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{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:MP2_Mecha-Marathon.JPG|250px|Race time for the Mecha Shy Guys.]]
|image=[[File:MP2 Mecha-Marathon.png|240px]]
|appeared_in=[[Mario Party 2]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 2]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' <br> ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|info='''In Game Instructions''' <br/>
|type=4-Player minigame
|info2='''Advice''' <br/>
|time=10 seconds (''Mario Party 2'' and ''Mario Party Superstars'')<br>7 seconds (''Mario Party: The Top 100'')
|controls='''A + B''': Wind up Shy-Guy
|record=20.00 metres (Japanese, British English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish)/yards (American English) (''Mario Party 2'')<br>10.00 yards (American English)/metres (other languages) (''Mario Party: The Top 100'')<br>15.00 yards (American English)/metres (other languages) (''Mario Party Superstars'')
|track=The Blue Skies Yonder
|sample=''Mario Party 2'':<br>[[File:MP2 The Blue Skies Yonder.oga]]<br>''Mario Party: The Top 100'':<br>[[File:MPTT100 The Blue Skies Yonder.oga]]<br>''Mario Party Superstars'':<br>[[File:MPS The Blue Skies Yonder.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Mecha-Marathon''' is a 4-player mini-game founded in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', set in a grassy environment. In this game, players have to wind up a Mecha Shy Guy as much as they can within the time limit. When the time limit passes, they will fly their Shy Guy. The player that has his/her mecha Shy Guy remain flying the most wins.
'''Mecha Marathon''' (formerly formatted as '''Mecha-Marathon''') is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''.


==Glitch==
==Overview==
*Press the A and B buttons as fast as possible for the first few seconds and unplug the controller to get around 30 yards each time.
[[File:Mario Party Superstars - Mecha Marathon (second part).png|thumb|left|Gameplay from ''Mario Party Superstars'', with Wario losing to the other players]]
Players wind up their [[Mecha Fly Guy]]s as quickly as possible within a time limit before the Mecha Fly Guy flies down each player's lane. There are signs marking their progress every ten yards. The Mecha Fly Guys eventually fall, who coud. The player that has their Mecha Fly Guy land the farthest wins, a objective retained in the [[Mini-Game Coaster]].


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It costs 200 [[Coin]]s to buy the minigame from [[Woody]] in ''Mario Party 2''.
{{Mario Party 2}}
 
[[Category:4-player mini-games]]
The highest possible score in ''Mario Party: The Top 100'' is 40.00 yards/metres,{{ref needed}}, while in ''Mario Party Superstars'', it is 70.00 yards/metres.<ref>{{cite|author=Itz Ky!|date=October 30, 2021|url=youtube.com/watch?v=wUO0wpXkQtk|title=''Mario Party Superstars'' - Mecha Marathon - 70.00 yd. <nowiki>[MAX]</nowiki>|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 2, 2021}}</ref>
[[Category:Mario Party 2]]
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==Controls==
===''Mario Party 2''===
*{{button|n64|A}} '''+''' {{button|n64|B}} (Repeatedly) &ndash; Wind up
 
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*Mash {{button|3ds|A}} '''+''' {{button|3ds|B}}: Wind up
 
===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*Mash {{button|switch|jc-right}} '''+''' {{button|switch|jc-bottom}} to wind up
 
==In-game text==
===''Mario Party 2''===
*'''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"See how far your Mecha Fly Guy will fly! Whoever flies farthest, wins!"''
*'''Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster)''' &ndash; ''"Wind up your Mecha Fly Guy and let him fly! Take first place to <span style="color:cyan">clear</span> this Mini-Game."''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Press the {{button|n64|A}} and {{button|n64|B}} Buttons simultaneously to wind your Mecha Fly Guy."''
 
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*'''Description''' &ndash; ''"Wind up as fast as you can so your Mecha Fly Guy flies the farthest!"''
*'''On-screen''' &ndash; ''"Wind up as fast as you can so your mecha flies the farthest!"''
 
