End of the Line

End of the Line
Appears in	Mario Party 3 (2000)
Type	Duel minigame
Info	In-game Text Game Rules Tumble: "In order to get Steamer to the station, choose between the pairs of tunnels." Goomba: "Climb aboard Steamer, then pick the right tunnel! If you pick the wrong tunnel, you'll fly off a cliff!" Advice Tumble: "If you remember which were the incorrect tunnels, you'll be able to proceed smoothly if you start over." Goomba: "Even if you choose the wrong tunnel, you'll just start over. Don't forget which was the wrong one!"
Controls	: Select left path : Select right path
Music	Big Trouble

End of the Line is a duel minigame found in the Nintendo 64 game, Mario Party 3. Its name comes from the old saying, "the end of the line".

Introduction

Somewhere in a desert, the players are standing on a railroad track and are startled when they turn around and see Steamer coming towards them, whistling. With no time for the players to react, Steamer then runs over them knocking them onto a moving platform behind him. The minigame then begins.

Gameplay

The minigame begins with Steamer running into the players and bringing them onto its tender. They must navigate it back to the station. They are given a choice of two tunnels at a set of points to enter, and an incorrect tunnel drops the player off a cliff and they return to the start of the course. The first player to choose the correct tunnel at each of three junctions and arrive at the station with Steamer wins.

If both players arrive at the station at the same time, or if five minutes pass, the minigame will end in a draw.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ぼうそう！？ シュッポー Bōsō!? Shuppō	Running Wildly!? Steamer
Spanish	Fin del Camino	Literal translation
French	Cul-de-sac	Dead End
German	Endstation	Literal translation