Etch 'n' Catch
Template:Minigame-infobox Etch 'n' Catch is a 2-vs-2 minigame that appears in Mario Party 3 and Mario Party Superstars. Its name is derived from the name of the drawing toy Etch A Sketch.
Gameplay
The minigame takes place on a desk with a giant green binder with light-blue and pink papers on each side and four crayons (in Mario Party Superstars, four more crayons, as well as a crayon case, are visible). Both teams must use large crayons to draw lines around the moving picture of a Toad. Circling the Toad frees him from the picture and awards that team one point. As lines are drawn, they begin disappearing upon reaching a certain length. As more Toads are rescued, their pictures will begin moving around the play area. The first team to save five Toads wins. If neither team can rescue five before time runs out, the team that saved more Toads wins.
Controls
Mario Party 3
– Move
Mario Party Superstars
– Move
In-game text
Mario Party 3
- Rules – "Toad has been turned into a stamp. Draw a circle around him with your magic crayon to return him to normal."
- Advice – "Work together to encircle Toad, or you won't be able to save him."
Mario Party Superstars
- "Work together with your partner to surround the stamps with your crayons."
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | かこんでクレヨン[?] Kakonde kureyon |
Surround by Crayon | |
| Dutch | Binnen de lijntjes[?] | Inside the lines | |
| German | Kritzel-Kreisel[?] | Scribble Circles | |
| Italian | Traccia e intrappola[?] | Sketch and trap | |
| Portuguese | Volta por Cima[?] | "Get Around" (Pun on the expression dar a volta por cima, meaning "bounce back"). | |
| Spanish | Dibuja y Libera[?] | Sketch and Liberate |
