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{{about|a minigame|the obstacles in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''|[[Bumper Ball]]}}
{{about|a minigame|the obstacles in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''|[[Bumper Ball]]}}
{{Minigame-infobox
{{Distinguish|Bumper Brawl|Bumper Balloons}}
| image = [[File:Bumper Balls1.png|260px]] <br> ''Mario Party''<br> [[File:Bumper Balls.png|260px]] <br> ''Mario Party 2''<br>[[File:Top100BumperBalls.png|260px]]<br>''Mario Party: The Top 100''
{{minigame infobox
| appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party]]'' <br> ''[[Mario Party 2]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
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| type = 4-player minigame
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party]]'' <br> ''[[Mario Party 2]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' <br> ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' <br> ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
| time = 60 seconds
|type=4-Player minigame<br>Showdown minigame (''Super Mario Party Jamboree'')
| song = Ducking and Dodging (''Mario Party'') <br> Couldn't Be Better (''Mario Party 2'') <br> Hurry Up! (''Mario Party: The Top 100'')
|time=60 seconds
|track=Ducking and Dodging (''Mario Party'') <br> Couldn't Be Better (''Mario Party 2'', ''Mario Party Superstars'' and ''Super Mario Party Jamboree'') <br> Hurry Up! (''Mario Party: The Top 100'')
|sample=''Mario Party'':<br>[[File:MP Ducking and Dodging.oga]]<br>''Mario Party 2'':<br>[[File:MP2 Couldn't Be Better.oga]]<br>''Mario Party: The Top 100'':<br>[[File:MPTT100 Hurry Up!.oga]]<br>''Mario Party Superstars'':<br>[[File:MPS Couldn't Be Better.oga]]
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'''Bumper Balls''' is a 4-player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' and ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''.
'''Bumper Balls''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''. It is also part of the Showdown minigame [[Mario's Three-peat]] in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''. Its name and gameplay are based on {{wp|bumper cars}}.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
===''Mario Party''===
The objective of the minigame is to bump other players off a platform by utilizing personalized balls.
The objective of the mini-game is to bump other players off a platform by utilizing personalized balls.
 
In ''Mario Party'', the minigame takes place on a plain grassy island in the middle of the ocean.


===''Mario Party 2''===
In ''Mario Party 2'', there are three levels for the players to compete in, and they each have different challenges.
In ''Mario Party 2'', there are three levels for the players to compete in and they each have different challenges.
* The first level takes place on a platform surrounded by [[lava]]. It is a basic level.
* The first level takes place on a platform surrounded by lava. It is a basic level.
* The second level takes place on an icy mountain. In the middle is a [[Fly Guy]] frozen in ice. It can be very slippery on the mountain, so players must take care not to slide off.
* The second level takes place on an icy mountain. In the middle is a [[Fly Guy]] frozen in ice. It can be very slippery on the mountain, so players must take care not to slide off.
* The third level is on a floating isle in the ocean. Characters bumped off are carried away by [[Blooper]]s. The isle contains rocks and bumps which can slightly change the player's speed when rolling over them.
* The third level is on a floating isle in the ocean. Characters bumped off are carried away by [[Blooper]]s. The isle contains rocks and bumps that can slightly change the player's speed when they roll over them.
 
In both ''Mario Party'' and ''Mario Party 2'', the last player standing wins. If one minute passes with two or more players remaining, or if the remaining players get eliminated, the minigame is a tie. On [[Mini-Game Island]] and in the [[Mini-Game Coaster]], the player must eliminate the three CPU players within one minute to win. If time runs out before the task is completed or if the player is eliminated at any time, it is a miss.
 
In the Mini-Game Coaster, the version of this minigame depends on the difficulty played: On Easy difficulty, the lava course is used. On Normal difficulty, the ice course is used. On Hard difficulty, the ocean course is used.


