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{{minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:SwingKings.png|260px]] <br> 4-player mini-game version. <br> [[File:SwingKingDuel.png|260px]] <br> Duel mini-game version.
|image=[[File:SwingKings.png|260px]]<br>4-Player<br>[[File:SwingKingDuel.png|260px]]<br>Duel
| appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 8]]''
| type = 4-player mini-game <br> Duel mini-game
|type=4-Player minigame <br> Duel minigame
| controls = '''Wii Remote:''' Swing bat<br>'''Buttons:''' None
|record=10
| record = 10
|track=Challenge!
| song = Challenge!
|sample=[[File:MP8 Challenge!.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Swing Kings''' is a baseball [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. It is both a 4-Player game and a Duel minigame, and it is one of ten minigames featured in [[Test for the Best]]. One minigame in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' is extremely similar, which is only playable in [[Neon Heights]]. Another minigame from ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', called [[Dinger Derby]], is also similar.
'''Swing Kings''' is a 4-Player and Duel [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', and it is one of ten minigames featured in [[Test for the Best]]. One minigame in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' is extremely similar, being playable only on [[Neon Heights]]. Another minigame from ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', called [[Dinger Derby]], is also similar, though 30 balls are pitched.


Swing Kings is one of the minigames from ''Mario Party 8'' ported to the Japan-only arcade game ''[[Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher]]''. Here, it is a Bonus Chance Game.
Swing Kings is one of the minigames from ''Mario Party 8'' ported to the Japan-only arcade game ''[[Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher]]''. Here, it is a Bonus Chance Game.


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
The camera is zoomed in on player one, who is standing on home plate with a [[Shy Guy]] beside a basket of baseballs. The screen will then split into multiple screens, one for each player, and the minigame will begin.
[[File:Swing Kings MP8 Introduction.gif|thumb|left|The introduction to Swing Kings]]
The camera is zoomed in on the first player, who is standing on home plate with a [[Shy Guy]] beside a basket of baseballs. The screen then splits into multiple screens, one for each player, and the minigame begins.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:SwingSlaves.png|thumb|left|Toadette's victory in Swing Kings.]]
A Shy Guy throws a baseball at the character, and the player has to swing {{button|wii|wiimote}} and hit the ball. Occasionally, the Shy Guy throws a ball higher or lower than normal. The Shy Guys throw 20 balls at each player; after all the balls have been tossed, the minigame ends. The player(s) who hit(s) the most baseballs win(s) the minigame. In the 4-Player variant, it is possible for there not to be a loser. If no one gets any points or if both players tie in the Duel variant, a tie occurs. If both players break the current record with the same score in the Duel variant, it counts as a new record even though neither player won.<ref>[https://youtu.be/qVClu-EO7PQ?t=1m40s Example case]</ref>{{dead link}} This also applies to [[Saucer Swarm]].
A Shy Guy will throw a baseball at the character and the player has to swing the Wii Remote and hit the ball. Occasionally, the Shy Guy will throw a ball higher or lower than normal. The Shy Guys throw twenty balls at each player; after all the balls have been tossed, the minigame ends. Players who hit the most baseballs wins the mini-game.
{{br|left}}


==Ending==
==Ending==
Victorious characters perform their winning poses in a baseball field, while in the background the players that lose will run around the field, collecting the baseballs and tossing them into a bucket. It is possible for there not to be a loser.
[[File:Swing Kings Ending.png|thumb|[[Toadette]] wins while [[Wario]] collects the baseballs.]]
Victorious characters perform their winning poses on a baseball field, while in the background the losing players run around the field, collecting the baseballs and tossing them into a bucket. If the results screen remains in Party Mode, the losers eventually finish picking up all the balls and just stand in their idle animation.
 
==Test for the Best==
In Test for the Best, the player is alone and must hit as many of the balls as possible in 20 pitches, with the player earning 50 points for their score for each ball hit. The scores required to earn a certain point total are as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Grade !! Points earned !! Score required in minigame || Title
|-
| '''A+''' || 1,000 || 20 hits || Home Run King
|-
| '''A''' || 900 || 18 hits || Savage Slugger
|-
| '''B''' || 800 || 16 hits || Strong Slugger
|-
| '''C''' || 700 || 14 hits || So-So Slugger
|-
| '''D''' || 600 || 12 hits || Fly Swatter
|-
| '''F''' || 0 || N/A || Bat Butterfingers
|}


==Controls==
==Controls==
* Swing [[Wii Remote]] &ndash; Swing bat
*'''Wii Remote:''' Swing bat
*'''Buttons:''' None


==In-game text==
==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Hit baseballs into the outfield. You'll get 20 pitches."''
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Hit baseballs into the outfield. You'll get 20 pitches."''
* '''Hint''' &ndash; ''"Don't put too much swing into it, or you won't be ready for the next pitch."''
* '''Hint''' &ndash; ''"Don't put too much swing into it, or you won't be ready for the next pitch."''
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Goomba Swing Kings cheering.png|[[Goomba]] cheering
Koopa Swing Kings cheering.png|[[Koopa Troopa]] cheering
Baseball minigame gameplay MP8.png|Baseball
Swing_Kings_Flag.png|Flag
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Spa=Vaivén
|SpaM=Sway/Seesaw
|Jap=ホームランダービー
|Jap=ホームランダービー
|JapR=Hōmuran Dābī
|JapR=Hōmuran Dābī
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|Ger=Baseball-Ballerei
|Ger=Baseball-Ballerei
|GerM=Baseball Shoot
|GerM=Baseball Shoot
|Fra=Accro-Bate
|Fre=Accro-Batte
|FraM=Addict-Bat (pun on ''acrobate'', "acrobat")
|FreM=Addict-Bat (pun on ''acrobate'', "acrobat")
|Ita=In Battuta}}
|Ita=In Battuta
|ItaM=For a Hit
|Kor=홈런더비
|KorR=Homreon Deobi
|KorM=Homerun Derby
}}
 
