Bumper Balloons

This article is about the minigame from Mario Party 8. For the similar minigame from Mario Party 2, see Bumper Balloon Cars.

Template:Minigame-infobox Bumper Balloons is a 2-vs.-2 minigame and Duel mini-game found in Mario Party 8. The name of the mini-game is a pun on the toy "Bumper Cars".

Introduction

The camera focuses in on each team before zooming out to show the entire driving area, at which point the minigame will begin.

Gameplay

Players must hold the Wii Remote sideways to play this minigame. The objective of the game is to pop all of their own team color's balloons before the opposing team can pop theirs. To pop a balloon, the player must simply drive into it. Whichever team pops all their balloons first wins the minigame.

Ending

The vehicles are parked in the center of the track and the winners do a victory pose.

In-game text

• Rules (Solo) – "Pop balloons that match your car's color before your rival succeeds in doing so"
• Rules (Team) – "You and your teammate must pop balloons that match your team color before your rivals pop theirs first!"
• Hint – "Watch where you're driving. Don't accidentally pop your opponent's balloons!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	カートでふうせんわり[?] Kāto de fūsen wari	Kart Balloon Popping
German	Ramm-die-Ballons[?]	Ramming the Balloons
Italian	Carambola di Palloncini[?]	Balloon Carom
Spanish	Airbags[?]	-

Trivia

• The garage contains objects such as tires and crates, which are never seen in-game since the garage door never opens.