Loco Motives
Template:Minigame-infobox Loco Motives is a Duel minigame found in Mario Party 8. Its name is a pun on "locomotives."
Introduction
A train track with the players' trains and balloons is shown. Both players point at a train with their cursors, reversing its direction. The game then starts.
Gameplay
The players have to tap their trains to reverse the direction in which they go so that they do not pop their colored balloons. Each player has three trains and five balloons to watch. If a train gets near a balloon, its siren will go off. A train will stop moving once it pops a balloon. A player cannot pop their opponent's balloons, as the player must pop their own first. Burst balloons will come back, and trains will start moving again a little after making contact. The first player to pop three of their balloons loses.
Ending
The winner does a victory pose while the loser sulks. The screen then cuts to the winner's train, which is traveling around the track.
Controls
- Wii Remote: Use the Pointer to move the cursor.
- Buttons
/ 
– Switch target's direction
In-game text
- Rules – "Keep your trains from hitting your balloons. Point-select your trains to reverse their direction."
- Hint – "When a train's light comes on, it means that the train is approaching a balloon. Reverse its direction fast!"
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | Pendelverkehr[?] | Pendulum Traffic | |
| Italian | Mini-Trenini[?] | Mini Toy Trains | |
| Spanish | Locomotoras locas[?] | Crazy Locomotives |
