Balloon Burst (4-Player)

Balloon Burst
Appears in	Mario Party
Type	4-Player minigame
Time limit	30 seconds (NTSC versions) 40 seconds (PAL version)
Music track	Faster than All (American version) Move to the Mambo! (international versions)
Music sample American International

Balloon Burst is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party.

Introduction

The minigame is set in a dungeon with stone walls and golden columns in the corners. The players are shown behind their pumps with a Bowser balloon behind each of them.

Gameplay

Players must inflate their Bowser balloons by using the pumps in front of them within the time limit of at least 30 seconds. To pump the air properly, the players have to know how the pump reacts to their actions. When the pump flashes, the player should quickly pump it down until it turns bloated red, then pull it up. Each player can tell how much air they sent to their own balloon by the size of their pump and the distance aboveground the Bowser balloon lifts itself. When it is close to bursting, the balloon's face starts to change. The first player who bursts the Bowser balloon wins. If time runs out before that happens, the players will appear tired and the minigame will end in a draw.

The minigame is also one of the results that can occur from landing on a Bowser Space, an event known as Bowser Balloon Burst. The three players who lose the minigame lose 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 Coins. If a draw occurs, all players will lose the same number of Coins.

The minigame can be purchased from the Mini-Game House for 400 Coins.

Controls

• – Push down pump
• or – Pull up pump

In-game text

• Game Rules – "Alternate pressing and to blow up the Bowser Balloon. can be used instead of ."
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Alternate pressing and to blow up the Bowser Balloon. Be the first to burst your balloon to clear the game."
• Game Rules (Bowser) – "Everyone wants to be Number One^[sic]! If you're not Number One^[sic] your Coins will get taken!"
• Advice – "When the pump flashes, it is full of air. When it's full, you can pump lots of air into the balloon."

Gallery

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  The ending to Balloon Burst. In the Bowser version of the minigame, the text "[Character's name] wins!" does not appear.

See also

• Balloon Burst (Mario Party 2)
• Balloon Blast Bash

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	クッパふうせん Kuppa Fūsen	Bowser Balloon
French	Crève-ballons	Balloons popping
German	Bowsers Knall-Fall	Bowser's Bang Fall
Italian	Balloon Burst	-