Balloon Burst
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| Balloon Burst | |
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| Type | 4-player mini-game |
| Info | Game Rules Alternate pressing A and Z to blow up the Bowser Balloon. B can be used instead of Z. |
| Advice When the pump flashes, it is full of air. When it's full, you can pump lots of air into the balloon. | |
| Controls | A: Push down pump B / Z: Pull up pump |
Balloon Burst is an 4-player mini-game that is found during the events of the Nintendo 64 game Mario Party; and as a 2-vs-2 mini-game in Mario Party 2. Players participate in a race to pump the Bowser Balloon first to win.
[edit] Introduction
There is no introduction in the mini-game. The mini-game takes place in a castle where the four characters have their hands on the pump. Behind the characters are the deflated Bowser Balloons, ready to be pumped until one of them explodes. The mini-game then starts.
[edit] Gameplay
Players (or teams) must attempt to pump the air into the Bowser Balloon using the pump in front of them within the time limit of thirty seconds. To pump the air properly, the players have to know how the pump reacts to the player's actions. If the pump flashes, quickly pump it down until the pump turns bloated red, then pull up the pump. Repeat the process fast as possible as the Bowser Balloon takes in more air.
The players can tell how much air they sent to their own balloon by size and when the Bowser Balloon lifts itself up with enough air. When they are large enough, the balloon's face will start to react into the air being pumped inside; hinting the player that their balloon is going to explode.
The first player (or team) who bursts the Bowser Balloon completely with air wins.
The mini-game can be purchased from the Mini-Game House for four-hundred Coins when it is available for a purchase.
| Mini-games from Mario Party | |
|---|---|
| 4-player mini-games | Balloon Burst • Bombs Away • Box Mountain Mayhem • Bumper Balls • Buried Treasure • Cast Aways • Coin Block Blitz • Crazy Cutter • Face Lift • Grab Bag • Hammer Drop • Hot Bob-omb • Hot Rope Jump • Key-pa-Way • Mario Bandstand • Mushroom Mix-up • Musical Mushroom • Platform Peril • Running of the Bulb • Shy Guy Says • Skateboard Scamper • Slot Car Derby • Tipsy Tourney • Treasure Divers |
| 1-vs-3 mini-games | Bash 'n' Cash • Bowl Over • Coin Block Bash • Coin Shower Flower • Crane Game • Paddle Battle • Pipe Maze • Piranha's Pursuit • Tightrope Treachery • Tug o' War |
| 2-vs-2 mini-games | Bobsled Run • Bombsketball • Deep Sea Divers • Desert Dash • Handcar Havoc |
| Single-player mini-games | Ghost Guess • Ground Pound • Knock Block Tower • Limbo Dance • Memory Match • Pedal Power • Shell Game • Slot Machine • Teetering Towers • Whack-a-Plant |
