Archer-ival

Archer-ival
Appears in	Mario Party 2 Mario Party Superstars
Type	1-vs-3 minigame
Time limit	30 seconds
Music track	That's All of It
Music sample Mario Party 2: Mario Party Superstars:

Archer-ival is a 1-vs-3 minigame in Mario Party 2 and Mario Party Superstars. Its name is a pun on the term "archrival."

Gameplay

The main objective for the player with the bow and arrow is to shoot the characters' panels. The team players' main objective is to dodge the arrows shot by the solo character. In Mario Party 2, the solo player can also earn some extra coins by hitting the other pictures thrown in as well. The Boo panel gives one coin, the Toad panel gives two coins, and the Baby Bowser panel gives three coins. Each panel moves at a slow pace, yet it is enough to avoid an arrow being shot directly at it. The non-playable panels and other characters' panels, though, can block the path, causing them to be a still target for the solo character. The solo player has unlimited arrows. The solo player wins if they remove all three opponents' pictures. The team players win if at least one of them remains for 30 seconds.

In the Mini-Game Coaster, the human player plays against the team of three.

In Mario Party Superstars, Toad is replaced by Goomba, and Baby Bowser is replaced by Bowser Jr., though none of the non-player panels give additional coins. Additionally, the solo player vocalizes each time they set or shoot an arrow, as do the team players each time they move, and shooting an arrow makes a more realistic sound. Also, if the team wins, the remaining member(s) from the team appear(s) from behind the brick wall, holding their respective panels, and celebrate(s) while the solo player groans in disappointment.

Controls

Mario Party 2

Solo (1 player)

• – Move left/right
• – Set arrow / Shoot arrow

Group (3 players)

• – Move left/right

Mario Party Superstars

Solo Side (1 player)

• (Left and Right) – Move
• – Set and Shoot Arrow

Team Side (3 players)

• (Left and Right) – Move

In-game text

Mario Party 2

• Game Rules – "Try to hit the moving targets with your arrows! Knock all three rivals down to win!"
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "Knock down all three of your rivals in the archery shooting gallery to clear this Mini-Game."
• Advice – "Hit other targets like Toad, Boo and Baby Bowser to win a cache of Coins."

Mario Party Superstars

• Solo side: "Try to hit the moving targets."
• Team side: "Avoid getting hit."

Gallery

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  Background in Mario Party 2

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  Mario target

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  Luigi target

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  Peach target

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  Yoshi target

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  Wario target

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  Donkey Kong target

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  Toad target

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  Boo target

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  Baby Bowser target

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  The ending to Archer-ival if the solo player wins in Mario Party 2

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  The ending to Archer-ival if the team wins in Mario Party 2

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	まとあて！ ショット！！[?] Matoate! Shotto!!	Hit the targets! Shoot!!
Chinese (simplified)	瞄准! 发射!![?] Miáozhǔn! Fāshè!!	Aim! Fire!!
Chinese (traditional)	瞄準! 發射!![?] Miáozhǔn! Fāshè!!	Aim! Fire!!
Dutch	Boogschieten[?]	Archery
French	Archerie Zizanie[?]	Discord Archery
German	Flitzebogen[?]	Toy Bow
Italian	Sotto tiro[?]	Under fire
Korean	과녁을 향해 샷![?] Guanyeokeul hyanghae shot!	Shoot for the Targets!
Portuguese	Arco-Inimigo[?]	"Bow-Enemy", a pun on arqui-inimigo (arch-enemy)
Russian	Лук-трюк[?] Luk-tryuk	Bow-trick
Spanish	Arqueros Rivales[?]	Rival Archers

Trivia

• This is one of the two minigames in Mario Party 2 to reuse victory animations from the original Mario Party, the other being Platform Peril.
• In Mario Party 2, when Baby Bowser is shot, Bowser can be heard laughing.