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{{Minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[Image:MP6_PopStar.jpg|250px]]
|image=[[File:PopStar.png|280px]]<br>Day<br>[[File:Popstar.png|280px]]<br>Night
|controls='''For single player'''<br>{{button|gcn|A}}'''(Repeaditly)''':Pump Baloon<br>'''For 3 players'''<br>{{button|gcn|A}}:Jump<br>{{button|gcn|A}}'''+'''{{button|gcn|A}}:[[Ground Pound]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 6]]''
|type=1-vs.-3 Player Minigame
|type=1-vs.-3 minigame
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party 6]]''
|track=Upbeat
|sample=[[File:MP6 Upbeat.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Pop Star''' is a 1-vs-3 minigame in ''[[Mario Party 6]]''.
'''Pop Star''' is a 1-vs.-3 [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 6]]''.


==Gameplay==
==Overview==
The whole point of the game is for the players pop their balloons faster, whoever does this first, wins. The 3 players work together to pop their balloon by ground pounding with double {{button|gcn|A}} on some pumps. While the other player tries to pop his\her balloon by hammering on a pump by repeatedly pressing {{button|gcn|A}}.
The introduction shows the team and the solo player each inflating their balloons slightly.


==Introduction==
The goal of the minigame is for one side to pop their balloon by inflating it. The group players work together by [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ing their pumps to inflate and eventually pop their balloon, while the solo player must repeatedly hammer their pump to pop theirs. The group players can pump more air in their balloon if they ground-pound from the highest point of their [[jump]]. The side that pops its balloon first wins. If both sides pop their balloons simultaneously or if five minutes pass, the minigame ends in a tie.
The introduction shows each player inflating their balloon a bit to start with.


==Trivia==
==Controls==
*'Pop Star' is a play on the phrase "pop star".
===Solo (1 player)===
*The minigame also refers to the planet [[Kirby]] lives on.
* {{button|gcn|A}} &ndash; Swing the [[hammer]]
<br clear=all>
 
{{Mario Party 6}}
===Group (3 players)===
[[Category:1-vs-3 mini-games]]
* {{button|gcn|A}} &ndash; Jump
[[Category:Mini-games]]
* {{button|gcn|A}} '''→''' {{button|gcn|A}} &ndash; Ground-pound
[[Category:Mario Party 6]]
 
==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"One player swings a hammer while the other three ground-pound to blow up a balloon. Whoever pops their balloon first wins!"''
* '''Advice''' &ndash; ''"The players in the team of three will pump more air if they ground-pound from the highest point of their jump."''
 
==Naming==
"Pop Star" comes from a term that refers to a famous person associated with {{wp|pop music}}.
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=わって！ビッグバルーン
|JpnR=Watte! Biggu Barūn
|JpnM=Pop the big balloon
|Fre=C'est Gonflé
|FreM=It's Swollen (Expression meaning "That's rich!")
|Ger=Blasebalg
|GerM=Bellows
|Spa=Inflado de orgullo
|SpaM=Inflation to Be Proud Of (Pun on ''estar inflado de orgullo'', meaning "to swell with pride")
|Ita=Pallone Scoppiato
|ItaM=Exploded Balloon
}}
 
==Notes==
* When the balloon pops, it will release bubbles in the daytime or stars at nighttime.
 
==See also==
*[[Balloon Burst (4-Player)]]
*[[Balloon Burst (2 vs. 2)]]
*[[Balloon Blast Bash]]
 
{{MP6 minigames}}
[[Category:1-vs-3 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 6 minigames]]

Latest revision as of 11:54, April 1, 2025

Pop Star
Pop Star from Mario Party 6
Day
Pop Star from Mario Party 6
Night
Appears in Mario Party 6
Type 1-vs.-3 minigame
Music track Upbeat
Music sample

Pop Star is a 1-vs.-3 minigame in Mario Party 6.

Overview[edit]

The introduction shows the team and the solo player each inflating their balloons slightly.

The goal of the minigame is for one side to pop their balloon by inflating it. The group players work together by ground-pounding their pumps to inflate and eventually pop their balloon, while the solo player must repeatedly hammer their pump to pop theirs. The group players can pump more air in their balloon if they ground-pound from the highest point of their jump. The side that pops its balloon first wins. If both sides pop their balloons simultaneously or if five minutes pass, the minigame ends in a tie.

Controls[edit]

Solo (1 player)[edit]

Group (3 players)[edit]

  • A Button – Jump
  • A Button → A Button – Ground-pound

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules – "One player swings a hammer while the other three ground-pound to blow up a balloon. Whoever pops their balloon first wins!"
  • Advice – "The players in the team of three will pump more air if they ground-pound from the highest point of their jump."

Naming[edit]

"Pop Star" comes from a term that refers to a famous person associated with pop music.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese わって！ビッグバルーン[?]
Watte! Biggu Barūn 		Pop the big balloon
French C'est Gonflé[?] It's Swollen (Expression meaning "That's rich!")
German Blasebalg[?] Bellows
Italian Pallone Scoppiato[?] Exploded Balloon
Spanish Inflado de orgullo[?] Inflation to Be Proud Of (Pun on estar inflado de orgullo, meaning "to swell with pride")

Notes[edit]

  • When the balloon pops, it will release bubbles in the daytime or stars at nighttime.

See also[edit]

[Edit]
Minigames from Mario Party 6
4-Player minigames Blooper Scooper • Cannonball Fun • Catch You Letter • Circuit Maximus • Daft Rafts • Freeze Frame • Granite Getaway • Lift Leapers • Memory Lane • Money Belt • Mowtown • Note to Self • Odd Card Out • Pokey Punch-out • Same Is Lame • Smashdance • Snow Whirled • Sunday Drivers • Throw Me a Bone • Trap Ease Artist • Treasure Trawlers • Tricky Tires • What Goes Up...
1-vs.-3 minigames Main Ball Dozers • Cash Flow • Conveyor Bolt • Crate and Peril • Dust 'til Dawn • Pop Star • Ray of Fright • Sink or Swim • Snow Brawl • Stage Fright • Surge and Destroy
Mic Fruit Talktail • Shoot Yer Mouth Off • Talkie Walkie • Verbal Assault • Word Herd
2-vs.-2 minigames Body Builder • Burnstile • Cashapult • Clean Team • Garden Grab • Gondola Glide • Jump the Gun • Light Breeze • Mole-it! • Pixel Perfect • Rocky Road • Slot Trot
Battle minigames Control Shtick • Hyper Sniper • Insectiride • Stamp By Me • Strawberry Shortfuse • Wrasslin' Rapids
Duel minigames Asteroad Rage • Black Hole Boogie • Boo'd Off the Stage • Boonanza! • Cog Jog • Full Tilt • Light Up My Night • Lunar-tics • Mass Meteor • O-Zone • Pitifall • Something's Amist • Sumo of Doom-o • T Minus Five • Trick or Tree
DK minigames Banana Shake • Pier Factor • Tally Me Banana
Bowser minigames Dark 'n Crispy • Dizzy Rotisserie • Pit Boss
Rare minigames Block Star • Dunk Bros. • Lab Brats • Seer Terror
Mic mode Speak Up • Star Sprint (Meadow Road · Dark Path · Magma Flow)
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