Rotation Station

Rotation Station
Appears in	Mario Party 8
Type	Duel minigame
Initial record	1'30"00
Music track	It's on Now
Music sample

Rotation Station is a Duel minigame in Mario Party 8, as well as a single-player minigame in Test for the Best.

Introduction

The camera faces upward, showing most of the castle-like obstacle course above, before panning downward to show a set of red doors, through which the first player enters. The first player runs to the center of the room before the screen splits to show both players, and the minigame begins.

Gameplay

Two players go against each other to see who can climb up to the top of a castle first. They must climb floating blocks and moving platforms and "rotate" the screen to see where they are going; the players' view is often obscured by some platforms. Whoever lands on the finishing platform first is the winner. If five minutes pass, the minigame ends in a tie.

Ending

The winner stands on the finishing platform as it rises to the top of the castle. Now on top of the castle, the winner does a victory pose as many colored balloons float in the background. If the minigame ends in a tie, the players do their losing poses.

Test for the Best

In Test for the Best, the player plays alone in this minigame and must climb to the finishing platform as fast as possible. The times required to earn a certain point total are as follows:

Grade	Points earned	Time required in minigame (NTSC)	Time required in minigame (PAL)	Title
A+	1,000	0:35.00	0:40.00	Super Cougar Climber
A	900	0:45.00	0:50.00	Bighorn Climber
B	800	0:55.00	1:00.00	Expert Climber
C	700	1:05.00	1:10.00	Common Climber
D	600	1:15.00	1:20.00	Silly Stumbler
F	0	N/A	N/A	Fall-Down Fool

Controls

• Wii Remote: Move camera
• Buttons
  • – Move
  • – Jump

In-game text

• Rules – "Be the first to climb to the top of the tower. Move the camera around to better see where you're going!"
• Hint – "Change the camera angle only when you need to! Definitely use it when you're running into a blind spot!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	のぼってブロック Nobotte burokku	Climb the Blocks
French	Flexion, Rotation	Inflection, Rotation
German	Trickreiche Treppe	Tricky Stairs
Italian	Punti di Vista	Points of View
Korean	블록 오르기 Beullog Oleugi	Block Climbing
Spanish	Estación Rotación	Rotation Station

Trivia

• There is a copy of the model for the top of the castle above the actual top of the castle, though the player is not able to see it in-game.