Paddle Battle

Paddle Battle
Appears in	Mario Party
Type	1-vs-3 Coin mini-game
Music track	Let's Limbo
Music sample

Paddle Battle is a 1-vs-3 Coin-collecting minigame in Mario Party.

Like Tug o' War, Pedal Power, and, to some extent, Cast Aways and Deep Sea Divers, this minigame was infamous for causing hand injuries to players who were required to rotate the Control Stick to paddle up until Nintendo reached a deal to provide padded gloves to players. For the Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online rerelease of Mario Party, a warning appears upon the game being started, advising players not to use their palms to rotate the stick.

Gameplay

Paddling on a river, the solo player must direct the inflatable boat towards the shore on the team players' side, where Spear Guys stab them and give the solo player their Coins, while the team of three must direct the boat towards the shore on the solo player's side to get their Coins. Aside from the threat of Spear Guys, players must avoid the rocks that jut outward from and populate the river. Players with the most Coins at the river's end win. If both sides did not win or lose any Coins, they will do losing poses; however, victory music will play.

Controls

• – Rotate to paddle

In-game text

English

• Game Rules – "Paddle your boat down the river with . Shy Guys hiding on the banks will poke you with spears if you get too close."
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Use to paddle the boat down the raging river. Get 15 or more Coins to clear the game."
• Advice – "Rotate your quickly and completely! If the Shy Guy's spear pokes you, you lose Coins."

French

• Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Avec , rame le long de la rivière en pagayant. Obtiens plus de 15 pièces pour gagner." ("With , paddle along the river. Get more than 15 coins to win.")
• Advice – "Fais tourner ton rapidement et complétement! Si la lance de Maskass te pique, tu perds des pièces." ("Rotate your quickly and completely! If Shy Guy's spear stings you, you lose coins.")

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	マリオボート[?] Mario Bōto	Mario Boat
French	Bataille de pagaies[?]	Battles of paddles
German	Paddel-Gedaddel[?]	?
Italian	Paddle Battle	-