Weird Wheels
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| Appears in | Mario Party 9 | ||
| Type | 1-vs.-Rivals minigame | ||
| Music track | How Strange! | ||
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Weird Wheels is a 1-vs.-Rivals minigame featured in Mario Party 9.
Introduction
The vehicles approach the starting line, and the camera zooms out slightly.
Gameplay
Players must move vehicles whose wheels are not round: square wheels for the solo player's vehicle, and triangular wheels for the rivals' vehicle. The solo player moves their vehicle by pressing 
buttons in the exact order shown onscreen. The rivals move their vehicle by pressing 
or 
one by one. If the solo player presses a wrong button, they must start another combination. If a rival presses a wrong button, they must simply try again. A total of five combinations must be done to reach the goal. The first side to reach the goal wins. It is possible to end in a tie where everyone celebrates by having both teams reach the end simultaneously, or when no players reach the end within a certain time limit.
In-game text
- Rules – "Drive your wacky-wheeled car to the goal! Press the correct buttons in the order shown on-screen to move forward."
- Controls (Solo) – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. To move forward, press up, down, left, or right on according to the order of buttons shown on-screen."
- Controls (Team) – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. The players take turns moving the vehicle forward by pressing or according to the order shown on-screen."
Gallery
1-vs.-2 version
See also
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ヘンテコカーレース[?] Hentekokārēsu |
Strange Car Race | |
| Chinese | 奇妙車賽[?] Qímiào chē sài |
Fantastic Car Race | |
| French | Des boutons dans les roues[?] | Buttons in the wheels; also a pun on the expression mettre des bâtons dans les roues ("to rain on someone’s parade"). | |
| German | Nichts läuft rund[?] | Pun on nichts läuft rund ("nothing runs smoothly") and rund ("round") | |
| Italian | Ruote pazze[?] | Crazy wheels | |
| Spanish | Combomóviles[?] | Portmanteau of "combo" and móviles ("vehicles") |
