Bowl Over
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| Appears in | Mario Party Mario Party 2 | ||
| Type | 1-vs-3 minigame | ||
| Time limit | 30 seconds before throwing the Koopa Shell | ||
| Music track | Taking Coins (Mario Party) Going for the Coins (Mario Party 2) | ||
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Bowl Over is a 1-vs-3 minigame found in Mario Party and Mario Party 2. Its name could be a pun on the term "pull over" or "bowl someone over."
Overview
Bowl Over takes place at one of three bowling lane layouts. The team players are represented as bowling pins among regular ones. The solo player (who is always the human player in Mini-Game Coaster in Mario Party 2) throws a Green Shell at them (in addition to a second one in Mario Party 2). The team players try to avoid the bowling pins. The solo player earns a Coin for each regular pin they knock over. If the shell either touches the sides or does not knock over any pins, the minigame ends in a "Miss!", though the announcer says "Strike!" if every pin is hit. The Mario Party 2 version has no side barriers. In Mario Party only, if a player's pin gets hit by the shell, they lose five Coins to the bowler.
Bowl Over can be bought from the Mini-Game House in Mario Party for 350 Coins, or from Woody in Mario Party 2 for 100 Coins.
Controls
Solo (1 player)
– Move left or right- – Spin shell
– Throw shell
Group (3 players)
- – Direction
- – Jump
In-game text
Mario Party
- Game Rules – "Let's go Bowling[sic]! The bowler uses to aim the shell, while the people who are pins try to jump away."
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Go bowling with a Koopa Troopa Shell. Knock down the 3 bowling pin characters to clear the game."
- Advice – "If the Koopa Troopa shell hits the edge of the lane, there's an electric shock, and the game ends."
Mario Party 2
- Game Rules – "Go bowling with a Koopa shell! You win if you knock down all your bowling pin rivals. You get to bowl with 2 shells!"
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "Bowl over your bowling pin rivals with the Koopa shell. Knock all three opponents down to clear the game."
- Advice – "Bowling pin players should watch where the shell is spinning to, then try to get out of the way!"
- Advice (Mini-Game Coaster) – "You get 2 chances with the Koopa shell. Aim for a spare if you don't get the strike."
Gallery
Luigi attaining a strike in Bowl Over in Mario Party
Variation 2 from Mario Party 2
Variation 3 from Mario Party 2
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ボーリングGO!GO![1] Bōringu GO! GO! |
Bowling GO! GO! | |
| German | Chaos-Bowling[?] | Chaos Bowling |
Mario Party
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | Bowling[?] | - | |
| Italian | Bowl Over[2] | - |
Mario Party 2
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| French | Et un Strike! Un![?] | And a Strike! One! | |
| Italian | Il Bowling[?] | The Bowling | |
| Spanish | Derríbalo[?] | Knock It Down |
See also
References
- ^ Nintendo (1999). ミニゲームの紹介. Nintendo.co.jp (Japanese). Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ 1999. Mario Party European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 141.
| Minigames from Mario Party | |
|---|---|
| 4-Player minigames | Balloon Burst • Bombs Away • Box Mountain Mayhem • Bumper Balls • Buried Treasure • Cast Aways • Coin Block Blitz • Crazy Cutter • Face Lift • Grab Bag • Hammer Drop • Hot Bob-omb • Hot Rope Jump • Key-pa-Way • Mario Bandstand • Mushroom Mix-Up • Musical Mushroom • Platform Peril • Running of the Bulb • Shy Guy Says • Skateboard Scamper • Slot Car Derby • Tipsy Tourney • Treasure Divers |
| 1-vs-3 minigames | Bash 'n' Cash • Bowl Over • Coin Block Bash • Coin Shower Flower • Crane Game • Paddle Battle • Pipe Maze • Piranha's Pursuit • Tightrope Treachery • Tug o' War |
| 2-vs-2 minigames | Bobsled Run • Bombsketball • Deep Sea Divers • Desert Dash • Handcar Havoc |
| 1-Player minigames | Bumper Ball Maze • Ghost Guess • Ground Pound • Knock Block Tower • Limbo Dance • Memory Match • Pedal Power • Shell Game • Slot Machine • Teetering Towers • Whack-a-Plant |
