Bobbing Bow-loons

Template:Minigame-infobox Bobbing Bow-loons is an item minigame that is found during the events of the Nintendo 64 game Mario Party 3.

Introduction

The minigame takes place up in the skies, where the stone towers appear in the background, along with moving clouds at the bottom and bright rainbows. The sky was entirely made up of bricks painted blue from dark to bright. The player is prepared as he or she is hovering with the balloon attached to the player. As the player prepares to use the bow, gusts of wind were heard, and then the minigame starts.

Gameplay

The player's objective is to shoot one of the balloons that contains an item within the time limit of ten seconds. The row of balloons move vertically with different speeds. The value of the item varies, with a rare item behind the row of balloons and a common item in front of the player. If the player pops a balloon with his or her arrow, they will receive the item from the balloon the player popped.

However, if the player entirely misses the whole row of balloons, the arrow will instead bounce onto the castle tower and pop the player's own balloon, resulting with no reward.

In-Game Text

• Game rules from Mario Party 3: "Time your arrow to shoot down an item."
• Advice from Mario Party 3: "Watch how the balloons move, then release your arrow carefully."