Mario Medley

This article is about the minigame in Mario Party 4. For the musical theme in the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, see Ultimate Figure Skating § Mario Medley.

Mario Medley
Appears in	Mario Party 4
Type	4-Player minigame
Initial record	5'00"00
Music track	Try Hard, Folks
Music sample

Mario Medley is a 4-Player minigame from Mario Party 4. The minigame is a race set in a swimming pool. If the player manages to reach the goal in a minute or less, they will unlock a Bowser plate in the Present Room.

Overview

The introduction to Mario Medley

The players prepare to dive. At the "START!" signal, Toad fires his popgun, and the players jump into the water.

The race consists of three laps, each lap having a different type of stroke. The goal is to complete the three laps the fastest. However, the player must be careful, for their character has a stamina meter that indicates how tired their swimmer is. The faster they swim, the faster their stamina depletes. If it empties all the way, their character suffers a severe speed drop. The trick is to balance speed and stamina. If no one completes all three laps within five minutes, the minigame ends in a draw.

Controls

• + (Simultaneously) – Breaststroke
• → (Alternately) – Backstroke
• → (Alternately) – Crawl

In-game text

• Game Rules – "Breaststroke, Backstroke, and Crawl. You must do a 25-meter lap of each different stroke to win this race."
• Advice – "If you swim too hard, you'll get tired, so watch your heart meter carefully!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	メドレースイミング Medorē suimingu	Medley Race Swimming		[?]
French	Relais 3 Nages	Relay 3 Medley		[?]
German	Freischwimmer	Free Swimmer		[?]
Italian	In piscina	In the swimming pool		[?]
Spanish	Los tres largos	The Three Laps		[?]

Notes

• The medley in this minigame is different from an actual individual medley, which is, in order, butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.