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[[File:BeetleRace.png|thumb|Mario chasing after beetles up Booster Hill]]
[[File:BeetleRace.png|thumb|Mario chasing after beetles up Booster Hill]]
The '''Beetle Race''' is a [[minigame]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. It takes place on [[Booster Hill]]. [[Mario]] needs to purchase a [[Beetle Box]] from [[Beetles Are Us]] in [[Seaside Town]] to be able to play this minigame. A new Beetle Box must be purchased every time this minigame is played.
The '''Beetle Race''' is a [[minigame]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. It takes place on [[Booster Hill]]. [[Mario]] needs to purchase a [[Beetle Box]] from [[Beetles Are Us]] in [[Seaside Town]] to be able to play this minigame. A new Beetle Box must be purchased every time this minigame is played.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The minigame involves Mario running up the mountain and [[jump]]ing on [[barrel]]s or [[Snifster]]s to catch [[Beetle (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|beetle]]s. The beetles come in three varieties and are valued differently. In order of increasing size and value, female beetles are worth one [[coin]], big males are worth 50 coins, and rare gold beetles are worth one [[Frog Coin]]. Partway through the course, the Snifsters change their tactics and start moving left and right as they charge at Mario. The minigame ends when Mario reaches the top of Booster Hill, where his beetles are tallied. Mario can then return to Beetles Are Us to claim whatever prizes his haul of beetles amounts to.
The minigame involves Mario running up the mountain and [[jump]]ing on [[barrel]]s or [[Snifster]]s to catch [[Beetle (Super Mario RPG)|beetle]]s. The beetles come in three varieties and are valued differently. In order of increasing size and value, female beetles are worth one [[coin]], big males are worth 50 coins, and rare gold beetles are worth one [[Frog Coin]]. Partway through the course, the Snifsters change their tactics and start moving left and right as they charge at Mario. The minigame ends when Mario reaches the top of Booster Hill, where his beetles are tallied. Mario can then return to Beetles Are Us to claim whatever prizes his haul of beetles amounts to.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=カブト{{hover|虫|むし}}レース<ref>''Super Mario RPG'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 46.</ref>
|Jap=カブト{{ruby|虫|むし}}レース<ref>''Super Mario RPG'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 46.</ref>
|JapR=Kabutomushi Rēsu
|JapR=Kabutomushi Rēsu
|JapM=Stag Beetle Race
|JapM=Beetle Race
|Jap2=カブト虫キャッチャー
|Jap2R=Kabutomushi Kacchā
|Jap2M=Beetle Catcher
|ChiS=捕捉独角仙
|ChiSR=Bǔzhuō dú jiǎo xiān
|ChiSM=Catch Beetles
|ChiT=捕捉獨角仙
|ChiTR=Bǔzhuō dú jiǎo xiān
|ChiTM=Catch Beetles
|Dut=keverrace
|DutM=beetle race
|FraE=course aux scarabées
|FraEM=beetle race
|FraA=Course aux scarabées
|FraAM=Beetle race
|Ger=Käferrennen
|GerM=Beetle-racing
|Ita=Corsa agli scarabei
|ItaM=Beetle race
|Kor=장수풍뎅이 잡기
|KorR=Jangsupungdeng'i Japgi
|KorM=Beetle Catch
|Spa=carrera de escarabajos
|SpaM=beetle race
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Latest revision as of 15:07, July 7, 2024

Mario chasing after beetles up Booster Hill

The Beetle Race is a minigame in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. It takes place on Booster Hill. Mario needs to purchase a Beetle Box from Beetles Are Us in Seaside Town to be able to play this minigame. A new Beetle Box must be purchased every time this minigame is played.

Gameplay[edit]

The minigame involves Mario running up the mountain and jumping on barrels or Snifsters to catch beetles. The beetles come in three varieties and are valued differently. In order of increasing size and value, female beetles are worth one coin, big males are worth 50 coins, and rare gold beetles are worth one Frog Coin. Partway through the course, the Snifsters change their tactics and start moving left and right as they charge at Mario. The minigame ends when Mario reaches the top of Booster Hill, where his beetles are tallied. Mario can then return to Beetles Are Us to claim whatever prizes his haul of beetles amounts to.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カブトむしレース[1]
Kabutomushi Rēsu
Beetle Race
カブト虫キャッチャー[?]
Kabutomushi Kacchā
Beetle Catcher
Chinese (simplified) 捕捉独角仙[?]
Bǔzhuō dú jiǎo xiān
Catch Beetles
Chinese (traditional) 捕捉獨角仙[?]
Bǔzhuō dú jiǎo xiān
Catch Beetles
Dutch keverrace[?] beetle race
German Käferrennen[?] Beetle-racing
Italian Corsa agli scarabei[?] Beetle race
Korean 장수풍뎅이 잡기[?]
Jangsupungdeng'i Japgi
Beetle Catch
Spanish carrera de escarabajos[?] beetle race

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario RPG Japanese instruction booklet, page 46.