Template:Minigame-infobox Dust Buddies is a 4-Player and Duel minigame appearing in Mario Party DS. Its name is a pun on "dust bunnies."
Introduction
The game starts with the two or four competitors walking down a hallway when a vacuum cleaner comes. The competitors then start running away from the incoming vacuum.
Gameplay
Players must run away from the vacuum cleaner in the hallway to avoid getting sucked up while dodging obstacles, such as fluffs, balls, film strips, ribbons, and buttons, along the way. The layout of these obstacles is random each game, and they have varying effects:
- Film strips, ribbons, and an envelope (which is always present at the end) will pull players standing on them into the vacuum.
- Dust bunnies slow players and prevent them from jumping.
- Buttons and balls trip and stun players that run into them. Balls will also rebound at a random angle upon hitting the vacuum cleaner.
The last player standing, or the players who cross the finish line, is the winner. If all the players get sucked up by the vacuum cleaner, the minigame is considered a tie.
Ending
At the end of the minigame, all characters are on top of a dresser. The winner(s) then do(es) their victory dance(s) while the loser(s) do(es) their losing pose(s).
Controls
– Move
– Jump
In-game text
- Rules – "Avoid getting sucked up by the vacuum until you reach the finish, or just be the last one standing."
- Tips – "Sidestep the buttons and balls. Be careful when you step on ribbons or film strips, because the vacuum will quickly suck those up."
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | そうじきエスケープ Sōjiki Esukēpu |
Vacuum Cleaner Escape |
| German | Flusen auf der Flucht |
Lints On The Run |
| Italian | Via con la Polvere |
Away with the Dust |
| Korean | 청소기 피해 전력 질주 Cheongsogi Pihae Jeollyeok Jilju |
Sprint to Dodge the Vacuum Cleaner |
| Spanish | ¡Orden en la casa! |
Tidiness in the House! Pun on ¡orden en la sala! meaning "calling the room to order" |