Grab Bag
- This article is about the minigame that appeared in Mario Party and Mario Party 2. For the item with the same name, see Grab Bag (item). For the contest held on the official Nintendo website, see Grab Bag (contest).
| Grab Bag | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mario Party | |||
| Appears in | Mario Party Mario Party 2 | ||
| Type | 4-Player Coin minigame (Mario Party) Battle minigame (Mario Party 2) | ||
| Time limit | 60 seconds (Mario Party) 30 seconds (Mario Party 2) | ||
| Music track | Ducking and Dodging (Mario Party) Couldn't Be Better (Mario Party 2) | ||
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Grab Bag is a 4-Player Coin-collecting minigame in Mario Party and a Battle minigame in Mario Party 2.
Overview[edit]
Players try to grab other players' bags to steal either their Coins in Mario Party or each of their five mushrooms in Mario Party 2. In the first game, the players' Coin totals by the end determine what they have on the board. Grab Bag is more competitive in Mario Party 2, since one player also has a Gold Mushroom, worth three points, and whoever ends with the most mushrooms wins.
On Mini-Game Island in Mario Party, the human player has no Coins, while each CPU has 60. The player can win if they get at least 15 Coins.
Grab Bag can be bought from the Mini-Game House in Mario Party for 400 Coins when it becomes available, or from Woody in Mario Party 2 for 700 Coins.
Controls[edit]
– Move
– Jump
– Grab bag- (When grabbing) – Steal
- (When grabbed) – Shake free
In-game text[edit]
Mario Party[edit]
- Game Rules – "It's a Coin-stealing free-for-all! Grab players' bags by pressing repeatedly. When grabbed, press to escape."
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Grab players' bags and steal their Coins. Get 15 or more Coins to clear the game."
- Advice – "If you get grabbed, you can escape without losing any Coins by repeatedly pressing ."
Mario Party 2[edit]
- Game Rules – "It's a Mushroom Grab Bag! Grab opponents' bags and pull mushrooms out by pressing the Button repeatedly!"
- Advice – "Someone's bag has a Gold Mushroom in it that's worth 3 normal ones! Go for the gold!"
Gallery[edit]
The ending to Grab Bag in Mario Party
Background in Mario Party 2
Mario Party 2
The ending to Grab Bag in Mario Party 2
Naming[edit]
The minigame's name comes from a term that refers to a prize bag filled with lots of items.
Names in other languages[edit]
Mario Party[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ガッポリよこどりコイン[?] Gappori Yokodori Koin |
Large Quantities of Coin Snatching | |
| French | Sac miraculeux[?] | Miracle bag | |
| German | Grabbelbeutel[?] | Grab Bag | |
| Italian | Grab Bag[1] | - |
Mario Party 2[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ガッポリよこどりキノコ[?] Gappori Yokodori Kinoko |
Large Quantities of Mushroom Snatching | |
| French | Chope-Sac[?] | Bag Catch | |
| German | Grabbel-Tüte[?] | Grab Bag | |
| Italian | Ruba la Borsa[?] | Steal the Bag | |
| Spanish | Atrapa la Bolsa[?] | Capture the Bag |
Notes[edit]
- The Mario Party version of Grab Bag uses the same tower environment as Bash 'n' Cash and Hot Bob-omb.
References[edit]
- ^ 1999. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 141.
| Minigames from Mario Party | |
|---|---|
| 4-Player minigames | Buried Treasure • Treasure Divers • Hot Bob-omb • Musical Mushroom • Crazy Cutter • Face Lift • Balloon Burst • Coin Block Blitz • Skateboard Scamper • Box Mountain Mayhem • Platform Peril • Mushroom Mix-Up • Grab Bag • Bumper Balls • Tipsy Tourney • Bombs Away • Mario Bandstand • Shy Guy Says • Cast Aways • Key-pa-Way • Running of the Bulb • Hot Rope Jump • Hammer Drop • Slot Car Derby |
| 1-vs-3 minigames | Pipe Maze • Bash 'n' Cash • Bowl Over • Coin Block Bash • Tightrope Treachery • Crane Game • Piranha's Pursuit • Tug o' War • Paddle Battle • Coin Shower Flower |
| 2-vs-2 minigames | Bobsled Run • Desert Dash • Bombsketball • Handcar Havoc • Deep Sea Divers |
| 1-Player minigames | Memory Match • Slot Machine • Shell Game • Ghost Guess • Pedal Power • Whack-a-Plant • Ground Pound • Teetering Towers • Knock Block Tower • Limbo Dance • Bumper Ball Maze |
