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{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:MarioSpeedwagons 4.png|260px]]
|image=[[File:MarioSpeedwagons 4.png|260px]]
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party 4]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 4]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
|type=4-Player minigame
|type=4-Player minigame
|record=1'00"00 (''Mario Party 4'')<br>0:20.00 (''Mario Party: The Top 100'')
|record=1'00"00 (''Mario Party 4'')<br>20.00 (''Mario Party: The Top 100'')
|song=Let the Race Begin (note: this is the only jingle that plays in the minigame)
|track=Let the Race Begin (note: this is the only jingle that plays in the minigame)
|music=[[File:MP4 Let the Race Begin.oga]]
|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]]''. Its name is a pun on the name of the American rock band {{wp|REO Speedwagon}}. If the player reaches the goal in under 10 seconds in ''Mario Party 4'', they unlock Boo's Photostand in the [[Present Room]]. This is the only minigame in ''Mario Party 4'' to have no music (other than the "Let the Race Begin" jingle) and one of only two minigames in ''Mario Party: The Top 100'' to have no music, the other being [[Don't Look]].
'''Mario Speedwagons''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' and ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''.


==Introduction==
==Overview==
The camera zooms across the speedwagons each character controls. Then, the screen splits four ways, showing the rear of each character's vehicle. The traffic signal flies in, and after the "START!" signal (3-2-1 countdown in ''The Top 100''), the signal's lights turn on. When the green light flashes, the race starts.
[[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.


==Gameplay==
It is the third minigame of Decathlon in ''Mario Party: The Top 100''.
The goal is to be the first one to cross the finish line in a {{wp|drag race}}. Each participating character drives their own {{wp|Top Fuel|top fuel dragster}}, complete with unique coloration (player color in ''The Top 100''). Along the way, the car's gears will need to shift as it picks up speed. This is indicated by the gear numbers flashing in the bottom right corner (Touch Screen in ''The Top 100''). However, correct timing is required, as early or late shifts will result in a decrease in speed or no increase in speed, respectively. Likewise, accelerating too quickly at the start can cause the car not to move very much, similar to in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series.


==Ending==
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.
At the "FINISH!" signal, the screen with the winning player zooms in, with the player's wagon having a parachute flying off it. After that, in ''Mario Party 4'' only, the scene changes to the winner podium, where the players are in their respective positions. The winner does their victory pose, and the losers do their losing poses.


[[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==
===''Mario Party 4''===
===''Mario Party 4''===
*{{button|gcn|R}} &ndash; Accelerate
*{{button|gcn|R}} Accelerate
*{{button|gcn|A}} &ndash; Change gears
*{{button|gcn|A}} Change gears


===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
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==In-game text==
==In-game text==
===''Mario Party 4''===
===''Mario Party 4''===
*'''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"Time to race on the speedway! Step on the gas when the light turns green!"''
*'''Game Rules''' ''"Time to race on the speedway! Step on the gas when the light turns green!"''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"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."''
*'''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''===
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*'''Description''' &ndash; ''"Shift gears to speed up and reach the goal first!"''
*'''Description''' ''"Shift gears to speed up and reach the goal first!"''
*'''On-screen''' &ndash; ''"Shift gears to accelerate and race to the goal!"''
*'''On-screen''' ''"Shift gears to accelerate and race to the goal!"''


==Gallery==
==Naming==
<gallery>
The name is a play on the vehicle {{wp|REO Speed Wagon}}.
Top100MarioSpeedwagons.png|''Mario Party: The Top 100''
===Names in other languages===
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゼロヨングランプリ
|Jpn=ゼロヨングランプリ
|JapR=Zeroyon guranpri
|JpnR=Zeroyon Guran Puri
|JapM="04 Grand Prix"; slang for "400-meters linear race".
|JpnM="04 Grand Prix"
|Fra=Départ Arrêté
|JpnN=Slang for "400-meters linear race".
|FraM=Stopped Start
|Fre=Départ Arrêté
|FreM=Stopped Start
|Ger=Rauchende Reifen
|Ger=Rauchende Reifen
|GerM=Fuming Tires
|GerM=Fuming Tires
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}}
}}


{{MP4 Minigames}}
==Notes==
{{MPTT100 Minigames}}
*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.
 
{{MP4 minigames}}
{{MPTT100 minigames}}
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 4 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 4 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 minigames]]
[[it:Corsa pazza]]
[[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.