Roll Call (minigame)

Roll Call
Mario Party 2 Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars
Appears in	Mario Party 2 Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars
Type	4-Player minigame
Time limit	30 seconds
Music track	Know What I Mean?
Music sample Mario Party 2: Mario Party: The Top 100: Mario Party Superstars:

Roll Call is a 4-Player minigame found in Mario Party 2, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars. The name refers to a term that describes a process performed by the leader of a group (typically, an army or a classroom) checking to see who is present and who is absent.

Gameplay

Mario Party 2

Players have to count the Toads, Boos, or Bob-ombs. For the Toads, there are inanimate mushrooms on the ground with the same caps as the Toads, which should not be counted. For the Boos, they can appear and disappear, and there are rocks on the ground. For the Bob-ombs, players must count only Bob-ombs that do not explode (those that do must be subtracted), and there are Bob-omb crates on the ground. Any player who has the same count as the blue count at the top of the screen when roll call comes wins. If no count matches the blue count at the top of the screen when the character count is totaled, the minigame ends in a draw. Also, it is possible to have all four players win this minigame, if they all have the same count and the blue count at the top of the screen matches. As the characters are counted, the Toads leave the forest, the Boos vanish, and the Bob-ombs explode.

If the player pauses the game, the Toads, Boos, and Bob-ombs disappear, most likely to prevent the player from cheating. However, in the Toad version of the minigame, the regular mushrooms do not disappear.

In the Mini-Game Coaster, the version of this minigame depends on the difficulty played: On Easy, the Bob-omb version is used. On Normal, the Boo version is used. On Hard, the Toad version is used.

Mario Party: The Top 100

Only Bob-ombs appear in the Mario Party: The Top 100 edition of this minigame. The gameplay is the same, but players are now ranked based on how close they are to the count at the top. Players who are correct (have the same count as the count at the top) receive first place; other players are ranked based on how close they are to the correct count. A draw will result only if no count matches the correct count or if all four players were the same distance in relation to the correct count.

Mario Party Superstars

In Mario Party Superstars, all three variations return. However, the Toads are red. As in The Top 100, players are ranked based on how close they are to the correct count, with players who are correct automatically receiving first place.

Controls

Mario Party 2

• – Plus 1
• – Minus 1

Mario Party: The Top 100

• : Count +1
• : Count -1

Mario Party Superstars

• – Count +1
• – Count -1

In-game text

Mario Party 2

• Game Rules – "Count how many characters are milling about. Whoever is right when roll call comes, wins!"
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "Count the characters you see. Have the count exactly right when the roll is called to clear the game."
• Advice
  • Toad: "Don't confuse the mushrooms for Toads. Toads move, mushrooms don't."
  • Bob-omb: "Watch out! If Bob-ombs you've already counted explode, be sure to take them off your list."
  • Boo: "Boos may appear to disappear, but don't be fooled! Keep an eye on them all as you count!"

Mario Party: The Top 100

• Description – "Count the unexploded Bob-ombs walking around!"
• On-screen – "Count the unexploded Bob-omb!"

Mario Party Superstars

• "Count how many characters are milling about. Whoever is right when roll call comes wins!"

Gallery

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  Mario Party 2 (Boos)

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  Mario Party 2 (Bob-ombs)

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  Background in Mario Party 2

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  Number counter

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  Bob-omb crate

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  Rocks

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  Mushroom

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  Mario Party Superstars (Boos)

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  Mario Party Superstars (Bob-ombs)

See also

• Senseless Census
• Goomba Spotting

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	カウント1・2・3[?] Kaunto Ichi-ni-san	Count 1-2-3
Chinese (simplified)	数数123[?] Shù shù 123	Count 123
Chinese (traditional)	數數123[?] Shù shù 123	Count 123
Dutch	Bommen turven[?]	Bomb tally	Mario Party: The Top 100
	Turven in de tuin[?]	Tally in the garden	Mario Party Superstars
French	Un, deux et trois![?]	One, two and three!
German	Bob-Ombige Rechnung[?]	Bob-ombic Calculation
Italian	Appello[?]	Roll Call
Korean	세어라! 하나 둘 셋[?] Se-eora! Hana Dul Set	Count! One Two Three
Portuguese	Contagem Bombástica[?]	Bombastic Count
Russian	Перекличка[?] Pereklichka	Roll Call
Spanish (NOA)	1, 2... ¡pum![?]	1, 2... boom!
Spanish (NOE)	Pasando Lista[?]	Roll Call

Trivia

• An unused sprite of Bomberman is found in the data files for this minigame in Mario Party 2.
• This minigame's background is reused for Flash Forward in Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars.