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{{minigame-infobox
|image = [[Image:MP4_MarioSpeedwagons.jpg|260px]]
|image=[[Image:MP4_MarioSpeedwagons.jpg|260px]]
|type = 4-player mini-game
|type=4-player minigame
|appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party 4]]
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party 4]]
|info = '''In-Game Instructions'''<br>''Time to race on the speedway! Step on the gas when the light turns green!
|info='''In-Game Instructions'''<br>''Time to race on the speedway! Step on the gas when the light turns green!
|info2 = '''Advice'''<br>''You can hit the gas a little before the green light for a good start. If you overdo it, you will spin out and ruin your start.
|info2='''Advice'''<br>''You can hit the gas a little before the green light for a good start. If you overdo it, you will spin out and ruin your start.
|controls = {{button|gcn|R}} Accelerate<br>{{button|gcn|A}} Change gears
|controls={{button|gcn|R}} Accelerate<br>{{button|gcn|A}} Change gears
|notes = The name of the mini-game is a pun on the name of the American rock band [[wikipedia: REO Speedwagon|REO Speedwagon]]
}}
}}
'''Mario Speedwagons''' is a 4-player [[mini-game]] found in ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. Each [[player]] starts out in a customized racing car. The goal is the be the first one to cross the finish line. Along the way, the car's gears will need to shift as it picks up speed. This is indicated by the gear numbers flashing in the bottom-right corner. However, correct timing is needed, as shifting too fast or too slow will result in a decrease in speed or no increase in speed, respectively. Likewise, accelerating too quickly at the start can cause the car to not move very much, similar to when in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, accelerating at the beginning causes the player to burn out and not move much.
'''Mario Speedwagons''' is a 4-player [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. Its name is a pun on the name of the American rock band [[wikipedia:REO Speedwagon|REO Speedwagon]].
 
Each [[player]] starts out in a customized racing car. The goal is the be the first one to cross the finish line. Along the way, the car's gears will need to shift as it picks up speed. This is indicated by the gear numbers flashing in the bottom-right corner. However, correct timing is needed, as shifting too fast or too slow will result in a decrease in speed or no increase in speed, respectively. Likewise, accelerating too quickly at the start can cause the car to not move very much, similar to when in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, accelerating at the beginning causes the player to burn out and not move much.
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Revision as of 22:28, November 10, 2011

Template:Minigame-infobox Mario Speedwagons is a 4-player minigame found in Mario Party 4. Its name is a pun on the name of the American rock band REO Speedwagon.

Each player starts out in a customized racing car. The goal is the be the first one to cross the finish line. Along the way, the car's gears will need to shift as it picks up speed. This is indicated by the gear numbers flashing in the bottom-right corner. However, correct timing is needed, as shifting too fast or too slow will result in a decrease in speed or no increase in speed, respectively. Likewise, accelerating too quickly at the start can cause the car to not move very much, similar to when in the Mario Kart series, accelerating at the beginning causes the player to burn out and not move much.
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