Super Duel Mode
Super Duel Mode is a side game mode in Mario Party 5, hosted by Skolar. It is a one-on-one battle mode in which two players face off against each other using custom-assembled vehicles (called "machines"). In this mode, one buys machine parts using points received by playing minigames in either Party or Mini-Game Mode and builds a battle machine to use in different tournaments or against friends. There are a total of 44 different parts that can be used to customize a machine. To unlock all the different parts, one must play all the tournaments and beat certain opponents.
Garage areas
The following areas are available in Super Duel Mode's initial segment, the Garage.
Playable characters
Playable characters do not have any noticeable differences except for the color on their steering wheel.
Toad*
Boo*
Koopa Kid*/**
Donkey Kong*
(unlockable)
*Unavailable to players in trial battles.
**Always controlled by the CPU player in trial battles.
CPU-controlled only
Unlock criteria
Criteria | |
---|---|
Donkey Kong | Defeat Donkey Kong in Hard Competition. |
Machine parts and statistics
Machines are composed of four parts: a body, a set of tires, an engine, and a weapon. They have five statistics which are as follow:
- Health: The amount of hearts the machine starts with in Battle Competition mode. Each heart represents four Hit Points (HP).
- Power: The amount of damage the machine's weapon deals, in HP.
- Speed: The top speed of the machine.
- Acceleration: The rate at which speed increases when accelerating.
- Handling: How tight the machine turns.
To rate a machine's statistics, the game uses a base rating and applies the statistic modifiers of the machine parts that compose it. The base ratings are as follow:
- Health: 5/9
- Power: 4/12
- Speed: 16/31
- Acceleration: 5/13
- Handling: 10/18
When previewing a machine, the raw numbers of its statistics are not shown and are instead hinted at via a radar chart.
Some machine parts possess an ability, granting a certain advantage during battles, at the cost of hindering a statistic to compensate.
Body Types
Bodies affect the health statistic, and are the only kind of machine part to do so. They can also impact power and speed.
*Despite making the health statistic total 9, the machine starts battles with 8 hearts.
Tires
Tires modify speed, acceleration, and handling.
Engines
Like tires, engines modify speed, acceleration, and handling. Engines are not visible on the machine; however, a machine's running sound can differ with the engine used.
Weapons
Weapons mainly affect power, but they also impact speed. Stronger weapons tend to have lower speed.
Unlock criteria
Criteria | |
---|---|
DK Body, Tires, Engine, Gun | Unlock Donkey Kong as a playable character |
Skolar Body, Tires, Engine, Gun | Beat every Duel Mode on every difficulty |
Bowser Punch, Bob-omb Wall | Purchase every Machine Part |
Options
After a new machine has been assembled in a garage, the player will be prompted to give it a name. After this, various options will appear:
Super Duel battles
The player can choose the battle from the garage menu, but only Battle Competition on easy and normal are available at the start. If the player loses any game, the tournament ends and the player receives no trophies. On easy mode, the player faces mostly Koopa Kids and few other characters. In normal mode, there are more unique characters and less Koopa Kids. In hard mode, Koopa Kids are absent and Bowser and Donkey Kong appear in the competition.
In all competitions, there are obstacles, such as stationary Spiny Shells or Bob-ombs that detonate within a certain amount of time or upon contact. The size of a Bob-omb mirrors the damage it can do. Warp Pipes simply block machines. Mushrooms occasionally appear along the course and grant the machine better speed and control for a certain amount of time when collided with, as well as Poison Mushrooms, which hinder speed and control.
Terrain can vary in an arena called Random Ruckus. Dirt and grass are present and do no special effects. Metal and ice make the machines harder to control. Lava damages and pushes away the machine. Mud makes vehicles slower. However, if a machine is equipped with Lakitu Cloud or E. Gadd Jet tires, the machine does not get affected by any sort of terrain while Spiny Tires negate sliding.
Modes
Battle Competition
Flag Competition
Robo-Rabbit Competition
Unlock criteria
Criteria | |
---|---|
Hard Difficulty | Win Battle Competition on Easy and Normal difficulty |
Flag Competition | Win Battle Competition on Hard difficulty |
Robo-Rabbit Competition | Win Flag Competition on Hard difficulty |
CPU opponents and machines
All the CPU opponents also have nicknames for the final battle in a tournament.
