Goomba Bowling
Template:Minigame-infobox Goomba Bowling is a Free-for-All minigame featured in Mario Party 9. A full version is available in Extra Mode. The Extra Mode version will award players "5" party points when finished. This minigame is similar to Bowl Over from Mario Party and Mario Party 2.
Introduction
The camera, starting at the fortress, backs up toward the players showing the Goombas lined up.
Gameplay
Before the game starts, a "spinning" arrow determines who goes first.
Players try to knock as many Goombas over with one throw as they can. Goombas move side to side as the player throws, requiring the players to time their shots carefully. Hitting every Goomba will earn a player a perfect score of 20 points. Getting this will earn the player a special "Strike!" message. For each shot, players have 15 seconds.
The Extra Mode version of the minigame consists of five frames for each player. Each player gets two tries to take out all 20 Goombas for each frame, and the player with the most points after the fifth frame is the winner. Players can earn bonus points if all the Goombas are taken out; a "Strike" awards 20 points, while a "Spare" awards 10 points. Players can achieve a perfect score of 200, if they manage to get a "Strike" on every frame.
In-game text
- Description from Extra Mode; "Bowl your shell, and try to topple as many Goombas as you can. Get the most points after five frames to win!
- Rules – "Throw the shell down the lane to topple as many Goombas as you can! Each player gets two shells per frame. The player with the highest score after five frames wins!"
- Rules 2; "Topple all the Goombas with your first throw to get a strike. Take out any remaining Goombas with your second throw to get a spare. Both strikes and spares award extra points."
- Controls – "Hold the Wii Remote vertically. Press
to switch between your position and your angle. Press 
to adjust the two. Swing the Wii Remote while holding 
to throw the shell."
