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|appears_in=''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
|type=Single-player minigame
|type=Single-player mini-game
|time=5 seconds
|time=5 seconds to build power
|record=0 points
|track=Let's Get a Move On
|track=Let's Get a Move On
|sample=[[File:MPA Mini-Game Theme 6.oga]]
|sample=[[File:MPA Mini-Game Theme 6.oga]]
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'''Flingshot''' is a single-player [[minigame]] that appears in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. The name is a pun on the words "fling" and "slingshot."
'''Flingshot''' is a single-player [[minigame]] that appears in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. The name is a portmanteau of the words "fling" and "slingshot."


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The objective is for the player to launch themselves as far as possible by using a giant slingshot. The player builds power by tapping the {{button|gba|A}} and {{button|gba|B}} buttons repeatedly for five seconds. The faster the player presses the buttons during the time, the farther they will go. As the player is flying, they may press Up and Down on the Control Pad in order to either fly higher or dive down. Updrafts also appear; vertically facing ones send the player higher, and horizontal drafts send the player farther. The farther the player flies, the more [[point]]s they earn.  
The objective is for the player to launch themselves as far as possible by using a giant slingshot. The player builds power by tapping the {{button|gba|A}} and {{button|gba|B}} buttons repeatedly for five seconds. The faster the player presses the buttons during the time, the farther they will go. As the player is flying, they can press Up and Down on the Control Pad in order to either fly higher or dive down. Updrafts also appear; vertically facing ones send the player higher, and horizontal ones send the player farther. The farther the player flies, the more [[point]]s they earn.  


In [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]] mode, a score of at least 5,000 is needed to win.
In the [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]] mode, a score of at least 5,000 is needed to win. In Mini-Game Attack, at least 9,000 points must be earned to clear the minigame.


==Controls==
==Controls==
*{{button|gba|Pad}} – Tilt up
*{{button|gba|Pad}} – Tilt up
*{{button|gba|Pad}} – Tilt down
*{{button|gba|Pad}} – Tilt down
*{{button|gba|A}} '''+''' {{button|gba|B}} – Build power
*{{button|gba|A}} '''''' {{button|gba|B}} – Build power


==In-game text==
==In-game text==
*'''Rules''' – ''"Tap the A and B buttons to build power. Catch an updraft to fly farther."''
''Tap the A and B Buttons to build power. Catch an updraft to fly farther.''


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=パチンコロケット
|Jap=パチンコロケット
|JapR=Pachinko Rokketto
|JapR=Pachinko Roketto
|JapM=Slingshot Rocket
|JapM=Slingshot Rocket
|Fra=Lance-Pierre
|Fre=Lance-Pierre
|FraM=Slingshot
|FreM=Slingshot
|Ita=Megafionda
|Ita=Megafionda
|ItaM=Megaslingshot
|ItaM=Megaslingshot

Latest revision as of 08:05, January 8, 2024

Flingshot
The mini-game, Flingshot from Mario Party Advance
Appears in Mario Party Advance
Type Single-player mini-game
Time limit 5 seconds to build power
Music track Let's Get a Move On
Music sample

Flingshot is a single-player minigame that appears in Mario Party Advance. The name is a portmanteau of the words "fling" and "slingshot."

Gameplay[edit]

The objective is for the player to launch themselves as far as possible by using a giant slingshot. The player builds power by tapping the A Button and B Button buttons repeatedly for five seconds. The faster the player presses the buttons during the time, the farther they will go. As the player is flying, they can press Up and Down on the Control Pad in order to either fly higher or dive down. Updrafts also appear; vertically facing ones send the player higher, and horizontal ones send the player farther. The farther the player flies, the more points they earn.

In the Shroom City mode, a score of at least 5,000 is needed to win. In Mini-Game Attack, at least 9,000 points must be earned to clear the minigame.

Controls[edit]

  • +Control Pad – Tilt up
  • +Control Pad – Tilt down
  • A Button B Button – Build power

In-game text[edit]

Tap the A and B Buttons to build power. Catch an updraft to fly farther.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese パチンコロケット
Pachinko Roketto
Slingshot Rocket

French Lance-Pierre
Slingshot
German Riesenzwille
Giant Slingshot
Italian Megafionda
Megaslingshot
Spanish Tirachinas
Slingshot