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{{Minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
| image = [[File:DaisyMP6.PNG|260px]] <br> [[File:MowTown 6.png|260px]]
|image=[[File:MowtownDay.png|260px]]
| appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party 6]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 6]]''
| type = 4-player Minigame
|type=4-Player mini-game
| time = 30 seconds
|time=30 seconds
| song = Blissful
|track=Blissful
|sample=[[File:MP6 Blissful.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Mowtown''' is a 4-player [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party 6]]''. This minigame's title is a pun on [[wikipedia:Motown Records|Motown Records]].
'''Mowtown''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party 6]]''. This minigame's title is a pun on the name of the record label {{wp|Motown|Motown Records}} owned by Universal Music Studios.


The only difference between day and night is that there are lit torches in the background at night.
The only difference between day and night is that there are lit torches in the background at night.
There is a page based on this minigame in the [[Miracle Book]] called "Lawn Mowin' Fun" with [[Mario]] mowing the lawn. When the page is activated, Mario starts singing, [[Luigi]] starts mowing himself, [[Princess Peach|Peach]] catches the grass trimmings from Mario's mower, some [[Shy Guy]]s are shown hiding in one of the grass baskets, and the shrubs bloom.


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
The players start up their lawn mowers and advance onto the lawn.
The players start up their lawnmowers and advance onto the lawn.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The object of the game is to mow the most grass on a small area in a park. To start mowing, the player must press and hold down the {{button|gcn|A}} button while moving around. The grass is automatically transported to the player's basket. The player with the most grass in their basket when time runs out wins.
The object of the minigame is to mow the most grass on a small area in a park. To start mowing, the player must press and hold the {{button|gcn|A}} button while moving around. The grass is automatically transported to the player's basket. The player with the most grass in their basket when time runs out wins. If everyone gets the same amount of grass, the minigame ends in a draw.


==Ending==
==Ending==
The four players stand on a freshly trimmed lawn in front of their baskets. The winner does his or her victory animation, and the others do their losing animations.
The four players stand on a freshly trimmed lawn in front of their baskets, with winning and losing animations playing as usual.


==Controls==
==Controls==
* {{button|gcn|Stick}} &ndash; Change direction
* {{button|gcn|Stick}} &ndash; Change direction
* {{button|gcn|A}} Move forward and mow
* {{button|gcn|A}} &ndash; Move forward and mow
* {{button|gcn|B}} &ndash; Move backward (won't mow)
* {{button|gcn|B}} &ndash; Move backward (won't mow)


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* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Tame the wildly overgrown lawn with your lawn mower! Whoever collects the most grass clippings wins!"''
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Tame the wildly overgrown lawn with your lawn mower! Whoever collects the most grass clippings wins!"''
* '''Advice''' &ndash; ''"If you hit a wall or an opponent, back up and start mowing again."''
* '''Advice''' &ndash; ''"If you hit a wall or an opponent, back up and start mowing again."''
==Gallery==
<gallery>
MowTown 6.png|Night version
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Fra=Ras-les-Pâquerettes
|Jap=バリバリしばかり
|FraM=Close Cropped Daisies
|JapR=Baribari Shibakari
|JapM=Whir Whir Mowing
|Fre=Ras-les-Pâquerettes
|FreM=Close Cropped Daisies (French expression meaning "very basic")
|Ger=Grasgemetzel
|Ger=Grasgemetzel
|GerM=Grass Slaughter
|GerM=Grass Slaughter
|Spa=Villaverde
|Spa=Villaverde
|SpaM=Green Town
|SpaM=Green Town (pun on {{wp|Villaverde (Madrid)}})
|Ita=Erba Voglio
|Ita=Erba Voglio
|ItaM=Wanting Grass
|ItaM=Wanting Grass
}}
}}


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{{MP6 minigames}}
{{MP6 Minigames}}
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:4-player Minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 6 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 6 Minigames]]

Latest revision as of 11:58, January 8, 2024

Mowtown
Daisy, Toadette, Wario, and Waluigi compete in Mowtown.
Appears in Mario Party 6
Type 4-Player mini-game
Time limit 30 seconds
Music track Blissful
Music sample

Mowtown is a 4-Player minigame found in Mario Party 6. This minigame's title is a pun on the name of the record label Motown Records owned by Universal Music Studios.

The only difference between day and night is that there are lit torches in the background at night.

There is a page based on this minigame in the Miracle Book called "Lawn Mowin' Fun" with Mario mowing the lawn. When the page is activated, Mario starts singing, Luigi starts mowing himself, Peach catches the grass trimmings from Mario's mower, some Shy Guys are shown hiding in one of the grass baskets, and the shrubs bloom.

Introduction[edit]

The players start up their lawnmowers and advance onto the lawn.

Gameplay[edit]

The object of the minigame is to mow the most grass on a small area in a park. To start mowing, the player must press and hold the A Button button while moving around. The grass is automatically transported to the player's basket. The player with the most grass in their basket when time runs out wins. If everyone gets the same amount of grass, the minigame ends in a draw.

Ending[edit]

The four players stand on a freshly trimmed lawn in front of their baskets, with winning and losing animations playing as usual.

Controls[edit]

  • Control Stick – Change direction
  • A Button – Move forward and mow
  • B Button – Move backward (won't mow)

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"Tame the wildly overgrown lawn with your lawn mower! Whoever collects the most grass clippings wins!"
  • Advice"If you hit a wall or an opponent, back up and start mowing again."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese バリバリしばかり
Baribari Shibakari
Whir Whir Mowing

French Ras-les-Pâquerettes
Close Cropped Daisies (French expression meaning "very basic")
German Grasgemetzel
Grass Slaughter
Italian Erba Voglio
Wanting Grass
Spanish Villaverde
Green Town (pun on Villaverde (Madrid))