Roll Call (minigame)
Roll Call is a 4-player minigame found in Mario Party 2. The minigame returns in the minigame compilation title, Mario Party: The Top 100.
The name refers to the real life term, a "roll call", to be performed by the leader of a group (typically, an army or a classroom) checking to see who is present and who is absent.
Gameplay
Mario Party 2
Players have to count the Toads, Boos, or Bob-ombs. For the Toads, players can count the moving ones instead of the mushrooms on the grounds. For the Boos, they can appear and disappear. For the Bob-ombs, players only count Bob-ombs that do not explode. The player who has the same count as the blue count at the top of the screen when roll call comes wins. If no count matches the blue count at the top of the screen when the character count is totaled, the minigame ends in a draw. Also, it is possible to have all 4 players win this minigame, if they all have the same count and the blue count at the top of the screen matches.
Mario Party: The Top 100
Only Bob-ombs appear in the Mario Party: The Top 100 edition of this minigame. Gameplay is the same, but players are now ranked based on how close they are to the count at the top. Players who are correct (have the same count as the count at the top) receive 1st place, other players are ranked based on how close they are to the correct count. A draw will only result if no count matches the correct count and all 4 players were the same distance in relation to the correct count.
Controls
Mario Party 2
– Plus 1
– Minus 1
Mario Party: The Top 100
: Count +1
: Count -1
In-game text
Mario Party 2
- Game Rules – "Count how many characters are milling about. Whoever is right when roll call comes, wins!"
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "Count the characters you see. Have the count exactly right when the roll is called to clear the game."
- Advice
- Toad: "Don't confuse the mushrooms for Toads. Toads move, mushrooms don't."
- Bob-omb: "Watch out! If Bob-ombs you've already counted explode, be sure to take them off your list."
- Boo: "Boos may appear to disappear, but don't be fooled! Keep an eye on them all as you count!"
Mario Party: The Top 100
- Description – "Count the unexploded Bob-ombs walking around!"
- On-screen – "Count the unexploded Bob-omb!"
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カウント1・2・3 Kaunto 1・2・3 |
Count 1・2・3 |
| Dutch | Bommen turven |
Bomb tally |
| German | Bob-Ombige Rechnung |
Bob-ombic Calculation |
| Italian | Appello |
Literal translation |
| Spanish | Pasando Lista (Mario Party 2) 1, 2... ¡pum! (Mario Party: The Top 100) |
Literal translation (Mario Party 2) 1, 2... boom! (Mario Party: The Top 100) |
Trivia
- In the Mini-Game Coaster, the version of this mini-game depends on the difficulty played: On Easy, the Bob-omb version is used. On Normal, the Boo version is used. On Hard, the Toad version is used.
- An unused sprite of Bomberman is found in the data files for this minigame.
- In the N64 version, if the player pauses the game, the Bob-ombs, Boos, and Toads disappear, preventing the player from cheating.
