Bowl Over
| Bowl Over | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mario Party | |||
| Appears in | Mario Party Mario Party 2 | ||
| Type | 1-vs-3 mini-game | ||
| Time limit | 30 seconds before throwing the Koopa Shell | ||
| Music track | Taking Coins (Mario Party) Going for the Coins (Mario Party 2) | ||
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Bowl Over is a 1-vs-3 minigame in Mario Party and Mario Party 2.
OverviewEdit
Bowl Over takes place at one of three bowling lane layouts. The team players are represented as bowling pins among regular ones. The solo player (who is always the human player in Mini-Game Coaster in Mario Party 2) throws a Green Shell at them (in addition to a second one in Mario Party 2). The team players try to avoid the bowling pins. The solo player earns a Coin for each regular pin they knock over. If the shell either touches the sides or does not knock over any pins, the minigame ends in a "Miss!" If every pin is hit, the announcer says, "Strike!" The Mario Party 2 version has no side barriers. In Mario Party only, if a player's pin gets hit by the shell, that player loses five Coins to the bowler.
Bowl Over can be bought from the Mini-Game House in Mario Party for 350 Coins, or from Woody in Mario Party 2 for 100 Coins.
ControlsEdit
Solo (1 player)Edit
– Move left or right- – Spin shell
– Throw shell
Group (3 players)Edit
- – Direction
- – Jump
In-game textEdit
Mario PartyEdit
- Game Rules – "Let's go Bowling[sic]! The bowler uses to aim the shell, while the people who are pins try to jump away."
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Go bowling with a Koopa Troopa Shell. Knock down the 3 bowling pin characters to clear the game."
- Advice – "If the Koopa Troopa shell hits the edge of the lane, there's an electric shock, and the game ends."
Mario Party 2Edit
- Game Rules – "Go bowling with a Koopa shell! You win if you knock down all your bowling pin rivals. You get to bowl with 2 shells!"
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "Bowl over your bowling pin rivals with the Koopa shell. Knock all three opponents down to clear the game."
- Advice – "Bowling pin players should watch where the shell is spinning to, then try to get out of the way!"
- Advice (Mini-Game Coaster) – "You get 2 chances with the Koopa shell. Aim for a spare if you don't get the strike."
GalleryEdit
Luigi attaining a strike in Bowl Over in Mario Party
Variation 2 from Mario Party 2
Variation 3 from Mario Party 2
NamingEdit
The minigame's name could be a pun on the term "pull over" or "bowl someone over."
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボーリングGO!GO![1] Bōringu GO! GO! |
Bowling GO! GO! | |
| French | Bowling[?] | – | Mario Party |
| Et un Strike! Un![?] | And a Strike! One! | Mario Party 2 | |
| German | Chaos-Bowling[?] | Chaos Bowling | |
| Italian | Bowl Over[2] | – | Mario Party |
| Il Bowling[?] | The Bowling | Mario Party 2 | |
| Spanish | Derríbalo[?] | Knock It Down | Mario Party 2 |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Nintendo (1999). ミニゲームの紹介. Nintendo.co.jp (Japanese). Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ 1999. Mario Party European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 141.
| Minigames from Mario Party | |
|---|---|
| 4-Player minigames | Buried Treasure • Treasure Divers • Hot Bob-omb • Musical Mushroom • Crazy Cutter • Face Lift • Balloon Burst • Coin Block Blitz • Skateboard Scamper • Box Mountain Mayhem • Platform Peril • Mushroom Mix-Up • Grab Bag • Bumper Balls • Tipsy Tourney • Bombs Away • Mario Bandstand • Shy Guy Says • Cast Aways • Key-pa-Way • Running of the Bulb • Hot Rope Jump • Hammer Drop • Slot Car Derby |
| 1-vs-3 minigames | Pipe Maze • Bash 'n' Cash • Bowl Over • Coin Block Bash • Tightrope Treachery • Crane Game • Piranha's Pursuit • Tug o' War • Paddle Battle • Coin Shower Flower |
| 2-vs-2 minigames | Bobsled Run • Desert Dash • Bombsketball • Handcar Havoc • Deep Sea Divers |
| 1-Player minigames | Memory Match • Slot Machine • Shell Game • Ghost Guess • Pedal Power • Whack-a-Plant • Ground Pound • Teetering Towers • Knock Block Tower • Limbo Dance • Bumper Ball Maze |