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[[Pump, Pump and Away]] is a 2-vs-2 mini-game found in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''.
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:PumpPumpandAwayMP3.png|260px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|type=2-vs-2 mini-game
|time=10 seconds
|record=100 yards (American)/metres (Japanese/European)
|track=Don't Hurry
|sample=[[File:MP3 Don't Hurry.oga]]
}}
'''Pump, Pump and Away''' is a 2-vs-2 [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''. Its name is a play on {{wp|Superman}}'s catchphrase "Up, up, and away."


== Gameplay ==
==Gameplay==
Players in the team have to pump the air to the rocket much as possible within the time limit. First team's rocket that files higher wins!!
[[File:WarioPump MP3.jpg|thumb|left|Official artwork of [[Wario]] in Pump, Pump and Away]]
The minigame starts in a garden with flowers and hills in the background. The players on each team have to pump as much air into the rocket as possible within the ten-second time limit. The player can pump the most air into the rocket when the pump is flashing. When the teams start up their rockets, the rockets blast off past [[Lakitu]]s holding signs of the distances, [[Fly Guy]]s, and [[Bullet Bill]]s into space. The team whose rocket flies higher wins the minigame.


{{Mario Party 3}}
If both teams do nothing, they will appear tired and the minigame will end in a draw. It is possible for both teams to have the same distance; one of the teams will win by 48 yards/metres if this were to occur.<ref>mkdasher (July 6, 2012). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeCYSIRN038 Mario Party 3 - Pump, Pump and Away - 727 yards (TAS)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 2, 2017.</ref>
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[[Category: Mini-games]]
==Ending==
[[File:Pump, Pump and Away End.png|thumb|The ending to Pump, Pump and Away]]
After the rockets fly as high as they can, the winners' rocket parachutes back down in front of them, while the losers' rocket falls upside down into the ground in front of them, after which they perform their losing animations. The winners then celebrate.
 
==Controls==
* {{button|n64|A}} &ndash; Push pump down
* {{button|n64|B}} '''or''' {{button|n64|Z}} &ndash; Pull pump up
 
==In-game text==
* '''Game Rules''' – ''"Press {{button|n64|A}} and {{button|n64|B}} with good timing to pump up your rocket. The team whose rocket flies higher, wins."''
* '''Advice''' – ''"Push the pump down when it flashes to send the most air to the rocket."''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Red Rocket Pump, Pump and Away.png|The red team's rocket
Blue Rocket Pump, Pump and Away.png|The blue team's rocket
</gallery>
 
==See also==
*[[Launch Break]]
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=GO! GO! ロケット
|JapR=GO! GO! Roketto
|JapM=GO! GO! Rocket
|Fre=Fusées Gonflées
|FreM=Inflated Rockets
|Ger=Himmelfahrtskommando
|GerM=Ready to Go to Heaven
|Spa=Cohete a Presión
|SpaM=Rocket Pressure
}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{MP3 minigames}}
[[Category:2-vs-2 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 3 minigames]]
[[de:Himmelfahrtskommando]]

Latest revision as of 08:03, September 10, 2024

Pump, Pump and Away
The minigame Pump, Pump and Away.
Appears in Mario Party 3
Type 2-vs-2 mini-game
Time limit 10 seconds
Initial record 100 yards (American)/metres (Japanese/European)
Music track Don't Hurry
Music sample

Pump, Pump and Away is a 2-vs-2 minigame found in Mario Party 3. Its name is a play on Superman's catchphrase "Up, up, and away."

Gameplay[edit]

Wario playing Pump, Pump, and Away
Official artwork of Wario in Pump, Pump and Away

The minigame starts in a garden with flowers and hills in the background. The players on each team have to pump as much air into the rocket as possible within the ten-second time limit. The player can pump the most air into the rocket when the pump is flashing. When the teams start up their rockets, the rockets blast off past Lakitus holding signs of the distances, Fly Guys, and Bullet Bills into space. The team whose rocket flies higher wins the minigame.

If both teams do nothing, they will appear tired and the minigame will end in a draw. It is possible for both teams to have the same distance; one of the teams will win by 48 yards/metres if this were to occur.[1]

Ending[edit]

The ending to Pump, Pump and Away

After the rockets fly as high as they can, the winners' rocket parachutes back down in front of them, while the losers' rocket falls upside down into the ground in front of them, after which they perform their losing animations. The winners then celebrate.

Controls[edit]

  • A Button – Push pump down
  • B Button or Z Button – Pull pump up

In-game text[edit]

  • Game Rules"Press A Button and B Button with good timing to pump up your rocket. The team whose rocket flies higher, wins."
  • Advice"Push the pump down when it flashes to send the most air to the rocket."

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese GO! GO! ロケット[?]
GO! GO! Roketto
GO! GO! Rocket
French Fusées Gonflées[?] Inflated Rockets
German Himmelfahrtskommando[?] Ready to Go to Heaven
Spanish Cohete a Presión[?] Rocket Pressure

References[edit]

  1. ^ mkdasher (July 6, 2012). Mario Party 3 - Pump, Pump and Away - 727 yards (TAS). YouTube. Retrieved May 2, 2017.