Winner or Dinner

Winner or Dinner is a 2-vs.-2 minigame in Mario Party 8 and Mario Party Superstars. It is the only 2-vs.-2 minigame in Mario Party 8 that focuses on earning coins.

Introduction
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.

Gameplay
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 will leave the player paralyzed 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 chomp them and 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.

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.

Mario Party 8

 * Wii Remote: Hold sideways
 * Buttons
 * – Move
 * – Jump

Mario Party Superstars

 * – Move
 * – Jump

Mario Party 8

 * 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

 * "Grab coins, but watch out for Piranha Plants !"

Names in other languages
L'oasi dell'oro