Western Land
| Western Land | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 2 Super Mario Party Jamboree | ||
| Difficulty | ★ (Mario Party 2) ★★ (Jamboree) | ||
| Availability | Default (Mario Party 2) Unlockable (Jamboree) | ||
| Description | "Become deputies in a tiny town of the old west." (Mario Party 2) Choo-choo! All aboard the Steamer! Get your train ticket, move around the board at full steam and don't forget to stop by Wiggler's Milk Saloon. (Jamboree) | ||
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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 as an unlockable board. It is unlocked after reaching Silver Player Rank. Bank Spaces and costumes were removed, new routes were added, and the hootenanny is now activated by Event Spaces near its location. The board is referenced in Rainbow Galleria on a sign on the second floor.
Spaces[edit]
The following table shows how many spaces there are on the board, and how many there are of a certain type.
Mario Party 2[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Type of Space | Number of Spaces |
|---|---|
 Start Spaces |
1 |
 Blue Spaces |
37 |
 Red Spaces |
6 |
 Event Spaces |
10 |
 Chance Time Spaces |
4 |
 Item Spaces |
14 |
 VS Spaces |
4 |
 Lucky Spaces |
21 |
 Unlucky Spaces |
4 |
 Bowser Spaces |
3 |
| Total of Spaces | 104 |
Items[edit]
Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit]
Koopa Troopa Shop[edit]
| Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Mushroom |
3 coins | Only available before shop inventory is updated. |
 Double Dice |
5 coins | |
 Warp Box |
7 coins | |
 Skeleton Key |
3 coins | |
 Half-Coins Steal Trap (2-piece set) |
5 coins | Only available before shop inventory is updated. |
 Custom Dice Block |
12 coins | |
 Triple Dice |
10 coins | Only available after shop inventory is updated. |
 Chomp Call |
6 coins | Only available after shop inventory is updated. |
Kamek Shop[edit]
| Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Creepy Dice Block |
3 coins | Only available before shop inventory is updated. |
 Mushroom Tickets |
6 coins | |
 Payday Double Dice |
10 coins | |
 Swap Mirror |
7 coins | |
Chomp Call |
6 coins | Only available before shop inventory is updated. |
 Star Steal Trap (2-piece set) |
10 coins | |
 Super Creepy Dice |
5 coins | Only available after shop inventory is updated. |
 Shop Hop Box |
6 coins | Only available after shop inventory is updated. |
Gallery[edit]
Mario Party 2[edit]
The board results logo
The full board, without spaces
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
Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit]
Board icon in Super Mario Party Jamboree
Western Land as seen in Super Mario Party Jamboree
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウエスタンランド[?] Uesutan Rando |
Western Land | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 西部乐园[?] Xībù Lèyuán |
Western Land | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 西部樂園[?] Xībù Lèyuán |
Western Land | |
| Dutch | Westernland[1] | - | |
| French | Pays Western[?] | Western Land/Country | |
| German | Western-Land[?] | - | |
| Italian | Western Land[?] | - | |
| Korean | 웨스턴 랜드[2] Weseuteon Laendeu |
Western Land | |
| Portuguese | Povoado Faroeste[3] | Far West Village | |
| Russian | Дикий Запад[?] Dikiy Zapad |
Wild West | |
| Spanish | Mundo del Oeste[4][5] | Western World |
Trivia[edit]
- 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, the original version of Western Land is the largest board in the Mario Party series that follows traditional gameplay.
- Funnily enough, despite having 10 spaces removed from the original, the Super Mario Party Jamboree version of this same board is the second largest board in the entire series with 104 spaces, narrowly beating out Shy Guy's Jungle Jam by only one space and Spiny Desert by only four spaces.
- If the player refuses Wiggler's hootenanny offer, it will say "Y'all come back now, y'hear?", Jed Clampett's catchphrase from the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies.
References[edit]
- ^ Super Mario Party Jamboree. Nintendo.com (Dutch). Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ 한국닌텐도 공식 채널 (September 25, 2024). 슈퍼 마리오 파티 잼버리 소개영상 (1:20). YouTube (Korean). Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ Super Mario Party Jamboree. Nintendo.com (Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Super Mario Party Jamboree. Nintendo.com (European Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Super Mario Party Jamboree. Nintendo.com (Latin American Spanish). Retrieved September 6, 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 |
