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{{minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image = [[Image:MP4_Booksquirm.jpg|260px]]
|image=[[File:Booksquirm 4.png|260px]]
|type = 4-player mini-game
|type=4-Player minigame (''Mario Party 4'', ''Mario Party: The Top 100'' and ''Mario Party Superstars'')<br>Extra Room minigame (''Mario Party 4'')
|appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party 4]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 4]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''<br>''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|info = '''In-Game Instructions''' <br> ''Avoid getting flattened by the pages! Find a hole in the falling page and position yourself so you fit through to the next page!
|record=5 (''Mario Party Superstars'')
|info2 = '''Advice''' <br> ''Look for shadows in the falling page to find the passage to the next page.
|track=Loud and Sweet
|controls = '''Control Stick:''' Move
|sample=''Mario Party 4'':<br>[[File:MP4 Loud and Sweet.oga]]<br>''Mario Party: The Top 100'':<br>[[File:MPTT100 Loud and Sweet.oga]]<br>''Mario Party Superstars'':<br>[[File:MPS Loud and Sweet.oga]]
|notes = The name of the mini-game is a pun on the term "Bookworm", meaning one who enjoys reading extensively.
}}
}}
'''Booksquirm''' is a 4-player [[mini-game]] in ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. Booksquirm starts players out on a giant book laid out vertically. Pages of the book will begin to turn (fall), so the players must find holes in the pages to avoid being flattened. More than one player can share a hole. As time goes on, the pages will turn much faster, and the number of holes in each page will decrease. This process continues until one is left standing. If the last players remaining get flattened at the same time, the game is a draw.
'''Booksquirm''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''.


There is also an unlockable version of Booksquirm, called '''Challenge Booksquirm''', which can be earned by playing the original Booksquirm in a party, and can then be selected in the Extra Room. It challenges players to see how many pages they can last until their character is squashed. If the player manages to surpass 30 pages, a Goomba Plate is placed in the [[Minigame Room]]
==Overview==
[[File:Booksquirm MPS.png|thumb|left|Gameplay from ''Mario Party Superstars'']]
Players try to stand under holes in the pages of a giant book they fall, one after the other. The pages move faster as gameplay continues, with fewer pages to stand under, a process that continues until only one player remains. If all players are flattened, it is a draw, though this occurs in the ''Mario Party: The Top 100'' and ''Mario Party Superstars'' versions only if all four players are flattened at once.


There is an unlockable version titled '''Challenge Booksquirm''' in ''Mario Party 4'', unlocked for the Extra Room after playing the original Booksquirm, and the goal is for the player to pass through as many pages as possible, up to 99.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Nahoc|date=December 24, 2012|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNy2KXEkLUg|title=(TAS) Booksquirm - 99 Pages (Mario Party 4)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=July 16, 2024}}</ref> If the player manages to surpass 15 pages, a [[Goomba]] plate is placed in the minigame [[Present Room]]. The variation was later redone as the "Endless" mode in ''Mario Party Superstars'', following the rules of Challenge Booksquirm but ending after 999 pages.<ref>{{cite|url=https://youtu.be/F-1NeXs6X2c|title=Booksquirm <nowiki>[999 MAX world record]</nowiki> Mario party superstars|date=November 12, 2022|accessdate=March 26, 2025|publisher=YouTube|author=Hudson}}</ref>
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== Trivia ==
==Controls==
*The words on the book is actually just random letters put together.
===''Mario Party 4''===
<br clear=all>
*{{button|gcn|Stick}} &ndash; Move
{{Mario Party 4}}
 
[[Category:Mario Party 4]]
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
[[Category:Mario Party 4 mini-games]]
*{{button|3ds|Stick}}: Move
[[Category:4-player mini-games]]
 
===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*{{button|switch|stick}} &ndash; Move
 
==In-game text==
===''Mario Party 4''===
*'''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"Avoid getting flattened by the pages! Find a hole in the falling page and position yourself so you fit through to the next page!"''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Look for shadows in the falling page to find the passage to the next page."''
 
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*'''Description''' &ndash; ''"Stand under the holes in the falling pages so you don't get flattened!"''
*'''On-screen''' &ndash; ''"Don't let the pages flatten you!"''
 
