Winner or Dinner

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Winner or Dinner
Wario getting flung away in Winner or Dinner from Mario Party 8
Mario Party 8
Winner or Dinner in Mario Party Superstars
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
Music sample
Mario Party 8:

Mario Party Superstars:

Winner or Dinner is a 2-vs.-2 coin-collecting minigame in Mario Party 8 and Mario Party Superstars.

Overview[edit]

Winner or Dinner intro from Mario Party 8
The introduction to Winner or Dinner in Mario Party 8

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.

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 dazed 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 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.

In the ending, 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

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • Single Joy-Con Right Button – 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 Note(s) Ref.
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 Tip 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 [?]

Notes[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.