La Bomba

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La Bomba
Wario in La Bomba from Mario Party 7
Appears in Mario Party 7
Type 1-vs.-3 minigame
Time limit 30 seconds
Music track Keep It Up
Music sample

La Bomba is a 1-vs.-3 minigame in Mario Party 7. Its name is Italian and Spanish for "the bomb"; it is also a pun on the title of the Mexican folk song "La Bamba," best known for its association with Ritchie Valens and later covered by Los Lobos.


Introduction[edit]

The game takes place in a Bob-omb-shipping factory. The solo player stands on a conveyor belt and ground-pounds above one of the attached boxes, dropping a Bob-omb into the team players' area below.

Gameplay[edit]

The solo player's objective is to drop Bob-ombs on the other three players and try to eliminate them. The team players' objective is to avoid the Bob-ombs and the three spiked spinners on the stage. The large conveyor belts carry boxes in different directions, and the solo player must ground-pound the switches to open the boxes and release the Bob-ombs inside. The gray boxes hold only one Bob-omb, the green boxes hold two, and the red boxes hold four. The Bob-ombs either walk in place or actively chase one of the team players. Being caught in a Bob-omb's explosion immediately eliminates that player, as does having a Bob-omb land on top of them. Players are also eliminated immediately if they make contact with a spinner. If the solo player eliminates all of their opponents within 30 seconds, the solo player wins. If at least one of the team players survives long enough, the team wins.

Controls[edit]

Solo (1 player)[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A ButtonJump
  • A Button A Button – Ground Pound

Group (3 players)[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"One player Ground Pounds to drop Bob-ombs while the other 3 flee."
  • Advice"The brightly colored crates hold more Bob-ombs than the small gray ones."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese おとしてボムへい
Otoshite Bomuhei
Drop Bob-ombs

French La Bomba
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German Bob-omb-ich
literally means "I'm the Bob-omb"
Italian Pioggia esplosiva
Explosive rain
Spanish Bombazos
Explosions

Trivia[edit]

  • Occasionally, a Goomba is seen on one of the background conveyor belts.