Blame It on the Crane

Blame It on the Crane is a 1-vs-3 minigame from Mario Party 4. The name of this minigame is derived from the song "Blame It on the Rain". This song was previously featured in "Kootie Pie Rocks", an episode of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 in which Milli Vanilli guest-starred.

In the minigame, each member of the team is placed in a color-coordinated ball (which resembles Capsules and Orbs from later Mario Party games) along with about seven Shy Guys in similar balls. The balls and characters are on a large circular platform that spins counterclockwise. The solo player, positioned to the right of the platform, controls a large crane which must be used to capture the team as they pass. Grabbing a Shy Guy by mistake has no penalty other than naturally lost time. The team wins if any of its members survive for 60 seconds.