Bumper Balloons

This article is about the minigame from Mario Party 8. For information about the similar minigame from Mario Party 2, see Bumper Balloon Cars.

Bumper Balloons
Appears in	Mario Party 8
Type	2-vs.-2 minigame / Duel minigame
Info	Rules Duel: Pop balloons that match your car's color before your rival succeeds in doing so! 2-vs.-2: You and your teammate must pop balloons that match your team color before your rivals pop theirs first!
	Hint Duel: Watch where you're driving. Don't accidentally pop your opponent's balloons! 2-vs.-2: Watch where you're driving. Don't accidentally pop the other team's balloons!
Controls	Wii Remote: Turn steering wheel Buttons: Accelerate Decelerate/reverse

Bumper Balloons is a 2-vs.-2 minigame and Duel mini-game found in Mario Party 8.

Introduction

The camera focuses in on each team before zooming out to show the entire driving area, at which point the minigame will begin.

Gameplay

Players must hold the Wii Remote sideways to play this minigame. The objective of the game is to pop all of their own team color's balloons before the opposing team can pop theirs. To pop a balloon, the player must simply drive into it. Whichever team pops all their balloons first wins the minigame.

Ending

The vehicles are parked in the center of the track and the winners do a victory pose.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Eclate-Ballons	Burst Balloons
German	Ramm-die-Ballons	Ramming the Balloons

Trivia

• The name "Bumper Balloons" is a pun on the toy "Bumper Cars".

Minigames from Mario Party 8
4-Player minigames	Alpine Assault • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank • Flip the Chimp • In the Nick of Time • Kartastrophe • Lava or Leave 'Em • Mario Matrix • Mosh-Pit Playroom • Punch-a-Bunch • Rudder Madness • Scooter Pursuit • Shake It Up • Sick and Twisted • Speedy Graffiti • Swing Kings • Treacherous Tightrope • Water Ski Spree
1-vs-3 minigames	Bob-ombs Away • Chump Rope • Grabbin' Gold • Gun the Runner • Picture Perfect • Power Trip • Snow Way Out • Swervin' Skies • Thrash 'n' Crash
2-vs-2 minigames	Boo-ting Gallery • Bumper Balloons • Crops 'n' Robbers • Grabby Gridiron • King of the Thrill • Lean, Mean Ravine • Paint Misbehavin' • Rowed to Victory • Sugar Rush • Winner or Dinner
Battle minigames	Aim of the Game • Cut from the Team • Glacial Meltdown • Saucer Swarm • Snipe for the Picking
Duel minigames	Aim of the Game • Attention Grabber • Balancing Act • Blazing Lassos • Breakneck Building • Bumper Balloons • Cardiators • Cosmic Slalom • Eyebrawl • Flip the Chimp • Frozen Assets • Ion the Prize • Lava Lobbers • Lob to Rob • Loco Motives • Paint Misbehavin' • Pumper Cars • Rotation Station • Saucer Swarm • Settle It in Court • Shake It Up • Specter Inspector • Sugar Rush • Surf's Way Up • Swing Kings • Wing and a Scare • You're the Bob-omb
Challenge minigames	Fruit Picker • Pour to Score • Stampede
Extras Zone minigames	Canyon Cruisers • Chomping Frenzy • Flagging Rights • Moped Mayhem • Puzzle Pillars • Star Carnival Bowling • Table Menace • Trial by Tile
Last minigame	Superstar Showdown