Heat Stroke

Heat Stroke is a 1-vs-3 minigame found in Mario Party 5. The name comes from the medical condition, in which someone's body temperature is dangerously high.

Gameplay
The game takes place on top of an eight-tiered tower on the sun. The solo player (who is suspended with balloons tied around their body in order to be held up from and avoid getting into the sun.) is given a hammer with which to knock the platforms away, one at a time. When the solo player knocks a platform away, the team members must jump to avoid being knocked offscreen. The solo player can also fake the swing, tricking the team members into jumping too soon.

Over time, Podoboos fall, knocking out any team member who touches them. The solo player wins if he or she can knock out all of the team players. The team wins if there are any players left standing, either when all eight tiers have been hit off or after the 30-second time limit runs out.

Solo (1 player)

 * – Swing Hammer
 * – Fake Swing

Group (3 players)

 * – Move
 * – Jump
 *  →  – Ground Pound

In-game text

 * Rules – "One player tries to knock off the other three off the blocks, while the other three must jump and 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."

Single Player winner
The player who knocked the team off waves at the screen.

Team of Three winners
The solo player's balloons pop (every single one of the balloons) making them fall and get burned by the sun while the team of three do their winning poses.