Gooper Blooper Volley
Gooper Blooper Volley is a Special Game in Mario Power Tennis. It is set on the Gooper Blooper Court, situated in Ricco Harbor on the platform where Gooper Blooper is fought for the second time in Super Mario Sunshine. Gooper Blooper appears as the opponent, using all four of his tentacles to volley the tennis ball back to the player. If the ball touches the court marked with a cross or if the player misses the ball, the minigame ends in a failure. When Gooper Blooper volleys a ball, he drops a racquet and uses one of the different-colored boxes by the side of him to fetch another one. The color of the square that the ball bounces in determines which racket Gooper Blooper hits the ball. A game similar to Gooper Blooper Volley is found in Mario Tennis Open called Galaxy Rally.
In the Wii version, players get two extra chances before they fail.
Levels[edit]
GameCube version[edit]
| Nintendo GameCube | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Difficulty | Condition | |
| Buddy Blooper | Easy | The player must return the ball 20 times. | |
| Rival Blooper | Normal | The player must return the ball 50 times. After 40 returns, two spaces will be off limits. | |
| Master Blooper | Hard | The player must return the ball 100 times. As with Rival Blooper, two spaces will be off limits on 40 returns. Roulette spaces appear at 60 returns, and at 90 returns, three spaces will be off limits. | |
| Gooper Blooper Challenge | Bonus | The player must rally with Gooper Blooper as long as they can. | |
| New Play Control! | |||
| Name | Difficulty | Condition | |
| Buddy Blooper | Easy | The player must return the ball 5 times. | |
| Rival Blooper | Normal | The player must return the ball 10 times. | |
| Master Blooper | Hard | The player must return the ball 20 times. At 15 returns, two spaces will be off limits. | |
| Gooper Blooper Challenge | Bonus | The player has three chances to rally with Gooper Blooper as long as they can. | |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゲッソーチャレンジ[?] Gessō Charenji |
Blooper Challenge | |
| French | Duel avec Méga Bloups[?] | Duel with Gooper Blooper | |
| German | Riesen-Blooper-Duell[?] | Gooper Blooper Duel | |
| Italian | Dritto e Calarovescio[?] | Obverse and Reverse | Portmanteau of Calamarcio ("Gooper Blooper") and rovescio ("reverse") |
| Spanish | Voleador Blooper[?] | Blooper Volley-er |
