Fish Upon a Star

Fish Upon a Star is a 4-player minigame found in Mario Party 5. The name is derived from the saying "wish upon a star".

Introduction
The four players are standing on a circular platform in midair. Five Cheep-Cheeps then fly into the air and land on the edges of the platform, causing them to crumble away into a star shape.

Gameplay
The objective is to avoid falling off the platform by dodging the opponents' punches and kicks, the falling Cheep Cheeps, and staying away from crumbling sections of the play field. The last standing player wins.

The players can punch or stomp on their opponents to push them off the platform or slow them down, making them more vulnerable to the platform's hazards. Cheep Cheeps will randomly fall from the sky, often towards the edges of the current platform; any sections of the platform that the Cheep Cheeps land on will crumble and fall shortly after, shrinking the play field over time. Cheep Cheeps come in small, blue variants that destroy one block of land, and large red ones that several blocks of land on contact. Players hit by Cheep Cheeps are temporarily stunned and risk falling off as a result.

Ending
The camera zooms in to give a frontal view of the winner, who performs their victory animation as two rainbows form in the background. If all players fall off the playform, the minigame instead ends in a draw.

Extras
The game is also accompanied by Shy Guys in swordfish-shaped ships, and Kleptos, all of which circle the crumbling star.

Controls

 * – Move
 * – Jump
 * – Punch
 * → – Kick

In-game text

 * Rules – "Avoid the falling objects, the crumbling ground, and the other players. The last player standing wins."
 * Advice – "If you feel the ground starting to shake, it's about to fall out from underneath you! Get to a solid piece of land... quick!"

Names in other languages
Sterncatchen