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[[Image:MP7 CatchyTunes.JPG|200px|thumb|right|An in-game screenshot of ''[[Catchy Tunes]]'', a '''minigame''' from ''[[Mario Party 7]]''.]]
[[Image:MP7 CatchyTunes.JPG|200px|thumb|right|An in-game screenshot of ''[[Catchy Tunes]]'', a '''minigame''' from ''[[Mario Party 7]]''.]]
'''Minigames''' (alternatively spelled as "'''mini-games'''") are usually optional short games which may reward [[coin]]s or [[item]]s. However, some must be completed for high scores or access to a new area.
'''Minigames''' (alternatively spelled as "'''mini-games'''") are short games which may reward [[coin]]s or [[item]]s. However, some must be completed for high scores or access to a new area.


==''Mario Party'' series minigames==
==''Mario Party'' series minigames==

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An in-game screenshot of Catchy Tunes, a minigame from Mario Party 7.

Minigames (alternatively spelled as "mini-games") are short games which may reward coins or items. However, some must be completed for high scores or access to a new area.

Mario Party series minigames

The Mario Party series has many types of minigames. Most award ten coins while some award items. In Mario Party, a few minigames can cause a player to lose coins, although this system was changed in later Mario Party games.

1-player minigames

1-player minigames are minigames played alone. These minigames are usually accessed by landing on the Star Space. If the player fails, he loses 5 coins but if he or she wins, the player wins 10 coins, unless it's a different kind of minigame, like Whack-a-Plant, where players can't win or lose.

4-player minigames

4-player minigames are minigames that pit all four players against each other. These minigames are made in a sense of equality between all players. This system has remained unchanged since the first Mario Party.

1 vs. 3 minigames

1 vs. 3 minigames are games that challenges a single player against the other three. They typically come in three forms, the three players trying to take down or hinder the single player, the single player trying to take down or hinder the other three players, or both the single and three players trying to achieve a similar goal, with the single player usually getting some form of advantage.

2 vs. 2 minigames

2 vs. 2 minigames are minigames that have the player paired-up with another player. Players often need to work together and cooperate to beat these games.

Item minigames

Item minigames are games that a player can play to get an item. If the player gets Koopa Kid, they get nothing. They only appear in Mario Party 2 and Mario Party 3.

Bowser minigames

Bowser minigames are Bowser's own minigames. Bowser minigames are often extremely unfair to the players, as Bowser makes all the rules. Bowser minigames are also similar to 4-player and 1 vs 3 minigames (where the 1 is the player who landed on the Bowser Space), except that they produce a loser instead of a winner. The loser can lose coins, Stars (if he or she has one), or items.

Donkey Kong minigames

Introduced in Mario Party 5, Donkey Kong minigames are minigames run by Donkey Kong which are often short. They usually have players focus on collecting as many bananas as possible. After the Donkey Kong minigame is finished, players can trade their bananas to Donkey Kong for coins. They can also gain more depending on the DK Roulette.

Duel minigames

Duel minigames are minigames that involve two players to play a minigame against each other. Most usually have high stakes, some are common in various Duel modes. The challenging player can choose to either play for coins or Stars. This is provided that the challenging player himself has enough to wager. From Mario Party 7 onwards, the winner's prize was decided by a roulette wheel.

Mini minigames

Mini minigames are a type of minigame in Mario Party 4. It can only be played by a partier that has used a Mini Mushroom on themselves. There are two types of Mini minigames, those that involve winning items, like Item-Go-Round and Item Poker, and those that involve winning coins, like the Coin Slots and Tropical Fishing.

Battle minigames

Battle minigames are minigames that take coins from all the players, then gives them back in different amounts based on the results. The amount of coins taken can go from 10 (later 5) to 50 coins per player. Unlike other minigames, the rank order is important- a player can still win some coins for being in second place. Like the 4-player minigames, most minigames are evenly matched between the four players. The scoring for Battle games up to Mario Party 7:

  • 1st: 70% of the total no. coins
  • 2nd: 30% of the total no. coins

If the total number of coins is not a multiple of 10, one random player gets a bonus coin.

