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'''Cosmic Slalom''' is a Duel [[Minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. The name is a pun on ''"Cosmic Slam"''.
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|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 8]]
|type=Duel minigame
|track=It's a Dead Heat
|sample=[[File:MP8 It's a Dead Heat.oga]]
}}
'''Cosmic Slalom''' is a Duel [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''.
 
==Introduction==
The first player appears, sitting inside a hovercraft inside a large tube. The screen splits to reveal the other player sitting inside their hovercraft, and the minigame begins.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The two [[player]]s' goal is to make their way through a slalom course on a hovercraft, without running through the electric fences, which wastes time. To temporarily pick up speed, the player can use a speed boost, which also allows them to bombard through the fences with no effect. However, the speed boost can be used no more than three times.
The goal of the minigame is to race through the slalom course racing tube as quickly as possible. The players must watch out for electric fences, which cause them to spin out and waste time. To temporarily pick up speed, the player can use a speed boost, which also allows them to quickly blast right through the fences with no effect. However, the speed boost can be used only a total of three times. Whoever reaches the finish first wins.
 
==Ending==
The winning player performs their victory pose inside their hovercraft and then jets away out of sight. The losing player is not shown, unless they were close to the winning player when the minigame ended.


==Controls==
==Controls==
*Tilt [[Wii Remote|Wiimote]]: Steer hovercraft
*'''Wii Remote:''' Rotate around tube
*A/B: Speed Boost
*'''Buttons'''
**{{button|wii|A}} '''/''' {{button|wii|B}} – Boost
 
==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' – ''"Speed through the racing tube to reach the finish first!"''
* '''Hint''' – ''"When boosting, you'll not only pick up speed but also blast through obstacles. You can boost only three times."''
 
==See also==
*[[Motor Rooter]]
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Fre=Slalom Cosmique
|FreM=Cosmic Slalom
|Ger=F-Null
|GerM=Pun on ''[[fzerowiki:F-Zero (series)|F-Zero]]'' ("null" means "zero")
|Spa=Eslalón cósmico
|SpaM=Cosmic Slalom
|Ita=Slalom Cosmico
|ItaM=Cosmic Slalom
|Kor=우주 터널 레이스
|KorR=Uju Teoneol Leiseu
|KorM=Space Tunnel Race
}}


==Trivia==
{{MP8 minigames}}
*The mini-game is very similar to the special stages in ''[[Wikipedia:Sonic The Hedgehog 2|Sonic The Hedgehog 2]]''.
[[Category:Duel minigames]]
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[[Category:Mario Party 8 minigames]]
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Latest revision as of 07:00, January 8, 2024

Cosmic Slalom
Wario gets hit in Cosmic Slalom from Mario Party 8
Appears in Mario Party 8
Type Duel minigame
Music track It's a Dead Heat
Music sample

Cosmic Slalom is a Duel minigame in Mario Party 8.

Introduction[edit]

The first player appears, sitting inside a hovercraft inside a large tube. The screen splits to reveal the other player sitting inside their hovercraft, and the minigame begins.

Gameplay[edit]

The goal of the minigame is to race through the slalom course racing tube as quickly as possible. The players must watch out for electric fences, which cause them to spin out and waste time. To temporarily pick up speed, the player can use a speed boost, which also allows them to quickly blast right through the fences with no effect. However, the speed boost can be used only a total of three times. Whoever reaches the finish first wins.

Ending[edit]

The winning player performs their victory pose inside their hovercraft and then jets away out of sight. The losing player is not shown, unless they were close to the winning player when the minigame ended.

Controls[edit]

  • Wii Remote: Rotate around tube
  • Buttons
    • A Button / B Button – Boost

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"Speed through the racing tube to reach the finish first!"
  • Hint"When boosting, you'll not only pick up speed but also blast through obstacles. You can boost only three times."

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
French Slalom Cosmique
Cosmic Slalom
German F-Null
Pun on F-Zero ("null" means "zero")
Italian Slalom Cosmico
Cosmic Slalom
Korean 우주 터널 레이스
Uju Teoneol Leiseu
Space Tunnel Race

Spanish Eslalón cósmico
Cosmic Slalom