<gallery>
In ''Mario Party: The Top 100'', the lava course from the ''Mario Party 2'' version of Bumper Balls is used. The balls have more power than in ''Mario Party'' and ''Mario Party 2'', and the platform is smaller, significantly shortening the minigame's average length.
Bumper Balls.png| Level 1
Icy Bumper Balls 2.png| Level 2
MP2 Island Bumper Balls.png| Level 3
</gallery>


On both of these games, the last player standing wins. If one minute passes with two or more players remaining, or if the remaining players get eliminated, the minigame is a tie. On both the [[Mini-Game Island]] and [[Mini-Game Coaster]], the player must eliminate the 3 CPU players within one minute to win, if time runs out before the task is completed or if the player is eliminated at any time, it is a miss.
In ''Mario Party Superstars'', all three levels from ''Mario Party 2'' return. Additionally, the balls revert to their power from ''Mario Party'' and ''Mario Party 2''.


===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
In the minigame Mario's Three-peat in ''Super Mario Party Jamboree'', a new, flat platform taking place in the sky is used, making the playfield identical to the ''Mario Party'' and lava course terrain. [[Mario]] is always placed in the center as the fifth player. After the minigame ends, all players use balloons to head up to the final minigame in the Showdown minigame, [[Shy Guy Says]].
Bumper Balls is one of the 100 minigames included in the minigame compilation game, ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''. Like the first level in ''Mario Party 2'', it takes place on a platform surrounded by lava.


The balls have more power than in ''Mario Party'' and ''Mario Party 2'', and the platform is smaller, significantly shortening the mini-game's average length.
In ''Mario Party'', the minigame can be purchased from the [[Mini-Game House]] for 250 [[coin]]s when it is available for purchase. In ''Mario Party 2'', the minigame can be purchased from [[Woody]] for 100 coins.


==Controls==
==Controls==
===''Mario Party'' / ''Mario Party 2''===
===''Mario Party'' / ''Mario Party 2''===
*{{button|n64|Stick}} &ndash; Move
*{{button|n64|Stick}} &ndash; Move
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*{{button|3ds|Stick}}: Move
*{{button|3ds|Stick}}: Move
===''Mario Party Superstars'' / ''Super Mario Party Jamboree''===
*{{button|switch|stick}} &ndash; Move


==In-game text==
==In-game text==
===''Mario Party''===
===''Mario Party''===
*'''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"Ride your ball and try to bump the others into the sea. Use {{button|n64|Stick}} to roll around on your ball."''
*'''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"Ride your ball and try to bump the others into the sea. Use {{button|n64|Stick}} to roll around on your ball."''
*'''Game Rules (Mini-Game Island)''' &ndash; ''"Ride on your ball and bump the others into the ocean. <font color="green">Clear the game by being the last one alive.</font>"''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Don't just push all the time. If you retreat, too, the other person's momentum may carry them into the ocean."''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Don't just push all the time. If you retreat, too, the other person's momentum may carry them into the ocean."''


