Mini-Game Island
- This article is about the mode in Mario Party. For the mode in Mario Party: The Top 100, see Mario Party: The Top 100 § Minigame Island.
Mini-Game Island is a location in Mario Party. It is an island located on the outskirts of Mushroom Village, from which it can be reached using a raft. The goal of the island is to clear all 50 minigames, although the character can reach the end by taking shortcuts. Each minigame has a quota the player must reach; the player starts out with four lives and loses a life every time they fail a minigame. (If they lose a minigame and lose their last life, they receive a Game Over.) Coins are won after each minigame is complete. Collecting 100 Coins or completing a minigame for the first time grants the character an extra life unless they have 100 lives. At World 9, Fwoosh can take the character to start if they want.
Spaces[edit]
- Mini-Game Space – When the player enters this space, they get to play a minigame. Blue spaces are un-cleared spaces, and yellow spaces are cleared spaces.
- Koopa Troopa Space – When the player enters this space, they get to talk to the Koopa Troopa and save. Most worlds end with a Koopa Troopa Space.
- Entrance Space – When the player enters this space, they get to go to another area.
- Pink Space – This space cannot be entered and is merely used to move across.
Levels[edit]
| Level | Minigame | Type | How to clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| World 1 | |||
| 1-1 | Coin Block Blitz | 4-Player | The player must collect 10 Coins. |
| 1-2 | Coin Block Bash | 1 vs. 3 | The player must collect 10 Coins. |
| 1-3 | Coin Shower Flower | 1 vs. 3 | The player must collect 20 Coins. |
| 1-4 | Paddle Battle | 1 vs. 3 | The player must collect 15 Coins. |
| World 2 | |||
| 2-1 | Memory Match | Single player | The player must match all the pairs. |
| 2-2 | Ground Pound | Single player | The player must hip-drop all the pegs. |
| 2-3 | Limbo Dance | Single player | The player must reach the end. |
| 2-4 | Musical Mushroom | 4-Player | The player must collect the chest. |
| 2-5 | Piranha's Pursuit | 1 vs. 3 | The player must reach the end. |
| World 3 | |||
| 3-1 | Crazy Cutter | 4-Player | The player must score 80 points. |
| 3-2 | Buried Treasure | 4-Player | The player must find the treasure. |
| 3-3 | Desert Dash | 2 vs. 2. | The player must win the race. |
| 3-4 | Tug o' War | 1 vs. 3 | The player must pull the team players off the cliff. |
| 3-5 | Teetering Towers | Single player | The player must reach the end. |
| World 4 | |||
| 4-1 | Bobsled Run | 2 vs. 2 | The player must win the race. |
| 4-2 | Skateboard Scamper | 4-Player | The player must win the race. |
| 4-3 | Handcar Havoc | 2 vs. 2 | The player must win the race. |
| 4-4 | Ghost Guess | Single player | The player must hit the correct Boo. |
| World 5 | |||
| 5-1 | Cast Aways | 4-Player | The player must collect 30 Coins. |
| 5-2 | Shy Guy Says | 4-Player | The player must be the last player standing. |
| 5-3 | Bumper Balls | 4-Player | The player must be the last player standing. |
| 5-4 | Treasure Divers | 4-Player | The player must collect 10 Coins. |
| 5-5 | Bombs Away | 4-Player | The player must survive until the timer runs out. |
| 5-6 | Deep Sea Divers | 2 vs. 2 | The player must collect 15 Coins. |
| 5-7 | Mushroom Mix-Up | 4-Player | The player must be the last player standing. |
| 5-8 | Tightrope Treachery | 1 vs. 3 | The player must reach the end. |
| World 6 | |||
| 6-1 | Box Mountain Mayhem | 4-Player | The player must collect 15 Coins. |
| 6-2 | Pedal Power | Single player | The player must beat the Boo. |
| 6-3 | Tipsy Tourney | 4-Player | The player must be the first to complete the picture. |
| 6-4 | Hot Bob-omb | 4-Player | The player must not be the one with the bomb at the end of the game. |
| 6-5 | Bombsketball | 2 vs. 2 | The player's team must be the first team to score. |
| 6-6 | Hot Rope Jump | 4-Player | The player must jump 40 times. |
| World 7 | |||
| 7-1 | Slot Machine | Single player | The player must get three of the same mark. |
| 7-2 | Crane Game | 1 vs. 3 | The player must grab one character and drop them in the pipe. |
| 7-3 | Pipe Maze | 1 vs. 3 | The player must get the chest. |
| 7-4 | Bowl Over | 1 vs. 3 | The player must knock down the three character pins. |
| 7-5 | Whack-a-Plant | Single player | The player must collect 25 Coins. |
| 7-6 | Mario Bandstand | 4-Player | The player must clear without making any mistakes. |
| World 8 | |||
| 8-1 | Running of the Bulb | 4-Player | The player must put the bulb in the socket. |
| 8-2 | Grab Bag | 4-Player | The player must collect 15 Coins. |
| 8-3 | Key-pa-Way | 4-Player | The four players must open the door. |
| 8-4 | Balloon Burst | 4-Player | The player must burst their own balloon first. |
| 8-5 | Face Lift | 4-Player | The player must score 90 points. |
| 8-6 | Bash 'n' Cash | 1 vs. 3 | The player must have at least one Coin left. |
| World 9 | |||
| 9-1 | Hammer Drop | 4-Player | The player must collect 10 Coins. |
| 9-2 | Slot Car Derby 1 | 4-Player | The player must win the race. |
| 9-3 | Shell Game | Single player | The player must find the Koopa Troopa with the chest. |
| 9-4 | Knock Block Tower | Single player | The player must get the chest. |
| 9-5 | Platform Peril | 4-Player | The player must cross the finish line first. |
| GOAL | Slot Car Derby 2 | 4-Player | The player must win the race. |
After clearing all of the minigames in World 9 and beating Toad at the Goal, the character receives Bumper Ball Maze 1 from Koopa Troopa, and if all the minigames are cleared, Toad will give Bumper Ball Maze 2 to the player as well. Finally, if the player beats the current record on both of those mazes, they will unlock Bumper Ball Maze 3.
Paths[edit]
There are many different paths the player can take to get through Mini-Game Island to the end, as follows.
| 1st world | 2nd world | 3rd world | 4th world | 5th world | 6th world | 7th world | 8th world | 9th world | Does Bumper Ball Maze 2 get unlocked? |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Yes |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Yes |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | No | |||
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | No | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | No | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | No | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | No | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | No |
Multimedia[edit]
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミニゲームアイランド[?] Minigēmu Airando |
Minigame Island | |
| French | Île des mini-jeux[?] | Island of Mini-games | |
| German | Minispiel-Insel[?] | Minigame Island | |
| Italian | Isola dei Mini-Games[1] | Minigames Island | |
| Portuguese | Ilha de Mini-Jogos[2] | Mini-Games Island |
Notes[edit]
- The exterior map's music adds accompaniment when Worlds 1 and 2 are each completed. The World 4 Cave and the World 6-8 Castle have their own songs, but World 8 (the third floor) has extra accompaniment that does not add to Worlds 6 and 7 (the first and second floors, respectively). After World 9 is accessed after World 8 is completed, the exterior map's music changes drastically.
References[edit]
- ^ 1999. Mario Party instruction booklet (JPG). Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 127, 134.
- ^ 1999. Mario Party instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (Portuguese). Page 22.