Last Hero Mario |
Perfect Luigi |
Beautiful Peach |
Pretty Woman Daisy |
---|---|---|---|
Super Dash Mario's prize machine. Well-balanced, like our hero! |
Lil' Bro Speed Luigi's machine. It's fast. Green means go! |
Shiny Tiara Peach's polished machine. Its speed is simply...regal! |
Cute 'n' Astute Daisy's machine. Fast, it's no pansy! |
Body Type: Choo-Choo Body Tires: Star Tires Engine: Goomba-Trio Engine Weapon: E. Gadd Cannon |
Body Type: Lakitu Cloud Body Tires: E. Gadd Jet Engine: Goomba Engine Weapon: Seed Machine Gun |
Body Type: E. Gadd Body Tires: Lakitu Cloud Engine: Choo-Choo Engine Weapon: Bullet Bill Gun |
Body Type: Star Body Tires: Wiggler Tires Engine: Goomba Engine Weapon: Bullet Bill Gun |
Mr. Lucky Yoshi |
Wild Man Wario |
Dark Rider Waluigi |
Samurai Toad |
Egg-celeration Yoshi's machine. Tricky, it shells out damage! |
Greedy Mustache Wario's ultimate machine. Intimidating, like Wario's belly! |
Superdupe Coupe Waluigi's machine. It's the super duper attacker! |
Toadster Toaster Toad's machine. Decent, but only if it were a roadster... |
Body Type: Egg Body Tires: Star Tires Engine: Wiggler Engine Weapon: Pokey Tower Gun |
Body Type: Heart Body Tires: Super Wiggler Tires Engine: Choo-Choo Engine Weapon: Piranha Plant |
Body Type: Spiny Body Tires: Star Tires Engine: Goomba Engine Weapon: Bob-omb Cannon |
Body Type: Mushroom Body Tires: Mushroom Tires Engine: Mushroom Engine Weapon: Mushroom Gun |
Nightmare Boo |
Bad Boy Koopa Kid |
The Beast Donkey Kong |
Tie-Land Bowser |
Sheer Sideswipe Boo's machine. Visible only to the radar. Peek-a-Boo... |
Minion Mobile The Koopa Kid's machine. Tough, but there's a minion on board! |
Banana Bot Donkey Kong's machine. It's a one-shot, one-kill monster! |
Bowser Dozer Bowser's machine. Get too close and you're toast! |
Body Type: Boo Body Tires: Choo-Choo Tires Engine: Ztar Engine Weapon: Mr. I Laser |
Body Type: Star Body Tires: Wiggler Tires Engine: Super Wiggler Engine Weapon: Seed Machine Gun |
Body Type: DK Body Tires: DK Tires Engine: DK Engine Weapon: DK Gun |
Body Type: Heart Body Tires: Spiny Tires Engine: E.Gadd Engine Weapon: Bowser Breath |
Arenas
These arenas are playable only in Vs. matches. In D1 Tournament, the arena is always a variation of Random Ruckus. There are a total of eight arenas to battle in.
