Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (Mario and Donkey Kong: Mini Mini Carnival in Japan) is a Nintendo 3DS eShop title. It is the fifth installment of the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series.
Story
After a huge success with the Super Mini Mario World Theme Park in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, the Mario Toy Company decides to host an annual Mini Toy Carnival. Donkey Kong joins Pauline to run a game arcade inside the carnival.[1]
Gameplay
The basic objective of Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move is the same as the previous three games, in that the player must guide the Mini Marios to the goal within the time limit. In this game, however, the path is cut off in sections, and the player must drag tiles onto the pathway in order to allow the mini to advance; filing in the path to the goal causes the mini to automatically speed to the goal; at this point, the timer automatically stops and the player cannot place any more tiles. Additionally, tapping one of the mini icon on the touch screen causes it to have a short burst of speed. The player gets pieces of pathway by tapping the "tile pipe," which causes a piece to fall in that the player can place on the path; occasionally, the player may also be given a bomb tile, which removes a tile that has been placed. In some courses, there are also "trash cans," in which the player can place any unneeded tiles; filling them up gives the player a "magic tile" as their next tile, which takes the form of a tile required to fill the path. If at any point the mini falls off the pathway or is blocked, or the tile pipe overflows with tiles, the player fails; the tile pipe can only hold up to five tiles at a time. The player can use the 
and 
buttons at any time to change the camera angle on a course.
Within each level are three M-tokens; collecting all of them within a level and beating it earns the player a star, which allows them to unlock things such as extra modes and Minis to view. Also within the game are four minigames.
Modes
The Main Game mode features four modes total, each unlocked after collecting a certain number of stars. The first two modes have sixty stages each. There are also additional expert levels that can be unlocked in the first two modes by clearing the first 60 stages of each mode.[2] Many Mini Mayhem contains 50 and Giant Jungle contains three.
- Mario's Main Event - "Use the falling tiles to get the Mini to the goal!"
- Puzzle Palace - "Use the tiles given to find the best path for the mini!" (unlocked by collecting ten stars)
- Many Mini Mayhem - "Shift and rotate the tiles to get all the Minis to the goal!" (unlocked by collecting twenty stars)
- Giant Jungle - "Collect the Stars, and get the Mini all the way to the goal!" (unlocked by collecting thirty stars)
Characters
Playable
- Mini Mario
- Mini Peach (unlocked after Puzzle Palace is unlocked)
- Mini Toad (unlocked after Many Mini Mayhem is unlocked)
- Mini Donkey Kong (unlocked after Giant Jungle is unlocked)
- Mini Pauline (unlocked by playing each original mini game once)
Hosts
Enemies
Minigames
- Mini Target Smash: A minigame where the player flings Mini Marios into multiple targets.
- Fly Guy Grab: A minigame where the player flings Mini Marios into Fly Guys and reels them in to earn points.
- Cube Crash: A minigame where the player flings Mini Marios into cubes to get points.
- Elevation Station: A minigame where the player must use the touch screen to position a Mini Mario into the paths of coins.
Toy Collection
As the player earns stars, new Minis will be added to the Toy Collection. In this mode, the player can view and polish his/her toys. There are a total of 12 toys that can be unlocked.
| Toy | Stars to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Mini Mario | 0 |
| Mini Peach | 20 |
| Mini Toad | 30 |
| Mini DK | 50 |
| Red Mini Shy Guy | 60 |
| Capture Kong | 70 |
| Green Mini Fly Guy | 90 |
| Catapult Kong | 100 |
| Blue Mini Fly Guy | 120 |
| Mini Pauline | 150 |
| Gold Mini Fly Guy | 200 |
| Gold Mini Mario | 230 |
Gallery
Artwork
Nintendo-endorsed advertisement, featuring an artwork of Mario and Mini Donkey Kong
North American logo
European and Australian logo
Screenshots
The title screen.
A Mini Mario in a Mario's Main Event level.
A Giant Jungle level.
Results screen with Donkey Kong and Pauline, that appears after completing a minigame.
A Mini Peach in a Puzzle Palace level.
A Mini Mario; collecting coins.
Two Mini Toads in a Many Mini Mayhem level.
The Cube Crash minigame.
The Elevation Station minigame.
A Mini Peach in another Puzzle Palace level.
A Mini Donkey Kong in a Giant Jungle level.
A Mini Mario in another Mario's Main Event level.
A Mini Mario in another Mario's Main Event level.
A Mini Peach in another Puzzle Palace level.
Two Mini Toads in another Many Mini Mayhem level.
A Mini Donkey Kong in another Giant Jungle level.
A level being designed by the player.
Another screenshot of the Cube Crash minigame.
Names in Other Languages
