Rocky Road (minigame)
| Rocky Road | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 6 Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Type | 2-vs.-2 minigame | ||
| Music track | Relaxed | ||
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Rocky Road is a 2-vs.-2 minigame found in Mario Party 6, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars. The name is a reference to an idiom that describes a person's difficult journey to success as well as the ice cream flavor with the same name.
There are only aesthetic changes between daytime and nighttime in Mario Party 6. Only the daytime version appears in Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars.
Introduction
A Shy Guy (in Mario Party 6) or Toad (in Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars) is driving a car along the road, then he stops when it pulls up to the first set of boulders.
Gameplay
Both teams have to destroy the boulders blocking the path on the way so the car will advance. Players must be careful not to accidentally hit the other player; in Mario Party 6, accidentally hit players are stunned. If one player is stunned when the team can advance, the one player stands in front of the car and must wait for their teammate to recover. There are five sets of boulders to pass through: two small ones at the beginning, followed by one small boulder, then three small boulders, then two medium boulders, and finally one giant boulder. The team that reaches the end of the road first wins. The minigame ends in a tie if five minutes pass.
Ending
The winners continue down the road in their car while waving out the window. In Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars, Toadette, who is waiting at the end, hops in the car before Toad drives off.
Controls
Mario Party 6
Mario Party: The Top 100
: Move
: Jump
: Punch- in the air: Kick
Mario Party Superstars
– Move
– Punch
– Jump- → : Kick
In-game text
Mario Party 6
- Rules – "Team up with a partner to bust apart boulders that are blocking the scenic road! The first team to reach the goal wins!"
- Advice – "Be careful not to punch or kick your partner!"
Mario Party: The Top 100
- Description – "Break down the boulders blocking the road and be the first team to the goal!"
- On-screen – "Break down the boulders to get back on the road!"
Mario Party Superstars
- "Break down the boulders blocking the road, and be the first team to the goal!"
Gallery
The road in Mario Party: The Top 100. The image supports 3D if its filetype is changed to .mpo, and following the normal procedures for adding images to Nintendo 3DS Camera.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | うみぞいドライビング[?] Umizoi doraibingu |
Seaside Driving | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 海边开车兜风[?] Hǎibiān Kāichē Dōufēng |
Driving on the Beach | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 海邊開車兜風[?] Hǎibiān Kāichē Dōufēng |
Driving on the Beach | |
| Dutch | Rotsroute[?] | Rock Route | |
| French | Chute de Pierres[?] | Stone Fall | |
| German | Steinige Straße[?] | Rocky Road | |
| Italian | Sbriciolamassi[?] | Rock Crumble | |
| Korean | 해안가 드라이빙[?] Hae-an-ga Deuraibing |
Seaside Driving | |
| Portuguese | Pedras no Caminho[?] | "Stones in the Way" (Pun on the expression pedra no caminho, which means a circumstance that causes difficulty or hesitation) | |
| Russian | Дорожный завал[?] Dorozhnyj zaval |
Road obstruction | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Paseo pétreo[?] | Rocky Walk | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Obstáculo pétreo[?] | Rocky Obstacle |
