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{{Minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
| image = [[File:BoulderBallMP3.png‎|260px]]
|image={{Tabber|title1=''Mario Party 3''|content1=[[File:BoulderBallMP3.png|260px]]|title2=''Mario Party Superstars''|content2=[[File:Boulder Ball - Mario Party Superstars.png|260px]]}}
| appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party 3]]''<br>''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 3]]''<br>''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
| type = 1-vs-3 mini-game
|type=1-vs-3 minigame
| time = 30 seconds
|time=30 seconds
| song = Panic
|track=Panic / In a B-I-G Hurry (''Superstars'')
|sample=''Mario Party 3'':<br>[[File:Mario Party 3 Music Panic!.oga]]<br>''Mario Party Superstars'':<br>[[File:MPS In a B-I-G Hurry.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Boulder Ball''' is a 1-vs-3 [[minigame]] first appearing in ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', and later returning in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''.
'''Boulder Ball''' is a 1-vs-3 [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The game takes place in a desert, and the three team players try to climb a sandy slope, while the other player controls a machine that can fling [[boulder]]s at them in an attempt to block their path. If squished by a boulder, the squished player is stunned and slides down the hill. If one of the team players reaches the top of the hill, they all win, but if the other player manages to keep the players from going on top of the hill, that player wins.
The game takes place in a desert, and the three team players try to climb a sandy slope, while the other player controls a machine that can fling [[boulder]]s at them in an attempt to block their path. If squished by a boulder, a player is stunned and slides down the hill. If one of the team players reaches the top of the hill, they all win, but if the solo player manages to keep the team players from going on top of the hill, that player wins.


==Controls==
==Controls==
===Solo (1 player)===
===''Mario Party 3''===
====Solo (1 player)====
* {{button|n64|Stick}} &ndash; Aim boulder  
* {{button|n64|Stick}} &ndash; Aim boulder  
* {{button|n64|A}} &ndash; Drop boulder
* {{button|n64|A}} &ndash; Drop boulder


===Group (3 players)===
====Group (3 players)====
* {{button|n64|Stick}} &ndash; Move
* {{button|n64|Stick}} &ndash; Move
===''Mario Party Superstars''===
====Solo Side (1 player)====
*{{button|switch|stick}} (Left and Right) &ndash; Aim Boulder
*{{button|switch|a}} &ndash; Drop Boulder
====Team Side (3 players)====
*{{button|switch|stick}} &ndash; Move


==In-game text==
==In-game text==
===''Mario Party 3''===
* '''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"Use the machine at the summit to roll boulders down the slope and prevent the other 3 players from climbing up."''
* '''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"Use the machine at the summit to roll boulders down the slope and prevent the other 3 players from climbing up."''
* '''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Knocking multiple players down at once is the key. As you're dropping the boulder, try bouncing it off the walls."''
* '''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Knocking multiple players down at once is the key. As you're dropping the boulder, try bouncing it off the walls."''
===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*'''Solo side:''' ''"Roll boulders down the slope to interfere with the climbers."''
*'''Team side:''' ''"Dodge the boulders and get to the top!"''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
MP3 Boulder Ball Artwork.jpg|Promotional artwork of [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Donkey Kong]], and [[Princess Peach|Peach]] playing Boulder Ball
MP3 Boulder Ball Artwork.jpg|Promotional artwork of [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Donkey Kong]], and [[Princess Peach|Peach]] playing Boulder Ball
MPS Boulder Ball.png|''Mario Party Superstars''
Boulder Ball Solo End MP3.png|The ending to Boulder Ball if the solo player wins in ''Mario Party 3''
Boulder Ball Team End MP3.png|The ending to Boulder Ball if the team wins in ''Mario Party 3''
MPS Boulder Ball.png|Screenshot from the official ''Mario Party Superstars'' website
</gallery>
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Block and Roll]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|JapR=Gorogoro iwa korogashi
|JapR=Gorogoro iwa korogashi
|JapM=Roll the Rock and Rumble
|JapM=Roll the Rock and Rumble
|Chi=岩石滚滚而下
|ChiR=yánshí gǔngǔn'érxìa
|ChiM=Rocks Rolling Down
|Fre=Rocher Danger!
|FreM=Rock Danger!
|Ger=Fels-Koller
|GerM=Boulder Paddy
|Por=Ladeira Pedreira
|PorM=Quarry Downhill
|Spa=Colina Peligrosa
|Spa=Colina Peligrosa
|SpaM=Dangerous Hill
|SpaM=Dangerous Hill
|Ger=Fels-Koller
|Ita=Caduta massi
|GerM=Boulder Paddy
|ItaM=Rock fall
|Fra=Rocher Danger!
|Dut=Keikegelen
|FraM=Rock Danger!}}
|DutM=Boulder Bowling
|Rus=Сизифов склон
|RusR=Sizifov sklon
|RusM=Sisyphean slope, "''Сизифов''" is derived from {{wp|Sisyphus}}
|Kor=데굴데굴 바위 굴리기
|KorR=Deguldegul Bawi Gulligi
|KorM=Rolling Boulder
}}


