Booksquirm

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Booksquirm
Wario in Booksquirm in Mario Party 4.
Booksquirm from Mario Party: The Top 100
Endless Booksquirm from Mario Party Superstars
Appears in Mario Party 4
Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Superstars
Type 4-Player minigame
Initial record 5 (Mario Party Superstars)
Music track Loud and Sweet
Music sample
Mario Party 4:

Mario Party: The Top 100:

Mario Party Superstars:

Booksquirm is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 4, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars. The minigame's name is a pun on the word "bookworm," a term used to describe a person who reads a lot of books.

Introduction

A book is shown opening, then the four players land onto the page. The words in the book are arranged in incomprehensible structures, comparable to lorem ipsum text.

Gameplay

Pages of the book begin to turn (fall), so the players must find holes in the pages to avoid being flattened. Players can share a hole. As time goes on, the pages turn much faster, and the number of holes in each page decreases. This process continues until one character is left standing. In Mario Party 4, if the remaining players get flattened at the same time, the game is a draw; in The Top 100 and Superstars, this is the case only if all four players are flattened simultaneously.

Challenge Booksquirm
Challenge Booksquirm

In Mario Party 4, there is also an unlockable version of Booksquirm, called Challenge Booksquirm, which can be earned by playing the original Booksquirm in a party, and can then be selected in the Extra Room. It challenges the player to see how many pages they can last until their character is squashed. If the player manages to surpass 15 pages, a Goomba plate is placed in the minigame Present Room. Challenge Booksquirm also ends after any player manages to pass through 99 pages.[1]

In Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars, a falling sound plays each time the pages turn. Also, the players make disappointed noises when flattened.

In Mario Party Superstars, an "Endless" mode, which follows the rules of Challenge Booksquirm, can be accessed from Free Play. It is not truly endless, as the game ends after the player reaches 999 pages.

Ending

The ending to Booksquirm

In Mario Party 4 and Mario Party Superstars, the camera zooms in on the winning character, who does their victory pose. If no players remain, nothing happens.

Controls

Mario Party 4

  • Control Stick – Move

Mario Party: The Top 100

  • Circle Pad: Move

Mario Party Superstars

  • Control Stick – Move

In-game text

Mario Party 4

  • Game Rules – "Avoid getting flattened by the pages! Find a hole in the falling page and position yourself so you fit through to the next page!"
  • Advice – "Look for shadows in the falling page to find the passage to the next page."

Mario Party: The Top 100

  • Description – "Stand under the holes in the falling pages so you don't get flattened!"
  • On-screen – "Don't let the pages flatten you!"

Mario Party Superstars

  • "Stand under the holes in the falling pages so you don't get flattened!"

Gallery

  • The cover of the book

    The cover of the book

Names in other languages

Booksquirm

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ぱらぱらブック[?]
Parapara bukku 		Pattering Book
Chinese (simplified) 洞洞书[?]
Dòng Dòng Shū 		Perforated Book
Chinese (traditional) 洞洞書[?]
Dòng Dòng Shū 		Perforated Book
Dutch Boekenwurm[?] Bookworm
French Serre-Livre (Mario Party 4)[?] Bookend
Serre-Livre Extrême (Mario Party: The Top 100 and Superstars)[?] Bookend Extreme
German Druckerpresse[?] Printing Press
Italian Attenti al libro[?] Watch out for/Beware of the book
Korean 책 속의 대소동[?]
Chaek Sogeui Daesodong 		Commotion in a Book
Portuguese Escapágina[?] Portmanteau of escapar (to escape) and página (page)
Russian В переплете[?]
V pereplyote 		In the binder
Spanish (NOA) Me libro del libro[?] I escape from the book
Spanish (NOE) El mamotreto[?] The Huge Tome

Challenge Booksquirm

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese チャレンジぱらぱらブック[?]
Charenji parapara bukku 		Challenge Pattering Book
French Serre-Livre Extrême[?] Bookend Extreme
German Druckerpresse Plus[?] Printing Press Plus
Italian Sfida col libro[?] Book challenge
Spanish (NOE) El pesado mamotreto[?] The Annoying/Heavy Huge Tome

