Pit Boss
| Pit Boss | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 6 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Type | Bowser minigame (Mario Party 6 and Mario Party Superstars) 4-Player minigame (Mario Party Superstars) | ||
| Music track | Gaming with Bowser | ||
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Pit Boss is a Bowser minigame in Mario Party 6 and Mario Party Superstars.
Overview[edit]
The minigame starts with all players in a pit. Suddenly, Bowser appears and throws a spike sphere into it, and players have to avoid it. If the sphere crashes into one of the players, that player is eliminated and is put in a cage. Eventually, the spike sphere loses speed and stops. Bowser, infuriated, throws two more spike spheres into the pit. These new spheres hit the first one and cause it to start rolling again, and gameplay continues as before. Any player who survives until all the spike spheres stop moving wins. If everyone is eliminated, a tie occurs.
In Mario Party Superstars, during Free Play, this minigame is treated as a 4-Player minigame; as such, it immediately ends when there is one player left standing. However, a tie occurs if the remaining players are eliminated at the same time.
Controls[edit]
Mario Party 6[edit]
– Move
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
– Move
In-game text[edit]
Mario Party 6[edit]
- Rules – "Dodge Bowser's rolling spike spheres!"
- Advice – "Bowser will throw three spike spheres into the arena. Avoid them as long as you can to win!"
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- In-game description:
- English:
Dodge Bowser's rolling spike spheres at all costs!
- English:
Naming[edit]
The phrase "pit boss" is someone who supervises employees in a casino.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | てっきゅうでガッハッハ！ Tekkyū de gahhahha! |
Gwahaha Iron Balls! | ガッハッハ is a sound associated with Bowser's laughter. | [?] |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 丢铁球的库巴 Diū tiě qiú de kù bā |
Bowser Throwing Iron Balls | [?] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 丟鐵球的庫巴 Diū tiě qiú de kù bā |
Bowser Throwing Iron Balls | [?] | |
| Dutch | De stekelput | The Prickle Pit | [?] | |
| French | Boules Piquantes | Prickly Balls | [?] | |
| German | Grube des Schreckens | Pit of Terrors | [?] | |
| Italian | Arena Spaghetto | Fright Arena | Mario Party 6 | [?] |
| Arena spinosa | Prickly arena | Mario Party Superstars | [?] | |
| Korean | 철퇴를 던지는 대마왕 Cheoltoereul Deonjineun Daemawang |
Great Devil Throwing Maces | [?] | |
| Portuguese | Espinhoso Chefão | Spiky Boss (pun on the Brazilian title of the movie The Godfather, O Poderoso Chefão) | [?] | |
| Russian | Царь ямы Tsar' yamy |
King of The Pit | [?] | |
| Spanish | Malas intenciones | Bad Intentions | [?] |
Notes[edit]
- Pit Boss is the only Bowser minigame of Mario Party 6 and Mario Party Superstars where losing players do their losing animations.
- In Mario Party 6, this is due to the other Bowser minigames ending with the losing players being eliminated from the stage. This is the only Bowser minigame where the losing players still come back on-screen.
