Big Chomp and Little Chomp
- This article is about a Chain Chomp duo from Mario Party 3. For Big Chain Chomp, a species of Chain Chomp from Super Princess Peach, see Big Chain Chomp. For the enemy also known as Big Chomp in Super Mario 64, see Chain Chomp.
- “Food!! Food!!”
- —Big Chomp and Little Chomp, Mario Party 3
Big Chomp and Little Chomp are two Chain Chomps whose only appearance is in the Game Guy minigame Game Guy's Sweet Surprise from Mario Party 3.
In Game Guy's Sweet Surprise, Big Chomp and Little Chomp will each race to eat a cake, and the player must bet all their coins on whichever Chomp they think will finish first. Big Chomp's payout will always double the player's coins, while Little Chomp's payout will multiply their coins by either 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64. Picking the losing Chomp would result in the player losing all their coins.
Players can also read a description of both Big Chomp and Little Chomp's moods, taking them into consideration while making their selection. More often than not, the odds of Big Chomp succeeding will be higher than Little Chomp, due to its greater appetite. However, Little Chomp will triumph over Big Chomp on occasion.
Mechanics
The probability that the Little Chomp wins depends greatly on the multiplier assigned to it. At fixed intervals, one of the two Chomps will take a bite of the cake, with a 40% chance of taking a second bite. The first Chomp to take 6 or more bites wins.[1]
Multiplier | Probability of Little Chomp Getting the Bite |
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4x | 50% |
8x | 40% |
16x | 30% |
32x | 20% |
64x | 10% |
Running 5 million simulations using the above values, we get the following approximate win percentages for the Little Chomp:
Multiplier | Win Probability |
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4x | 50% |
8x | 29% |
16x | 12.75% |
32x | 3.5% |
64x | 0.35% |
So it is always optimal to choose the Little Chomp when the multiplier is 4x.
Quotes
Both Chain Chomps can say anything listed below.
- "I'm so hungry I could faint..."
- "I haven't eaten since this morning."
- "Love that cake!"
- "I'm starvin'!"
- "Food! Food!!!"
- "No...more cake..."
- "My tummy hurts..."
- "It's too sweet..."
- "I like mushrooms more than cake."
- "Feed 'em faster!"
References
Chain Chomps | |
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Characters | Broode's Chain Chomp • Chomp Country • Kyankyan • Paper Macho Chain Chomp • Princess (Paper Mario: Color Splash) • Princess (Paper Mario: The Origami King) • The Big Chomp and the Little Chomp • Underchomp |
Species | Big Chain Chomp • C. Chain Chomp • Chain Chawful • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Chaindelier • Chomp (stomping) • Chomp Chomp • Chomp-Muncher • Dark Chomp • Fire Wanwan Dosun • Frame Chomp • Gold Chomp • Homing Chomp • Incoming Chomp • Mecha-Chomp • Paper Chain Chomp • Red Chomp • Small Chomp • Spiked Chomp • Stone Chomp • Wonder Chomp |
Relatives | Flame Chomp • Flame thrower |
Other | Chomp Rock • Fake Chomp |