Rocky Road (minigame)

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Rocky Road
Rocky Road at day from Mario Party 6
Mario Party 6 (day)
Rocky Road from Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party: The Top 100
Rocky Road from Mario Party Superstars
Mario Party Superstars
Appears in Mario Party 6
Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Superstars
Type 2-vs.-2 minigame
Music track Relaxed
Music sample
Mario Party 6:

Mario Party: The Top 100:

Mario Party Superstars:

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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. In Mario Party 6, if the minigame ends in a tie, the players do not perform their losing animations.

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 6[edit]

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Circle Pad: Move
  • A Button: Jump
  • B Button: Punch
  • B Button in the air: Kick

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • Single Joy-Con Bottom Button – Punch
  • Single Joy-Con Right Button – Jump
  • Single Joy-Con Right Button Single Joy-Con Bottom Button – Kick

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 6[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • "Break down the boulders blocking the road, and be the first team to the goal!"

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
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 Crumblers
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