Shy Guy Says
| Shy Guy Says | |||
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 Mario Party  Mario Party 2  Mario Party: The Top 100  Mario Party Superstars  Super Mario Party Jamboree | |||
| Appears in | Mario Party Mario Party 2 Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars Super Mario Party Jamboree | ||
| Type | 4-Player minigame Showdown minigame (Super Mario Party Jamboree) | ||
| Music track | The Wide, Wide Ocean (Mario Party, Mario Party: The Top 100, Mario Party Superstars, and Super Mario Party Jamboree) That's All of It (Mario Party 2) | ||
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Shy Guy Says is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party, Mario Party 2, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars. It is also part of the Showdown minigame Mario's Three-peat in Super Mario Party Jamboree. In Mario Party, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars, a Shy Guy appears on a boat, and the players are in barrels connected by rope to the boat; in Mario Party 2 and Super Mario Party Jamboree, a Shy Guy stands on a rainbow and a platform, respectively, with a bow and a quiver, with the players being attached to balloons. The Mario Party: The Top 100 and the Mario Party Superstars versions of the minigame are based on the Mario Party version, though the Shy Guy wears only a hat instead of a full pirate outfit. The minigame's name is a reference to the game Simon Says.
Gameplay
Players have to raise the same-colored flag as the Shy Guy. Each of the Shy Guy's flags shows the button used to raise that flag: 
in Mario Party and Mario Party 2 or 
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in Mario Party: The Top 100, Mario Party Superstars, and Super Mario Party Jamboree for white; and 
in Mario Party and Mario Party 2 or 
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in Mario Party: The Top 100, Mario Party Superstars, and Super Mario Party Jamboree for red. Players can choose between raising a red or white flag. If one of the players raises the wrong-colored flag or does not raise any flag, the Shy Guy eliminates the player from the minigame by using a sword to cut their rope in Mario Party, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars or by popping their balloon by using a bow in Mario Party 2 and Super Mario Party Jamboree. In Mario Party and Mario Party 2, the Shy Guy sometimes raises two flags at once, then puts one of them away early, while in Mario Party: The Top 100, the Shy Guy sometimes takes out a flag and immediately puts it away. When raising two flags at once, the Shy Guy can also raise a flag after lowering it and lower the other one. Both of these techniques reappear in Mario Party Superstars and Super Mario Party Jamboree. The last player attached to the boat or their balloon wins the minigame.
In Mario Party 2, a bypassing Lakitu appears, serving as a timestamp for the minigame. If the player does not raise a flag before the Lakitu has gone offscreen, the Shy Guy pops their balloon.
In Mario Party, Mario Party Superstars, and Super Mario Party Jamboree, the music speeds up as the minigame progresses, which also occurs in Hexagon Heat in Mario Party 2.
At least in the Mario Party Superstars version of the minigame, if at least two players manage to survive long enough, a 30-second timer eventually appears. Once the timer reaches zero, all players still standing are declared winners, though in all games, a draw occurs when there are no players still standing whatsoever.
In the Mario's Three-peat minigame in Super Mario Party Jamboree, the Shy Guy is yellow instead of red due to a red Shy Guy being a playable character. Unlike the Mario Party 2 variant, the Lakitu timer is missing, largely to prevent predicting fakeouts. The Showdown minigame ends after this minigame is completed.
In Mario Party, the minigame can be purchased from the Mini-Game House for 250 coins when it is available for purchase. In Mario Party 2, it can be purchased from Woody for 50 coins.
Controls
Mario Party / Mario Party 2
- – Raise white flag
- – Raise red flag
Mario Party: The Top 100
- : Raise red flag
- : Raise white flag
Mario Party Superstars
- – Raise white flag
- – Raise red flag
Super Mario Party Jamboree
- (or
) – Raise red flag - (or
) – Raise white flag
In-game text
Mario Party
- Game Rules – "Raise the same color flag as the Shy Guy. is white, is red."
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Raise the same color flag as the Shy Guy. Be the last one standing to clear the game."
