Paths of Peril

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Paths of Peril
Wario falling in Paths of Peril from Mario Party 4
Mario Party 4
Paths of Peril from Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party: The Top 100
Paths of Peril from Mario Party Superstars.
Mario Party Superstars
Appears in Mario Party 4
Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Superstars
Type Battle minigame (Mario Party 4)
Free-for-All minigame (Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars)
Time limit 60 seconds
Music track Languid Cold Sweat (Mario Party 4 and Mario Party Superstars)
What Should We Do!? (Mario Party: The Top 100)
Music sample
Mario Party 4:

Mario Party: The Top 100:

Mario Party Superstars:

Paths of Peril is a Battle minigame in Mario Party 4 and a Free-for-All minigame in Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars.

Gameplay

The minigame involves characters walking along narrow paths over a large canyon. The player has to move quickly but carefully, so as not to fall into the canyon. If the player does fall into the canyon, a Klepto (in Mario Party 4) or a Lakitu (in The Top 100 and Superstars) brings them back on the path. At two points in the course, players have a choice of going left or right at a junction. One path leads to a short winding road, while the other leads to a maze of 90° turns. Both paths lead to the same place, but the paths that the players pick can be the deciding factor in their placement. The first character to reach the goal wins. If no one reaches the goal within 60 seconds, the minigame ends in a tie.

Controls

Mario Party 4

  • Control Stick – Move

Mario Party: The Top 100

  • Circle Pad: Move

Mario Party Superstars

  • Control Stick – Move

In-game text

Mario Party 4

  • Game Rules"Walk the narrow path without falling to reach the goal!"
  • Advice"If you run carelessly, you will surely fall. Be careful, and keep your cool."

Mario Party: The Top 100

  • Description"Be careful not to fall off the winding path on your way to the goal!"
  • On-screen"Stay on the course and head for the goal!"

Mario Party Superstars

  • "Be careful not to fall off the winding path on your way to the goal!"

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese くねくねデンジャラス[?]
Kunekune Denjarasu
「くねくね」being an onomatopoeic for something twisty, and「デンジャラス」means dangerous
Chinese (simplified) 弯来弯去很危险[?]
Wān lái wān qù hěn wéixiǎn
It's dangerous to bend around
Chinese (traditional) 彎來彎去很危險[?]
Wān lái wān qù hěn wéixiǎn
It's dangerous to bend around
Dutch Klooflopen[?] Gap running
French Crête Extrême[?] Extreme Crest
German Pfade der Angst[?] Paths of Fear
Italian Canyon...pericolante[?] Canyon...danging
Korean 위험! 꼬불꼬불 로드[?]
Wiheom! Kkobulkkobul Rodeu
Dangerous! Curled road
Portuguese Altas Trilhas[?] High Trails
Russian Опасные тропинки[?]
Opasnyje Tropinki
Dangerous paths
Spanish Caminos tortuosos[?] Tortuous roads

Trivia

The texture map for the signs in Paths of Peril: the text reading "Guruguru Dangar" goes unused.
The texture map for the signs
  • In Mario Party 4, while normally illegible in-game, the textures for the signs have the text "Guruguru Dangar" on them (guruguru being Japanese for "round and round").[1]

References