Icon and Name | In-Game Screenshot | In-Game Description |
---|---|---|
Green Meadow |
Battle in a big field under blue skies! | |
Moonlit Midnight |
Battle in a big pond under a starlit sky! | |
Quicksand Desert |
Battle in sand within a limited area! | |
Snowy Slope |
Battle on slippery ice surfaces during a raging snow storm! | |
Jungle Falls |
Battle on a suspension bridge with a bamboo backdrop! | |
Lunar Outpost |
Battle in a big bowl-shaped crater on the surface of the moon! | |
Bowser Stadium |
Battle on a stage surrounded by dangerous hot magma! | |
Random Ruckus |
Battle in a new environment with each battle! |
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | スーパーデュエルモード[?] Sūpā Dyueru Mōdo |
Super Duel Mode | |
Italian | Modalità Gran Premio[?] | Grand Prix Mode |
Garage areas
Service Desk
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ガレージカウンター[?] Garēji Kauntā |
Garage Counter |
Garage A-1
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ガレージA-1[?] Garēji A-1 |
Garage A-1 |
Garage A-2
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ガレージA-2[?] Garēji A-2 |
Garage A-2 |
Garage B
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ガレージB[?] Garēji B |
Garage B |
Garage Gallery
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | コレクションガレージ[?] Korekushon Garēji |
Collection Garage |
Garage Door
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | でぐち[?] Deguchi |
Exit |
Body Types
Mushroom Body
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | キノコボディ[?] Kinoko Bodi |
Mushroom Body |
Star Body
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | スターボディ[?] Sutā Bodi |
Star Body |
Heart Body
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ハートボディ[?] Hāto Bodi |
Heart Body |
Choo-Choo Body
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | シュッポーボディ[?] Shuppō Bodi |
Choo-Choo Body; from「しゅっぽ」(shuppo, an onomatopoeia for the sound a train makes) |
Egg Body
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | タマゴボディ[?] Tamago Bodi |
Egg Body |
Spiny Body
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | トゲゾーボディ[?] Togezō Bodi |
Spiny Body |
Lakitu Cloud Body
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ジュゲムボディ[?] Jugemu Bodi |
Lakitu Body |
Boo Body
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ステレサボディ[?] Suteresa Bodi |
Portmanteau of「ステルス」(suterusu, "stealth") and「テレサ」(Teresa, "Boo") + "body" |
DK Body
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | DKボディ[?] DK Bodi |
DK Body |
E. Gadd Body
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | オヤ・マーボディ[?] Oya Mā Bodi |
E. Gadd Body |
Skolar Body
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ハールボディ[?] Hāru Bodi |
Skolar Body |
Tires
Mushroom Tires
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | キノコタイヤ[?] Kinoko Taiya |
Mushroom Tire |
Star Tires
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | スタータイヤ[?] Sutā Taiya |
Star Tire |
Wiggler Tires
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ハナチャンタイヤ[?] Hanachan Taiya |
Wiggler Tire |
Goomba Tires
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | クリボータイヤ[?] Kuribō Taiya |
Goomba Tire |
Spiny Tires
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | トゲゾータイヤ[?] Togezō Taiya |
Spiny Tire |
Choo-Choo Tires
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | シュッポータイヤ[?] Shuppō Taiya |
Choo-Choo Tire |
Super Wiggler Tires
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | スーパーハナチャンタイヤ[?] Sūpā Hanachan Taiya |
Super Wiggler Tire |
Lakitu Cloud
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ジュゲムホバー[?] Jugemu Hobā |
Lakitu Hover |
DK Tires
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | DKタイヤ[?] DK Taiya |
DK Tire |
E. Gadd Jet
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | オヤ・マーホバー[?] Oya Mā Hobā |
E. Gadd Hover |
Skolar Tires
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ハールタイヤ[?] Hāru Taiya |
Skolar Tire |
Engines
Mushroom Engine
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | キノコエンジン[?] Kinoko Enjin |
Mushroom Engine |
Star Engine
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | スターエンジン[?] Sutā Enjin |
Star Engine |
Wiggler Engine
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ハナチャンエンジン[?] Hanachan Enjin |
Wiggler Engine |
Goomba Engine
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | クリボーエンジン[?] Kuribō Enjin |
Goomba Engine |
Ztar Engine
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ズターエンジン[?] Zutā Enjin |
Ztar Engine |
Choo-Choo Engine
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | シュッポーきかん[?] Shuppō Kikan |
Choo-Choo Mechanism |
Super Wiggler Engine
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ハイハナエンジン[?] Hai Hana Enjin |
High Flower Engine |
Goomba-Trio Engine
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ハイクリボーエンジン[?] Hai Kuribō Enjin |
High Goomba Engine |
DK Engine
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | DKエンジン[?] Dike Enjin |
DK Engine |
E. Gadd Engine
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | オヤ・マーエンジン[?] Oya Mā Enjin |
E. Gadd Engine |
Skolar Engine
