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[[Image:Bumperballs.jpg|thumb|150px|'''Bumper Balls''' as found in ''Mario Party''.]]
{{Distinguish|Bumper Brawl|Bumper Balloons}}
[[Image:Bumper_Balls.jpg|thumb|150px|'''Bumper Balls''' as found in ''Mario Party 2''.]]
{{minigame infobox
'''Bumper Balls''' is a very popular [[mini-game]] in ''[[Mario Party]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 2]]''.  In it, players roll around on personalized balls and try to bump each other off a platform.
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|type=4-Player minigame<br>Showdown minigame (''Super Mario Party Jamboree'')
|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'')
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'''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 the second part of the Showdown minigame [[Mario's Three-peat]] in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''.


==Level One==
==Overview==
Level One takes place on a platform surrounded by lava. It is a basic level.
[[File:SMPJ Mario Threepeat Bumper Balls.png|thumb|left|The Bumper Balls segment of Mario's Three-peat in ''Super Mario Party Jamboree'']]
Bumper Balls is both named after and based on {{wp|bumper cars}}. Each player rides a ball and tries to knock their opponents off of the platform. The only setting in ''Mario Party'' is a small island surrounded by water, though ''Mario Party 2'' features three different levels, the first occurring on a platform surrounded by [[lava]], the second level on an icy mountain with slippery ground, and the third on a floating isle in the ocean. The third stage has [[Blooper]]s that carries away players who are removed, as well as rocks and bumps that affect players' movement. In ''Mario Party: The Top 100'', only the lava course returns, this time with a smaller platform. In ''Mario Party Superstars'', all three stages from ''Mario Party 2'' return. The ''Super Mario Party Jamboree'' version uniquely features a flat platform taking place in the sky, and the fifth player, [[Mario]], begins in the center.


==Level Two==
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; the latter mode uses the lava course on Easy difficulty, the ice course on Normal, and the ocean course on Hard. If time runs out before the task is completed or if the player is eliminated at any time, it is a miss.
Level Two takes place on an icy mountain. In the middle is a [[Shy Guy]] frozen in ice. It can be very slippery on the mountain, so players must take care not to slide off.


==Level Three==
The minigame can be purchased at the [[Mini-Game House]] in ''Mario Party'' for 250 [[Coin]]s when it is available, or from [[Woody]] in ''Mario Party 2'' for 100 Coins.
Level Three is on a floating isle in the ocean.  Characters bumped off are carried away by [[Blooper|Bloopers]].  The isle is rocky.
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==Controls==
===''Mario Party'' / ''Mario Party 2''===
*{{button|n64|Stick}} &ndash; Move


== Controls ==
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*Control Stick - Move
*{{button|3ds|Stick}}: Move


==Trivia==
===''Mario Party Superstars'' / ''Super Mario Party Jamboree''===
This mini-game's name is a pun off bumper cars
*{{button|switch|stick}} &ndash; Move


<br clear=all>
==In-game text==
{{Mario Party 1}}
===''Mario Party''===
{{Mario Party 2}}
*'''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. {{color|green|Clear the game by being the last one alive.}}"''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Don't just push all the time. If you retreat, too, the other person's momentum may carry them into the ocean."''


[[Category: Mini-games]]
===''Mario Party 2''===
[[Category: 4-player mini-games]]
*'''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 {{color|cyan|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''===
*'''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''
Bumper Balls.png|''Mario Party 2'' (lava)
Icy Bumper Balls 2.png|''Mario Party 2'' (ice)
MP2 Island Bumper Balls.png|''Mario Party 2'' (water)
Top100BumperBalls.png|Bumper Balls in ''Mario Party: The Top 100''
Bumper Balls (Lava) - Mario Party Superstars.png|''Mario Party Superstars'' (lava)
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==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=のっかれボール
|JpnR=Nokkare Bōru
|JpnM=Get on the Ball
|ChiS=在球上站稳了
|ChiSR=zàiqiúshàng zhànwěnle
|ChiSM=Get on the Ball
|ChiT=在球上站穩了
|ChiTR=zàiqiúshàng zhànwěnle
|ChiTM=Get on the Ball
|Dut=Botsbal
|DutM=Bumper Ball
|Ger=Kugelchaos
|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
|ItaC=<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>{{cite|language=pt|author=Alexsandro Magalhães Lives|date=October 17, 2024|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAUN6R8kEdM|title=O NOVO SUPER MARIO PARTY JAMBOREE COM ‪@guilhermeoss|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=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
}}
 
==Notes==
*In ''Mario Party 2'' only, the ice stage has a pre-rendered sprite of a [[Fly Guy]] frozen in ice.<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>
 
==See also==
*[[Bumper Thumper]]
*[[Bumper Sparks]]
*[[Bumper to Bumper]]
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{MP minigames}}
{{MP2 minigames}}
{{MPTT100 minigames}}
{{MPS minigames}}
{{SMPJ 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]]
[[de:Kugelchaos]]

Latest revision as of 14:20, March 4, 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
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 the second part of the Showdown minigame Mario's Three-peat in Super Mario Party Jamboree.

Overview[edit]

Mario's Three-peat
The Bumper Balls segment of Mario's Three-peat in Super Mario Party Jamboree

Bumper Balls is both named after and based on bumper cars. Each player rides a ball and tries to knock their opponents off of the platform. The only setting in Mario Party is a small island surrounded by water, though Mario Party 2 features three different levels, the first occurring on a platform surrounded by lava, the second level on an icy mountain with slippery ground, and the third on a floating isle in the ocean. The third stage has Bloopers that carries away players who are removed, as well as rocks and bumps that affect players' movement. In Mario Party: The Top 100, only the lava course returns, this time with a smaller platform. In Mario Party Superstars, all three stages from Mario Party 2 return. The Super Mario Party Jamboree version uniquely features a flat platform taking place in the sky, and the fifth player, Mario, begins in the center.

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; the latter mode uses the lava course on Easy difficulty, the ice course on Normal, and the ocean course on Hard. If time runs out before the task is completed or if the player is eliminated at any time, it is a miss.

The minigame can be purchased at the Mini-Game House in Mario Party for 250 Coins when it is available, or from Woody in Mario Party 2 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

Notes[edit]

  • In Mario Party 2 only, the ice stage has a pre-rendered sprite of a Fly Guy frozen in ice.[3]

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 (Portuguese). 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.