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{{Minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:OilCrisis Wario7.png|260px]]
|image=[[File:Oil Crisis MP7.png|260px]]
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party 7]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 7]]''
|info='''Rules'''<br>''Drive your kart by shouting commands into the Mic. Don't run out of fuel before you cross the finish line.
|info2='''Advice'''<br>''The "Mushroom" command will give you a burst of speed, but you can only use it once. Plan ahead!
|controls=Say: "Right" "Left" "Mushroom"
|type=4-Player Mic minigame
|type=4-Player Mic minigame
|track=The Race Begins (start)<br>Faster! Faster! (gameplay)
|sample=Start:<br>[[File:MP7 The Race Begins.oga]]<br>Gameplay:<br>[[File:MP7 Faster! Faster!.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Oil Crisis''' is a 4-Player Mic [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. The term "oil crisis" was originally used for a period of time when oil was in short supply.
'''Oil Crisis''' is a 4-Player Mic [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''.


==Introduction==
==Overview==
The four players are shown waving at the screen while standing in front of their cars.
Players navigate their car left or right on a course that is 200 yards/metres long, dodging oil spills while collecting pink fuel cans on their way to the end. Each player has only one [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] that they can use by saying "Mushroom" into [[Nintendo GameCube#Nintendo GameCube Microphone|Mic]] (or choosing from a box if the Mic settings are set to "Use Controller"), giving them a speed boost. If a player is out of fuel, they cannot continue, but their distance is still recorded. Any players who make it the farthest win, without a possibility of getting a tie.


==Gameplay==
==Controls==
The players must navigate their car around the oil spills and collect fuel cans to get to the finish line. The finish line is 200 yards away from the starting point. If the player runs out of fuel, they stop and the point where they ran out is used as their distance. The player who gets the farthest is the winner; if more then one player crosses the finish line, then all players to do so win. There are no ties.
* {{button|gcn|mic}} &ndash; Say: "Right," "Left," "Mushroom"


==Ending==
==In-game text==
The winner(s) stand in front of their car at the finish line and perform their victory animation.
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Drive your kart by shouting commands into the Mic. Don't run out of fuel before you cross the finish line."''
* '''Advice''' &ndash; ''"The "Mushroom" command will give you a burst of speed, but you can only use it once. Plan ahead!"''


{{BoxTop}}
==Gallery==
{{Mario Party 7}}
<gallery>
[[Category:4-player Minigames]]
Oil Drum MP7.png|Fuel can
[[Category:Mario Party 7 Minigames]]
Mushroom MP7.png|[[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]]
Oil Crisis End.png|The ending to Oil Crisis
</gallery>
 
==Naming==
The term "oil crisis" could be referring to the {{wp|1973 oil crisis}}, when oil became very expensive due to an embargo from {{wp|Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries|OAPEC}}, and the {{wp|1979 oil crisis}}, which occurred in the wake of the {{wp|Iranian revolution}}.
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=マイクでサーキット
|JpnR=Maiku de sākitto
|JpnM=Circuit by Mic
|Fre=Panne Sèche
|FreM=Out of Fuel
|Ger=Fit mit Sprit
|GerM=Fit with Gasoline
|Spa=Sin combustible
|SpaM=Without Fuel
|Ita=Formula fungo
|ItaM=Pun of ''Formula Uno'' ("{{wp|Formula One}}") and ''fungo'' ("mushroom")
}}
 
{{MP7 minigames}}
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 7 minigames]]

Latest revision as of 17:10, April 30, 2025

Oil Crisis
Wario in Oil Crisis from Mario Party 7
Appears in Mario Party 7
Type 4-Player Mic minigame
Music track The Race Begins (start)
Faster! Faster! (gameplay)
Music sample
Start:

Gameplay:

Oil Crisis is a 4-Player Mic minigame in Mario Party 7.

Overview

Players navigate their car left or right on a course that is 200 yards/metres long, dodging oil spills while collecting pink fuel cans on their way to the end. Each player has only one Mushroom that they can use by saying "Mushroom" into Mic (or choosing from a box if the Mic settings are set to "Use Controller"), giving them a speed boost. If a player is out of fuel, they cannot continue, but their distance is still recorded. Any players who make it the farthest win, without a possibility of getting a tie.

Controls

  • Microphone – Say: "Right," "Left," "Mushroom"

In-game text

  • Rules"Drive your kart by shouting commands into the Mic. Don't run out of fuel before you cross the finish line."
  • Advice"The "Mushroom" command will give you a burst of speed, but you can only use it once. Plan ahead!"

Gallery

Naming

The term "oil crisis" could be referring to the 1973 oil crisis, when oil became very expensive due to an embargo from OAPEC, and the 1979 oil crisis, which occurred in the wake of the Iranian revolution.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マイクでサーキット[?]
Maiku de sākitto
Circuit by Mic
French Panne Sèche[?] Out of Fuel
German Fit mit Sprit[?] Fit with Gasoline
Italian Formula fungo[?] Pun of Formula Uno ("Formula One") and fungo ("mushroom")
Spanish Sin combustible[?] Without Fuel