References

  1. ^ Nahoc (December 24, 2012). (TAS) Booksquirm - 99 Pages (Mario Party 4). YouTube. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
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Minigames from Mario Party 4
4-Player minigames Avalanche! • Bob-omb Breakers • Booksquirm • Domination • Long Claw of the Law • Manta Rings • Mario Medley • Mario Speedwagons • Mr. Blizzard's Brigade • Paratrooper Plunge • Photo Finish • Slime Time • Stamp Out! • Take a Breather • Three Throw • Toad's Quick Draw
1-vs-3 minigames Blame It on the Crane • Candlelight Flight • Fish n' Drips • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Hide and Go BOOM! • Hop or Pop • Makin' Waves • Money Belts • Tree Stomp
2-vs-2 minigames Cheep Cheep Sweep • Cliffhangers • Dungeon Duos • Order Up • Pair-a-sailing • Revers-a-Bomb • Right Oar Left? • Team Treasure Trek • The Great Deflate
Battle minigames Bowser's Bigger Blast • Butterfly Blitz • Chain Chomp Fever • Paths of Peril • Rumble Fishing • Trace Race
Bowser minigames Balloon of Doom • Darts of Doom • Fruits of Doom
Story minigames Archaeologuess • Bowser Bop • Goomba's Chip Flip • Kareening Koopas • Mystic Match 'Em
Misc. minigames Barrel Baron • Beach Volley Folly • Bob-omb X-ing • Bowser Wrestling • Challenge Booksquirm • Doors of Doom • Goomba Stomp • Jigsaw Jitters • Mushroom Medic • Panels of Doom • Panel Panic • The Final Battle!
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Minigames from Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Bombs Away • Desert Dash • Face Lift • Piranha's Pursuit • Shy Guy Says • Tug o' War
Mario Party 2 Bowser's Big Blast • Bumper Balls • Cake Factory • Dizzy Dancing • Handcar Havoc • Hexagon Heat • Honeycomb Havoc • Looney Lumberjacks • Mecha-Marathon • Roll Call • Shell Shocked • Slot Car Derby • Speed Hockey
Mario Party 3 Bounce 'n' Trounce • Chip Shot Challenge • Eatsa Pizza • Ice Rink Risk • Mush Pit • Rockin' Raceway • Snowball Summit • Storm Chasers • The Beat Goes On • Three Door Monty • Tidal Toss • Vine with Me
Mario Party 4 Beach Volley Folly • Blame It on the Crane • Booksquirm • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Hide and Go BOOM! • Kareening Koopas • Mario Speedwagons • Order Up • Paths of Peril • Revers-a-Bomb • The Final Battle! • The Great Deflate • Three Throw • Trace Race
Mario Party 5 Button Mashers • Cage-in Cookin' • Coney Island • Defuse or Lose • Dinger Derby • Heat Stroke • Hotel Goomba • Ice Hockey • Later Skater • Leaf Leap • Manic Mallets • Night Light Fright • Pushy Penguins • Shy Guy Showdown • Squared Away • Triple Jump • Tube It or Lose It
Mario Party 6 Block Star • Catch You Letter • Crate and Peril • Dizzy Rotisserie • Rocky Road • Slot Trot • Snow Whirled • Strawberry Shortfuse • Trap Ease Artist
Mario Party 7 Balloon Busters • Dart Attack • Deck Hands • Jump, Man • Monty's Revenge • Pogo-a-Go-Go • Pokey Pummel • Sphere Factor • Stick and Spin • The Final Countdown • Track & Yield • Vine Country
Mario Party 8 Aim of the Game • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank
Mario Party 9 Bumper Bubbles • Don't Look • Goomba Bowling • Logger Heads • Jigsaw Jumble • Magma Mayhem • Peak Precision • Pier Pressure • Speeding Bullets • Tackle Takedown
Mario Party 10 Badminton Bash • Flash Forward • Jewel Drop • Soar to Score
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Minigames from Mario Party Superstars
Mario Party Bobsled Run • Bombs Away • Cast Aways • Crazy Cutters • Face-Lift • Hammer Drop • Handcar Havoc • Mushroom Mix-Up • Piranha's Pursuit • Shy Guy Says • Tipsy Tourney • Tug o' War
Mario Party 2 Archer-ival • Balloon Burst • Bowser's Big Blast • Bumper Balloon Cars • Bumper Balls • Cake Factory • Dizzy Dancing • Dungeon Dash • Hammer Slammera • Hot Rope Jump • Honeycomb Havoc • Look Away • Mecha Marathon • Quicksand Cache • Roll Call • Roll Out the Barrelsa • Sky Pilots • Slot-Car Derby • Sneak 'n' Snore • Speed Hockey • Tread Carefully
Mario Party 3 Bobbing Bow-loonsa • Boulder Ball • Bounce 'n' Trounce • Cheep Cheep Chase • Chip-Shot Challenge • Coconut Conk • Eatsa Pizza • Etch 'n' Catch • Hide-and-Sneak • Ice-Rink Risk • Mario's Puzzle Party • Messy Memory • Motor Rooter • Mush Pit • Parasol Plummet • Picking Panic • Puddle Paddle • River Raiders • Rockin' Raceway • Snowball Summit • Spotlight Swim • Storm Chasers • Swinging with Sharksa • Ticktock Hop • Tidal Toss • Vine with Me • Winner's Wheela
Mario Party 4 Beach Volley Folly • Booksquirm • Dungeon Duos • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Money Belts • Paths of Peril • Revers-a-Bomb • Trace Race
Mario Party 5 Bill Blasters • Coney Island • Dinger Derby • Ice Hockey • Later Skater • Leaf Leap • Night-Light Fright • Pushy Penguins • Squared Away • Tube It or Lose It
Mario Party 6 Block Star • Burnstile • Cashapult • Catch You Letter • Dark 'n' Crispy • Mass Meteor • Pit Boss • Rocky Road • Snow Whirled • Trap Ease Artist • What Goes Up... • X-Ray Payday
Mario Party 7 Monty's Revenge • Pokey Pummel • Pogo-a-Go-Go • Stick and Spin • Spin Doctor • The Final Countdown
Mario Party 8 Paint Misbehavin' • Winner or Dinner
Mario Party 9 Goomba Spotting • Manor of Escape • Shell Soccer • Tackle Takedown
Mario Party 10 Flash Forward • Rapid River Race • Skewer Scurry
a Item minigame, unnamed
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