Winner or Dinner
| Winner or Dinner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mario Party 8  Mario Party Superstars | |||
| Appears in | Mario Party 8 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Type | 2-vs.-2 coin minigame | ||
| Time limit | 30 seconds | ||
| Music track | All Messed Up | ||
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Winner or Dinner is a 2-vs.-2 minigame in Mario Party 8 and Mario Party Superstars. It is the only 2-vs.-2 minigame in Mario Party 8 that focuses on earning coins.
Introduction[edit]
A plain desert is revealed in the first shot. A twister then whirls through, and when it passes, an oasis is revealed. This is where the minigame takes place.
Gameplay[edit]
The objective of the game is to collect coins that pop out of the Warp Pipe in the oasis center. Spiny Eggs also pop out, and running into one leaves the player paralyzed for a moment. Around the edge of the oasis are four Piranha Plants, which are near most landing points of coins. If the player gets too close, the Piranha Plant will chomp them and throw them out of the oasis. The next batch of items that pop out of the center pipe will include the players that were tossed out.
Ending[edit]
All players who have collected at least one coin perform their winning animations in the oasis (if a team earned zero coins, its members do their losing animations instead), and the screen zooms out to the original angle. The twister then returns, and the oasis disappears along with the players.
Controls[edit]
Mario Party 8[edit]
- Wii Remote: Hold sideways
- Buttons
– Move
– Jump
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
– Move
– Jump
In-game text[edit]
Mario Party 8[edit]
- Rules – "Bonus minigame! Grab the most coins in the oasis. Watch out for Piranha Plants!"
- Hint – "When the Piranha Plant throws you out of the oasis, get ready to launch into action. You'll pop up in the center!"
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- "Grab coins, but watch out for Piranha Plants!"
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オアシスでコイン[?] Oashisu de Koin |
Coin Oasis | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 绿洲金币[?] lü zhōu jīn bì |
Coin Oasis | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 綠洲金幣[?] lü zhōu jīn bì |
Coin Oasis | |
| Dutch | Fooi of prooi[?] | Money or prey | |
| French | Oasis Sans Issue[?] | No Exit Oasis | |
| German | Oasengewusel[?] | Oasis Bustle | |
| Italian | L'Oasi dell'Oro[?] | The Oasis of Gold | |
| Korean | 코인 쟁탈전[?] Koin Jaengtaljeon |
Coin Scramble | |
| Portuguese | Fisco ou Petisco[?] | Fiscus or Snack | |
| Russian | Пан или пропал[?] Pan ili propal |
Hit or miss | |
| Spanish | Pozo mágico[?] | Magic Well |
Trivia[edit]
- In Mario Party Superstars' version of the minigame, whenever the characters get eaten and spat out by one of the Piranha Plants, they sometimes let out a slightly higher-pitched version of their voice clips when they get severely hurt.
