Bombs Away (minigame)

Bombs Away
Mario Party Mario Party 2 Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars
Appears in	Mario Party Mario Party 2 Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars
Type	4-Player minigame
Time limit	30 seconds
Music track	Ducking and Dodging (Mario Party, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars) Couldn't Be Better (Mario Party 2)
Music sample Mario Party: Mario Party 2: Mario Party: The Top 100: Mario Party Superstars:

Bombs Away is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party, Mario Party 2, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars. Its name comes from an exclamation that is commonly said when someone is preparing to throw or drop something.

Gameplay

A pirate ship with Bowser's emblem on one of the sails (replaced with a Bowser-themed battleship in Mario Party 2) appears at the scene, shooting cannonballs at an island that bobs and tilts. The players have to avoid falling down into the ocean while the cannonballs hit the island. If one of the cannonballs hits the island and one of the players has failed to jump to avoid the shockwave, the player is temporarily stunned. If a player is caught right under a cannonball, they are blasted off the island into the water, where a Blooper takes away the character. The last player standing, or any players who survive for 30 seconds, wins. In Mario Party and Mario Party 2, a draw takes place if the remaining players get eliminated. In The Top 100 and Superstars, this occurs only if all four players are eliminated simultaneously.

In Mario Party 2, Bullet Bills are sometimes shot, and they always land on the island. When the clock reaches seven seconds, the ship engages a very powerful missile that has a wider blast radius than the standard Bullet Bills fired onto the island. The minigame ends when either one player remains or the time runs out (in which case all remaining players win). Also, this minigame starts with a whistle blow instead of the harmonica from the previous game.

On Mini-Game Island and in the Mini-Game Coaster, the player must stay on the platform for the whole 30 seconds to clear the minigame. Even if the three CPU players are eliminated, if the player does not last 30 seconds, they lose. This is no longer the case on The Top 100's Minigame Island.

Controls

Mario Party / Mario Party 2

• – Move
• – Jump

Mario Party: The Top 100

• : Move
• : Jump

Mario Party Superstars

• – Move
• – Jump

In-game text

Mario Party

• Game Rules – "Cannons are aimed at the floating island. The island bobs and tilts with the waves, so don't fall in!"
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Try not to fall off the bobbing, floating island. Stay on the island until time runs out to clear the game."
• Advice – "If a cannon ball hits the island, your head spins and you can't move. So jump the moment it hits to dodge it."

Mario Party 2

• Game Rules – "The floating isle is under fire again, this time from Bowser's bombs! Hang on tight to win the prize!"
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "The floating isle is under attack by Bowser's ship! Stay on the island until time runs out to clear."
• Advice – "Just as time is running out, you'll find Bowser's ship has saved its best shot for last. Watch out!"

Mario Party: The Top 100

• Description – "Dodge cannonballs from the pirate ship until the end!"
• On-screen – "Survive until the end!"

Mario Party Superstars

• "Try your best not to fall off the island as it rocks and tilts!"

Gallery

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  The ship in Mario Party

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  The ending to Bombs Away in Mario Party

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  Bowser's ship in Mario Party 2

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  The ending to Bombs Away in Mario Party 2

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ぷかぷかアイランド[?] Pukapuka Airando	Floating Island
Dutch	Bommen los[?]	Bombs away
French (NOA)	Boulets largués[?]	Dropped cannonballs
French (NOE)	Bombes larguées[?]	Dropped bombs
German	Kanonen-Insel[?]	Cannon Island
Italian	Bombs Away	-	Mario Party
	Bombardieri[?]	Bombers
Korean	둥실둥실 아일랜드[?] Dungsildungsil Aillaendeu	Floaty Island
Portuguese	Bombalanço[?]	Portmanteau of bomba ("bomb") and balanço ("tilt")
Russian	Пушки, пли![?] Pushki, pli!	Cannons, fire!
Spanish (NOA)	Fuera bombas[?]	Bombs away
Spanish (NOE)	Bombas Fuera[?]	Bombs Away

Trivia

• In Mario Party, this is the only minigame on Mini-Game Island that does not end with a "Finish!"
• The music used for the Mario Party 2 version, is a remix of the one used in the original version.