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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The minigame is a simplified version of basketball featuring a [[Bob-omb]]. The player with the Bob-omb can either pass it or [[jump]] and shoot it into the hoop, while opponents can try to steal it from them. Using a [[Bob-omb]] as a basketball, both teams must race to score a goal. The players on offense can pass the ball and can make a goal by [[jump]]ing and pressing {{button|n64|B}} to shoot, while the defense can use {{button|n64|B}} to steal the ball. The first team to score a goal wins, also receiving ten [[Coin]]s each from the losers. The Bob-omb explodes if time runs out, resulting in a draw.
The minigame is a simplified version of basketball featuring a [[Bob-omb]].<ref>{{cite|date=April 7, 2022|author=Mario Party Club|url=youtu.be/ID9EcT0K9I0?feature=shared&t=1|timestamp=0:01|title=''Mario Party 1'' - Minigame - Bombsketball|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 4, 2025}}</ref> The player with the Bob-omb can either pass it or [[jump]] and shoot it into the hoop, while opponents can try to steal it from them. The first team to score a goal wins, and each of them get ten [[Coin]]s from the losers. The Bob-omb explodes if time runs out, resulting in a draw.


It costs 300 [[Coin]]s to purchase at the [[Mini-Game House]] once available.
It costs 300 [[Coin]]s to purchase at the [[Mini-Game House]] once available.

Latest revision as of 22:27, March 4, 2025

Bombsketball
The minigame Bombsketball.
Appears in Mario Party
Type 2-vs-2 minigame
Time limit 60 seconds
Music track The Room Underground
Music sample

Bombsketball is a 2-vs-2 minigame found in Mario Party.

Gameplay[edit]

The minigame is a simplified version of basketball featuring a Bob-omb.[1] The player with the Bob-omb can either pass it or jump and shoot it into the hoop, while opponents can try to steal it from them. The first team to score a goal wins, and each of them get ten Coins from the losers. The Bob-omb explodes if time runs out, resulting in a draw.

It costs 300 Coins to purchase at the Mini-Game House once available.

The minigame title combines "bomb" and "basketball."

Controls[edit]

Offense

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Jump
  • B Button – Pass
  • B Button (When jumping) – Shoot

Defense

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Jump
  • B Button – Steal ball

In-game text[edit]

  • Game Rules"It's 2-on-2 Bombsketball! The first team to score, wins. Press B Button while jumping to shoot."
  • Game Rules (Mini-Game Island)"It's a 2-on-2 game of Bombsketball! Be the first team to score to clear the game."
  • Advice"The closer you get to the goal, the easier it is to make it when you shoot."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ボムへいバスケット[?]
Bomuhei Basuketto
Bob-omb Basketball
French Bombsketball[?] -
German Bombsketball[?] -
Italian Bombsketball[2] -

Notes[edit]

  • Bombsketball is the only 2-vs-2 minigame in Mario Party with winning text, though it is misspelled "<players' names> WINS!"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mario Party Club (April 7, 2022). Mario Party 1 - Minigame - Bombsketball (0:01). YouTube. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  2. ^ 1999. Mario Party European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 141.