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[[Image:MP8_SwingKings.JPG|right|thumb|The mini-game, '''Swing Kings''' from ''Mario Party 8''.]]
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:SwingKings.png|260px]]<br>4-Player minigame version
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|type=4-Player minigame <br> Duel minigame
|record=10
|track=Challenge!
|sample=[[File:MP8 Challenge!.oga]]
}}
'''Swing Kings''' is a 4-Player and Duel [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', and it is one of ten minigames featured in [[Test for the Best]]. One minigame in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' is extremely similar, which is playable only on [[Neon Heights]]. Another minigame from ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', called [[Dinger Derby]], is also similar, though 30 balls are pitched.


'''Swing Kings''' is a baseball [[mini-game]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. It is a four player game, played like the [[Wii]] game called "Wii Sports". The [[player]] holds the [[Wii Remote]] just like he or she would hold a normal baseball bat and swing when the ball came closer.
Swing Kings is one of the minigames from ''Mario Party 8'' ported to the Japan-only arcade game ''[[Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher]]''. Here, it is a Bonus Chance Game.


== Gameplay ==
==Introduction==
A [[Shy Guy]] will throw a baseball at the character and the player has to swing the Wii Remote and hit the ball. There is a timer. When the time ends the character that hit the most baseballs will be the winner.
[[File:Swing Kings MP8 Introduction.gif|thumb|left|The introduction to Swing Kings]]
The camera is zoomed in on the first player, who is standing on home plate with a [[Shy Guy]] beside a basket of baseballs. The screen then splits into multiple screens, one for each player, and the minigame begins.


== Ending ==
==Gameplay==
The character that won will do his or her winning pose in a baseball field, while in the background the three losers will run around the field, collecting the baseballs and tossing them into a bucket.
A Shy Guy throws a baseball at the character, and the player has to swing {{button|wii|wiimote}} and hit the ball. Occasionally, the Shy Guy throws a ball higher or lower than normal. The Shy Guys throw 20 balls at each player; after all the balls have been tossed, the minigame ends. The player(s) who hit(s) the most baseballs win(s) the minigame. In the 4-Player variant, it is possible for there not to be a loser. If no one gets any points or if both players tie in the Duel variant, then a tie occurs. If both players break the current record with the same score in the Duel variant, it counts as a new record even though neither player won.<ref>[https://youtu.be/qVClu-EO7PQ?t=1m40s Example case]</ref>{{dead link}} This also applies to [[Saucer Swarm]].


[[Category:Mario Party 8 Mini-games]]
==Ending==
[[Category:Mini-games]]
[[File:Swing Kings Ending.png|thumb|[[Toadette]] wins while [[Wario]] collects the baseballs.]]
Victorious characters perform their winning poses on a baseball field, while in the background the losing players run around the field, collecting the baseballs and tossing them into a bucket. If the results screen remains in Party Mode, the losers eventually finish picking up all the balls and just stand in their idle animation.
 
==Test for the Best==
In Test for the Best, the player is alone and must hit as many of the balls as possible in 20 pitches, with the player earning 50 points for their score for each ball hit. The scores required to earn a certain point total are as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Grade !! Points earned !! Score required in minigame || Title
|-
| '''A+''' || 1,000 || 20 hits || Home Run King
|-
| '''A''' || 900 || 18 hits || Savage Slugger
|-
| '''B''' || 800 || 16 hits || Strong Slugger
|-
| '''C''' || 700 || 14 hits || So-So Slugger
|-
| '''D''' || 600 || 12 hits || Fly Swatter
|-
| '''F''' || 0 || N/A || Bat Butterfingers
|}
 
==Controls==
*'''Wii Remote:''' Swing bat
*'''Buttons:''' None
 
==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Hit baseballs into the outfield. You'll get 20 pitches."''
* '''Hint''' &ndash; ''"Don't put too much swing into it, or you won't be ready for the next pitch."''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Goomba Swing Kings cheering.png|[[Goomba]] cheering
Koopa Swing Kings cheering.png|[[Koopa Troopa]] cheering
Baseball minigame gameplay MP8.png|Baseball
Swing_Kings_Flag.png|Flag
SwingKingDuel.png|Duel minigame version
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Spa=Vaivén
|SpaM=Sway/Seesaw
|Jap=ホームランダービー
|JapR=Hōmuran Dābī
|JapM=Homerun Derby
|Ger=Baseball-Ballerei
|GerM=Baseball Shoot
|Fre=Accro-Batte
|FreM=Addict-Bat (pun on ''acrobate'', "acrobat")
|Ita=In Battuta
|Kor=홈런더비
|KorR=Homreon Deobi
|KorM=Homerun Derby
}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{MP8 minigames}}
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 8 minigames]]
[[de:Baseball-Ballerei]]

Revision as of 14:18, March 6, 2024

Swing Kings
Swing Kings from Mario Party 8
4-Player minigame version
Appears in Mario Party 8
Type 4-Player minigame
Duel minigame
Initial record 10
Music track Challenge!
Music sample

Swing Kings is a 4-Player and Duel minigame in Mario Party 8, and it is one of ten minigames featured in Test for the Best. One minigame in Mario Party 7 is extremely similar, which is playable only on Neon Heights. Another minigame from Mario Party 5, called Dinger Derby, is also similar, though 30 balls are pitched.