===''Mario Party 2''===
===''Mario Party 2''===
*'''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"It's an all-out Bumper Ball bash! Use your {{button|n64|Stick}} to roll your ball and bounce your opponent away!"''
*'''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"It's an all-out Bumper Ball bash! Use your {{button|n64|Stick}} to roll your ball and bounce your opponents away!"''
*'''Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster)''' &ndash; ''"Roll your ball about and try to bump your rivals off the edge. Be the last one standing to clear the game."''
*'''Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster)''' &ndash; ''"Roll your ball about and try to bump your rivals off the edge. Be the last one standing to <span style="color:cyan">clear</span> the game."''
*'''Advice'''
*'''Advice'''
**'''Lava Course:''' ''"The faster you're going when you bump an opponent, the farther your opponent is bumped by you!"''
**'''Lava Course:''' ''"The faster you're going when you bump an opponent, the farther your opponent is bumped by you!"''
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===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*'''Description and on-screen''' &ndash; ''"Ride on the ball and slam into your rivals to knock them off!"''
*'''Description and on-screen''' &ndash; ''"Ride on the ball and slam into your rivals to knock them off!"''
===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*''"Bump your rivals off the edge."''
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bumper Balls End MP1.png|The ending to Bumper Balls in ''Mario Party''
Icy Bumper Balls 2.png|''Mario Party 2'' (ice)
MP2 Island Bumper Balls.png|''Mario Party 2'' (water)
Bumper Balls (Snow) - Mario Party Superstars).png|''Mario Party Superstars'' (ice)
Bumper Balls Level 3 - Superstars.jpg|''Mario Party Superstars'' (water)
MPS cool image 3.jpg|"[[5 Minigames in Mario Party Superstars That Are Really Cool|5 Minigames in ''Mario Party Superstars'' That Are Really Cool]]"
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
| Jap = のっかれボール
|Jpn=のっかれボール
| JapR = Nokkare Bōru
|JpnR=Nokkare Bōru
| JapM = Get on the Ball
|JpnM=Get on the Ball
| Ger = Kugelchaos
|ChiS=在球上站稳了
| GerM = Ball Chaos
|ChiSR=zàiqiúshàng zhànwěnle
| Fra = Balles-tampons (''Mario Party'') <br> Pousse-Ballon (''Mario Party 2'' and ''The Top 100'')
|ChiSM=Get on the Ball
| FraM = Bumper Balls (''Mario Party'') <br> Pushing Ball (''Mario Party 2'' and ''The Top 100'')
|ChiT=在球上站穩了
| Ita = Rotoloni
|ChiTR=zàiqiúshàng zhànwěnle
| ItaM = Big Rolls
|ChiTM=Get on the Ball
| Spa = Pelotas de Choque
|Dut=Botsbal
| SpaM = Collision Balls
|DutM=Bumper Ball
| Dut = Botsbal
|Ger=Kugelchaos
| DutM = Bumper Ball
|GerM=Ball Chaos
|FreA=Balles tamponneuses
|FreAM=Bumper balls
|FreE=Balles-tampons
|FreEN=''Mario Party''
|FreE2=Pousse-Ballon
|FreE2N=''Mario Party 2'', ''The Top 100'', and ''Superstars''
|FreEM=Bumper Balls
|FreE2M=Pushing Balls
|Ita=Bumper Balls<ref>{{cite|language=it|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Mario Party]]'' instruction manual|page=141}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Mario Party''
|Ita2=Rotoloni
|Ita2M=Big Rolls
|Kor=공 위의 곡예사
|KorR=Gong Wi-ui Gogyesa
|KorM=Acrobat on the Ball
|Por=Bate-Bola
|PorM=Ball Bumping, also a term for an informal soccer match
|PorC=<ref>Alexsandro Magalhães Lives (October 17, 2024). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAUN6R8kEdM O NOVO SUPER MARIO PARTY JAMBOREE COM ‪@guilhermeoss‬]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved October 20, 2024.</ref>
|Rus=Мячи-толкачи
|RusR=Myachi-tolkachi
|RusM=Pushing Balls
|SpaA=Pelotas choconas
|SpaAM=Bumper Balls
|SpaE=Pelotas de Choque
|SpaEM=Bumper Balls
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In Mini-Game Coaster, the version of this mini-game depends on the difficulty played: On Easy difficulty, the lava version is used. On Normal difficulty, the ice version is used. On Hard difficulty, the ocean version is used.
*In the ice version, the Fly Guy encased in the ice is a pre-rendered sprite rather than a 3D model.<ref>{{cite|url=www.suppermariobroth.com/post/156525628020/in-the-bumper-balls-minigame-in-mario-party-2-a|title=In the Bumper Balls minigame in Mario Party 2, a Fly Guy is encased in ice on top of a mountain. The Fly Guy is not actually a model, but a 2D sprite. Below is the sprite extracted from the game’s files.|date=January 29, 2017|publisher=Supper Mario Broth|accessdate=August 7, 2024|language=en}}</ref> This Fly Guy is no longer present in ''Mario Party Superstars''.
*In the ice version, the Fly Guy encased in the ice is a cleverly disguised pre-rendered sprite, rather than a 3D model.<ref>http://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/156525628020/in-the-bumper-balls-minigame-in-mario-party-2-a</ref>
*Bumper Balls, [[Shy Guy Says]], and [[Leaf Leap]] are the only minigames to appear in ''Mario Party: The Top 100'', ''Mario Party Superstars'', and ''Super Mario Party Jamboree''.
 
