Hammer Slammer

Not to be confused with Hammer Spammer or Bowser's Hammer Slammer.

Hammer Slammer
Mario Party 2 Mario Party Superstars
Appears in	Mario Party 2 Mario Party Superstars
Type	Item minigame
Time limit	10 seconds
Music track	Got an Item
Music sample Mario Party 2: Mario Party Superstars:

Hammer Slammer is an Item minigame found in Space Land in Mario Party 2 and a regular item minigame in Mario Party Superstars, where it is unnamed.

Gameplay

This minigame operates similarly to a strength tester. The player has to hit the target spot hard enough with a hammer to bring the pointer up to the desired item. If the player hits the target too hard (usually resulting in the pointer bouncing back and picking Baby Bowser), does nothing at all throughout the game (resulting in the pointer falling off the pole), or lands the pointer on Baby Bowser, they get nothing. It is possible, however, to hit the target too hard and still get an item.

In Mario Party Superstars, Bowser Jr. takes the place of Baby Bowser, and the space theme in the background was removed in favor of a cloudy theme. Also, if the player hits the target too hard, instead of the pointer bouncing back, it flies off the pole onto the character, exploding and stunning them on contact and granting them nothing.

Controls

Mario Party 2

• (Repeatedly) – Raise hammer
• – Drop hammer

Mario Party Superstars

• Mash : Raise hammer
• – Drop hammer

In-game text

Mario Party 2

• Game Rules – "Use the might of the hammer to launch the shuttle to the Item you want."
• Advice – "If you raise the hammer too high, the shuttle will get bounced back by a spring. If it stops at Baby Bowser, you miss!"

Mario Party Superstars

• "Aim the shuttle!"

Gallery

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  Mario gets an item in Mario Party 2.

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  Mario gets nothing in Mario Party 2.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	シャトルハンマー[?] Shatoru Hanmā	Shuttle Hammer
French	Marteau Bobo[?]	Boo-Boo Hammer
German	Hau den Lukas[?]	Hit the High Striker
Italian	Giù di Martello[?]	Down with Hammer
Portuguese	Lance a nave[?]	Launch the ship
Spanish	Machaca Martillo[?]	Hammer Crush