Speeding Bullets
Template:Minigame-infobox Speeding Bullets is a Free-for-All minigame featured in Mario Party 9, and it returns in Mario Party: The Top 100. The name is likely inspired by the Superman phrase "faster than a speeding bullet." This minigame and Smash Compactor are the only Free-for-All minigames to have unique music.
Introduction
The camera follows the captain driving a Bullet Bill as they pass over a dash zone, then splits to show all players.
Gameplay
Players ride Bullet Bills and try to be the first to reach the finish line. Along the way, they will encounter dash zones, which increase their speed meter by one, and Piranha Plants in Warp Pipes, which decrease their speed to one. The faster the player is going, the bigger each movement will be.
The bonus objective for this minigame in Time Attack involves passing over each dash zone.
Ending
The first and second players to finish will cheer, while the third and fourth players will be disappointed.
Controls
Mario Party 9
- "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Tilt the Wii Remote left and right to steer your Bullet Bill."
Mario Party: The Top 100
Tilt system left / right: Steer
In-game text
Mario Party 9
- Rules – "Pilot Bullet Bill to the finish line as fast as you can. Pass over dash zones to boost your speed. Hitting obstacles will lower your speed."
Mario Party: The Top 100
- Description – "Ride your bullet to the goal, dodging obstacles on the way!"
- On-screen – "Dodge the obstacles in a race for the goal!"
Gallery
Mario in the introduction to Speeding Bullets
Speeding Bullets, in Time Attack
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | かっ飛びキラージェット[?] Kattobi kirājetto |
Speeding Bullet Bill Jet | |
| Chinese | 極速噴射炮彈[?] Jísù pēnshè pàodàn |
Speeding Jet Bullet | |
| Dutch | Kantelkogels[?] | Tilting Bullets | |
| German | Kugelwilli-Rennen[?] | Bullet Bill Racing | |
| Italian | Formula Pallottolo Bill[?] | Formula Bullet Bill | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Bill Bólido[?] | Meteorite Bill | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Las balas embaladas[?] | The boosting bullets ("Balas" means "bullets" and "embaladas" is a popular term for "boosted") |
Trivia
- The music that plays during the minigame, entitled "Freshen Up!", is a slight remix of the original Super Mario Bros. theme.
