Weird Wheels

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Weird Wheels
Weird Wheels
Appears in Mario Party 9
Type 1-vs.-Rivals minigame
Music track How Strange!
Music sample

Weird Wheels is a 1-vs.-Rivals minigame featured in Mario Party 9.

Introduction

The vehicles approach the starting line, and the camera zooms out slightly.

Gameplay

Players must move vehicles whose wheels are not round: square wheels for the solo player's vehicle, and triangular wheels for the rivals' vehicle. The solo player moves their vehicle by pressing +Control Pad buttons in the exact order shown onscreen. The rivals move their vehicle by pressing One Button or Two Button one by one. If the solo player presses a wrong button, they must start another combination. If a rival presses a wrong button, they must simply try again. A total of five combinations must be done to reach the goal. The first side to reach the goal wins. It is possible to end in a tie where everyone celebrates by having both teams reach the end at the same time.

In-game text

  • Rules"Drive your wacky-wheeled car to the goal! Press the correct buttons in the order shown on-screen to move forward."
  • Controls (Solo)"Hold the Wii Remote sideways. To move forward, press up, down, left, or right on +Control Pad according to the order of buttons shown on-screen."
  • Controls (Team)"Hold the Wii Remote sideways. The players take turns moving the vehicle forward by pressing One Button or Two Button according to the order shown on-screen."

Gallery

See also

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヘンテコカーレース[?]
Hentekokārēsu
Strange Car Race
Chinese 奇妙車賽[?]
Qímiào chē sài
Fantastic Car Race
French Des boutons dans les roues[?] Buttons in the wheels; also a pun on the expression mettre des bâtons dans les roues ("to rain on someone’s parade").
German Nichts läuft rund[?] Pun on nichts läuft rund ("nothing runs smoothly") and rund ("round")
Italian Ruote pazze[?] Crazy wheels
Spanish Combomóviles[?] Portmanteau of "combo" and móviles ("vehicles")