In Mario Party 8, the scoring was changed slightly:

  • 1st: 70% of the total
  • 2nd: 25% of the total
  • 3rd: 5% of the total

In Mario Party DS, there are some big changes. Depending on the turn number ranging from 2-30, the players can pay up to 60 coins and the scoring is a bit different:

  • 1st: 65% of the total
  • 2nd: 30% of the total
  • 3rd: 5% of the total

8-Player minigames

8-Player minigames are minigames only in Mario Party 7. They are played with 8 players, which is 4 teams of 2. The first player uses Control Stick and L Button while the second player uses C Stick and R Button. They are only accessible in 8 Player parties.

Rare minigames

Rare minigames are special minigames that don't appear at all in parties. They are sometimes very long and have special options that other minigames don't.

List of Mario Party series minigames

Mario Sports Mix minigames

New Super Mario Bros. minigames

New Super Mario Bros. featured minigames in much the same vein as Super Mario 64 DS. Indeed, some of the more popular Super Mario 64 DS minigames are copied exactly for New Super Mario Bros. However, most of the minigames are new, and many are multiplayer, something never seen in Super Mario 64 DS's games.

Vs. Battle

Action

  1. Snowball Slalom
  2. Vs. Lakitu Launch
  3. Run, Bob-omb! Run!
  4. Whack-a-Monty
  5. Balloon Racing
  6. Snowball Slam

Puzzle

  1. Wanted!
  2. Which Wiggler?
  3. Hide And Boo Seek
  4. Puzzle Panel
  5. Loves Me...?
  6. Coincentration

Table

  1. Speed
  2. Memory Match
  3. Picture Poker
  4. Luigi's Thrilling Cards
  5. Luigi-Jack
  6. Bob-omb Reverse

1 on 1

  1. Vs. Mario's Slides
  2. Bob-omb Sudden Death
  3. Jumping Brothers
  4. Lakitu Launch
  5. Jumping Sudden Death
  6. Vs. Trampoline Time
  7. Bob-omb Trampoline
  8. Vs. Pair-a-Gone

1 Player

Action

  1. Snowball Slalom
  2. Lakitu Launch
  3. Danger, Bob-omb! Danger!
  4. Whack-a-Monty
  5. Balloon Racing

Puzzle

  1. Wanted!
  2. Which Wiggler?
  3. Hide And Boo Seek
  4. Puzzle Panel
  5. Coincentration

Table

  1. Memory Match
  2. Picture Poker
  3. Pair-a-Gone

Variety

  1. Mario's Slides
  2. Sort or 'Splode
  3. Bounce and Trounce
  4. Bob-omb Squad
  5. Trampoline Time

New Super Mario Bros Wii minigames

These appear in Toad Houses within each world:

Super Mario 64 DS minigames

Super Mario 64 DS features a grand total of 36 minigames, which are divided among the game's four playable characters. Two of each character's minigames are unlocked along with the characters themselves, while the remainder are unlocked by catching Rabbits. All of the minigames utilize the DS's touch screen.

Yoshi's Games

Yoshi's minigames are puzzle based.

  1. Wanted!
  2. Loves me...?
  3. Hide and Boo Seek
  4. Puzzle Panel
  5. Boom Box
  6. Tox Box Shuffle
  7. Which Wiggler?
  8. Mix-a-Mug
  9. Puzzle Panic

Mario's Games

Mario's minigames are action themed.

  1. Mario's Slides
  2. Bounce and Pounce
  3. Sort or 'Splode
  4. Trampoline Time
  5. Shuffle Shell
  6. Bounce and Trounce
  7. Connect the Characters
  8. Shell Smash
  9. Trampoline Terror

Luigi's Games

Luigi specializes in "table" games, also known as gambling games.

  1. Memory Match
  2. Pair-a-Gone
  3. Picture Poker
  4. Mushroom Roulette
  5. Mario Slot
  6. Lucky Stars
  7. Pair-a-Gone and On
  8. Memory Master
  9. Super Mario Slot

Wario's Games

Wario has the most diverse collection of minigames, almost no description applies to all of them.

  1. Bob-omb Squad
  2. Snowball Slalom
  3. Bingo Ball
  4. Coincentration
  5. Psyche Out!
  6. Slots Shot
  7. Lakitu Launch
  8. Intense Coincentration
  9. Giant Snowball Slalom

Super Mario Galaxy minigames

Super Mario Galaxy 2 minigames

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars minigames

Super Paper Mario minigames

WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania minigames

Single Player

Dual-Player

Wario Land 4

See Also

References

  1. ^ Name of minigame in mini game section of manual
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