Bombs Away (minigame)

Bombs Away
Mario Party
Appears in	Mario Party Mario Party 2 Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars
Type	4-Player minigame
Time limit	30 seconds
Music track	Ducking and Dodging (Mario Party, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars) Couldn't be Better (Mario Party 2)
Music sample Mario Party: Mario Party 2: Mario Party: The Top 100: Mario Party Superstars:

Bombs Away is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party, Mario Party 2, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars.

Overview

Players move around on a tilting island, trying to avoid cannonballs shot at them from a pirate ship. If a cannonball hits the island, any player who has not jumped becomes stunned for a few seconds. If a player falls into the water, especially if a cannonball hits them, they are eliminated, with a Blooper carrying them away. On Mini-Game Island in Mario Party and in the Mini-Game Coaster, the player is required to stay on the island for 30 seconds to win, even if every opponent is out. In Mario Party 2, Bullet Bills are sometimes shot, and when the timer is at seven seconds left, the ship uses a very powerful missile with a wide blast radius.

Either the last player standing or any players who survive for 30 seconds win the minigame. In the first two Mario Party games, a draw occurs if remaining players are eliminated, but in Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars, a draw occurs only if all four players are eliminated at the same time.

Bombs Away can be bought at the Mini-Game House in Mario Party for 250 coins, or from Woody in Mario Party 2 for 50 coins.

Controls

Mario Party / Mario Party 2

• – Move
• – Jump

Mario Party: The Top 100

• : Move
• : Jump

Mario Party Superstars

• – Move
• – Jump

In-game text

Mario Party

• Game Rules – "Cannons are aimed at the floating island. The island bobs and tilts with the waves, so don't fall in!"
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Try not to fall off the bobbing, floating island. Stay on the island until time runs out to clear the game."
• Advice – "If a cannon ball hits the island, your head spins and you can't move. So jump the moment it hits to dodge it."

Mario Party 2

• Game Rules – "The floating isle is under fire again, this time from Bowser's bombs! Hang on tight to win the prize!"
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "The floating isle is under attack by Bowser's ship! Stay on the island until time runs out to clear."
• Advice – "Just as time is running out, you'll find Bowser's ship has saved its best shot for last. Watch out!"

Mario Party: The Top 100

• Description – "Dodge cannonballs from the pirate ship until the end!"
• On-screen – "Survive until the end!"

Mario Party Superstars

• "Try your best not to fall off the island as it rocks and tilts!"

Gallery

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  The pirate ship in Mario Party
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  The ending to Bombs Away in Mario Party
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  The Bowser-themed battleship in Mario Party 2 replaces the original pirate ship.
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  The gameplay in Mario Party 2
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  The ending to Bombs Away in Mario Party 2
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  Bombs Away in Mario Party: The Top 100
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  Bombs Away in Mario Party Superstars

Naming

"Bombs Away" refers to the real exclamation that is commonly said when someone is preparing to throw or drop a projectile.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ぷかぷかアイランド Pukapuka Airando	Floating Island		[?]
Chinese (Simplified)	摇晃漂浮岛 Yáohuàng piāofú dǎo	Rocking Floating Island		[?]
Chinese (Traditional)	搖晃漂浮島 Yáohuàng piāofú dǎo	Rocking Floating Island		[?]
Dutch	Bommen Los	Bombs Away		[?]
French (Canada)	Boulets largués	Dropped cannonballs		[?]
French (Europe)	Bombes larguées	Dropped bombs		[?]
German	Kanonen-Insel	Cannon Island		[?]
Italian	Bombs Away	-	Mario Party
	Bombardieri	Bombers		[?]
Korean	둥실둥실 아일랜드 Dungsildungsil Aillaendeu	Floaty Island		[?]
Portuguese	Bombalanço	Portmanteau of bomba ("bomb") and balanço ("tilt")		[?]
Russian	Пушки, пли! Pushki, pli!	Cannons, fire!		[?]
Spanish (Latin America)	Fuera bombas	Bombs away		[?]
Spanish (Europe)	Bombas Fuera	Bombs Away		[?]

Notes

• In Mario Party, this is the only minigame on Mini-Game Island that does not end with a "Finish!"