The Beat Goes On

Template:Minigame-infobox The Beat Goes On is a four-player minigame found in Mario Party 3. It is also included in the minigame compilation title, Mario Party: The Top 100.

Gameplay

Artwork of Donkey Kong playing the drums in the minigame.

The minigame starts with the Spear Guys playing four (in Mario Party 3)/two (in The Top 100) drum beats. Players take turns copying the beat the Spear Guys made, while beating another drum of their choosing after copying the beat, with the next player having to replicate the beat as well as the added drum then adding another. If a player plays an incorrect drum, the Spear Guys throw torches at them, kicking them out of the minigame. The last player remaining wins. In Mario Party 3, if both lines fill up before a winner is declared, the minigame ends in a draw.

Controls

Mario Party 3

• , , – Play selected drum

Mario Party: The Top 100

• , , – Play selected drum

In-game text

• Game Rules – "Remember the order in which the drums are played, then add the drum of your choice at the end."
• Advice – "If your drum timing is off, you'll lose. So keep the beat!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
German	Busch-Bongo[?]	Bongo in the Bushes
Spanish	Dale al Tam-Tam[?]	Hit the Tom-Tom

Trivia

• The name of the minigame may be a reference to Sonny Bono and Cher's song of the same name.