Buddy Bounce

Buddy Bounce
Appears in	Mario Party 9
Type	Free-for-All minigame
Time limit	30 seconds
Music	Fluff

Buddy Bounce is a Free-for-All minigame featured in Mario Party 9.

Introduction

Players bounce on the Bouncy Clouds at varying intervals as the balloons appear.

Gameplay

Players must try to pop balloons by coming in contact with them to score points. The lowest row has balloons that are worth one point, the middle row has balloons that are worth three points, and the top row has balloons that are worth 10 points. The top row can be reached only by bouncing on another player. Balloons will reappear five to seven seconds after being popped. After 30 seconds, the player with the highest score wins.

In-game text

• Rules – "Bounce on the clouds to collect as many balloons as you can. Bounce on the head of another player to reach the higher, more valuable balloons."
• Controls – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press to move."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	青空トランポリン Aozora toranporin	Blue sky trampoline
Chinese	藍天蹦蹦床 Lántiān bèng bèng chuáng	Blue Sky Trampoline
French	Trampoline céleste	Sky trampoline
German	Hüpfhimmel	Sky Hop
Italian	Trampolinuvole	From "trampolino", meaning "trampoline" and "nuvole", "clouds".
Spanish	Nubes elásticas	Elastic Clouds, pun on camas elásticas (trampolines)

Trivia

• The point balloons are very similar to those in the New Super Mario Bros. Wii minigame 1-up Blast.
• It is possible to score more than 99 points in this minigame. If that is done, the counter can show only 99.