===''Mario Party Superstars''===
{{multilang profile
|type=game
|Eng=Stand under the holes in the falling pages so you don't get flattened!}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Challengebooksquirm.png|Challenge version
Booksquirm Ending.png|Ending
Top100Booksquirm.png|''Mario Party: The Top 100''
</gallery>
 
==Naming==
The title is a pun on "bookworm," which is someone who reads a lot of books.
 
===Names in other languages===
====Booksquirm====
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ぱらぱらブック
|JpnR=Parapara bukku
|JpnM=Pattering Book
|ChiS=洞洞书
|ChiSR=Dòng Dòng Shū
|ChiSM=Perforated Book
|ChiT=洞洞書
|ChiTR=Dòng Dòng Shū
|ChiTM=Perforated Book
|Dut=Boekenwurm
|DutM=Bookworm
|Fre=Serre-Livre
|FreN=''Mario Party 4''
|FreM=Bookend
|Fre2=Serre-Livre Extrême
|Fre2N=''Mario Party: The Top 100'' and ''Superstars''
|Fre2M=Bookend Extreme
|Ger=Druckerpresse
|GerM=Printing Press
|Ita=Attenti al libro
|ItaM=Watch out for/Beware of the book
|Kor=책 속의 대소동
|KorR=Chaek Sogeui Daesodong
|KorM=Commotion in a Book
|Por=Escapágina
|PorM=Portmanteau of ''escapar'' ("to escape") and ''página'' ("page")
|Rus=В переплете
|RusR=V pereplyote
|RusM=In the binder
|SpaA=Me libro del libro
|SpaAM=I escape from the book
|SpaE=El mamotreto
|SpaEM=The Huge Tome
}}
 
====Challenge Booksquirm====
{{foreign names
|Jpn=チャレンジぱらぱらブック
|JpnR=Charenji parapara bukku
|JpnM=Challenge Pattering Book
|Fre=Serre-Livre Extrême
|FreM=Bookend Extreme
|Ger=Druckerpresse Plus
|GerM=Printing Press Plus
|Ita=Sfida col libro
|ItaM=Book challenge
|SpaE=El pesado mamotreto
|SpaEM=The Annoying/Heavy Huge Tome
}}
 
==Notes==
[[File:Booksquirm Cover.png|thumb|100px]]
*The book cover in all regional releases shows '''''PARAPARA BOOK''''', a romanization of the minigame's Japanese name.
{{br}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{MP4 minigames}}
{{MPTT100 minigames}}
{{MPS minigames}}
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 4 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party Superstars minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 minigames]]
[[it:Attenti al libro]]

Latest revision as of 23:29, March 26, 2025

Booksquirm
Wario in Booksquirm in Mario Party 4.
Appears in Mario Party 4
Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Superstars
Type 4-Player minigame (Mario Party 4, Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars)
Extra Room minigame (Mario Party 4)
Initial record 5 (Mario Party Superstars)
Music track Loud and Sweet
Music sample
Mario Party 4:

Mario Party: The Top 100:

Mario Party Superstars:

Booksquirm is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 4, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars.

Overview[edit]

Endless Booksquirm from Mario Party Superstars
Gameplay from Mario Party Superstars

Players try to stand under holes in the pages of a giant book they fall, one after the other. The pages move faster as gameplay continues, with fewer pages to stand under, a process that continues until only one player remains. If all players are flattened, it is a draw, though this occurs in the Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars versions only if all four players are flattened at once.

There is an unlockable version titled Challenge Booksquirm in Mario Party 4, unlocked for the Extra Room after playing the original Booksquirm, and the goal is for the player to pass through as many pages as possible, up to 99.[1] If the player manages to surpass 15 pages, a Goomba plate is placed in the minigame Present Room. The variation was later redone as the "Endless" mode in Mario Party Superstars, following the rules of Challenge Booksquirm but ending after 999 pages.[2]

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 4[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Circle Pad: Move

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 4[edit]

  • Game Rules – "Avoid getting flattened by the pages! Find a hole in the falling page and position yourself so you fit through to the next page!"
  • Advice – "Look for shadows in the falling page to find the passage to the next page."

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Description – "Stand under the holes in the falling pages so you don't get flattened!"
  • On-screen – "Don't let the pages flatten you!"

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • In-game description
    • English:
      Stand under the holes in the falling pages so you don't get flattened!

Gallery[edit]

  • Challenge version

    Challenge version

  • Ending

    Ending

  • Mario Party: The Top 100

    Mario Party: The Top 100

Naming[edit]

The title is a pun on "bookworm," which is someone who reads a lot of books.

