Tread Carefully (minigame)

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Tread Carefully
Shell Shocked.png
Shell Shocked from Mario Party: The Top 100
Tread Carefully from Mario Party Superstars.
Tread Carefully from Mario Party Superstars.
Stage 3 of Tread Carefully in Mario Party Superstars
Appears in Mario Party 2
Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Superstars
Type 4-Player minigame
Time limit 60 seconds
Music track Going for the Coins
Music sample
Mario Party 2:

Mario Party: The Top 100:

Mario Party Superstars:

Tread Carefully is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 2, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars; in the first two, it is known as Shell Shocked. The term "shell shock" is used to describe a disturbance caused by a prolonged exposure to active warfare. The Mario Party Superstars name is a pun on the verb "tread" (meaning "to step") from the common phrase "tread carefully" and the treads of a tank.

Gameplay

Baby Bowser's Shell Shocked
Shell Shocked as seen in the Mini-Game Coaster

The players attempt to knock out the rest of the players by shooting cannonballs with Koopa Tanks, tanks resembling Koopa Shells. In Mario Party 2, the Koopa Tank color depends on the character being played: red for Mario, blue for Luigi, pink for Peach, green for Yoshi, purple for Wario, and brown for Donkey Kong. In Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars, however, the colors are instead assigned by player number: red, blue, green, and yellow (for Players 1–4, respectively). Players can also use a lob shot, generally used if a player is behind a Warp Pipe. Two cannonballs that hit each other explode upon contact. A player that gets hit with a cannonball twice becomes eliminated. In Mario Party 2 and Superstars, there are three randomly selected levels, which can be chosen by players in their respective free play modes.

The levels vary depending on how many Warp Pipes are placed as obstacles.

  • Stage 1: One pipe in the center.
  • Stage 2: One pipe in the center of each wall. This is the stage used in The Top 100.
  • Stage 3: One pipe in the center, with eight pipes surrounding it.

In the Mini-Game Coaster, the stage that is used is dependent on the skill level that is played: Stage 2 is used for Normal, and Stage 1 is used for Hard. This is also the final minigame, where the human player takes on a team of three Koopa Kids, with Stage 3 being used.

In Mario Party 2, if all four players are eliminated from the minigame or the time limit reaches zero, the minigame ends in a draw.

Controls

Mario Party 2

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Straight shot
  • B Button – Lob shot
  • Z Button – Fix aim

Mario Party: The Top 100

  • Circle Pad: Move
  • R Button: Strafe
  • B Button: Shoot upward
  • A Button: Shoot forward

Mario Party Superstars

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Shoot
  • B Button – Shoot Upward
  • Hold L Button / R Button to Strafe

In-game text

Mario Party 2

  • Game Rules – "Captain a Koopa Tank in an all-out duel! If you get hit twice, you're shell-shocked!"
  • Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster)
    • World 4-5 – "Pilot your Koopa Tank and take on your rivals! Knock all opponents out to clear the game!"
    • World 9 – "It's a Baby Bowser Tank battle! Defeat all three Baby Bowsers to clear this Mini-Game!"
  • Advice – "Press the Z Button Button to fix your aim in one direction and move in another."

Mario Party: The Top 100

  • Description – "Shoot the rival tanks! Get hit twice, and you're out!"
  • On-screen – "Shoot the rival tanks!"

Mario Party Superstars

  • "Shoot the rival tanks! Get hit twice, and you're out."

