Whack-a-Plant

Whack-a-Plant
Appears in	Mario Party
Type	1-Player mini-game
Music track	The Room Underground
Music sample

Whack-a-Plant is a 1-Player minigame in Mario Party.

Overview

The player needs to jump on the Piranha Plants as they emerge from pipes to gain Coins. The player can hold down to jump farther. The number of Piranha Plants increases by one every time they come out, starting at one plant and increasing to eight, filling all but one pipe. One Coin is earned for each Piranha Plant that is stomped. This minigame can give the player up to 36 Coins. Special celebratory music plays if all 36 Coins are collected. If no Coins are collected, the minigame ends in a "Miss!" Unlike in most 1-Player minigames, when this minigame is lost, the player does not lose the usual five Coins.

This minigame costs 200 Coins to buy at the Mini-Game House.

Controls

• – Move
• – Jump

In-game text

• Game Rules – "Jump on the Piranha Plants that come out of the pipes and knock them back down. Get Coins for each one you jump on."
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Jump on the Piranha Plants and knock them down the pipes. Get 25 or more Coins to clear the game."
• Advice – "You can reach the farthest flowers with a long jump. Hold down to do a long jump."

Naming

As with the gameplay, "Whack-a-Plant" is a pun on "Whack-a-Mole" and "Piranha Plant".

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	パックンたたき Pakkun-tataki	Piranha bashing		[?]
French	Plantes piranhas	Piranha Plants		[?]
German	Pflanzenhüpfen	Plant Hopping		[?]
Italian	Whack-a-Plant	–