Swing Kings is one of the minigames from Mario Party 8 ported to the Japan-only arcade game Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher. Here, it is a Bonus Chance Game.

Introduction

The introduction to Swing Kings

The camera is zoomed in on the first player, who is standing on home plate with a Shy Guy beside a basket of baseballs. The screen then splits into multiple screens, one for each player, and the minigame begins.

Gameplay

A Shy Guy throws a baseball at the character, and the player has to swing Wii Remote and hit the ball. Occasionally, the Shy Guy throws a ball higher or lower than normal. The Shy Guys throw 20 balls at each player; after all the balls have been tossed, the minigame ends. The player(s) who hit(s) the most baseballs win(s) the minigame. In the 4-Player variant, it is possible for there not to be a loser. If no one gets any points or if both players tie in the Duel variant, then a tie occurs. If both players break the current record with the same score in the Duel variant, it counts as a new record even though neither player won.[1][dead link] This also applies to Saucer Swarm.

Ending

Wario collects baseballs in Swing Kings from Mario Party 8.
Toadette wins while Wario collects the baseballs.

Victorious characters perform their winning poses on a baseball field, while in the background the losing players run around the field, collecting the baseballs and tossing them into a bucket. If the results screen remains in Party Mode, the losers eventually finish picking up all the balls and just stand in their idle animation.

Test for the Best

In Test for the Best, the player is alone and must hit as many of the balls as possible in 20 pitches, with the player earning 50 points for their score for each ball hit. The scores required to earn a certain point total are as follows:

Grade Points earned Score required in minigame Title
A+ 1,000 20 hits Home Run King
A 900 18 hits Savage Slugger
B 800 16 hits Strong Slugger
C 700 14 hits So-So Slugger
D 600 12 hits Fly Swatter
F 0 N/A Bat Butterfingers

Controls

  • Wii Remote: Swing bat
  • Buttons: None

In-game text

  • Rules – "Hit baseballs into the outfield. You'll get 20 pitches."
  • Hint – "Don't put too much swing into it, or you won't be ready for the next pitch."

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ホームランダービー
Hōmuran Dābī
 Homerun Derby

French Accro-Batte
 Addict-Bat (pun on acrobate, "acrobat")
German Baseball-Ballerei
 Baseball Shoot
Italian In Battuta
 -
Korean 홈런더비
Homreon Deobi
 Homerun Derby

Spanish Vaivén
 Sway/Seesaw

References

  1. ^ Example case
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Minigames from Mario Party 8
4-Player minigames Alpine Assault • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank • Flip the Chimp • In the Nick of Time • Kartastrophe • Lava or Leave 'Em • Mario Matrix • Mosh-Pit Playroom • Punch-a-Bunch • Rudder Madness • Scooter Pursuit • Shake It Up • Sick and Twisted • Speedy Graffiti • Swing Kings • Treacherous Tightrope • Water Ski Spree
1-vs.-3 minigames Bob-ombs Away • Chump Rope • Grabbin' Gold • Gun the Runner • Picture Perfect • Power Trip • Snow Way Out • Swervin' Skies • Thrash 'n' Crash
2-vs.-2 minigames Boo-ting Gallery • Bumper Balloons • Crops 'n' Robbers • Grabby Gridiron • King of the Thrill • Lean, Mean Ravine • Paint Misbehavin' • Rowed to Victory • Sugar Rush • Winner or Dinner
Battle minigames Aim of the Game • Cut from the Team • Glacial Meltdown • Saucer Swarm • Snipe for the Picking
Duel minigames Aim of the Game • Attention Grabber • Balancing Act • Blazing Lassos • Breakneck Building • Bumper Balloons • Cardiators • Cosmic Slalom • Eyebrawl • Flip the Chimp • Frozen Assets • Ion the Prize • Lava Lobbers • Lob to Rob • Loco Motives • Paint Misbehavin' • Pumper Cars • Rotation Station • Saucer Swarm • Settle It in Court • Shake It Up • Specter Inspector • Sugar Rush • Surf's Way Up • Swing Kings • Wing and a Scare • You're the Bob-omb
Challenge minigames Fruit Picker • Pour to Score • Stampede
Extras Zone minigames Canyon Cruisers • Chomping Frenzy • Flagging Rights • Moped Mayhem • Puzzle Pillars • Star Carnival Bowling • Table Menace • Trial by Tile
Last minigame Superstar Showdown
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