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{{Minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:Flingshot.PNG]]
|image=[[File:MPA Flingshot Screenshot.png]]
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
|type=Single-player minigame
|type=Single-player minigame
|time=5 seconds
|time=5 seconds to build power
|record=0 points
|track=Let's Get a Move On
|song=Let's Get a Move On
|sample=[[File:MPA Mini-Game Theme 6.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Flingshot''' is a single-player [[minigame]] that appears in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. The name is a pun on the word "slingshot".
'''Flingshot''' is a single-player [[minigame]] that appears in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. The name is a portmanteau of the words "fling" and "slingshot."


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The object of the minigame is for the player to launch themselves as far as possible by using a giant slingshot.
The objective is for the player to launch themselves as far as possible by using a giant slingshot. The player builds power by tapping the {{button|gba|A}} and {{button|gba|B}} buttons repeatedly for five seconds. The faster the player presses the buttons during the time, the farther they will go. As the player is flying, they can press Up and Down on the Control Pad in order to either fly higher or dive down. Updrafts also appear; vertically facing ones send the player higher, and horizontal ones send the player farther. The farther the player flies, the more [[point]]s they earn.  


In order to utilize the giant slingshot, players must tap the {{button|gba|A}} and {{button|gba|B}} buttons repeatedly for five seconds. The faster the player presses during the time, the further he or she will go. As the player is flying, they may press up and down on the pad in order to either fly higher or dive down. Updrafts also appear; vertically-facing ones send the player higher, and horizontal drafts send the player farther.
In the [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]] mode, a score of at least 5,000 is needed to win. In Mini-Game Attack, at least 9,000 points must be earned to clear the minigame.
 
The farther the player flies, the more points they earn. In [[Shroom City]] mode, a score of at least 5000 is needed to win.


==Controls==
==Controls==
*{{button|gba|Pad}} – Tilt up
*{{button|gba|Padupdown}} – Tilt up/down
*{{button|gba|Pad}} – Tilt down
*{{button|gba|A}} '''''' {{button|gba|B}} – Build power
*{{button|gba|A}} '''+''' {{button|gba|B}} – Build Power


==In-game text==
==In-game text==
*'''Rules''' – ''"Tap the A and B buttons to build power. Catch an updraft to fly farther."''
''Tap the A and B Buttons to build power. Catch an updraft to fly farther.''


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=パチンコロケット
|Jpn=パチンコロケット
|JapR=Pachinko Rokketto
|JpnR=Pachinko Roketto
|JapM=Pachinko Rocket
|JpnM=Slingshot Rocket
|Fra=Lance-Pierre
|Fre=Lance-Pierre
|FraM=Slingshot
|FreM=Slingshot
|Ita=Megafionda
|Ita=Megafionda
|ItaM=Megaslingshot
|ItaM=Megaslingshot
|Ger=Riesenzwille
|GerM=Giant Slingshot
|Spa=Tirachinas
|SpaM=Slingshot
}}
}}


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{{MPA minigames}}
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[[Category:Mario Party Advance minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party Advance Minigames]]

Latest revision as of 14:50, March 31, 2025

Flingshot
The mini-game, Flingshot from Mario Party Advance
Appears in Mario Party Advance
Type Single-player minigame
Time limit 5 seconds to build power
Music track Let's Get a Move On
Music sample

Flingshot is a single-player minigame that appears in Mario Party Advance. The name is a portmanteau of the words "fling" and "slingshot."

Gameplay

The objective is for the player to launch themselves as far as possible by using a giant slingshot. The player builds power by tapping the A Button and B Button buttons repeatedly for five seconds. The faster the player presses the buttons during the time, the farther they will go. As the player is flying, they can press Up and Down on the Control Pad in order to either fly higher or dive down. Updrafts also appear; vertically facing ones send the player higher, and horizontal ones send the player farther. The farther the player flies, the more points they earn.

In the Shroom City mode, a score of at least 5,000 is needed to win. In Mini-Game Attack, at least 9,000 points must be earned to clear the minigame.

Controls

  • +Control Pad up or down – Tilt up/down
  • A Button B Button – Build power

In-game text

Tap the A and B Buttons to build power. Catch an updraft to fly farther.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese パチンコロケット[?]
Pachinko Roketto
Slingshot Rocket
French Lance-Pierre[?] Slingshot
German Riesenzwille[?] Giant Slingshot
Italian Megafionda[?] Megaslingshot
Spanish Tirachinas[?] Slingshot