Bumper Balloon Cars
- Not to be confused with Bumper Balloons, Bumper Balls, or Bumper Brawl.
| Bumper Balloon Cars | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 2 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Type | Battle minigame (Mario Party 2) 4-Player minigame (Mario Party Superstars) | ||
| Time limit | 30 seconds | ||
| Music track | Not Gonna Lose | ||
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Bumper Balloon Cars is a Battle minigame in Mario Party 2 and a Free-for-All minigame in Mario Party Superstars. Its name is derived from "bumper cars."
OverviewEdit
The minigame takes place inside a circular arena surrounded by a metal grid. Each player drives a small car with spikes at the front and a balloon at the back. I order to win, they must try to pop each other's balloons. If a player collides with the wall or another player, they are briefly stunned. If no players are able to pop each other's balloons within 30 seconds, the minigame ends in a draw (although the game treats it as a win for everyone).
In Mario Party 2, the minigame can be purchased from Woody for 800 coins.
ControlsEdit
Mario Party 2Edit
– Move forward
– Move backward
/ 
– Change direction
Mario Party SuperstarsEdit
(Up) – Move forward- (Down) – Move backward
- (Left and Right) – Change direction
In-game textEdit
Mario Party 2Edit
- English
- Game Rules – "Use your car's spiked front to burst opponents' balloons! Tilt your
up to move forward and down to move backward." - Advice – "Tilt your to the side to change direction. Once you master the controls, bursting balloons is a breeze!"
- Spanish (Spain)
- Game Rules – "¡Usa el frontal de pinchos de tu coche para explotar los globos! Sube tu para mover adelante y bájalo para mover atrás." ("Use the spiked front of your car to pop the balloons! Raise your to move forward and lower it to move backward.")
- Advice – "Mueve tu a un lado para cambiar la dirección. ¡Cuando domines los controles, explotar globos será fácil!" ("Move your to a side to change direction. Once you master the controls, popping balloons will be easy!")
Mario Party SuperstarsEdit
- "Use the spikes on your car to burst your rivals' balloons!"
GalleryEdit
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ぶつかれバルーンカー[?] Butsukare Barūn Kā |
Hitting Balloon Car | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 气球碰碰车[?] Qìqiú pèngpèngchē |
Balloon Bumper Car | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 氣球碰碰車[?] Qìqiú pèngpèngchē |
Balloon Bumper Car | |
| Dutch | Klapballon[?] | From klapband ("blowout") and ballon ("balloon") | |
| French | Voitures-Ballons![?] | Balloon Cars! | |
| German | Balloon-o-Scooter[?] | - | |
| Italian | Auto-scontro a Palloni[?] | Balloon Bumper-cars | Mario Party 2 |
| Autoscontri a palloncino[?] | Balloon bumper cars | Mario Party Superstars | |
| Korean | 찔러라! 벌룬카[?] Jjilleora! Beolloonka |
Prick it! Balloon Car | |
| Portuguese | Fura-Balão[?] | Balloon Piercing | |
| Russian | Автошарики[?] Avtoshariki |
Авто ("car") + шарики ("balloons") | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Globitos chocones[?] | Bumper balloons | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Coches de Choque[?] | Bumper Cars |