Gallery

  • Mario's Koopa Tank in Mario Party 2

    Mario's Koopa Tank in Mario Party 2

  • Luigi's Koopa Tank in Mario Party 2

    Luigi's Koopa Tank in Mario Party 2

  • Peach's Koopa Tank in Mario Party 2

    Peach's Koopa Tank in Mario Party 2

  • Yoshi's Koopa Tank in Mario Party 2

    Yoshi's Koopa Tank in Mario Party 2

  • Wario's Koopa Tank in Mario Party 2

    Wario's Koopa Tank in Mario Party 2

  • Donkey Kong's Koopa Tank in Mario Party 2

    Donkey Kong's Koopa Tank in Mario Party 2

See also

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドッカンせんしゃ[?]
Dokkan sensha 		「ドッカン」is a pun on「土管」(dokan, pipe) and「ドカン」(dokan, Japanese onomatopoeic term equivalent to "kaboom"), and「せんしゃ」means "tank"
Dutch Tankslag[?] Tank Battle
French (NOA) Carapace de choc[?] Shocking shell
French (NOE) Carapace Castagne[?] Shell Rumble
German Panzer-Schlacht[?] Tank Battle / Shell Battle (the word Panzer means both "tank" and "shell")
Italian Mine Vaganti[?] Loose Cannons
Korean 쾅쾅 전차[?]
Kwangkwang Jeoncha 		Pow Pow Tank
Portuguese Cascanhão[?] Portmanteau of casca (shell) and canhão (cannon)
Russian Танкодром[?]
Tankodrom 		Tank Drome
Spanish (NOA) Tanques tácticos[?] Tactical tanks
Spanish (NOE) Choque de Conchas[?] Shell Collision
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Minigames from Mario Party 2
4-Player minigames Abandon Ship • Bombs Away • Bumper Balls • Deep Sea Salvage • Dizzy Dancing • Hexagon Heat • Honeycomb Havoc • Hot Rope Jump • Lava Tile Isle • Mecha-Marathon • Platform Peril • Roll Call • Shell Shocked • Shy Guy Says • Skateboard Scamper • Slot Car Derby • Sneak 'n' Snore • Tile Driver • Tipsy Tourney • Toad in the Box • Totem Pole Pound
1-vs-3 minigames Archer-ival • Bob-omb Barrage • Bowl Over • Crane Game • Filet Relay • Lights Out • Look Away • Move to the Music • Quicksand Cache • Rainbow Run • Shock, Drop or Roll
2-vs-2 minigames Balloon Burst • Bobsled Run • Cake Factory • Destruction Duet • Dungeon Dash • Handcar Havoc • Looney Lumberjacks • Magnet Carta • Sky Pilots • Speed Hockey • Toad Bandstand • Torpedo Targets
Battle minigames Bowser's Big Blast • Bumper Balloon Cars • Crazy Cutters • Day at the Races • Face Lift • Grab Bag • Hot Bob-omb • Rakin' 'em In
Item minigames Bowser Slots • Coffin Congestion • Give Me a Brake! • Hammer Slammer • Mallet-Go-Round • Roll Out the Barrels
Duel minigames Mushroom Brew • Psychic Safari • Quick Draw Corks • Rock, Paper, Mario • Saber Swipes • Time Bomb
Special minigame Driver's Ed
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Minigames from Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Bombs Away • Desert Dash • Face Lift • Piranha's Pursuit • Shy Guy Says • Tug o' War
Mario Party 2 Bowser's Big Blast • Bumper Balls • Cake Factory • Dizzy Dancing • Handcar Havoc • Hexagon Heat • Honeycomb Havoc • Looney Lumberjacks • Mecha-Marathon • Roll Call • Shell Shocked • Slot Car Derby • Speed Hockey
Mario Party 3 Bounce 'n' Trounce • Chip Shot Challenge • Eatsa Pizza • Ice Rink Risk • Mush Pit • Rockin' Raceway • Snowball Summit • Storm Chasers • The Beat Goes On • Three Door Monty • Tidal Toss • Vine with Me
Mario Party 4 Beach Volley Folly • Blame It on the Crane • Booksquirm • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Hide and Go BOOM! • Kareening Koopas • Mario Speedwagons • Order Up • Paths of Peril • Revers-a-Bomb • The Final Battle! • The Great Deflate • Three Throw • Trace Race
Mario Party 5 Button Mashers • Cage-in Cookin' • Coney Island • Defuse or Lose • Dinger Derby • Heat Stroke • Hotel Goomba • Ice Hockey • Later Skater • Leaf Leap • Manic Mallets • Night Light Fright • Pushy Penguins • Shy Guy Showdown • Squared Away • Triple Jump • Tube It or Lose It
Mario Party 6 Block Star • Catch You Letter • Crate and Peril • Dizzy Rotisserie • Rocky Road • Slot Trot • Snow Whirled • Strawberry Shortfuse • Trap Ease Artist
Mario Party 7 Balloon Busters • Dart Attack • Deck Hands • Jump, Man • Monty's Revenge • Pogo-a-Go-Go • Pokey Pummel • Sphere Factor • Stick and Spin • The Final Countdown • Track & Yield • Vine Country
Mario Party 8 Aim of the Game • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank
Mario Party 9 Bumper Bubbles • Don't Look • Goomba Bowling • Logger Heads • Jigsaw Jumble • Magma Mayhem • Peak Precision • Pier Pressure • Speeding Bullets • Tackle Takedown
Mario Party 10 Badminton Bash • Flash Forward • Jewel Drop • Soar to Score
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Minigames from Mario Party Superstars
Mario Party Bobsled Run • Bombs Away • Cast Aways • Crazy Cutters • Face-Lift • Hammer Drop • Handcar Havoc • Mushroom Mix-Up • Piranha's Pursuit • Shy Guy Says • Tipsy Tourney • Tug o' War
Mario Party 2 Archer-ival • Balloon Burst • Bowser's Big Blast • Bumper Balloon Cars • Bumper Balls • Cake Factory • Dizzy Dancing • Dungeon Dash • Hammer Slammera • Hot Rope Jump • Honeycomb Havoc • Look Away • Mecha Marathon • Quicksand Cache • Roll Call • Roll Out the Barrelsa • Sky Pilots • Slot-Car Derby • Sneak 'n' Snore • Speed Hockey • Tread Carefully
Mario Party 3 Bobbing Bow-loonsa • Boulder Ball • Bounce 'n' Trounce • Cheep Cheep Chase • Chip-Shot Challenge • Coconut Conk • Eatsa Pizza • Etch 'n' Catch • Hide-and-Sneak • Ice-Rink Risk • Mario's Puzzle Party • Messy Memory • Motor Rooter • Mush Pit • Parasol Plummet • Picking Panic • Puddle Paddle • River Raiders • Rockin' Raceway • Snowball Summit • Spotlight Swim • Storm Chasers • Swinging with Sharksa • Ticktock Hop • Tidal Toss • Vine with Me • Winner's Wheela
Mario Party 4 Beach Volley Folly • Booksquirm • Dungeon Duos • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Money Belts • Paths of Peril • Revers-a-Bomb • Trace Race
Mario Party 5 Bill Blasters • Coney Island • Dinger Derby • Ice Hockey • Later Skater • Leaf Leap • Night-Light Fright • Pushy Penguins • Squared Away • Tube It or Lose It
Mario Party 6 Block Star • Burnstile • Cashapult • Catch You Letter • Dark 'n' Crispy • Mass Meteor • Pit Boss • Rocky Road • Snow Whirled • Trap Ease Artist • What Goes Up... • X-Ray Payday
Mario Party 7 Monty's Revenge • Pokey Pummel • Pogo-a-Go-Go • Stick and Spin • Spin Doctor • The Final Countdown
Mario Party 8 Paint Misbehavin' • Winner or Dinner
Mario Party 9 Goomba Spotting • Manor of Escape • Shell Soccer • Tackle Takedown
Mario Party 10 Flash Forward • Rapid River Race • Skewer Scurry
a Item minigame, unnamed
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