Jump the Gun

Jump the Gun
Mario Party 6 (day) Mario Party 6 (night) Super Mario Party Jamboree
Appears in	Mario Party 6 Super Mario Party Jamboree
Type	2-vs.-2 minigame
Music track	Amusing
Music sample Mario Party 6

Jump the Gun is a 2-vs.-2 minigame found in Mario Party 6 and Super Mario Party Jamboree. Its name comes from a phrase that refers to when a person does something prematurely.

There are only aesthetic differences between daytime and nighttime.

Introduction

The player mounting the cannon fires a Bullet Bill into the first target. The other player then jumps onto it.

Gameplay

One character on each team controls a cannon that shoots out Bullet Bills. The other character then has to use those Bullet Bills as small platforms to get to the finish line. Players can shoot a Bullet Bill at only one of the targets and can shoot only one at a time. If the other player falls off the stage, a Lakitu lifts them back onto the last Bullet Bill they stood upon. The player who reaches the goal point first wins for their team. In Mario Party 6, if five minutes pass, the minigame ends in a tie.

Ending

The winners perform their victory animations at the goal point. In Mario Party 6, if five minutes pass, everybody does their losing animation.

Controls

Player aiming the cannon

• – Move the cursor
• – Shoot Bullet Bill

Player jumping across Bullet Bills

• – Move
• – Jump

In-game text

• Rules – "One player creates a bridge by shooting Bullet Bills while the other jumps across them to reach the goal."
• Advice – "When shooting Bullet Bills, consider how far your partner can jump when aiming."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	いそいで！キラーわたり[?] Isoide! Kirā watari	Hurry Up! Bullet Bill Ferry
French	Saute-Canon[?]	Pun with canon ("cannon") and Saute-Mouton (French name of Leapfrog)
German	Kugelwilli-Kanonade[?]	Bullet Bill Cannonade
Italian	Spara e Avanza[?]	Shoot and Advance
Portuguese	Disparo desbravador	Pathfinder shot
Spanish	Ojo que voy[?]	Watch Out, I'm Coming! (Ojo means both "eye" and "watch out".)

Trivia

• If a tie occurs in this minigame, the minigame's music keeps playing and the announcer does not say, "Tie," as the word does not appear on the screen.