- Advice – "The Shy Guy will try to trick you by raising two flags at once, so be careful."
Mario Party 2
- Game Rules – "The Shy Guy will raise a flag, so just raise the same color flag. It's simple, right? The game continues until only one remains."
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "Raise the same color flag as the Shy Guy. Be the last one left to clear this Mini-Game."
- Advice – "The sly Shy Guy will try to fake you out. Don't let him fool you. If you let him down, he'll shoot you down."
Mario Party: The Top 100
- Description – "Raise the same flag that Shy Guy raises! Last one left wins!"
- On-screen – "Raise the same flag that Shy Guy raises!"
Mario Party Superstars
- "Raise the same color of flag that Shy Guy raises. He's going to go faster and faster!"
Other appearances
The minigame makes an appearance in a 4koma Mario Party four-panel gag manga where Mario eliminates the hosts the same way hosts try to eliminate the players.
Gallery
The ending to Shy Guy Says in Mario Party
The background in Mario Party 2
Model of the Shy Guy in Mario Party 2
The ending to Shy Guy Says in Mario Party 2
See also
- Flag Waver
- Flagging Rights
- Hare Raising (WarioWare: Smooth Moves)
- Hey, UFO!
- Shy Guy Showdown
- Tortoise & Hare
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | はたあげヘイホー[?] Hata-Age Heihō |
Flag-Raising Shy Guy | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 举旗的嘿呵[?] Jǔqíde Hèihè |
Raising Flags Shy Guy | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 舉旗的嘿呵[?] Jǔqíde Hèihè |
Raising Flags Shy Guy | |
| Dutch | Commando Shy Guy[?] | Shy Guy says | |
| French (NOA) | Maskache a dit[?] | Shy Guy says | |
| French (NOE) | Maskass a dit[?] | Shy Guy says | |
| German | Fahnen-Wirrwarr[?] | Flags Confusion | |
| Italian | Shy Guy Says[1] | - | Mario Party |
| Tipo Timido Dice[?] | Shy Guy Says | Mario Party 2 | |
| Tipo Timido dice[?] | Shy Guy says | Mario Party: The Top 100 and Superstars | |
| Korean | 헤이호와 깃발[?] Heyhowa gitbal |
Shy Guy and flags | |
| Portuguese | Shy Guy Mandou[2] | Shy Guy Ordered | Mario Party Superstars |
| Shy Guy mandou[3] | Shy Guy ordered | Super Mario Party Jamboree | |
| Russian | Повторяем за скромнягой[?] Povtoryaem za skromnyagoy |
Repeating after Shy Guy | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Shy Guy dice...[?] | Shy Guy says... | |
| Shy guy dice...[?] | Mario Party: The Top 100 | ||
| Spanish (NOE) | Shy Guy dice...[?] | Shy Guy says... |
Trivia
- An alternate texture for the Shy Guy pirate is present in Mario Party's files but went unused.[4]
- In Mario Party 2, Luigi's flags have a rendering issue that causes them to look as if they are not fully attached to the poles, an issue also present in Yoshi's red flag. Luigi's left wrist is also seen constantly twisting.
- Shy Guy Says, Bumper Balls, and Leaf Leap are the only minigames to appear in Mario Party: The Top 100, Mario Party Superstars, and Super Mario Party Jamboree. Coincidentally, they all appear in Mario's Three-peat in the latter.
- Shy Guys in Mario & Luigi: Brothership have an attack based on this minigame, where they show a flag with either an M or L on it, and the affected Mario Bro. has to jump to avoid having a spike ball dropped on him. The Shy Guy can also not show a flag at all, requiring the player to do nothing.
References
- ^ 1999. Mario Party instruction manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 141.
- ^ N64 Brasil (May 20, 2022). 🔴 Mario Party Superstars - Multiplayer Online - Rubens e Alexandre (1:21:39). YouTube. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ Fernando Moritz (October 17, 2024). Super Mario Party Jamboree - Gameplay em Português. YouTube. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ Mario Party. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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