Lava Lobbers

Lava Lobbers is a Duel minigame that is found in Mario Party 8.

Introduction
The first player rides inside a small minecart as it travels along a track and crashes through two wooden doors into a large lava-filled room, which appears to be inside a volcano. Bumpers at the end of the track stop the minecart from falling into the lava, and a rotating platform then spins the minecart 90 degrees to face the second player in their own minecart on the other side of the room, as the bumpers and the section of track that the first player rode in on both fall downward. The screen splits in half to show both players, and the minigame begins.

Gameplay
The players attempt to shoot cannonballs at each other. The players can move their minecarts to dodge the cannonballs. There are two types of cannonball shots. The player can shoot a cannonball directly at the other player, and the other player can dodge it. The player can also lob a cannonball high into the air so that it comes down onto the other player. This attack requires the other player to memorize where the shooter shot the cannonball. Both players have a health bar, each with three pieces. The player who successfully knocks the other player into the lava by hitting them with cannonballs three times wins. If both players are eliminated from the minigame at the same time or the timer reaches zero, the minigame will end in a tie.

Ending
The winner does a winning pose while the loser jumps up everywhere rapidly from the lava. If the timer runs out, both players will do their losing animations. If both players are eliminated from the minigame, both players will jump from the lava.

Controls

 * Wii Remote: Hold sideways
 * Buttons
 * – Move
 * – Shoot straight
 * – Lob high

In-game text

 * Rules – "Fire straight shots and lob high shots at your distant opponent. Score three hits first!"
 * Hint – "Try to throw off your rival by mixing up your high lobs and straight shots."