Heat Stroke

Heat Stroke is a 1-vs-3 minigame found in Mario Party 5 and Mario Party: The Top 100. The name comes from the name of a in which someone's body temperature is dangerously high.

Introduction
The camera pans in on the area of the minigame, which is on a sun-like star in outer space. The trio drops in on the tower, and the minigame begins.

Gameplay
The solo player (who is suspended with balloons tied around their body) is given a hammer that is to be used to knock the platforms away, one at a time. When the solo player knocks a platform away, the trio must jump to avoid going offscreen with it and out of the minigame. The solo player can also fake the swing, tricking the team members into jumping too soon. Over time, Lava Bubbles fall, knocking out any team member who touches them. The solo player wins if they knock out all three team players. The team players win if any survive for 30 seconds and/or get to the final platform.

Ending
In Mario Party 5, if the solo player wins, they wave at the screen. If the team of three wins, the solo player's balloons pop, making them fall and get burned by the star, while the members of the team of three who are left perform their winning poses.

Solo (1 player)

 * – Swing hammer
 * – Fake swing

Group (3 players)

 * – Move
 * – Jump
 * → – Ground Pound

Solo (1 player)

 * Swing hammer
 * Fake swing

Group (3 players)

 * Move
 * Jump
 * in the air: Ground Pound

Mario Party 5

 * Rules – "One player tries to knock the other three off the blocks, while the other three must jump to avoid being knocked off."
 * Advice 1 – "The player with the hammer can try to fake out the other players by pressing ."
 * Advice 2 – "The three players must also watch out for the falling Podoboos."

Mario Party: The Top 100

 * Description – "When the player with the hammer strikes, don't get caught flat-footed!"
 * On-screen (Solo) – "Send your rivals flying!"
 * On-screen (Team) – "Jump to avoid getting sent flying!"

Trivia

 * This is the only minigame in which the song "Danger Abounds" plays.