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{{minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
| image = [[File:SnipeforPicking.png|260px]]
|image=[[File:SnipeforPicking.png|260px]]
| appeared_in =''[[Mario Party 8]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 8]]
| type = Battle mini-game
|type=Battle minigame
| controls = '''Wii Remote:''' Use the Pointer to move the cursor.<br>'''Buttons:''' {{button|wii|A}} / {{button|wii|B}} Shoot
|time=30 seconds
| time = 30 seconds
|track=Challenge!
| song = Challenge!
|sample=[[File:MP8 Challenge!.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Snipe For The Picking''' is a Battle [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' and a single-player minigame in [[Test for the Best]]. Its name is a pun on the expression "ripe for the picking".
'''Snipe for the Picking''' is a Battle [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', as well as a single-player minigame in [[Test for the Best]]. Its name is a pun on the expression "ripe for the picking."


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
The first player enters a shooting range, where [[Ukiki]]s are turning gears. The player then has a shot which does not count, then the game starts.
[[File:Snipe for the Picking Intro.gif|thumb|left|240px|The introduction to Snipe for the Picking]]
The first player enters a small room filled with gears that a [[Ukiki]] is cranking. The player then shoots an [[apple]]-shaped target, after which the screen splits into four sections and the game starts.


==Gameplay==  
==Gameplay==  
In this game the players are in a small room filled with gears that are being cranked by an Ukiki, where [[apple]]-shaped targets will slide in front of them, and they need to shoot smaller targets attached to them, that give the player 10, 30, or 100 points. Whoever has the most points after all the targets wins.
In this game, 15 apple-shaped targets slide in front of the players, who need to shoot target zones attached to them that are worth 10, 30, or 100 [[point]]s. Each target stays on the screen for one whole second, so the players need to shoot the targets quickly. The targets do not have the point zones in the same locations. Whoever has the most points after all the targets wins.
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==Ending==
==Ending==
The losers are carried off by Ukikis, while the winner does the victory pose.
Losers are carried away by Ukikis behind winners, who do their victory poses.


==[[Test for the Best]]==
==Test for the Best==
This minigame appears in [[Test for the Best]]. The player plays alone in this minigame and his or her objective is to shoot the targets to earn as much points as possible within 30 seconds.
In Test for the Best, the player plays alone in this minigame and must shoot the targets to earn as many points as possible within 30 seconds. The scores required to earn a certain point total are as follows:
 
The scores required to earn a certain point total are as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Grade !! Points Earned !! Required in Minigame
! Grade !! Points earned !! Score required in minigame || Title
|-
| '''A+''' || 1,000 || 1,500 points || Eagle-Eyed Sniper
|-
|-
| '''A+''' || 1,000 || 1,500 points
| '''A''' || 900 || 1,300 points || Surefire Sniper
|-
|-
| '''A''' || 900 || 1,300 points
| '''B''' || 800 || 1,100 points || On-Target Sniper
|-
|-
| '''B''' || 800 || 1,100 points
| '''C''' || 700 || 900 points || Sniper Wannabe
|-
|-
| '''C''' || 700 || 900 points
| '''D''' || 600 || 700 points || Wobbly Shooter
|-
|-
| '''D''' || 600 || 700 points
| '''F''' || 0 || N/A || Foot Shooter
|}
|}
==Controls==
*'''Wii Remote:''' Use the Pointer to move the cursor.
*'''Buttons'''
**{{button|wii|A}} '''/''' {{button|wii|B}} – Shoot


