Tuber Tug

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Tuber Tug
Mario Party 9 screenshot
Appears in Mario Party 9
Type Free-for-All minigame
Time limit 10 seconds
Initial record 20 points
Music track Hoopla
Music sample

Tuber Tug is a Free-for-All minigame in Mario Party 9.

Introduction[edit]

The competitors are looking toward their baskets. Then, they turn around and grab the vines, just before the game starts.

Gameplay[edit]

The players must pick tubers. To grab the vine, they must hold A Button and B Button. To pull vegetables, they must shake Wii Remote and release the pressed buttons. The players get a point for each vegetable they collect, with the maximum number being 67. The player with the most points after 10 seconds wins.

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"Pull the vine to pick the vegetables! Move the Wii Remote as fast as you can and fill your basket with the most tubers to win."
  • Controls"Hold the Wii Remote vertically. Hold down A Button and B Button, and shake the Wii Remote up and down. Release A Button and B Button to pick vegetables off the vine."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ほりほりイモほり
Hori hori imo hori
Digging, Digging, Tuber Diggers

Chinese 地瓜挖挖挖
Dìguā wā wā wā
Sweet Potatoes, Dig Dig Dig

French Tir à la patate
Tug of potato
German Wett-Ernten
Compete-Harvest
Italian Tiro alla... patata
Tug of... potato
Spanish (NOA) Cosecha Frenética
Frenetic Harvest
Spanish (NOE) Plantacesto
Portmanteau of planta (plant), and baloncesto (basketball)