==See also==
*[[Bumper Thumper]]
*[[Bumper Sparks]]
*[[Bumper to Bumper]]


==References==
==References==
<references/>
<references/>
{{MP1 Minigames}}
 
{{MP2 Minigames}}
{{MP minigames}}
{{MPTT100 Minigames}}
{{MP2 minigames}}
[[Category:4-player Minigames]]
{{MPTT100 minigames}}
[[Category:Mario Party Minigames]]
{{MPS minigames}}
[[Category:Mario Party 2 Minigames]]
{{SMPJ minigames}}
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 Minigames]]
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 2 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party Superstars minigames]]
[[Category:Super Mario Party Jamboree returning minigames]]
[[it:Rotoloni]]
[[it:Rotoloni]]
[[de:Kugelchaos]]
[[de:Kugelchaos]]

Latest revision as of 13:21, January 7, 2025

This article is about a minigame. For the obstacles in Yoshi's Story, see Bumper Ball.
Not to be confused with Bumper Brawl or Bumper Balloons.
Bumper Balls
Bumper Balls
Mario Party
Bumper Balls.png
Mario Party 2
Bumper Balls from Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party: The Top 100
Bumper Balls from Mario Party Superstars
Mario Party Superstars
Mario's Three-peat
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Appears in Mario Party
Mario Party 2
Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Superstars
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Type 4-Player minigame
Showdown minigame (Super Mario Party Jamboree)
Time limit 60 seconds
Music track Ducking and Dodging (Mario Party)
Couldn't Be Better (Mario Party 2, Mario Party Superstars and Super Mario Party Jamboree)
Hurry Up! (Mario Party: The Top 100)
Music sample
Mario Party:

Mario Party 2:

Mario Party: The Top 100:

Mario Party Superstars:

Bumper Balls is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party, Mario Party 2, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars. It is also part of the Showdown minigame Mario's Three-peat in Super Mario Party Jamboree. Its name and gameplay are based on bumper cars.

Gameplay[edit]

The objective of the minigame is to bump other players off a platform by utilizing personalized balls.

In Mario Party, the minigame takes place on a plain grassy island in the middle of the ocean.

In Mario Party 2, there are three levels for the players to compete in, and they each have different challenges.

  • The first level takes place on a platform surrounded by lava. It is a basic level.
  • The second level takes place on an icy mountain. In the middle is a Fly Guy frozen in ice. It can be very slippery on the mountain, so players must take care not to slide off.
  • The third level is on a floating isle in the ocean. Characters bumped off are carried away by Bloopers. The isle contains rocks and bumps that can slightly change the player's speed when they roll over them.

In both Mario Party and Mario Party 2, the last player standing wins. If one minute passes with two or more players remaining, or if the remaining players get eliminated, the minigame is a tie. On Mini-Game Island and in the Mini-Game Coaster, the player must eliminate the three CPU players within one minute to win. If time runs out before the task is completed or if the player is eliminated at any time, it is a miss.

In the Mini-Game Coaster, the version of this minigame depends on the difficulty played: On Easy difficulty, the lava course is used. On Normal difficulty, the ice course is used. On Hard difficulty, the ocean course is used.

In Mario Party: The Top 100, the lava course from the Mario Party 2 version of Bumper Balls is used. The balls have more power than in Mario Party and Mario Party 2, and the platform is smaller, significantly shortening the minigame's average length.