Names in other languages[edit]

Booksquirm[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ぱらぱらブック[?]
Parapara bukku 		Pattering Book
Chinese (simplified) 洞洞书[?]
Dòng Dòng Shū 		Perforated Book
Chinese (traditional) 洞洞書[?]
Dòng Dòng Shū 		Perforated Book
Dutch Boekenwurm[?] Bookworm
French Serre-Livre[?] Bookend Mario Party 4
Serre-Livre Extrême[?] Bookend Extreme Mario Party: The Top 100 and Superstars
German Druckerpresse[?] Printing Press
Italian Attenti al libro[?] Watch out for/Beware of the book
Korean 책 속의 대소동[?]
Chaek Sogeui Daesodong 		Commotion in a Book
Portuguese Escapágina[?] Portmanteau of escapar ("to escape") and página ("page")
Russian В переплете[?]
V pereplyote 		In the binder
Spanish (NOA) Me libro del libro[?] I escape from the book
Spanish (NOE) El mamotreto[?] The Huge Tome

Challenge Booksquirm[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese チャレンジぱらぱらブック[?]
Charenji parapara bukku 		Challenge Pattering Book
French Serre-Livre Extrême[?] Bookend Extreme
German Druckerpresse Plus[?] Printing Press Plus
Italian Sfida col libro[?] Book challenge
Spanish (NOE) El pesado mamotreto[?] The Annoying/Heavy Huge Tome

Notes[edit]

The cover of the book from Booksquirm
  • The book cover in all regional releases shows PARAPARA BOOK, a romanization of the minigame's Japanese name.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nahoc (December 24, 2012). (TAS) Booksquirm - 99 Pages (Mario Party 4). YouTube (English). Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Hudson (November 12, 2022). Booksquirm [999 MAX world record] Mario party superstars. YouTube. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
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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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Minigames from Mario Party Superstars
Mario Party Bobsled Run • Bombs Away • Cast Aways • Crazy Cutters • Face-Lift • Hammer Drop • Handcar Havoc • Mushroom Mix-Up • Piranha's Pursuit • Shy Guy Says • Tipsy Tourney • Tug o' War
Mario Party 2 Archer-ival • Balloon Burst • Bowser's Big Blast • Bumper Balloon Cars • Bumper Balls • Cake Factory • Dizzy Dancing • Dungeon Dash • Hammer Slammera • Hot Rope Jump • Honeycomb Havoc • Look Away • Mecha Marathon • Quicksand Cache • Roll Call • Roll Out the Barrelsa • Sky Pilots • Slot-Car Derby • Sneak 'n' Snore • Speed Hockey • Tread Carefully
Mario Party 3 Bobbing Bow-loonsa • Boulder Ball • Bounce 'n' Trounce • Cheep Cheep Chase • Chip-Shot Challenge • Coconut Conk • Eatsa Pizza • Etch 'n' Catch • Hide-and-Sneak • Ice-Rink Risk • Mario's Puzzle Party • Messy Memory • Motor Rooter • Mush Pit • Parasol Plummet • Picking Panic • Puddle Paddle • River Raiders • Rockin' Raceway • Snowball Summit • Spotlight Swim • Storm Chasers • Swinging with Sharksa • Ticktock Hop • Tidal Toss • Vine with Me • Winner's Wheela
Mario Party 4 Beach Volley Folly • Booksquirm • Dungeon Duos • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Money Belts • Paths of Peril • Revers-a-Bomb • Trace Race
Mario Party 5 Bill Blasters • Coney Island • Dinger Derby • Ice Hockey • Later Skater • Leaf Leap • Night-Light Fright • Pushy Penguins • Squared Away • Tube It or Lose It
Mario Party 6 Block Star • Burnstile • Cashapult • Catch You Letter • Dark 'n' Crispy • Mass Meteor • Pit Boss • Rocky Road • Snow Whirled • Trap Ease Artist • What Goes Up... • X-Ray Payday
Mario Party 7 Monty's Revenge • Pokey Pummel • Pogo-a-Go-Go • Stick and Spin • Spin Doctor • The Final Countdown
Mario Party 8 Paint Misbehavin' • Winner or Dinner
Mario Party 9 Goomba Spotting • Manor of Escape • Shell Soccer • Tackle Takedown
Mario Party 10 Flash Forward • Rapid River Race • Skewer Scurry
a Item minigame, unnamed
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