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ハールエンジン[?] Hāru Enjin |
Skolar Engine |
Weapons
Mushroom Gun
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | キノコほう[?] Kinoko Hō |
Mushroom Cannon |
Seed Machine Gun
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | たねマシンガン[?] Tane Mashin Gan |
Seed Machine Gun |
Bob-omb Cannon
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ボムへいキャノン[?] Bomuhei Kyanon |
Bob-omb Cannon |
Bullet Bill Gun
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | おっかけキラーほう[?] Okkake Kirā Hō |
Chasing Bullet Bill Cannon |
Pokey Tower Gun
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | サンボタワー[?] Sanbo Tawā |
Pokey Tower |
Piranha Plant
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | パックンほう[?] Pakkun Hō |
Piranha Cannon |
Bowser Breath
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | クッパファイヤー[?] Kuppa Faiyā |
Bowser Fire |
Mr. I Laser
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | アイクンレーザー[?] Ai-kun Rēzā |
Mr. I Laser |
DK Gun
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | DKほう[?] Dike Hō |
DK Cannon |
E. Gadd Cannon
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | オヤ・マーキャノン[?] Oya Mā Kyanon |
E. Gadd Cannon |
Skolar Gun
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ハールほう[?] Hāru Hō |
Skolar Cannon |
Bowser Punch
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | クッパパンチ[?] Kuppa Panchi |
Bowser Punch |
Bob-omb Wall
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | うしろボム[?] Ushiro Bomu |
Back Bomb |
CPU opponents and machines
Banana Bot
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | そこぬけバナーナ[?] Sokonuke Banāna |
Bottomless Banaaana |
Bowser Dozer
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | わがままクッパ[?] Wagamama Kuppa |
Selfish Bowser |
Lil' Bro Speed
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | おとうとスピード[?] Otōto Supīdo |
Lil' Bro Speed |
Super Dash
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | スーパーダッシュ[?] Sūpā Dasshu |
Super Dash |
Shiny Tiara
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | きらきらティアラ[?] Kirakira Tiara |
Shiny Tiara |
Greedy Mustache
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ハッピーひげひげ[?] Happī Higehige |
Happy Mustache-Mustache |
Sheer Sideswipe
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | よこどりゴースト[?] Yokodori Gōsuto |
Robbing Ghost |
Egg-celeration
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | うきうきタマゴ[?] Ukiuki Tamago |
Pleasant Egg |
Superdupe Coupe
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | いじイジわるワル[?] Iji'iji Waruwaru |
Possibly from the hiragana and katakana versions of「意地悪」(ijiwaru, "ill-tempered") |
Cute 'n' Astute
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ぴかぴかジュエル[?] Pikapika Jueru |
Dazzling Jewel |
Toadster Toaster
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | キノコパワー[?] Kinoko Pawā |
Mushroom Power |
Minion Mobile
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ゴーゴーしたっぱ[?] Gōgō Shitappa |
Go-Go Minion |
The Beast Donkey Kong
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ザ・ビースト[?] Za Bīsuto |
The Beast |
Tie-Land Bowser
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | タイラント[?] Tairanto |
Tyrant |
Perfect Luigi
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | パーフェクトL[?] Pāfekuto Eru |
Perfect L |
Last Hero Mario
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ラストヒーロー[?] Rasuto Hīrō |
Last Hero |
Beautiful Peach
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ビューティフル[?] Byūtifuru |
Beautiful |
Wild Man Wario
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ワイルドマン[?] Wairudo Man |
Wild Man |
Nightmare Boo
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ナイトメア[?] Naitomea |
Nightmare |
Mr. Lucky Yoshi
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ミスターラッキー[?] Misutā Rakkī |
Mr. Lucky |
Dark Rider Waluigi
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | マンインブラック[?] Man In Burakku |
Man in Black |
Pretty Woman Daisy
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | プリティウーメン[?] Puriti Ūmen |
Pretty Woman |
Samurai Toad
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | サムライ[?] Samurai |
Samurai |
Bad Boy Koopa Kid
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | バッドボーイ[?] Baddo Bōi |
Bad Boy |
Modes
Battle Competition
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | バトルトーナメント[?] Batoru Tōnamento |
Battle Tournament |
Flag Competition
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | フラッグトーナメント[?] Furaggu Tōnamento |
Flag Tournament |
Robo-Rabbit Competition
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ラビットトーナメント[?] Rabitto Tōnamento |
Rabbit Tournament |
Trivia
- The Super Wiggler Tires' description states they are very slow, but they are actually tied with the Lakitu Cloud Body and the Choo-Choo Tires for the largest speed bonus, with a modifier of +4. This is presumably a mistake and intended to be -4 instead.
- Although the speed, acceleration, and handling statistics are usually randomized by the DK Tires and the DK Engine, they are always maxed out when used by CPU-controlled Donkey Kong in tournaments.