Flip the Chimp

Flip the Chimp
4-Player
Appears in	Mario Party 8
Type	4-Player minigame Duel minigame
Music track	Challenge!
Music sample

Flip the Chimp is a 4-Player and Duel minigame in Mario Party 8.

Overview

The minigame opens with a brief sequence of a coconut falling and hitting a mechanical Ukiki climbing a tree.

During gameplay, coconuts fall from either the left or the right side of the tree as the Ukiki climbs automatically. Players can have their Ukikis dodge incoming coconuts by shaking the controller to flip them, though it causes the Ukiki to stomp climbing briefly. If a coconut hits a Ukiki, it slides down, costing that player some time. The player whose Ukiki reaches the finish line first wins.

Multiple players can win the minigame, and even a tie can occur in the Duel variant. In both versions, if none of the Ukikis make it to the end within five minutes, the minigame ends in a tie.

Controls

• Wii Remote: Flip monkey
• Buttons: None

In-game text

• Rules – "Get your monkey to climb the highest! Flip him to avoid the falling coconuts!"
• Hint – "Watch the sky for coconuts! Use quick motions so that you're ready for the next one!"

Gallery

• 

  Duel variation

• 

  Blooper winning

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	かわしてウッキー[?] Kawashite ukkī	Dodge Ukiki
French	Chimpanzés Grimpants[?]	Climbling Chimpanzees
German	Auf die Nuss[?]	To the Nut
Italian	Ukiki Girevoli[?]	Turning Ukikis
Korean	야자 열매를 피해라![?] Yaja Yeolmaeleul Pihaela!	Avoid the Palm Fruit!
Spanish	Monotero[?]	Portmanteau of mono ("monkey") and cocotero ("coconut tree")

Notes

• A carnival rendition of the ground theme from Super Mario Bros. plays in the opening sequence.
• There is a Koopa Troopa that cannot be seen during gameplay, in a Ferris wheel, and the lower part of its body is undermodeled.
• Coconuts can still hit Ukikis when the minigame ends, but do not slide them down.

See also

• Abandon Ship
• Chain Event
• Vine Country