===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*''"Wind up as fast as you can so your mechanical Fly Guy flies the farthest!"''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Mecha Marathon MP2 End.png|The ending to Mecha-Marathon in ''Mario Party 2''
Top100Mecha-Marathon.png|Mecha Marathon in ''Mario Party: The Top 100''
Mecha Marathon - Mario Party Superstars.png|Players preparing their Mecha Fly Guys in ''Mario Party Superstars''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ぜんまいヘイホーレース
|JpnR=Zenmai heihōrēsu
|JpnM=Spring-Shy Guy Race
|ChiS=发条嘿呵竞赛
|ChiSR=fàtiáohèihè jìngsài
|ChiSM=Spring-Shy Guy Race
|ChiT=發條嘿呵競賽
|ChiTR=fàtiáohèihè jìngsài
|ChiTM=Spring-Shy Guy Race
|Dut=Opwindende wedstrijd
|DutM=Exciting competition. Pun on ''opwinden'' ("to wind [something] up")
|FreA=Méca-marathon
|FreAM=Mecha marathon
|FreE=Méka-Marathon
|FreEM=Mecha Marathon
|Ger=Robo-Marathon
|Ita=Maratona a molla
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Ivan Ridoni|date=March 10, 2022|url=youtube.com/watch?v=lRmV0U1Q688&t=1104s|title=Mario Party 2 [N64<nowiki>]</nowiki> #7 - Spazio Land|timestamp=18:24|publisher=YouTube|language=it|accessdate=December 31, 2024}}</ref>
|ItaM=Spring marathon
|Kor=태엽 헤이호 레이스
|KorR=Taeyeop Heiho Reiseu
|KorM=Spring Shy Guy Race
|Por=Com a Corda Toda
|PorM=All Wound Up (Brazilian expression about being full of energy, enthusiastic)
|Rus=Заводной марафон
|RusR=Zavodnoy marafon
|RusM=Wind-up Marathon
|SpaA=Maratón mecánico
|SpaAM=Mechanical marathon
|SpaE=Robot-Maratón
|SpaEM=Robot Marathon
}}
 
==See also==
*[[Cannonball! (minigame)|Cannonball!]]
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{MP2 minigames}}
{{MPTT100 minigames}}
{{MPS minigames}}
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 2 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party Superstars minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 minigames]]
[[de:Robo-Marathon]]

Latest revision as of 10:47, March 7, 2025

Mecha Marathon
Mecha-Marathon
Appears in Mario Party 2
Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Superstars
Type 4-Player minigame
Time limit 10 seconds (Mario Party 2 and Mario Party Superstars)
7 seconds (Mario Party: The Top 100)
Initial record 20.00 metres (Japanese, British English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish)/yards (American English) (Mario Party 2)
10.00 yards (American English)/metres (other languages) (Mario Party: The Top 100)
15.00 yards (American English)/metres (other languages) (Mario Party Superstars)
Music track The Blue Skies Yonder
Music sample
Mario Party 2:

Mario Party: The Top 100:

Mario Party Superstars:

Mecha Marathon (formerly formatted as Mecha-Marathon) is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 2, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars.

Overview[edit]

Mecha Marathon from Mario Party Superstars
Gameplay from Mario Party Superstars, with Wario losing to the other players

Players wind up their Mecha Fly Guys as quickly as possible within a time limit before the Mecha Fly Guy flies down each player's lane. There are signs marking their progress every ten yards. The Mecha Fly Guys eventually fall, who coud. The player that has their Mecha Fly Guy land the farthest wins, a objective retained in the Mini-Game Coaster.

It costs 200 Coins to buy the minigame from Woody in Mario Party 2.

The highest possible score in Mario Party: The Top 100 is 40.00 yards/metres,[citation needed], while in Mario Party Superstars, it is 70.00 yards/metres.[1]

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 2[edit]

  • A Button + B Button (Repeatedly) – Wind up

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Mash A Button + B Button: Wind up

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • Mash Single Joy-Con Right Button + Single Joy-Con Bottom Button to wind up

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 2[edit]

  • Game Rules – "See how far your Mecha Fly Guy will fly! Whoever flies farthest, wins!"
  • Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "Wind up your Mecha Fly Guy and let him fly! Take first place to clear this Mini-Game."
  • Advice – "Press the A Button and B Button Buttons simultaneously to wind your Mecha Fly Guy."

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Description – "Wind up as fast as you can so your Mecha Fly Guy flies the farthest!"
  • On-screen – "Wind up as fast as you can so your mecha flies the farthest!"

