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'''Surf's Way Up''' is a [[ | '''Surf's Way Up''' is a Duel [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. It also appears in [[Test for the Best]]. Its name is a pun on the phrase "surf's up." | ||
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
The goal is to go through colored circular point goals with different point values | The goal is to go through colored circular [[point]] goals with different point values. However, the player must watch out for the [[Bowser]] goals with his emblem shown on them, or else their score will instantly drop to zero. Whoever has more points at the end of the minigame wins. | ||
==Ending== | ==Ending== | ||
The winning player will perform their victory pose, and launch far ahead of the losing player on their jetboard and out of sight as the losing player sulks on their jetboard behind them. If both players have the same number of points, both players perform their losing poses and the jetboards will not speed ahead. | The winning player will perform their victory pose, and launch far ahead of the losing player on their jetboard and out of sight as the losing player sulks on their jetboard behind them. If both players have the same number of points, both players will perform their losing poses and the jetboards will not speed ahead. | ||
==Controls== | ==Controls== | ||
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**Move | **Move | ||
*'''Buttons''' | *'''Buttons''' | ||
**{{button|wii|A}} / {{button|wii|B}} – Boost | **{{button|wii|A}} '''/''' {{button|wii|B}} – Boost | ||
==Test for the Best== | ==Test for the Best== |
Revision as of 11:22, March 19, 2021
- This article is about the minigame from Mario Party 8. For the level from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! for the Game Boy Advance, see Surf's Up.
Surf's Way Up is a Duel minigame in Mario Party 8. It also appears in Test for the Best. Its name is a pun on the phrase "surf's up."
Introduction
The two players find themselves standing on jetboards, hovering over a short road-like expanse. When they reach the end of the expanse, the players are surfing openly through outer space. In the background, Earth can be seen.
Gameplay
The goal is to go through colored circular point goals with different point values. However, the player must watch out for the Bowser goals with his emblem shown on them, or else their score will instantly drop to zero. Whoever has more points at the end of the minigame wins.
Ending
The winning player will perform their victory pose, and launch far ahead of the losing player on their jetboard and out of sight as the losing player sulks on their jetboard behind them. If both players have the same number of points, both players will perform their losing poses and the jetboards will not speed ahead.
Controls
- Wii Remote
- Move
- Buttons
- / – Boost
Test for the Best
This minigame appears in Test for the Best. The player plays alone in this minigame, and their objective is to go through as many circular point goals as possible, avoiding the Bowser goals, to earn as many points as possible.
The scores required to earn a certain point total are as follows:
Grade | Points earned | Required in minigame |
---|---|---|
A+ | 1,000 | 800 points |
A | 900 | 680 points |
B | 800 | 560 points |
C | 700 | 440 points |
D | 600 | 320 points |
In-game text
- Rules – "Steer your space sled through the point goals to rack up the highest score."
- Hint – "Avoid the Bowser goals. If you pass through one, your score will drop to zero!"
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | ゲットだ!ポイントボール[?] Getto da! Pointo bōru |
Get them! Point balls | |
German | Surfen im Weltall[?] | Surfing in Outer Space | |
Italian | Surf Siderale[?] | Stellar Surf | |
Spanish | Carrera espacial[?] | Space race |
Trivia
- This minigame is similar to Target Tag from Mario Party 7, except that there are only two players instead of four.