Spin Doctor
| Spin Doctor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mario Party 7  Mario Party Superstars | |||
| Appears in | Mario Party 7 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Type | Duel minigame | ||
| Music track | Cool as a Cucumber | ||
| |||
Spin Doctor is a Duel minigame in Mario Party 7 and Mario Party Superstars.
Overview[edit]
In Spin Doctor, both players must travel across a series of interconnected bridges. When a player makes it to the end, they win.
The paths are always joined by constantly rotating checkpoints, which are the only obstacles. The blue checkpoints rotate every direction, so the player must wait it to open on their side before they can enter. However, red checkpoints only make partial rotations and may sometimes not open on the player's side.
A tie can occur if neither player makes it to the goal after some time has passed.
Controls[edit]
Mario Party 7[edit]
– Move
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
– Move
In-game text[edit]
Mario Party 7[edit]
- Rules – "Run to the goal by navigating a series of spinning checkpoints."
- Advice – "Slow and steady! Watch which way the checkpoints spin before entering one."
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- "Navigate through a series of spinning gates, and make your way to the goal!"
Gallery[edit]
The ending to Spin Doctor in Mario Party 7
Naming[edit]
The title is a pun on eponymous term, a propagandist in the media who tries to sway public opinion in politics.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クルクル！かいてんロード[?] Kurukuru! Kaiten Rōdo |
Spinning! Spin Road | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 转啊转！旋转道路[?] Zhuǎn a zhuǎn! Xuánzhuǎn dàolù |
Turn and Turn! Spin Road | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 轉啊轉！旋轉道路[?] Zhuǎn a zhuǎn! Xuánzhuǎn dàolù |
Turn and Turn! Spin Road | |
| Dutch | Ronddolen[?] | Wander about | |
| French | Course Tourniquets[?] | Turnstile Course | |
| German | Abgedreht[?] | "Turned in", same colloquial meaning as in English | |
| Italian | Gimkana rotante[?] | Rotating gymkhana | |
| Korean | 스핀 로드[?] Seupin Rodeu |
Spin Road | |
| Portuguese | Dando um Giro[1] | "Performing a Spin" (Pun on the expression dar um giro, which means to take a walk) | |
| Russian | Голова кругом[?] Golova krugom |
My head is spinning | |
| Spanish | Caminos giratorios[?] | Spinning Paths |
Notes[edit]
- This is the only minigame from Mario Party 7 in Mario Party Superstars not to have appeared in Mario Party: The Top 100.
- The minigame is programmed so that if players cross the finish line on the same frame, the player on the left always wins.
