Rail Riders

Rail Riders is a 4-Player and Duel minigame found in Mario Party DS. It is also the first minigame in Score Scuffle.

Gameplay
In this game, the player must use the stylus to speedily slide down a handrail. Every time the player slides the stylus, their speed grows. When the player reaches the bottom of the rail, their speed determines how far their jump will be. The player who makes the farthest jump wins the minigame. If all players either miss making their farthest jumps or achieve the same jump score, the minigame is considered a tie.

Ending
The winning and the losing players do their winning and losing animations, respectively, on the red rug.

If both players get the same score in the Duel variant that breaks the current record, it counts as a new record even though neither player won, as the screen will say "Tie" after the "New Record" fanfare. This also applies to the other Duel minigames with a record system.

Controls

 * – Slide up to accelerate

In-game text

 * Rules – "Build speed for a long jump. You'll go farther the more you slide your stylus up the screen before the jump."
 * Rules (Score Scuffle) – "Build speed for a long jump. You'll go farther the more you slide your stylus up the screen before the jump. You'll earn more points the farther you go."
 * Tips – "As you slide your stylus rapidly, use the full height of the screen."

Names in other languages
Geländer-Gleiter