Test for the Best

Test for the Best is the only secret minigame mode in Mario Party 8. It is for one player only. The character appears in a hot-air balloon, MC Ballyhoo and Big Top alongside him or her. He tells them that the goal is to earn points based on their performance in ten minigames (and be graded with an F, D, C, B, A, or A+, the last one automatically netting the player 1000 points); every point they earn sends them a foot into the air, and so the real objective is to fly as high as possible.

It is possible to access this mode without having unlocked all 10 minigames listed below, as long as this minigame mode is bought from the Fun Bazaar first. Any minigames played here that have not yet been unlocked will be unlocked after completing this mode.

Minigames
The ten minigames that are played are the same ones every time. However, they are played in a random order.


 * Alpine Assault
 * Ion the Prize
 * Kartastrophe
 * Pumper Cars
 * Rotation Station
 * Saucer Swarm
 * Settle It in Court
 * Snipe for the Picking
 * Surf's Way Up
 * Swing Kings

The games are measured either in time, or points.

Signs
Every thousand-point mark is indicated by a sign. The creatures holding the signs are listed below.