Table Menace

Table Menace is a mini-game in Mario Party 8. As the name implies, it is a two player game of table tennis. In Table Menace, players have the option of playing as either a Mii or a character. The game is played only with the Wii Remote. The Wii Remote is intended to be held upright with the side with buttons facing the screen.

Introduction

Both players are seen standing on opposite ends of a table tennis table in a gymnasium, with others playing table tennis all around them. The camera pans in toward the players' table, and zooms behind the first player, before the screen splits vertically in two, one side for each player, and the game begins.

Gameplay

The objective is reach the set amount of points required to win. A failed serve will result in a point for the opposing player. If a player hits the ball off the table without it bouncing, the opposing player also receives a point. Moving the paddle is automatic and the player is only in control of swinging the paddle. Each swing is pressure sensitive. The distance the ball travels depends on how quickly the Wii Remote is swung. The first player to reach 11 points wins the game.

Ending

Both players stand in front of the table; the winning player does their victory pose while the losing player sulks beside them.

Trivia

• The minigame is similar to the Table Tennis game in Wii Play.
• 'Table Menace' is a pun on table tennis.