Mario Medley

Mario Medley
Appears in	Mario Party 4
Type	4-Player mini-game
Initial record	5'00"00
Music track	Try Hard, Folks
Music sample

Mario Medley is a 4-Player minigame from Mario Party 4. The minigame is a race set in a swimming pool. If the player manages to reach the goal in a minute or less, they will unlock a Bowser plate in the Present Room.

IntroductionEdit

The introduction to Mario Medley

The camera shows a closeup of the first players on a pedestal before the pool, panning across to the other players. The camera changes to a diagonal angle, and the players prepare to dive. At the "START!" signal, Toad fires his popgun, and the players jump into the water.

GameplayEdit

The race consists of three laps, each lap having a different type of stroke. The goal is to complete the three laps the fastest. However, the player must be careful, for their character has a stamina meter that indicates how tired their swimmer is. The faster they swim, the faster their stamina depletes. If it empties all the way, their character suffers a severe speed drop. The trick is to balance speed and stamina. If no one completes all three laps within five minutes, the minigame ends in a draw.

EndingEdit

Once a player manages to finish all three laps, all swimmers stop. The camera zooms to the winner, who waves while still in the water. If five minutes pass, all swimmers stop where they are, not doing anything.

ControlsEdit

+ (Simultaneously) – Breaststroke
→ (Alternately) – Backstroke
→ (Alternately) – Crawl

In-game textEdit

Game Rules – "Breaststroke, Backstroke, and Crawl. You must do a 25-meter lap of each different stroke to win this race."
Advice – "If you swim too hard, you'll get tired, so watch your heart meter carefully!"

Names in other languagesEdit

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	メドレースイミング Medorē suimingu	Medley Race Swimming
French	Relais 3 Nages	Relay 3 Medley
German	Freischwimmer	Free Swimmer
Italian	In piscina	In the swimming pool
Spanish	Los tres largos	The Three Laps

TriviaEdit

The medley in this minigame is different from an actual individual medley, which is, in order, butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.

Minigames from Mario Party 4
4-Player minigames	Avalanche! • Bob-omb Breakers • Booksquirm • Domination • Long Claw of the Law • Manta Rings • Mario Medley • Mario Speedwagons • Mr. Blizzard's Brigade • Paratrooper Plunge • Photo Finish • Slime Time • Stamp Out! • Take a Breather • Three Throw • Toad's Quick Draw
1-vs-3 minigames	Blame It on the Crane • Candlelight Flight • Fish n' Drips • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Hide and Go BOOM! • Hop or Pop • Makin' Waves • Money Belts • Tree Stomp
2-vs-2 minigames	Cheep Cheep Sweep • Cliffhangers • Dungeon Duos • Order Up • Pair-a-sailing • Revers-a-Bomb • Right Oar Left? • Team Treasure Trek • The Great Deflate
Battle minigames	Bowser's Bigger Blast • Butterfly Blitz • Chain Chomp Fever • Paths of Peril • Rumble Fishing • Trace Race
Bowser minigames	Balloon of Doom • Darts of Doom • Fruits of Doom
Story minigames	Archaeologuess • Bowser Bop • Goomba's Chip Flip • Kareening Koopas • Mystic Match 'Em
Misc. minigames	Barrel Baron • Beach Volley Folly • Bob-omb X-ing • Bowser Wrestling • Challenge Booksquirm • Doors of Doom • Goomba Stomp • Jigsaw Jitters • Mushroom Medic • Panels of Doom • Panel Panic • The Final Battle!