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • "Wind up as fast as you can so your mechanical Fly Guy flies the farthest!"

Gallery[edit]

  • The ending to Mecha-Marathon in Mario Party 2

    The ending to Mecha-Marathon in Mario Party 2

  • Mecha Marathon in Mario Party: The Top 100

    Mecha Marathon in Mario Party: The Top 100

  • Players preparing their Mecha Fly Guys in Mario Party Superstars

    Players preparing their Mecha Fly Guys in Mario Party Superstars

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ぜんまいヘイホーレース[?]
Zenmai heihōrēsu 		Spring-Shy Guy Race
Chinese (simplified) 发条嘿呵竞赛[?]
fàtiáohèihè jìngsài 		Spring-Shy Guy Race
Chinese (traditional) 發條嘿呵競賽[?]
fàtiáohèihè jìngsài 		Spring-Shy Guy Race
Dutch Opwindende wedstrijd[?] Exciting competition. Pun on opwinden ("to wind [something] up")
French (NOA) Méca-marathon[?] Mecha marathon
French (NOE) Méka-Marathon[?] Mecha Marathon
German Robo-Marathon[?] -
Italian Maratona a molla[2] Spring marathon
Korean 태엽 헤이호 레이스[?]
Taeyeop Heiho Reiseu 		Spring Shy Guy Race
Portuguese Com a Corda Toda[?] All Wound Up (Brazilian expression about being full of energy, enthusiastic)
Russian Заводной марафон[?]
Zavodnoy marafon 		Wind-up Marathon
Spanish (NOA) Maratón mecánico[?] Mechanical marathon
Spanish (NOE) Robot-Maratón[?] Robot Marathon

