Hop or Pop

Hop or Pop is one of the 1-vs-3 minigames played in Mario Party 4. The name of the minigame is a pun on Dr. Seuss's book Hop on Pop.

Introduction
The camera shows the three players inside rubber balls as they bounce. They get shocked as a spiked ball with the solo player drops into the arena. The game begins.

Gameplay
Each player on the team is inside a rubber ball, while the solo player is inside a spiked ball. The solo player must run around, trying to pop the other players by running into them. The team must hop around, avoiding them. If the solo player succeeds in popping all three team members, he or she wins. If any team member remains after 60 seconds, they win.

Ending
After time runs out, or if all three players have their balls popped, the balls containing the players disappear. The solo player will do a winning pose while the three players sulk if the soloist wins or the three players will do a winning pose while the soloist sulks if the three players win.

Controls

 * – Move
 * – Jump

In-game text

 * Game Rules – "One player gets in a spiky ball and tries to pop the balloons of the other three. If any of the three targets survive, all three win."
 * Advice – "If the players with balloons time their jumps right, they can jump farther."