Mario Bandstand

Mario Bandstand
Appears in	Mario Party
Type	4-Player mini-game
Music track	Mario's Bandstand 1 Mario's Bandstand 2 Mario's Bandstand 3
Music sample Mario's Bandstand 1: Mario's Bandstand 2: Mario's Bandstand 3:

Mario Bandstand is a 4-Player minigame found in Mario Party. The name of the minigame is possibly a pun on the title of or a reference to the classic American variety television show American Bandstand.

Introduction

The audience is throwing shells and hammers at the curtain, then it opens up.

Gameplay

One player has to conduct (by pushing the Control Stick in the direction of the highlighted notes on the top-left corner) while the other players play their instruments: violin, drum, and trumpet. The roles are decided randomly among the four players. Players have to keep time to play the tune; if one of the players plays the instrument incorrectly, that player gets hit by a hammer or Koopa Shell from the audience. The player(s) with the most accurate timing of playing or conducting win(s).

On Mini-Game Island, the player always does the role of the conductor and must do it without any mistakes in order to clear the minigame.

The minigame can be purchased from the Mini-Game House for 350 Coins when it is available for purchase.

Ending

The conductor turns around and bows as the audience cheers. Coins are thrown at the winning player(s) as a spotlight shines on them. The curtain then closes. If the players did nothing, the audience does not cheer and the curtain simply closes.

Controls

• – Conduct
• – Play

In-game text

• Game Rules – "Be a part of the Bandstand^[sic]! Conduct with and play instruments with . Keep time to carry the tune."
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Watch the example, and use to conduct the musicians. Being bathed in the spot light clears the game."
• Advice – "An example is played first each time, so play in time as the cursor lines up with the marks on the sheet music."

See also

• Toad Bandstand

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	マリオオーケストラ[?] Mario Ōkesutora	Mario Orchestra
French	L'orchestre[?]	The orchestra
German	Marios Bigband[?]	Mario's Big Band
Italian	Mario Bandstand	-

Trivia

• One of the available melodies is Kaeru no Uta ("Song of the Frog"), a popular children's song in Japan.