Pop-Star Piranhas

Template:Minigame-infobox Pop-Star Piranhas is a 4-Player minigame found in Mario Party 5. Pop-Star Piranhas was also one of the playable minigames in the Mario Party 5 demo on the Mario Kart: Double Dash!! bonus disk. Additionally, the minigame was originally called Dancin' Piranha Plant before the name was changed in the final version. The songs played are all covers of the Super Mario Bros. Ground Theme.

Introduction

Spotlights shine above the Warp Pipes. Right before the first set of Piranha Plants pops out, an explosion occurs out of all of the pipes.

Gameplay

Players attempt to watch the Piranha Plants as they dance. Each Piranha Plant corresponds to a button on its pipe. One of the Piranha Plants dances a little differently from the others. The players can watch the leaves to find which Piranha Plant is dancing differently. When the music stops, the players must choose the button that they think corresponds to the Piranha Plant that is dancing differently. The characters face away from the player so that players cannot copy each other's answers. When all players have guessed, or when the five-second time limit runs out, all players reveal their guesses, and whoever is correct receives a point. The player(s) with the most points after three rounds win(s).

Ending

The players celebrate or sulk as the Piranha Plants continue dancing in the background. If the minigame ends in a draw, all players sulk as the Piranha Plants retreat into their pipes.

Controls

• Press the button noted on the Warp Pipe of the Piranha Plant that's dancing differently.

In-game text

• Rules – "Find the one Piranha Plant that's dancing differently from the others. Whoever answers correctly the most times wins."
• Advice – "Watch the leaves to find which one is dancing to its own rhythm."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	パックンダンス[?] Pakkun Dansu	Piranha Dance
German	Piranha-Night-Feaver[?]	Piranha Night Fever
Italian	Danza Piranha[?]	Piranha Dance
Spanish	Operación Piraña[?]	Operation Piranha, pun on Operación Triunfo, the Spanish name for the singing TV show Star Academy