Shy Guy Says
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| 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 the third and final section of the Showdown minigame Mario's Three-peat in Super Mario Party Jamboree. Shy Guy Says is a parody of the game Simon Says.
Overview[edit]
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 Shy Guy in Super Mario Party Jamboree is yellow because the red Shy Guy is playable.
Shy Guy raises either a white or a red flag, and players have to copy him. 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. If a player either raises the incorrect flag or none, the Shy Guy eliminates them from the minigame by cutting their rope with a sword 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. The Shy Guy has a tactic in Mario Party and Mario Party 2 of sometimes raising two flags at once before putting 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 remaining player wins the minigame.
A bypassing Lakitu appears in Mario Party 2 at one point, and if a player does not raise a flag before it goes offscreen, the Shy Guy pops their balloon. The same timer is not in the Super Mario Party Jamboree version, preventing fakeouts from being relayed.
If at least two players remain long enough in the Mario Party Superstars version, a 30-second timer displays eventually. 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.
Shy Guy Says can be purchased from the Mini-Game House in Mario Party for 250 coins when it becomes available, or from Woody in Mario Party 2 for 50 coins.
Controls[edit]
Mario Party / Mario Party 2[edit]
- – Raise white flag
- – Raise red flag
Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]
- : Raise red flag
- : Raise white flag
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- – Raise white flag
- – Raise red flag
Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit]
- (or
) – Raise red flag - (or
) – Raise white flag
In-game text[edit]
Mario Party[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- "Raise the same color of flag that Shy Guy raises. He's going to go faster and faster!"
Other appearances[edit]
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[edit]
The ending to Shy Guy Says in Mario Party
Shy Guy Says in Mario Party 2
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
Shy Guy Says in Mario Party: The Top 100
Shy Guy Says in Mario Party Superstars
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| 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 said | |
| French (NOE) | Maskass a dit[?] | Shy Guy said | |
| 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... |
Notes[edit]
- An alternate texture for the Shy Guy pirate is present in Mario Party's files but went unused.[4]
- 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.
- In Mario Party 2, Luigi's flags and Yoshi's red flag are rendered improperly, making them not appear to be fully attached to the poles.
- 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 corresponding Mario Bro. has to jump to avoid having a bomb dropped on him. The Shy Guy can also not show a flag at all, requiring the player to do nothing.
See also[edit]
- Flag Waver
- Flagging Rights
- Hare Raising (WarioWare: Smooth Moves)
- Hey, UFO!
- Shy Guy Showdown
- Tortoise & Hare
References[edit]
- ^ 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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