Rocky Road (minigame)

Rocky Road
Appears in	Mario Party 6 Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars
Type	2-vs.-2 minigame
Music track	Relaxed
Music sample Mario Party 6: Mario Party: The Top 100: Mario Party Superstars:

Rocky Road is a 2-vs.-2 minigame found in Mario Party 6, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars. The name is a reference to an idiom that describes a person's difficult journey to success as well as the ice cream flavor with the same name.

There are only aesthetic changes between daytime and nighttime in Mario Party 6. Only the daytime version appears in Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars.

Introduction

A Shy Guy (in Mario Party 6) or Toad (in Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars) is driving a car along the road, then he stops when it pulls up to the first set of boulders.

Gameplay

Both teams have to destroy the boulders blocking the path on the way so the car will advance. Players must be careful not to accidentally hit the other player; in Mario Party 6, accidentally hit players are stunned. If one player is stunned when the team can advance, the one player stands in front of the car and must wait for their teammate to recover. There are five sets of boulders to pass through: two small ones at the beginning, followed by one small boulder, then three small boulders, then two medium boulders, and finally one giant boulder. The team that reaches the end of the road first wins. The minigame ends in a tie if five minutes pass.

Ending

The winners continue down the road in their car while waving out the window. In Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars, Toadette, who is waiting at the end, hops in the car before Toad drives off.

Controls

Mario Party 6

• – Move
• – Jump
• – Punch
• → – Kick

Mario Party: The Top 100

• : Move
• : Jump
• : Punch
• in the air: Kick

Mario Party Superstars

• – Move
• – Punch
• – Jump
• → : Kick

In-game text

Mario Party 6

• Rules – "Team up with a partner to bust apart boulders that are blocking the scenic road! The first team to reach the goal wins!"
• Advice – "Be careful not to punch or kick your partner!"

Mario Party: The Top 100

• Description – "Break down the boulders blocking the road and be the first team to the goal!"
• On-screen – "Break down the boulders to get back on the road!"

Mario Party Superstars

• "Break down the boulders blocking the road, and be the first team to the goal!"

Gallery

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  The road in Mario Party: The Top 100. The image supports 3D if its filetype is changed to .mpo, and following the normal procedures for adding images to Nintendo 3DS Camera.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	うみぞいドライビング[?] Umizoi doraibingu	Seaside Driving
Chinese (simplified)	海边开车兜风[?] Hǎibiān Kāichē Dōufēng	Driving on the Beach
Chinese (traditional)	海邊開車兜風[?] Hǎibiān Kāichē Dōufēng	Driving on the Beach
Dutch	Rotsroute[?]	Rock Route
French	Chute de Pierres[?]	Stone Fall
German	Steinige Straße[?]	Rocky Road
Italian	Sbriciolamassi[?]	Rock Crumble
Korean	해안가 드라이빙[?] Hae-an-ga Deuraibing	Seaside Driving
Portuguese	Pedras no Caminho[?]	"Stones in the Way" (Pun on the expression pedra no caminho, which means a circumstance that causes difficulty or hesitation)
Russian	Дорожный завал[?] Dorozhnyj zaval	Road obstruction
Spanish (NOA)	Paseo pétreo[?]	Rocky Walk
Spanish (NOE)	Obstáculo pétreo[?]	Rocky Obstacle