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'''Pogo-a-Go-Go''' is a 1-vs.-3 [[minigame]] that is found during the events of ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. It reappears in ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''. Its name uses the term "[[wikipedia:À gogo|A-Go-Go]]" (from the French ''À gogo'', meaning "galore") commonly used in pop culture, and which is often traced back to [[wikipedia:Whisky a Go Go|Whisky a Go Go]], a Hollywood nightclub that took its name from the [[wikipedia:Go-go dancing|Go-go dancing]] it featured.
'''Pogo-a-Go-Go''' is a 1-vs.-3 [[minigame]] that is found during the events of ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. It reappears in ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''. The name is partly derived from the term "[[wikipedia:À gogo|A-Go-Go]]" (from the French ''À gogo'', meaning "galore").


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
The camera zooms down onto the platform while the three players are dropped on it by helicopters. The holes then open and the minigame begins.
The camera zooms down onto the platform as the three players are dropped into the stage by helicopter. The holes then open as they begin bouncing and the minigame begins.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The solo player's objective is to turn the platform clockwise or counterclockwise for 30 seconds to make the other three players fall into the holes.
The solo player's objective is to eliminate the other players by moving the platform they are on, while the team players must survive for 30 seconds. The solo player can spin the platform clockwise or counterclockwise using the {{button|gcn|L}} and {{button|gcn|R}} buttons; the team players must navigate around holes of various size to avoid elimination, which is complicated by the solo player spinning the platform.


The three players' objective is to simply avoid going into the different-sized holes.
The three players' objective is to simply avoid going into the different-sized holes.
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===''Mario Party 7''===
===''Mario Party 7''===
[[File:Pogo-a-Go-Go ending.png|thumb|One of the endings of Pogo-a-Go-Go]]
[[File:Pogo-a-Go-Go ending.png|thumb|One of the endings of Pogo-a-Go-Go]]
If the solo player wins, the solo player, still inside the control panel, performs their victory pose while the other three are carried off by the helicopters. If the team of three wins, the team stands on the platform and performs their victory poses while the solo player, behind them (again, still inside the control panel), performs their losing pose.
If the solo player wins, they celebrate as the other three are carried off by the helicopters. If the team of three wins, they celebrate their victory on the platform as the solo player perfoms their loss animation inside the control panel.
 
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
The winning side performs their victory pose on the results screen, while the losing side performs their losing pose.


==Controls==
==Controls==

Revision as of 22:05, April 4, 2020

Not to be confused with Go-go Pogo.

Template:Minigame-infobox Pogo-a-Go-Go is a 1-vs.-3 minigame that is found during the events of Mario Party 7. It reappears in Mario Party: The Top 100. The name is partly derived from the term "A-Go-Go" (from the French À gogo, meaning "galore").

Introduction

The camera zooms down onto the platform as the three players are dropped into the stage by helicopter. The holes then open as they begin bouncing and the minigame begins.

Gameplay

The solo player's objective is to eliminate the other players by moving the platform they are on, while the team players must survive for 30 seconds. The solo player can spin the platform clockwise or counterclockwise using the L Button and R Button buttons; the team players must navigate around holes of various size to avoid elimination, which is complicated by the solo player spinning the platform.

The three players' objective is to simply avoid going into the different-sized holes.

Ending

Mario Party 7

One of the endings of Pogo-a-Go-Go.
One of the endings of Pogo-a-Go-Go

If the solo player wins, they celebrate as the other three are carried off by the helicopters. If the team of three wins, they celebrate their victory on the platform as the solo player perfoms their loss animation inside the control panel.

Controls

Mario Party 7

Solo (1 player)

  • L Button R Button – Spin stage

Group (3 players)

  • Control Stick – Move

Mario Party: The Top 100

Solo (1 player)

  • R Button: Turn clockwise
  • L Button: Turn counterclockwise

Group (3 players)

  • Circle Pad: Move

In-game text

Mario Party 7

  • Rules"One player spins the stage in an attempt to make the 3 players on pogo sticks fall through a hole."
  • Advice"The stage turns clockwise and counterclockwise. Look out!"

Mario Party: The Top 100

  • Description"It's a battle between the player spinning the stage and the 3 trying their best not to fall through!"
  • On-screen (Solo)"Get your rivals to fall through"
  • On-screen (Team)"Don't fall into the holes!"

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese グルグルホッピング
Guruguru hoppingu
Spinning Around Hopping (guruguru is an onomatopoeia for spinning/rotating/etc.)

Dutch Pogo-disco
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German Hopp & Ex
 
Italian Caduta molleggiata
Sprung fall
Spanish Salto estratosférico
Stratospheric jump

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