In Mario Party Superstars, all three levels from Mario Party 2 return. Additionally, the balls revert to their power from Mario Party and Mario Party 2.

In the minigame Mario's Three-peat in Super Mario Party Jamboree, a new, flat platform taking place in the sky is used, making the playfield identical to the Mario Party and lava course terrain. Mario is always placed in the center as the fifth player. After the minigame ends, all players use balloons to head up to the final minigame in the Showdown minigame, Shy Guy Says.

In Mario Party, the minigame can be purchased from the Mini-Game House for 250 coins when it is available for purchase. In Mario Party 2, the minigame can be purchased from Woody for 100 coins.

Controls[edit]

Mario Party / Mario Party 2[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Circle Pad: Move

Mario Party Superstars / Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party[edit]

  • Game Rules"Ride your ball and try to bump the others into the sea. Use Control Stick to roll around on your ball."
  • Game Rules (Mini-Game Island)"Ride on your ball and bump the others into the ocean. Clear the game by being the last one alive."
  • Advice"Don't just push all the time. If you retreat, too, the other person's momentum may carry them into the ocean."

Mario Party 2[edit]

  • Game Rules"It's an all-out Bumper Ball bash! Use your Control Stick to roll your ball and bounce your opponents away!"
  • Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster)"Roll your ball about and try to bump your rivals off the edge. Be the last one standing to clear the game."
  • Advice
    • Lava Course: "The faster you're going when you bump an opponent, the farther your opponent is bumped by you!"
    • Ice Course: "The icy center is very slippery! If you bump or get bumped, it'll be hard to stop!"
    • Ocean Course: "Take your best shot when your opponent is stuck on the rocky bumps!"

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Description and on-screen"Ride on the ball and slam into your rivals to knock them off!"

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • "Bump your rivals off the edge."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese のっかれボール[?]
Nokkare Bōru
Get on the Ball
Chinese (simplified) 在球上站稳了[?]
zàiqiúshàng zhànwěnle
Get on the Ball
Chinese (traditional) 在球上站穩了[?]
zàiqiúshàng zhànwěnle
Get on the Ball
Dutch Botsbal[?] Bumper Ball
French (NOA) Balles tamponneuses[?] Bumper balls
French (NOE) Balles-tampons[?] Bumper Balls Mario Party
Pousse-Ballon[?] Pushing Balls Mario Party 2, The Top 100, and Superstars
German Kugelchaos[?] Ball Chaos
Italian Bumper Balls[1] - Mario Party
Rotoloni[?] Big Rolls
Korean 공 위의 곡예사[?]
Gong Wi-ui Gogyesa
Acrobat on the Ball
Portuguese Bate-Bola[2] Ball Bumping, also a term for an informal soccer match
Russian Мячи-толкачи[?]
Myachi-tolkachi
Pushing Balls
Spanish (NOA) Pelotas choconas[?] Bumper Balls
Spanish (NOE) Pelotas de Choque[?] Bumper Balls

Trivia[edit]

  • In the ice version, the Fly Guy encased in the ice is a pre-rendered sprite rather than a 3D model.[3] This Fly Guy is no longer present in Mario Party Superstars.
  • Bumper Balls, Shy Guy Says, and Leaf Leap are the only minigames to appear in Mario Party: The Top 100, Mario Party Superstars, and Super Mario Party Jamboree.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1999. Mario Party instruction manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 141.
  2. ^ Alexsandro Magalhães Lives (October 17, 2024). O NOVO SUPER MARIO PARTY JAMBOREE COM ‪@guilhermeoss‬. Youtube. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  3. ^ January 29, 2017. In the Bumper Balls minigame in Mario Party 2, a Fly Guy is encased in ice on top of a mountain. The Fly Guy is not actually a model, but a 2D sprite. Below is the sprite extracted from the game’s files.. Supper Mario Broth (English). Retrieved August 7, 2024.