Bobsled Run

Bobsled Run
Mario Party Mario Party 2 Mario Party Superstars
Appears in	Mario Party Mario Party 2 Mario Party Superstars
Type	2-vs-2 minigame
Initial record	5'00"00 (Mario Party) 1'30"00 (Mario Party 2) 2'00"00 (Mario Party Superstars)
Music track	Let's Go Lightly (Mario Party and Mario Party Superstars) Going Somewhere (Mario Party 2)
Music sample Mario Party: Mario Party 2: Mario Party Superstars:

Bobsled Run is a 2-vs-2 minigame in Mario Party, Mario Party 2, and Mario Party Superstars. The minigame seems to be based on the Big Penguin race on Cool, Cool Mountain from Super Mario 64 as in Mario Party 2, the bobsleds are modeled after penguins. However, in the first Mario Party, they are normal sleds with the first team's having a Star front end and the second team's having a Mushroom front end, and in Mario Party Superstars, they are normal sleds with Mushroom-like patterns.

Gameplay

The minigame splits the four players into two teams, each one getting its own bobsled. They must steer their way through a track down to the finish, hitting three speed boosts along the way. In the Mario Party 2 version, there are fewer guardrails, so it is easier to fall (or get pushed by an opponent) off into the pit than it is in Mario Party. The first team to reach the finish line is the winner. If both teams fall off the track or neither team finishes within five minutes in Mario Party and Mario Party 2 or three minutes in Mario Party Superstars, the minigame ends in a draw.

In Mario Party, the minigame can be purchased from the Mini-Game House for 200 coins. In Mario Party 2, the minigame can be purchased from Woody for 100 coins.

Controls

Mario Party / Mario Party 2

• / – Steer
• – Speed up
• – Slow down
• – Push sled

Mario Party Superstars

• Mash to push sled
• (Up) – Accelerate
• (Down) – Slow down
• (Left and Right) – Steer

In-game text

Mario Party

• Game Rules – "Team up with another player for a Bobsled Run. Use to adjust speed and to push the sled at the start."
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "In teams of 2, compete in a bobsled race. Be the first team across the finish line to clear the game."
• Advice – "If you touch the panels found on the course, your Bobsled^[sic] will speed up."

Mario Party 2

• Game Rules – "It's a super-long Bobsled Run! Keep pressing the Button until you jump in the sled."
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "Steer your bobsled down the long icy shoot^[sic] in this bobsled race! Win the race to clear the game."
• Advice – "Hit the speed-ups on the course to boost your speed momentarily."

Mario Party Superstars

• "Team up with another player for a race. Cooperate with your partner so you don't fall off the edge. Fall, and you lose the race!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	スライダーボブスレー[?] Suraidā Bobusurē	Slider Bobsleigh
Chinese (simplified)	滑雪橇[?] Huá xuěqiāo	Sledding
Chinese (traditional)	滑雪橇[?] Huá xuěqiāo	Sledding
Dutch	Bobsleeën[?]	Bobsleds
French	Luge endiablée	Frenzied luge	Mario Party
	Bobsleigh À l'aise[?]	Comfortable bobsleigh	Mario Party 2 and Superstars
German	Bob-Abfahrt[?]	Bobsled Downhill
Italian	Bobsled Run	-	Mario Party
	Gara di Bob[?]	Bobsled Race	Mario Party 2
	Gara di bob[?]	Bobsled race	Mario Party Superstars
Korean	봅슬레이 슬라이드[?] Bopseullei Seullaideu	Bobsleigh Slide
Portuguese	Gelocidade[?]	Portmanteau of gelo ("ice") and velocidade ("speed")
Russian	Бобслей[?] Bobsley	Bobsled
Spanish	Carrera de Bobsleigh[?]	Bobsleigh Race

Trivia

• "Let's Go Lightly," the music played during this minigame in Mario Party (as well as Platform Peril) and Mario Party Superstars, is a cover of Giant Land's map music from Super Mario Bros. 3.