==In-game text==
==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Rack up the biggest score by shooting the target zones with the highest numbers."''
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Rack up the biggest score by shooting the target zones with the highest numbers."''
* '''Hint''' &ndash; ''"The high-score zones aren't always in the middle of the target. Pay close attention!"''
* '''Hint''' &ndash; ''"The high-score zones aren't always in the middle of the target. Pay close attention!"''
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Snipe for the Picking Apple Target 1.png|Target 1
Snipe for the Picking Apple Target 2.png|Target 2
Snipe for the Picking Apple Target 3.png|Target 3
Snipe for the Picking Apple Target 4.png|Target 4
Snipe for the Picking Apple Target 5.png|Target 5
Snipe for the Picking Apple Target 6.png|Target 6
Snipe for the Picking Apple Target 7.png|Target 7
Snipe for the Picking Apple Target 8.png|Target 8
Snipe for the Picking Tutorial Apple Target.png|The target in the introduction
MP8 P1 Aiming Cursor.png|Player 1's cursor
MP8 P2 Aiming Cursor.png|Player 2's cursor
MP8 P3 Aiming Cursor.png|Player 3's cursor
MP8 P4 Aiming Cursor.png|Player 4's cursor
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Hyper Sniper]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|JapR=Mato ate bōgan
|JapR=Mato ate bōgan
|JapM=Target-Aim Bow Gun
|JapM=Target-Aim Bow Gun
|Fra=Tel Guillaume
|Fre=Tel Guillaume
|FraM=Pun with [[Wikipedia:Guillaume Tell|Guillaume Tell]] and the word "tel" (which means "same as")
|FreM=Pun on the French name for [[Wikipedia:William Tell|William Tell]] (Guillaume Tell) and the word "tel" (which means "same as")
|Ita=Cecchino e Bottino
|Ita=Cecchino e Bottino
|ItaM=Sniper and Loot
|ItaM=Sniper and Loot
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|GerM=Point Shooting
|GerM=Point Shooting
|Spa=Tiro al blanco
|Spa=Tiro al blanco
|SpaM=Shoot at the target}}
|SpaM=Target Shooting
|Kor=과녁 맞히기
|KorR=Gwanyeog Majhigi
|KorM=Hit the Target
 
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* This is the only minigame in [[Test for the Best]] that is neither a 4-Player Minigame nor a Duel Minigame.
* This is the only minigame in Test for the Best that is neither a 4-Player minigame nor a Duel minigame.


{{MP8 Minigames}}
{{MP8 minigames}}
[[Category:Battle Minigames]]
[[Category:Battle minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 8 Minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 8 minigames]]

Latest revision as of 13:14, March 6, 2024

Snipe for the Picking
Snipe for the Picking from Mario Party 8
Appears in Mario Party 8
Type Battle minigame
Time limit 30 seconds
Music track Challenge!
Music sample

Snipe for the Picking is a Battle minigame in Mario Party 8, as well as a single-player minigame in Test for the Best. Its name is a pun on the expression "ripe for the picking."

Introduction[edit]

The introduction to Snipe for the Picking

The first player enters a small room filled with gears that a Ukiki is cranking. The player then shoots an apple-shaped target, after which the screen splits into four sections and the game starts.

Gameplay[edit]

In this game, 15 apple-shaped targets slide in front of the players, who need to shoot target zones attached to them that are worth 10, 30, or 100 points. Each target stays on the screen for one whole second, so the players need to shoot the targets quickly. The targets do not have the point zones in the same locations. Whoever has the most points after all the targets wins.

Ending[edit]

Losers are carried away by Ukikis behind winners, who do their victory poses.

Test for the Best[edit]

In Test for the Best, the player plays alone in this minigame and must shoot the targets to earn as many points as possible within 30 seconds. The scores required to earn a certain point total are as follows:

Grade Points earned Score required in minigame Title
A+ 1,000 1,500 points Eagle-Eyed Sniper
A 900 1,300 points Surefire Sniper
B 800 1,100 points On-Target Sniper
C 700 900 points Sniper Wannabe
D 600 700 points Wobbly Shooter
F 0 N/A Foot Shooter

Controls[edit]

  • Wii Remote: Use the Pointer to move the cursor.
  • Buttons
    • A Button / B Button – Shoot

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"Rack up the biggest score by shooting the target zones with the highest numbers."
  • Hint"The high-score zones aren't always in the middle of the target. Pay close attention!"

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese まとあてボウガン[?]
Mato ate bōgan
Target-Aim Bow Gun
French Tel Guillaume[?] Pun on the French name for William Tell (Guillaume Tell) and the word "tel" (which means "same as")
German Punkteschießen[?] Point Shooting
Italian Cecchino e Bottino[?] Sniper and Loot
Korean 과녁 맞히기[?]
Gwanyeog Majhigi
Hit the Target
Spanish Tiro al blanco[?] Target Shooting

Trivia[edit]

  • This is the only minigame in Test for the Best that is neither a 4-Player minigame nor a Duel minigame.