Pop Star

Pop Star
Appears in	Mario Party 6
Type	1-vs.-3 mini-game
Music track	Upbeat
Music sample

Pop Star is a 1-vs.-3 minigame in Mario Party 6. Its name comes from a term that refers to a famous person associated with pop music.

The difference between day and night is in how the balloon pops. Bubbles come out of the balloon in the daytime, and stars come out of the balloon at nighttime.

Introduction

The introduction shows the team and the solo player each inflating their balloon slightly.

Gameplay

Players attempt to inflate their balloons to the point where they pop. The group players work together to pop their balloon by ground-pounding their pumps by pressing mid-jump, while the solo player tries to pop their own balloon by repeatedly pressing to hammer on their pump. The group players can pump more air in their balloon if they ground-pound from the highest point of their jump. The side that pops its balloon first wins. If both sides pop their balloons simultaneously or if five minutes pass, the minigame ends in a tie.

Controls

Solo (1 player)

• – Swing the hammer

Group (3 players)

• – Jump
• → – Ground-pound

In-game text

• Rules – "One player swings a hammer while the other three ground-pound to blow up a balloon. Whoever pops their balloon first wins!"
• Advice – "The players in the team of three will pump more air if they ground-pound from the highest point of their jump."

Gallery

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  Night version

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	わって！ビッグバルーン[?] Watte! Biggu Barūn	Pop the big balloon
French	C'est Gonflé[?]	It's Swollen (Expression meaning "That's rich!")
German	Blasebalg[?]	Bellows
Italian	Pallone Scoppiato[?]	Exploded Balloon
Spanish	Inflado de orgullo[?]	Inflation to Be Proud Of (Pun on estar inflado de orgullo, meaning "to swell with pride")