Gimme a Brake
- This article is about a minigame in Mario Party 7. For the Mario Party 2 minigame of a similar name, see Give Me a Brake!
Template:Minigame-infobox Gimme a Brake is an 8-Player minigame in Mario Party 7. Its name is a pun on the phrase "give me a break" and mechanical brakes.
Gameplay
The eight characters, on scooters, start out on the top of a hill. At the end of the road is a mud pit. The players have to stop their scooters as close as they can to the mud pit without falling into it. The team that stops closest wins. There are different weather conditions that affect the player's ability to stop on a dime. Sometimes there is rain, and the player must stop a little earlier than they would with dry, sunny weather conditions. There is also snow, which causes players to have to stop much earlier than with either rain or sun.
It is possible for all players to stop the same distance from the mud pit, resulting in a tie. If all players fall in the mud pit, the minigame also ends in a tie.
Controls
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– Brake
In-game text
- Rules – "Stop your scooter closest to the course's edge by hitting the brakes at just the right moment."
- Advice – "The scooter slows at different rates based on the weather. Time it carefully...and don't fall in the mud!"
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ギリギリブレーキ[?] Girigiri burēki |
Braking Barely | |
| German | Bremstest[?] | Braking | |
| Italian | Chi tardi frena...[?] | Those who brake late... | |
| Spanish | Distancia mínima[?] | Minimum Distance |
Trivia
- The controls on the Rules screen for this minigame tell players to "break" instead of "brake."
