the speedway! Step on the gas when the light turns green!"
  • Advice – "You can hit the gas a little before the green light for a good start. If you overdo it, you will spin out and ruin your start."

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Description – "Shift gears to speed up and reach the goal first!"
  • On-screen – "Shift gears to accelerate and race to the goal!"

Naming[edit]

The name is a play on the vehicle REO Speed Wagon.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゼロヨングランプリ[?]
Zeroyon Guran Puri 		"04 Grand Prix" Slang for "400-meters linear race".
Dutch Schakelformule[?] Gear Change Formula
French Départ Arrêté[?] Stopped Start
German Rauchende Reifen[?] Fuming Tires
Italian Corsa pazza[?] Crazy race
Spanish Un día en las carreras[?] A Day at the Races

Notes[edit]

  • Excluding "Let the Race Begin" at the start, Mario Speedwagons is the only minigame of Mario Party 4 without any music.
  • Mario Speedwagons and Don't Look are the only two minigames in Mario Party: The Top 100 without any music.
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Minigames from Mario Party 4
4-Player minigames Avalanche! • Bob-omb Breakers • Booksquirm • Domination • Long Claw of the Law • Manta Rings • Mario Medley • Mario Speedwagons • Mr. Blizzard's Brigade • Paratrooper Plunge • Photo Finish • Slime Time • Stamp Out! • Take a Breather • Three Throw • Toad's Quick Draw
1-vs-3 minigames Blame It on the Crane • Candlelight Flight • Fish n' Drips • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Hide and Go BOOM! • Hop or Pop • Makin' Waves • Money Belts • Tree Stomp
2-vs-2 minigames Cheep Cheep Sweep • Cliffhangers • Dungeon Duos • Order Up • Pair-a-sailing • Revers-a-Bomb • Right Oar Left? • Team Treasure Trek • The Great Deflate
Battle minigames Bowser's Bigger Blast • Butterfly Blitz • Chain Chomp Fever • Paths of Peril • Rumble Fishing • Trace Race
Bowser minigames Balloon of Doom • Darts of Doom • Fruits of Doom
Story minigames Archaeologuess • Bowser Bop • Goomba's Chip Flip • Kareening Koopas • Mystic Match 'Em
Misc. minigames Barrel Baron • Beach Volley Folly • Bob-omb X-ing • Bowser Wrestling • Challenge Booksquirm • Doors of Doom • Goomba Stomp • Jigsaw Jitters • Mushroom Medic • Panels of Doom • Panel Panic • The Final Battle!
Mini Mini-Games Space Rocket Game • Merry-Go-Game • How High, Fly Guy? • Treasure Tree • Coin Slots • 3-Card Goomba • Rhythm and Boo • Horn of Plenty • Fish Fetch • Melon Mash • Brake Bullet Bill • Koopa Kid Shuffle
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Minigames from Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Bombs Away • Desert Dash • Face Lift • Piranha's Pursuit • Shy Guy Says • Tug o' War
Mario Party 2 Bowser's Big Blast • Bumper Balls • Cake Factory • Dizzy Dancing • Handcar Havoc • Hexagon Heat • Honeycomb Havoc • Looney Lumberjacks • Mecha-Marathon • Roll Call • Shell Shocked • Slot Car Derby • Speed Hockey
Mario Party 3 Bounce 'n' Trounce • Chip Shot Challenge • Eatsa Pizza • Ice Rink Risk • Mush Pit • Rockin' Raceway • Snowball Summit • Storm Chasers • The Beat Goes On • Three Door Monty • Tidal Toss • Vine with Me
Mario Party 4 Beach Volley Folly • Blame It on the Crane • Booksquirm • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Hide and Go BOOM! • Kareening Koopas • Mario Speedwagons • Order Up • Paths of Peril • Revers-a-Bomb • The Final Battle! • The Great Deflate • Three Throw • Trace Race
Mario Party 5 Button Mashers • Cage-in Cookin' • Coney Island • Defuse or Lose • Dinger Derby • Heat Stroke • Hotel Goomba • Ice Hockey • Later Skater • Leaf Leap • Manic Mallets • Night Light Fright • Pushy Penguins • Shy Guy Showdown • Squared Away • Triple Jump • Tube It or Lose It
Mario Party 6 Block Star • Catch You Letter • Crate and Peril • Dizzy Rotisserie • Rocky Road • Slot Trot • Snow Whirled • Strawberry Shortfuse • Trap Ease Artist
Mario Party 7 Balloon Busters • Dart Attack • Deck Hands • Jump, Man • Monty's Revenge • Pogo-a-Go-Go • Pokey Pummel • Sphere Factor • Stick and Spin • The Final Countdown • Track & Yield • Vine Country
Mario Party 8 Aim of the Game • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank
Mario Party 9 Bumper Bubbles • Don't Look • Goomba Bowling • Logger Heads • Jigsaw Jumble • Magma Mayhem • Peak Precision • Pier Pressure • Speeding Bullets • Tackle Takedown
Mario Party 10 Badminton Bash • Flash Forward • Jewel Drop • Soar to Score
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