Fish n' Drips
| Fish n' Drips | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 4 | ||
| Type | 1-vs-3 minigame | ||
| Time limit | 60 seconds | ||
| Music track | Loud and Sweet | ||
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Fish n' Drips is a 1-vs-3 minigame in Mario Party 4.
Overview[edit]
Lakitu is briefly shown carrying a Cheep Cheep on a fishing rod, ready to drop it into a tank with enough water. The setting appears to be staged with cutout props, including bouncing gulls suspended by strings and waves moving in straight line.
The solo player and team each have a large tank shaped like a Cheep Cheep that they must fill with water. The lone player is in command of a pump, while the team of three must pass a bucket of water along. The lone player must input a sequence of six buttons to fill the tank, while each player on the team must press one button to move the bucket along. If the lone player makes a mistake on the sequence, they must restart from the beginning of the sequence. If a team member inputs the wrong button, they waste time by performing their "disappointed" animation or they look over their shoulder if they are the first one carrying the container. The first side to completely fill its tank wins, which is indicated when the tank is flashing and the tank is flapping its fins. Lakitu then drops the Cheep Cheep in the water. If neither side fills its tank within 60 seconds, the minigame ends in a draw.
Controls[edit]
– Fill tank / Pass bucket
In-game text[edit]
- Game Rules – "Fill the tank with enough water for the Cheep Cheep to swim."
- Advice – "The lone player can press all the buttons, but the team players must work together smoothly."
Naming[edit]
The minigame's name is a pun on "fish and chips," a popular take-out dish of English origin.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | プクプクプール[?] Pukupuku pūru |
Cheep-Cheep Pool | |
| French | Sauvez Cheep-Cheep[?] | Save Cheep-Cheep | |
| German | Ein Heim für Fische[?] | A Home for Fish | |
| Italian | I vasconi[?] | The large basins | |
| Spanish | El peztanque[?] | The Fish Tank |
See also[edit]
- Insectiride (the grasshopper machine has similar inputs to the solo player while the stag machine has similar inputs to the team players)
- Coin-op Bop
- Weird Wheels
Notes[edit]
- The animation for the Cheep Cheep, after it is placed in the tank, does not smoothly loop, instead jumping from the final frame back to in the middle of swimming from being dropped into the tank.
