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[[Image:Snipe.jpg|thumb|Snipe for the Picking]]
{{minigame infobox
'''Snipe For The Picking''' is a Battle [[mini-game]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' and a single-player minigame in [[Test for the Best]].
|image=[[File:SnipeforPicking.png|260px]]
The name is a pun on the phrase ripe for the picking, which is a time when fruit can be picked. This is also poked fun at by th fact that the targets are shaped like apples.
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 8]]
|type=Battle minigame
|time=30 seconds
|track=Challenge!
|sample=[[File:MP8 Challenge!.oga]]
}}
'''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 1st player enters a shooting range, where Ukikis are turning gears. The player then has a shot which dosen't 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 [[player]]s 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 ten, 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==
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:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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==
*'''Wii Remote:''' Use the Pointer to move the cursor.
*'''Buttons'''
**{{button|wii|A}} '''/''' {{button|wii|B}} – Shoot
 
==In-game text==
* '''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==
<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==
{{foreign names
|Jap=まとあてボウガン
|JapR=Mato ate bōgan
|JapM=Target-Aim Bow Gun
|Fre=Tel Guillaume
|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
|ItaM=Sniper and Loot
|Ger=Punkteschießen
|GerM=Point Shooting
|Spa=Tiro al blanco
|SpaM=Target Shooting
|Kor=과녁 맞히기
|KorR=Gwanyeog Majhigi
|KorM=Hit the Target
 
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The name is a pun on "Sniper for the army".
* This is the only minigame in Test for the Best that is neither a 4-Player minigame nor a Duel minigame.
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{{Mario Party 8}}
{{MP8 minigames}}
[[Category:Mario Party 8 Mini-games]]
[[Category:Battle minigames]]
[[Category:Battle mini-games]]
[[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]

  • Target 1

    Target 1

  • Target 2

    Target 2

  • Target 3

    Target 3

  • Target 4

    Target 4

  • Target 5

    Target 5

  • Target 6

    Target 6

  • Target 7

    Target 7

  • Target 8

    Target 8

  • The target in the introduction

    The target in the introduction

  • Player 1's cursor

    Player 1's cursor

  • Player 2's cursor

    Player 2's cursor

  • Player 3's cursor

    Player 3's cursor

  • Player 4's cursor

    Player 4's cursor

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.
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Minigames from Mario Party 8
4-Player minigames Alpine Assault • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank • Flip the Chimp • In the Nick of Time • Kartastrophe • Lava or Leave 'Em • Mario Matrix • Mosh-Pit Playroom • Punch-a-Bunch • Rudder Madness • Scooter Pursuit • Shake It Up • Sick and Twisted • Speedy Graffiti • Swing Kings • Treacherous Tightrope • Water Ski Spree
1-vs.-3 minigames Bob-ombs Away • Chump Rope • Grabbin' Gold • Gun the Runner • Picture Perfect • Power Trip • Snow Way Out • Swervin' Skies • Thrash 'n' Crash
2-vs.-2 minigames Boo-ting Gallery • Bumper Balloons • Crops 'n' Robbers • Grabby Gridiron • King of the Thrill • Lean, Mean Ravine • Paint Misbehavin' • Rowed to Victory • Sugar Rush • Winner or Dinner
Battle minigames Aim of the Game • Cut from the Team • Glacial Meltdown • Saucer Swarm • Snipe for the Picking
Duel minigames Aim of the Game • Attention Grabber • Balancing Act • Blazing Lassos • Breakneck Building • Bumper Balloons • Cardiators • Cosmic Slalom • Eyebrawl • Flip the Chimp • Frozen Assets • Ion the Prize • Lava Lobbers • Lob to Rob • Loco Motives • Paint Misbehavin' • Pumper Cars • Rotation Station • Saucer Swarm • Settle It in Court • Shake It Up • Specter Inspector • Sugar Rush • Surf's Way Up • Swing Kings • Wing and a Scare • You're the Bob-omb
Challenge minigames Fruit Picker • Pour to Score • Stampede
Extras Zone minigames Canyon Cruisers • Chomping Frenzy • Flagging Rights • Moped Mayhem • Puzzle Pillars • Star Carnival Bowling • Table Menace • Trial by Tile
Last minigame Superstar Showdown
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