Later Skater

Template:Minigame-infobox Later Skater is a 4-Player minigame found in Mario Party 5, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars. Its name is a pun on the phrase "Later, gator” and could be a reference to Avril Lavigne song “Sk8er Boi.”

Gameplay

Players attempt to complete five laps by skating around the ice rink in a counter-clockwise fashion. Players have to be careful not to hit the side or the center of the ice rink or the walls, as they will slow them down. It is not possible to steer the player in a way that would make them go clockwise. The first player who does five laps wins, and a new record may be set by any human player, as long as the time taken is faster than the previous record.

In Mario Party 5, this minigame appears as the second-to-last minigame in Mini-Game Decathlon. Here, the players' objective is to finish five laps as fast as possible to earn as many points as possible, up to 1,000. The default record for this minigame in Mini-Game Decathlon is 40 seconds. The minigame ends once all players finish or if one minute 30 seconds pass.

Controls

Mario Party 5

• – Turn (left/right)
• – Go forward

Mario Party: The Top 100

• Hold : Forward
• Left while holding : Turn left
• Right while holding : Turn right

Mario Party Superstars

• (Left and Right) – Turn
• Hold to Move Forward

In-game text

Mario Party 5

• Rules – "Speed-skate around the short track. Whoever completes five laps first wins."
• Advice – "Avoid the walls and inner lane-marker. They will slow you down considerably!"

Mario Party: The Top 100

• Description – "It's a race! Be the first to finish 5 laps around the rink!"
• On-screen – "Skate 5 laps quickly!"

Mario Party Superstars

• "Be the first to finish five laps around the rink. Try your best not to lose speed!"

Gallery

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  Mario Party: The Top 100

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  Mario Party Superstars

See also

• Water Whirled

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	スケートレース[?] Sukēto Rēsu	Skate Race
Dutch	Rondjes schaatsen[?]	Skating laps
German	Kratzende Kufen[?]	Scratching runners
Italian	Corsa scivolosa[?]	Slippery race
Korean	쇼트 트랙 레이스[?] Shoteu Teuraek Reiseu	Short Track Race
Portuguese	Gelocistas[?]	Portmanteau of gelo (ice) and velocistas (speedsters)
Russian	Конькобежцы[?] Kon'kobezhtsy	?
Spanish	Patinaje sobre hielo[?]	Ice Skating