Ducking and Dodging

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"Ducking and Dodging"
"Ducking and Dodging" in Mario Party
The minigame Bombs Away.
Composed by:
Yasunori Mitsuda
First appearance Mario Party (1998)
Latest appearance Mario Party Superstars (2021)

"Ducking and Dodging"[1] is a musical theme composed by Yasunori Mitsuda for Mario Party, where it plays in the following minigames:

History[edit]

Mario Party[edit]

Mario Party marks the first appearance of "Ducking and Dodging".

Mario Party 2[edit]

In Mario Party 2, the theme that plays in Abandon Ship and Lights Out, as well as the game's own versions of Bumper Balls, Bombs Away, and Grab Bag, is loosely based on "Ducking and Dodging". It is titled "Couldn't be Better" in the game's sound test.

Icon of an audio speaker. Couldn't be Better
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Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

In Mario Party: The Top 100, an arrangement of "Ducking and Dodging" plays in Bombs Away.

Icon of an audio speaker. Ducking and Dodging - The arrangement heard in Mario Party: The Top 100
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Mario Party Superstars[edit]

In Mario Party Superstars, an arrangement of "Ducking and Dodging" plays in Bombs Away.

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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Party Nintendo 64 1998 Original "Ducking and Dodging"[1] Yasunori Mitsuda
Mario Party 2 Nintendo 64 1999 Pastiche "Couldn't be Better"[2]
Mario Party: The Top 100 Nintendo 3DS 2017 Arrangement "Ducking and Dodging"[3]
Mario Party Superstars Nintendo Switch 2021 Arrangement "Ducking and Dodging"[4]

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Japaneseよけてかわして
Yokete kawashite		Dodge and evade[1]
DutchDuiken en bukkenDive and dodge[3]
FrenchPlonger et esquiverDive and dodgeMario Party[1]
L'esquiveDodge itThe Top 100 and Superstars[3]
GermanEin beschwerlicher WegA difficult pathMario Party[1]
Ducken und ausweichenDuck and dodgeThe Top 100 and Superstars[3]
ItalianScappa e schivaEscape and dodge[3]
PortugueseEsquiva EquilibradaBalanced Dodging[4]
SpanishSalta y esquivaJump and dodge[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Mario Party sound test
  2. ^ Mario Party 2 sound test
  3. ^ a b c d e f Mario Party: The Top 100 sound test
  4. ^ a b Mario Party Superstars sound test
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Mario Party
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Music Mario Party "Can It Be Done?" • "Ducking and Dodging" • "Let's Limbo!" • "The Wide, Wide Ocean"
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Mario Party Superstars
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Mario Party 2 "The Blue Skies Yonder" • "Couldn't Be Better" • "Going Somewhere" • "Got an Item" • "Keepin' on the Path" • "Know What I Mean?" • "Let's Have Some Fun" • "Mario Party Superstars (Mario Party 2)" • "Name the World!" • "No Fright, No Fear" • "Not Gonna Lose" • "Space Land" • "Spinning Polka" • "Take the Coin" • "That's All of It" • "This Way That"
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Mario Party 4 "Hurry! Hurry!" • "Languid Cold Sweat" • "Loud and Sweet" • "Slowly Yet Surely" • "Try Hard, Folks"
Mario Party 5 "Bustling Noisily" • "Everybody Party" • "In Great Fear" • "Move Happily" • "Nervous Tension" • "Rolling About"
Mario Party 6 "Blissful" • "Doom and Gloom" • "Dueling for Prizes" • "Gaming with Bowser" • "Jazzy" • "Relaxed" • "Slow and Steady"
Mario Party 7 "Cool as a Cucumber" • "Fun in the Sun" • "Look Out!" • "A Rare Minigame" • "Slow and Steady"
Mario Party 8 "All Messed Up" • "Friendly Competition"
Mario Party 9 "Heart-Pounding Thrills" • "Hit the Field" • "Think about It"
Mario Party 10 "No Copying" • "Quick Avoidance" • "Swing!"
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