Western Land
| Western Land | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 2 Super Mario Party Jamboree | ||
| Difficulty | ☆ | ||
| Availability | Default | ||
| Description | "Become deputies in a tiny town of the old west." | ||
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- “We’re here, everyone! This is Western Land!!! This is a pioneer town of the Old West. A steam engine’s whistle echoes across the prairie. You shall become deputies. It’s your job to keep the Wild West peaceful! Your objective this time, is to defeat Bowser the Brash, the scourge of this quiet town. Defeat Bowser to become the Super Star of Western Land. Good luck!”
- —Toad, Mario Party 2
Western Land is one of the playable locations in Mario Land in Mario Party 2. While in Western Land, players are dressed as deputies, and Toad, the host, wears a cowboy hat and plays the guitar. The main attraction is a train named Steamer, who travels around the board and stops at one of the three train stations. If a player wants to ride Steamer, they have to pay the toll of five coins. Once on, the player hits a block that decides which direction Steamer goes. If it shows Toad's head, the train moves forward and stops at the nearest station. If it shows a Goomba, the train moves backward and stops at the nearest station. The Happening Space also makes Steamer move forward to the next station. While Steamer is moving in either way, players that are in the way are knocked back to Start. There is also a Wiggler that owns a milk shop. It asks players that come by if they want to start a hootenanny for twenty coins. If the player accepts, the fee is paid, and all of the other players come to the milk shop area. The Item minigame is Give Me a Brake!, and the Duel minigame is Quick Draw Corks.
At the end of the game when Toad is about to announce the winner, he is interrupted by a red Koopa Troopa who comes and alerts the players that the board villain, Bowser the Brash, is robbing the Koopa Bank. A cutscene then shows Bowser the Brash telling the Koopa Banker to get him more coins from the bank, despite the bank having no more to give to him. Then, the superstar comes to confront Bowser. The Koopa hides in his shell as the two engage in a pop-gun quick draw. Bowser misses, shooting just above the superstar's head, and gets hit in the stomach by the superstar's cork. He faints, leaving the superstar to be congratulated by the other players, Toad, Koopa, and the Star.
Western Land returns in Super Mario Party Jamboree.
Spaces
The following table shows how many spaces there are on the board, and how many there are of a certain type.
Mario Party 2
| Type of Space | Number of Spaces |
|---|---|
 Blue Spaces |
72 |
 Red Spaces |
10 |
 Happening Spaces |
7 |
 Battle Spaces |
8 |
 Chance Spaces |
2 |
 Item Spaces |
8 |
 Bank Spaces |
2 |
 Bowser Spaces |
5 |
| Total of Spaces | 114 |
Super Mario Party Jamboree
| Type of Space | Number of Spaces |
|---|---|
Start Spaces |
... |
 Blue Spaces |
... |
 Red Spaces |
... |
 Event Spaces |
... |
 Chance Time Spaces |
... |
 Item Spaces |
... |
 VS Spaces |
... |
 Lucky Spaces |
... |
 Unlucky Spaces |
... |
 Bowser Spaces |
4+ |
| Total of Spaces | 97+ |
Gallery
The introduction's background
Players are introduced to Bowser the Brash
Start
Toad revealing a Koopa Kid in Western Land
Mario rides the train in Western Land
Wiggler inviting the player to a hootenanny
Donkey Kong walking
The bank near the ending
Bowser confronting Koopa
Mario (the winner of the board) defeats Bowser in a quick draw
The board results logo
The full board, without spaces
Board icon in Super Mario Party Jamboree
Western Land as seen in Super Mario Party Jamboree
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウエスタンランド[?] Uesutan Rando |
Western Land | |
| Dutch | Westernland[1] | - | |
| French | Pays Western[?] | Western Land/Country | |
| German | Western-Land[?] | - | |
| Italian | Western Land[?] | - | |
| Portuguese | Povoado Faroeste[2] | Far West Village | |
| Spanish | Mundo del Oeste[?] | Western World |
Trivia
- The Japanese version of Mario Party 2 depicts the superstar and Bowser in a quick draw with revolvers. In Western releases, it was changed to a quick draw with pop-guns. As a result of the change, it also makes it more obvious as to who won the gun duel (as originally, the bullets could not be seen, resulting in tense moments before it was revealed Bowser the Brash ended up shot).
- With a total of 114 spaces, Western Land is the largest board in the Mario Party series that follows traditional gameplay.
- If the player refuses Wiggler's hootenanny offer, she will say "Y'all come back now, y'hear?", Jed Clampett's catchphrase from the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies.
References
- ^ Super Mario Party Jamboree. Nintendo (Dutch). Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Super Mario Party Jamboree. Nintendo (Portuguese). Retrieved June 18, 2024.
| Mario Party 2 | |
|---|---|
| Main characters | Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Yoshi • Wario • Donkey Kong |
| Other characters | Bowser • Toad • Goomba • Boo • Koopa Troopa • Thwomp • Kamek • Whomp • Big Boo • Mr. I • Mushroom Genie • Steamer • Snifit Patrol • Shy Guy • Sushi • Baby Bowser • Woody • Professor Fungi • Battle T. • Totem Bros. |
| Items | Mushroom • Skeleton Key • Plunder Chest • Dueling Glove • Warp Block • Golden Mushroom • Magic Lamp • Boo Bell • Bowser Suit • Bowser Bomb |
| Spaces | Blue Space • Red Space • Item Space • Happening Space • Battle Space • Bowser Space • Star Space • Chance Time Space • Bank Space |
| Boards | Pirate Land • Western Land • Space Land • Mystery Land • Horror Land • Bowser Land • Rules Land |
| Other | Crazy Counting • Dinky Rinky • Goodness Rakes • Melon Mayhem • Nomiss • Gallery • Mario Land • Media • Minigames • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Sound test • Staff |
