Trace Race

Template:Minigame-infobox Trace Race is a battle minigame in Mario Party 4. It returns in Mario Party: The Top 100.

Introduction

The camera zooms in on the beginning of a giant clipboard, as each player jumps in one by one, holding a giant crayon.

Gameplay

Players each have a giant crayon and a long path that they must trace. The path winds with a series of turns, curves and loops. Players score points based on their accuracy. The most accurate player at the path's end wins.

In Mario Party 4, each crayon and path is coloured according to the character, with a relevant symbol at the beginning of the path. In The Top 100, the standard player colours are used, with the symbol aways being a mushroom.

Ending

As soon as all four players reached the end of the track, the screen shows their traces from beginning to end, calculating who was most accurate. The winning player(s) will do their victory animation, while the other players do their losing animations.

Controls

Mario Party 4

• – Move

Mario Party: The Top 100

• : Move

In-game text

Mario Party 4

• Rules – "Trace the colored line on the ground. Whoever stays closest to the original line wins!"
• Advice – "If no one scores more than 30 points, we'll call it a tie. Try to get 100, you guys!"

Mario Party: The Top 100

• Description – "Trace the guideline carefully with your crayon!"
• On-screen – "Trace the guideline carefully!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	なぞってクレヨン[?] Nazotte Kureyon	Tracing with Crayon
German	Linienführung[?]	Lines Guide
Italian	Gli assi della penna[?]	Pen axes
Spanish	Cera a la carrera[?]	Wax to the race

Trivia

• Everyone except Waluigi holds the crayon at a 45-degree angle.