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 the title of 's book .

Introduction
The camera shows the team players inside rubber balls as they bounce. They get shocked as a spiked ball with the solo player inside drops into the arena. The minigame then 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 the solo player. The team players can jump farther if they time their jumps exactly right. If the solo player succeeds in popping all three team members, the solo player wins. If any team member remains after 45 seconds, the entire team wins.

Ending
After time runs out, or if all three team players have their balls popped, the balls containing the players disappear. If the solo player wins, they will run to the center of the stage and do a winning pose while the team of three is nowhere to be found. If the team of three wins, the remaining team players will do winning poses while the solo player sulks.

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 just right, they can jump farther."

Names in other languages
Scappa o scoppia