{{MP3 Minigames}}
{{MP3 minigames}}
[[Category:1-vs-3 Minigames]]
{{MPS minigames}}
[[Category:Mario Party 3 Minigames]]
[[Category:1-vs-3 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 3 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party Superstars minigames]]
[[de:Fels-Koller]]
[[de:Fels-Koller]]
[[it:Caduta massi (Mario Party 3)]]

Latest revision as of 06:45, January 8, 2024

Boulder Ball
Boulder Balls: Three players trying to reach for the top in order to win the mini-game, with Wario already hit by a rolling boulder. From Mario Party 3.
Boulder Ball from Mario Party Superstars.
Appears in Mario Party 3
Mario Party Superstars
Type 1-vs-3 minigame
Time limit 30 seconds
Music track Panic / In a B-I-G Hurry (Superstars)
Music sample
Mario Party 3:

Mario Party Superstars:

Boulder Ball is a 1-vs-3 minigame in Mario Party 3 and Mario Party Superstars.

Gameplay[edit]

The game takes place in a desert, and the three team players try to climb a sandy slope, while the other player controls a machine that can fling boulders at them in an attempt to block their path. If squished by a boulder, a player is stunned and slides down the hill. If one of the team players reaches the top of the hill, they all win, but if the solo player manages to keep the team players from going on top of the hill, that player wins.

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 3[edit]

Solo (1 player)[edit]

  • Control Stick – Aim boulder
  • A Button – Drop boulder

Group (3 players)[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

Solo Side (1 player)[edit]

  • Control Stick (Left and Right) – Aim Boulder
  • A Button – Drop Boulder

Team Side (3 players)[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 3[edit]

  • Game Rules"Use the machine at the summit to roll boulders down the slope and prevent the other 3 players from climbing up."
  • Advice"Knocking multiple players down at once is the key. As you're dropping the boulder, try bouncing it off the walls."

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • Solo side: "Roll boulders down the slope to interfere with the climbers."
  • Team side: "Dodge the boulders and get to the top!"

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゴロゴロいわころがし
Gorogoro iwa korogashi
Roll the Rock and Rumble

Chinese 岩石滚滚而下
yánshí gǔngǔn'érxìa
Rocks Rolling Down

Dutch Keikegelen
Boulder Bowling
French Rocher Danger!
Rock Danger!
German Fels-Koller
Boulder Paddy
Italian Caduta massi
Rock fall
Korean 데굴데굴 바위 굴리기
Deguldegul Bawi Gulligi
Rolling Boulder

Portuguese Ladeira Pedreira
Quarry Downhill
Russian Сизифов склон
Sizifov sklon
Sisyphean slope, "Сизифов" is derived from Sisyphus

Spanish Colina Peligrosa
Dangerous Hill