The Beat Goes On

The Beat Goes On is a 4-Player minigame found in Mario Party 3 and Mario Party: The Top 100. Its name may be a reference to and Cher's.

Gameplay
The minigame takes place in a nighttime jungle lake and starts with a Spear Guy playing four drum beats (two in Mario Party: The Top 100). Players on their lily pads take turns copying the beat the Spear Guy made, while beating another drum of their choice after copying the beat, with the next player having to replicate the beat as well as the added drum and then adding another. If a player plays an incorrect drum or does not play a drum in time, several Dancing Spear Guys throw torches at them, eliminating them. The last player remaining wins. In Mario Party 3, if a total of 16 drum beats is played and there are two or more players remaining, the minigame ends in a draw.

Ending
In Mario Party 3, if the other players are burned, the winning player's lily pad then returns to the starting point, and the player does their victory pose. If all drum beats are played, the remaining players sulk while their lily pads move.

Mario Party 3

 * – Play drum

Mario Party: The Top 100

 * //: Bang drum

Mario Party 3

 * Game Rules – "Remember the order in which the drums are played, then add the drum of your choice at the end."
 * Advice – "If your drum timing is off, you'll lose. So keep the beat!"

Mario Party: The Top 100

 * Description – "Remember the beats the last drummer played and play the same ones, plus one of your choice!"
 * On-screen – "Bang along with the guide, then add your own button!"

Names in other languages
Busch-Bongo