Gem Catch
Gem Catch is a minigame in Mario Super Sluggers. It takes place in the Wario City stadium.
The object is to catch gems such as emeralds, sapphires, rubies, and diamonds. Emeralds are grounders, sapphires are fired toward the infield, and rubies toward the outfield. Diamonds are special because the player has to catch them by using a home run buddy catch, unlike the other gems. Although simple in concept, there is a catch: items are being thrown at the player while trying to catch the gem, and if the player gets hit, they fail the catch. The Shy Guy in this minigame that helps players with buddy jumps shows good chemistry with all characters including ones it normally has bad chemistry with like Yoshi, not just the characters Shy Guy normally shows good chemistry with. The number of points obtained from catching the gem depends on the type of gem; emeralds are worth the least amount of points if caught, while diamonds are worth the most. Consecutive catches and nice plays award more points.
This minigame only takes place in daytime, not at night. On Special difficulty, catching all 10 gems gives the player a bonus opportunity, that continues until they miss.
In multiplayer and Minigame Madness mode, each player takes turns catching 3 gems each. Each opposing player, in order, controls the error items shot at the catcher, and they receive 300 points for damaging them. After 2 rounds of each player catching gems, the player with the most points wins.
Points required to clear[edit]
The player is given 10 gems to score more points than the required goal for each difficulty level.
- Easy: 1,000
- Normal: 1,500
- Hard: 2,000
