Bus Buffer

Bus Buffer
Appears in	Mario Party 5
Type	2-vs.-2 mini-game
Time limit	60 seconds
Music track	In Great Fear
Music sample

Bus Buffer is a 2-vs.-2 minigame found in Mario Party 5.

Gameplay

The object of this game is to clean the buses' roofs after a Shy Guy spills a can of green paint on them. The teams must work together to cover the most area and clean their buses. The first team to completely do so wins. If time runs out, the team that got the higher percentage clean wins.

Ending

The camera changes angle to the winners, who do their victory dances while their bus sparkles. At the same time, the losers perform their losing animations.

Controls

• – Move buffer

In-game text

• Rules – "Polish the roof of the bus completely. The team that clears its bus first wins!"
• Advice – "The buffer's hard to control, so focus on controlling it."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ピカピカ！クリーナー Pikapika! Kurīnā	Shiny Cleaner
French	Et qu'ça brille!	And it will shine! (a popular French way to demand "Clear it well!")
German	Saubermänner in Aktion	Cleaning in Action
Italian	Vernice fresca	Wet paint
Spanish	Dar cera, pulir cera	Waxing, Cleaning Wax (a reference to the quote "Wax on, wax off" from the film The Karate Kid)

Trivia

The reflections in question

• The reflection of the buses uses a different model from the one seen in-game.