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Itz Ky! (October 30, 2021). Mario Party Superstars - Mecha Marathon - 70.00 yd. [MAX]. YouTube. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Ivan Ridoni (March 10, 2022). Mario Party 2 [N64] #7 - Spazio Land (18:24). YouTube (Italian). Retrieved December 31, 2024.
[Edit]
Minigames from Mario Party 2
4-Player minigames Abandon Ship • Bombs Away • Bumper Balls • Deep Sea Salvage • Dizzy Dancing • Hexagon Heat • Honeycomb Havoc • Hot Rope Jump • Lava Tile Isle • Mecha-Marathon • Platform Peril • Roll Call • Shell Shocked • Shy Guy Says • Skateboard Scamper • Slot Car Derby • Sneak 'n' Snore • Tile Driver • Tipsy Tourney • Toad in the Box • Totem Pole Pound
1-vs-3 minigames Archer-ival • Bob-omb Barrage • Bowl Over • Crane Game • Filet Relay • Lights Out • Look Away • Move to the Music • Quicksand Cache • Rainbow Run • Shock, Drop or Roll
2-vs-2 minigames Balloon Burst • Bobsled Run • Cake Factory • Destruction Duet • Dungeon Dash • Handcar Havoc • Looney Lumberjacks • Magnet Carta • Sky Pilots • Speed Hockey • Toad Bandstand • Torpedo Targets
Battle minigames Bowser's Big Blast • Bumper Balloon Cars • Crazy Cutters • Day at the Races • Face Lift • Grab Bag • Hot Bob-omb • Rakin' 'em In
Item minigames Bowser Slots • Coffin Congestion • Give Me a Brake! • Hammer Slammer • Mallet-Go-Round • Roll Out the Barrels
Duel minigames Mushroom Brew • Psychic Safari • Quick Draw Corks • Rock, Paper, Mario • Saber Swipes • Time Bomb
Special minigame Driver's Ed
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Minigames from Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Bombs Away • Desert Dash • Face Lift • Piranha's Pursuit • Shy Guy Says • Tug o' War
Mario Party 2 Bowser's Big Blast • Bumper Balls • Cake Factory • Dizzy Dancing • Handcar Havoc • Hexagon Heat • Honeycomb Havoc • Looney Lumberjacks • Mecha-Marathon • Roll Call • Shell Shocked • Slot Car Derby • Speed Hockey
Mario Party 3 Bounce 'n' Trounce • Chip Shot Challenge • Eatsa Pizza • Ice Rink Risk • Mush Pit • Rockin' Raceway • Snowball Summit • Storm Chasers • The Beat Goes On • Three Door Monty • Tidal Toss • Vine with Me
Mario Party 4 Beach Volley Folly • Blame It on the Crane • Booksquirm • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Hide and Go BOOM! • Kareening Koopas • Mario Speedwagons • Order Up • Paths of Peril • Revers-a-Bomb • The Final Battle! • The Great Deflate • Three Throw • Trace Race
Mario Party 5 Button Mashers • Cage-in Cookin' • Coney Island • Defuse or Lose • Dinger Derby • Heat Stroke • Hotel Goomba • Ice Hockey • Later Skater • Leaf Leap • Manic Mallets • Night Light Fright • Pushy Penguins • Shy Guy Showdown • Squared Away • Triple Jump • Tube It or Lose It
Mario Party 6 Block Star • Catch You Letter • Crate and Peril • Dizzy Rotisserie • Rocky Road • Slot Trot • Snow Whirled • Strawberry Shortfuse • Trap Ease Artist
Mario Party 7 Balloon Busters • Dart Attack • Deck Hands • Jump, Man • Monty's Revenge • Pogo-a-Go-Go • Pokey Pummel • Sphere Factor • Stick and Spin • The Final Countdown • Track & Yield • Vine Country
Mario Party 8 Aim of the Game • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank
Mario Party 9 Bumper Bubbles • Don't Look • Goomba Bowling • Logger Heads • Jigsaw Jumble • Magma Mayhem • Peak Precision • Pier Pressure • Speeding Bullets • Tackle Takedown
Mario Party 10 Badminton Bash • Flash Forward • Jewel Drop • Soar to Score
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Minigames from Mario Party Superstars
Mario Party Bobsled Run • Bombs Away • Cast Aways • Crazy Cutters • Face-Lift • Hammer Drop • Handcar Havoc • Mushroom Mix-Up • Piranha's Pursuit • Shy Guy Says • Tipsy Tourney • Tug o' War
Mario Party 2 Archer-ival • Balloon Burst • Bowser's Big Blast • Bumper Balloon Cars • Bumper Balls • Cake Factory • Dizzy Dancing • Dungeon Dash • Hammer Slammera • Hot Rope Jump • Honeycomb Havoc • Look Away • Mecha Marathon • Quicksand Cache • Roll Call • Roll Out the Barrelsa • Sky Pilots • Slot-Car Derby • Sneak 'n' Snore • Speed Hockey • Tread Carefully
Mario Party 3 Bobbing Bow-loonsa • Boulder Ball • Bounce 'n' Trounce • Cheep Cheep Chase • Chip-Shot Challenge • Coconut Conk • Eatsa Pizza • Etch 'n' Catch • Hide-and-Sneak • Ice-Rink Risk • Mario's Puzzle Party • Messy Memory • Motor Rooter • Mush Pit • Parasol Plummet • Picking Panic • Puddle Paddle • River Raiders • Rockin' Raceway • Snowball Summit • Spotlight Swim • Storm Chasers • Swinging with Sharksa • Ticktock Hop • Tidal Toss • Vine with Me • Winner's Wheela
Mario Party 4 Beach Volley Folly • Booksquirm • Dungeon Duos • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Money Belts • Paths of Peril • Revers-a-Bomb • Trace Race
Mario Party 5 Bill Blasters • Coney Island • Dinger Derby • Ice Hockey • Later Skater • Leaf Leap • Night-Light Fright • Pushy Penguins • Squared Away • Tube It or Lose It
Mario Party 6 Block Star • Burnstile • Cashapult • Catch You Letter • Dark 'n' Crispy • Mass Meteor • Pit Boss • Rocky Road • Snow Whirled • Trap Ease Artist • What Goes Up... • X-Ray Payday
Mario Party 7 Monty's Revenge • Pokey Pummel • Pogo-a-Go-Go • Stick and Spin • Spin Doctor • The Final Countdown
Mario Party 8 Paint Misbehavin' • Winner or Dinner
Mario Party 9 Goomba Spotting • Manor of Escape • Shell Soccer • Tackle Takedown
Mario Party 10 Flash Forward • Rapid River Race • Skewer Scurry
a Item minigame, unnamed
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