==References==
<references/>


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Latest revision as of 11:17, August 20, 2024

Swing Kings
Swing Kings from Mario Party 8
4-Player
Swing Kings from Mario Party 8
Duel
Appears in Mario Party 8
Type 4-Player minigame
Duel minigame
Initial record 10
Music track Challenge!
Music sample

Swing Kings is a 4-Player and Duel minigame in Mario Party 8, and it is one of ten minigames featured in Test for the Best. One minigame in Mario Party 7 is extremely similar, being playable only on Neon Heights. Another minigame from Mario Party 5, called Dinger Derby, is also similar, though 30 balls are pitched.

Swing Kings is one of the minigames from Mario Party 8 ported to the Japan-only arcade game Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher. Here, it is a Bonus Chance Game.

Introduction[edit]

The introduction to Swing Kings

The camera is zoomed in on the first player, who is standing on home plate with a Shy Guy beside a basket of baseballs. The screen then splits into multiple screens, one for each player, and the minigame begins.

Gameplay[edit]

A Shy Guy throws a baseball at the character, and the player has to swing Wii Remote and hit the ball. Occasionally, the Shy Guy throws a ball higher or lower than normal. The Shy Guys throw 20 balls at each player; after all the balls have been tossed, the minigame ends. The player(s) who hit(s) the most baseballs win(s) the minigame. In the 4-Player variant, it is possible for there not to be a loser. If no one gets any points or if both players tie in the Duel variant, a tie occurs. If both players break the current record with the same score in the Duel variant, it counts as a new record even though neither player won.[1][dead link] This also applies to Saucer Swarm.

Ending[edit]

Wario collects baseballs in Swing Kings from Mario Party 8.
Toadette wins while Wario collects the baseballs.

Victorious characters perform their winning poses on a baseball field, while in the background the losing players run around the field, collecting the baseballs and tossing them into a bucket. If the results screen remains in Party Mode, the losers eventually finish picking up all the balls and just stand in their idle animation.

Test for the Best[edit]

In Test for the Best, the player is alone and must hit as many of the balls as possible in 20 pitches, with the player earning 50 points for their score for each ball hit. The scores required to earn a certain point total are as follows:

Grade Points earned Score required in minigame Title
A+ 1,000 20 hits Home Run King
A 900 18 hits Savage Slugger
B 800 16 hits Strong Slugger
C 700 14 hits So-So Slugger
D 600 12 hits Fly Swatter
F 0 N/A Bat Butterfingers

Controls[edit]

  • Wii Remote: Swing bat
  • Buttons: None

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules – "Hit baseballs into the outfield. You'll get 20 pitches."
  • Hint – "Don't put too much swing into it, or you won't be ready for the next pitch."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ホームランダービー[?]
Hōmuran Dābī 		Homerun Derby
French Accro-Batte[?] Addict-Bat (pun on acrobate, "acrobat")
German Baseball-Ballerei[?] Baseball Shoot
Italian In Battuta[?] For a Hit
Korean 홈런더비[?]
Homreon Deobi 		Homerun Derby
Spanish Vaivén[?] Sway/Seesaw

References[edit]

  1. ^ Example case
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Minigames from Mario Party 8
4-Player minigames Alpine Assault • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank • Flip the Chimp • In the Nick of Time • Kartastrophe • Lava or Leave 'Em • Mario Matrix • Mosh-Pit Playroom • Punch-a-Bunch • Rudder Madness • Scooter Pursuit • Shake It Up • Sick and Twisted • Speedy Graffiti • Swing Kings • Treacherous Tightrope • Water Ski Spree
1-vs.-3 minigames Bob-ombs Away • Chump Rope • Grabbin' Gold • Gun the Runner • Picture Perfect • Power Trip • Snow Way Out • Swervin' Skies • Thrash 'n' Crash
2-vs.-2 minigames Boo-ting Gallery • Bumper Balloons • Crops 'n' Robbers • Grabby Gridiron • King of the Thrill • Lean, Mean Ravine • Paint Misbehavin' • Rowed to Victory • Sugar Rush • Winner or Dinner
Battle minigames Aim of the Game • Cut from the Team • Glacial Meltdown • Saucer Swarm • Snipe for the Picking
Duel minigames Aim of the Game • Attention Grabber • Balancing Act • Blazing Lassos • Breakneck Building • Bumper Balloons • Cardiators • Cosmic Slalom • Eyebrawl • Flip the Chimp • Frozen Assets • Ion the Prize • Lava Lobbers • Lob to Rob • Loco Motives • Paint Misbehavin' • Pumper Cars • Rotation Station • Saucer Swarm • Settle It in Court • Shake It Up • Specter Inspector • Sugar Rush • Surf's Way Up • Swing Kings • Wing and a Scare • You're the Bob-omb
Challenge minigames Fruit Picker • Pour to Score • Stampede
Extras Zone minigames Canyon Cruisers • Chomping Frenzy • Flagging Rights • Moped Mayhem • Puzzle Pillars • Star Carnival Bowling • Table Menace • Trial by Tile
Last minigame Superstar Showdown
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