Bowser's Space Race

Bowser's Space Race is a Boss Battle minigame in Mario Party: Star Rush. The name is a likely reference to the historical period, the Space Race, where the two leading Cold War powers compete for spaceflight supremacy.

Gameplay

Players are on a hovering machines that carry a bomb. With , they can move left and right, but they can also push forward or pull backward. Pressing is a brief dash, but it can be used for only one round. To earn points, players must navigate through a track. Bowser in his machine shoot several projectiles which, if they hit, remove the player from the round. Blue fireballs pass through the course in a straight line. Spike Balls arc, land (their landing point is shown by a red crosshair) and roll forward. At the end of this course, there is a Mega Mushroom in the middle. The first player who can grab the Mega Mushroom deals more damage and earns three points. Other players who are not eliminated for that round deal one damage.

When Bowser is at half health, he is enraged and retreats into his machine, which transforms into a mech. The machine's arms are an additional obstacle, which curve around the course. The player who deals the final blow on Bowser receives three points, and Bowser's machine explodes, sending Bowser flying away.

In-game text

• "Beat Bowser!"
• "Transport an explosive surprise to Bowser!"

Controls

• – Move
• – Dash