Bobsled Run

Bobsled Run
Appears in	Mario Party Mario Party 2 Mario Party Superstars
Type	2-vs-2 minigame
Initial record	5'00"00 (Mario Party) 1'30"00 (Mario Party 2) 2'00"00 (Mario Party Superstars)
Music track	Let's Go Lightly (Mario Party and Mario Party Superstars) Going Somewhere (Mario Party 2)
Music sample Mario Party: Mario Party 2: Mario Party Superstars:

Bobsled Run is a 2-vs-2 minigame in Mario Party, Mario Party 2, and Mario Party Superstars.

Overview

Gameplay from Mario Party Superstars

Both teams do a bobsled race to the bottom of an icy track. Three speed boosts are found along the way; in Mario Party 2, one of them is on an optional path. If a team falls off the track, that team is disqualified from the minigame. The Mario Party 2 version has fewer guardrails. The team that makes it to the end first wins. The minigame is a draw if either both teams are disqualified or neither team reaches the end goal by five minutes in Mario Party and Mario Party 2 or three minutes in Mario Party Superstars.

After a team wins, if the losing team makes it to the end, that team either slams into a wall in Mario Party and Mario Party Superstars, or flies off a cliff in Mario Party 2. It is possible to stop short of hitting the wall or flying off at the end if the bobsled is slow enough.

Bobsled Run costs 200 coins to buy at the Mini-Game House in Mario Party and 100 coins from Woody in Mario Party 2.

Controls

Mario Party / Mario Party 2

• / – Steer
• – Speed up
• – Slow down
• – Push sled

Mario Party Superstars

• Mash to push sled
• (Up) – Accelerate
• (Down) – Slow down
• (Left and Right) – Steer

In-game text

Mario Party

• Game Rules – "Team up with another player for a Bobsled Run. Use to adjust speed and to push the sled at the start."
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "In teams of 2, compete in a bobsled race. Be the first team across the finish line to clear the game."
• Advice – "If you touch the panels found on the course, your Bobsled^[sic] will speed up."

Mario Party 2

• Game Rules – "It's a super-long Bobsled Run! Keep pressing the Button until you jump in the sled."
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "Steer your bobsled down the long icy shoot^[sic] in this bobsled race! Win the race to clear the game."
• Advice – "Hit the speed-ups on the course to boost your speed momentarily."

Mario Party Superstars

• "Team up with another player for a race. Cooperate with your partner so you don't fall off the edge. Fall, and you lose the race!"

Gallery

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  Bobsled Run in Mario Party 2

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	スライダーボブスレー Suraidā Bobusurē	Slider Bobsleigh		[?]
Chinese (Simplified)	滑雪橇 Huá xuěqiāo	Sledding		[?]
Chinese (Traditional)	滑雪橇 Huá xuěqiāo	Sledding		[?]
Dutch	Bobsleeën	Bobsleds		[?]
French	Luge endiablée	Frenzied luge	Mario Party
	Bobsleigh À l'aise	Comfortable bobsleigh	Mario Party 2 and Superstars	[?]
German	Bob-Abfahrt	Bobsled Downhill		[?]
Italian	Bobsled Run	-	Mario Party
	Gara di Bob	Bobsled Race	Mario Party 2	[?]
	Gara di bob	Bobsled race	Mario Party Superstars	[?]
Korean	봅슬레이 슬라이드 Bopseullei Seullaideu	Bobsleigh Slide		[?]
Portuguese	Gelocidade	Portmanteau of gelo ("ice") and velocidade ("speed")		[?]
Russian	Бобслей Bobsley	Bobsled		[?]
Spanish	Carrera de Bobsleigh	Bobsleigh Race		[?]

Notes

• Bobsled Run is similar to the Big Penguin race on Cool, Cool Mountain from Super Mario 64, especially because the bobsleds look like penguins in Mario Party 2. The bobsleds bear theming to the Super Mario franchise in Mario Party, where the blue team's bobsled has a Mushroom symbol and the red team's has a Star symbol, and Mario Party Superstars, where both have spotted Mushroom-like patterns.