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{{Minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[Image:MP5_RandomRide1.JPG|260px]]
|image=[[File:RandomRideBegin.png|260px]]
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|type=Battle minigame
|type=Battle minigame
|info='''In-Game Instructions'''<br>''Select a machine you think will reach the finish line. Use the names as best as you can predict the winner.
|time=5 seconds to select a machine per turn
|info2='''Advice'''<br>''Any machine with a positive name has a better chance at winning the race than a machine with a negative name.
|track=Battle Match (choosing a ride)<br>How Far? (racing)
|controls={{button|gcn|Stick}}: Move Cursor<br>{{button|gcn|A}}: Confirm
|sample=Choosing a ride:<br>[[File:MP5 Battle Match.oga]]<br>Racing:<br>[[File:MP5 How Far.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Random Ride''' is a battle [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''.
'''Random Ride''' is a Battle [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''.


This game is mostly luck-based. Each player has to pick a name from a list of competitors for a race (randomized). Generally, the better a machine's name, the better the chance that player will win the race. Also, players pick their machine in a random order, leaving players choosing early with an advantage, and vice versa. It is very similar in concept to [[Day at the Races]] from ''[[Mario Party 2]]''.
==Gameplay==
[[File:RandomRideRace.png|thumb|left|Gameplay of Random Ride]]
The minigame is mostly luck-based. The audience consists of [[Goomba]]s and [[Koopa Troopa]]s sitting on pink and yellow bleachers. According to the Koopa Troopa (host), each player has to pick a name from a list of competitors for a race (randomized). Generally, the more positive a machine's name, the better the chance that a player will win the race. When this minigame is played in a Battle Royale [[board (Mario Party series)|board]] game, the player in last place picks their machine first, with the player in first place picking last; in Free Play mode or Team Match, the players pick their machines in a random order. Players who choose early gain an advantage, and vice versa.  


[[Image:MP5_RandomRide2.JPG|thumb|left|Which machine is the best?]]
The possible names for the machines include the following:
After everyone has chosen their machine, the players race. There is nothing players can do at this point; it is all up to chance. Players get eliminated throughout the race through various misfortunes, such as engine blowouts or collisions with [[Bullet Bills]]. Eventually, one player is left; that player is declared the winner.
* Perfect Conditions
<br clear=left>
* At Its Best
Some examples of names for the machines include:
* Daily Routine
* So-So, I Suppose
* Almost-Guaranteed Victory
* Totally Terrible
* Feeling Good
* Difficulties Ahead
* General Long Shot
* Nothing's Right
* Miracles Do Happen
* Fate's Decision


*General Long Shot
After everyone has chosen their machine, a race plays by itself. The competitors soar across the ocean; they pass through blue-, pink-, yellow-, and orange-striped hot air balloons with [[Whomp]]s, [[Shy Guy]]s, Goombas, and Koopa Troopas cheering for them. Players get eliminated throughout the race through various misfortunes, such as engine blowouts and collisions with [[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]]s. Occasionally, however, players can appear to be eliminated but can recover from mishaps, though this is entirely by luck. Eventually, one player is left; that player is declared the winner.
*Totally Terrible
{{br|left}}
*At Its Best
 
*Nothing's Right
==Controls==
*Fate's Decision
* {{button|gcn|Stick}} &ndash; Move cursor
*Perfect Conditions
* {{button|gcn|A}} &ndash; Confirm
*Miracles Do Happen
 
*Daily Routine
==In-game text==
*Almost-Guaranteed Victory
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Select the machine you think will reach the finish line. Use the names as best as you can to predict the winner."''
*So-So, I Suppose
* '''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Any machine with a positive name has a better chance at winning the race than a machine with a negative name."''
*Feeling Good
 
*Difficulties Ahead
==Names in other languages==
{{BoxTop}}
{{foreign names
{{Mario Party 5}}
|Jpn=うんまかせダービー
[[Category:Battle Minigames]]
|JpnR=Unmakase dābī
[[Category:Mario Party 5 Minigames]]
|JpnM=Fate-Trusting Derby
|Fre=Gymkhana Aérien
|FreM=Aerial Gymkhana
|Ger=Fortuna-Rennen
|GerM=Luck Race
|Spa=En manos del azar
|SpaM=In Fate's Hands
|Ita=La gara della fortuna
|ItaM=The luck competition
}}
 
==See also==
*[[Day at the Races]]
 
{{MP5 minigames}}
[[Category:Battle minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 5 minigames]]

Latest revision as of 17:47, February 10, 2025

Random Ride
Wario is first in Random Ride from Mario Party 5
Appears in Mario Party 5
Type Battle minigame
Time limit 5 seconds to select a machine per turn
Music track Battle Match (choosing a ride)
How Far? (racing)
Music sample
Choosing a ride:

Racing:

Random Ride is a Battle minigame found in Mario Party 5.

Gameplay[edit]

Random Ride from Mario Party 5
Gameplay of Random Ride

The minigame is mostly luck-based. The audience consists of Goombas and Koopa Troopas sitting on pink and yellow bleachers. According to the Koopa Troopa (host), each player has to pick a name from a list of competitors for a race (randomized). Generally, the more positive a machine's name, the better the chance that a player will win the race. When this minigame is played in a Battle Royale board game, the player in last place picks their machine first, with the player in first place picking last; in Free Play mode or Team Match, the players pick their machines in a random order. Players who choose early gain an advantage, and vice versa.

The possible names for the machines include the following:

  • Perfect Conditions
  • At Its Best
  • Daily Routine
  • So-So, I Suppose
  • Almost-Guaranteed Victory
  • Totally Terrible
  • Feeling Good
  • Difficulties Ahead
  • General Long Shot
  • Nothing's Right
  • Miracles Do Happen
  • Fate's Decision

After everyone has chosen their machine, a race plays by itself. The competitors soar across the ocean; they pass through blue-, pink-, yellow-, and orange-striped hot air balloons with Whomps, Shy Guys, Goombas, and Koopa Troopas cheering for them. Players get eliminated throughout the race through various misfortunes, such as engine blowouts and collisions with Banzai Bills. Occasionally, however, players can appear to be eliminated but can recover from mishaps, though this is entirely by luck. Eventually, one player is left; that player is declared the winner.

Controls[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move cursor
  • A Button – Confirm

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"Select the machine you think will reach the finish line. Use the names as best as you can to predict the winner."
  • Advice"Any machine with a positive name has a better chance at winning the race than a machine with a negative name."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese うんまかせダービー[?]
Unmakase dābī
Fate-Trusting Derby
French Gymkhana Aérien[?] Aerial Gymkhana
German Fortuna-Rennen[?] Luck Race
Italian La gara della fortuna[?] The luck competition
Spanish En manos del azar[?] In Fate's Hands

See also[edit]