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{{Minigame-infobox
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|image=[[File:Spin Doctor MP7.png|260px]]
|image=[[File:Spin Doctor MP7.png|280px]]<br>''Mario Party 7''<br>[[File:Spin Doctor - Mario Party Superstars.png|280px]]<br>''Mario Party Superstars''
|type=Duel minigame
|type=Duel minigame
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|song=Cool as a Cucumber
|track=Cool as a Cucumber
|sample=''Mario Party 7'':<br>[[File:MP7 Cool as a Cucumber.oga]]<br>''Mario Party Superstars'':<br>[[File:MPS Cool as a Cucumber.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Spin Doctor''' is a Duel [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''. Its name may be a pun on "{{wp|Spin (public relations)|spin doctor}}," which is someone working in media who tries to sway public opinion one way or the other.
'''Spin Doctor''' is a Duel [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''.


==Gameplay==
==Overview==
The players need to run through a grid of bridges with a spinning platform at every intersection. Blue platforms spin all the way around, and red ones make a partial rotation. The first player to get to the end wins.
In Spin Doctor, both players must travel across a series of interconnected bridges. When a player makes it to the end, they win.
 
The paths are always joined by constantly rotating checkpoints, which are the only obstacles. The blue checkpoints rotate every direction, so the player must wait it to open on their side before they can enter. However, red checkpoints only make partial rotations and may sometimes not open on the player's side.
 
A tie can occur if neither player makes it to the goal after some time has passed.


==Controls==
==Controls==
===''Mario Party 7''===
*{{button|gcn|Stick}} &ndash; Move
*{{button|gcn|Stick}} &ndash; Move
===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*{{button|switch|stick}} &ndash; Move


==In-game text==
==In-game text==
*'''Rules''' – ''"Run to the goal by navigating a series of spinning checkpoints."''
===''Mario Party 7''===
*'''Advice''' – ''"Slow and steady! Watch which way the checkpoints spin before entering one."''
*'''Rules''' – "''Run to the goal by navigating a series of spinning checkpoints.''"
*'''Advice''' – "''Slow and steady! Watch which way the checkpoints spin before entering one.''"
 
===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*"''Navigate through a series of spinning gates, and make your way to the goal!''"
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Spin Doctor End in 7.png|The ending to Spin Doctor in ''Mario Party 7''
</gallery>
 
==Naming==
The title is a pun on {{wp|Spin (propaganda)|eponymous term}}, a propagandist in the media who tries to sway public opinion in politics.


==Names in other languages==
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=クルクル！かいてんロード
|Jpn=クルクル！かいてんロード
|JapR=Kurukuru! kaiten rōdo
|JpnR=Kurukuru! Kaiten Rōdo
|JapM=Spinning! Rotation Road
|JpnM=Spinning! Spin Road
|ChiS=转啊转！旋转道路
|ChiSR=Zhuǎn a zhuǎn! Xuánzhuǎn dàolù
|ChiSM=Turn and Turn! Spin Road
|ChiT=轉啊轉！旋轉道路
|ChiTR=Zhuǎn a zhuǎn! Xuánzhuǎn dàolù
|ChiTM=Turn and Turn! Spin Road
|Dut=Ronddolen
|DutM=Wander about
|Fre=Course Tourniquets
|FreM=Turnstile Course
|Ger=Abgedreht
|Ger=Abgedreht
|GerM="Turned in", same colloqiual meaning as in English
|GerM="Turned in", same colloquial meaning as in English
|Fra=Course Tourniquets
|Ita=Gimkana rotante
|FraM=Turnstile Course
|ItaM=Rotating gymkhana
|Kor=스핀 로드
|KorR=Seupin Rodeu
|KorM=Spin Road
|Por=Dando um Giro<ref>superXBx (April 4, 2022). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KYupyGMIvI&list=PLNpDSLlvFahfcSdgkbuTeNV1o5uV9hd_l&index=20] ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 1, 2025.</ref>
|PorM="Performing a Spin" (Pun on the expression ''dar um giro'', which means to take a walk)
|Rus=Голова кругом
|RusR=Golova krugom
|RusM=My head is spinning
|Spa=Caminos giratorios
|Spa=Caminos giratorios
|SpaM=Spinning Paths
|SpaM=Spinning Paths
|Ita=Gimkana rotante
|ItaM=Rotating gymkhana
}}
}}
{{MP7 Minigames}}
 
==Notes==
*This is the only minigame from ''Mario Party 7'' in ''Mario Party Superstars'' not to have appeared in ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''.
*The minigame is programmed so that if players cross the [[finish line]] on the same frame, the player on the left always wins.
 
==References==
<references/>
{{MP7 minigames}}
{{MPS minigames}}
[[Category:Duel minigames]]
[[Category:Duel minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 7 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 7 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party Superstars minigames]]

Latest revision as of 08:50, March 27, 2025

Spin Doctor
Wario in Spin Doctor from Mario Party 7
Mario Party 7
Spin Doctor from Mario Party Superstars.
Mario Party Superstars
Appears in Mario Party 7
Mario Party Superstars
Type Duel minigame
Music track Cool as a Cucumber
Music sample
Mario Party 7:

Mario Party Superstars:

Spin Doctor is a Duel minigame in Mario Party 7 and Mario Party Superstars.

Overview[edit]

In Spin Doctor, both players must travel across a series of interconnected bridges. When a player makes it to the end, they win.

The paths are always joined by constantly rotating checkpoints, which are the only obstacles. The blue checkpoints rotate every direction, so the player must wait it to open on their side before they can enter. However, red checkpoints only make partial rotations and may sometimes not open on the player's side.

A tie can occur if neither player makes it to the goal after some time has passed.

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 7[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 7[edit]

  • Rules – "Run to the goal by navigating a series of spinning checkpoints."
  • Advice – "Slow and steady! Watch which way the checkpoints spin before entering one."

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • "Navigate through a series of spinning gates, and make your way to the goal!"

Gallery[edit]

  • The ending to Spin Doctor in Mario Party 7

    The ending to Spin Doctor in Mario Party 7

Naming[edit]

The title is a pun on eponymous term, a propagandist in the media who tries to sway public opinion in politics.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クルクル！かいてんロード[?]
Kurukuru! Kaiten Rōdo 		Spinning! Spin Road
Chinese (simplified) 转啊转！旋转道路[?]
Zhuǎn a zhuǎn! Xuánzhuǎn dàolù 		Turn and Turn! Spin Road
Chinese (traditional) 轉啊轉！旋轉道路[?]
Zhuǎn a zhuǎn! Xuánzhuǎn dàolù 		Turn and Turn! Spin Road
Dutch Ronddolen[?] Wander about
French Course Tourniquets[?] Turnstile Course
German Abgedreht[?] "Turned in", same colloquial meaning as in English
Italian Gimkana rotante[?] Rotating gymkhana
Korean 스핀 로드[?]
Seupin Rodeu 		Spin Road
Portuguese Dando um Giro[1] "Performing a Spin" (Pun on the expression dar um giro, which means to take a walk)
Russian Голова кругом[?]
Golova krugom 		My head is spinning
Spanish Caminos giratorios[?] Spinning Paths

Notes[edit]

  • This is the only minigame from Mario Party 7 in Mario Party Superstars not to have appeared in Mario Party: The Top 100.
  • The minigame is programmed so that if players cross the finish line on the same frame, the player on the left always wins.

References[edit]

  1. ^ superXBx (April 4, 2022). [1] YouTube. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
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