4-Player minigames
Mushroom Mix-Up Hurry and move to the pattern that matches the sign I [Toad] hold up!
Cast Aways Collect coins by fishing them out of the water. Adjust the distance of your cast with the Stick. Land a big one!
Hammer Drop Try to get the coins, but watch out for hammers. Your coins get zeroed out if you fall off the edge!
Face Lift Try to get the coins, but watch out for hammers. Your coins get zeroed out if you fall off the edge!
Tipsy Tourney Tilt to slide the shell and uncover all the panels.
Shy Guy Says Raise the same color of flag that Shy Guy raises. He's going to go faster and faster!
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Crazy Cutters Cut along the lines, and dig up the fossilized figures.
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Bombs Away Try your best not to fall off the island as it rocks and tilts!
Sneak 'n' Snore Sneak to the button and out the door while Chain Chomp snores. Hide in the barrel so you don't get noticed!
Roll Call Count how many characters are milling about. Whoever is right when roll call comes wins!
Bowser's Big Blast Take turns pressing the switches. If Bowser blows up on you, you're out.
Slot-Car Derby Drive four laps, but watch your speed. Going too fast around the curves will make you spin out, so be careful!
Mecha Marathon Wind up as fast as you can so your mechanical Fly Guy flies the farthest!
Balloon Burst Pump air into the Bowser balloon until it pops! Pay attention to the gauge, and get in as much air as you can with each pump.
Hot Rope Jump The flaming rope spins and spins... Jump the rope without touching the flames.
Honeycomb Havoc Collect fruit. Adjust the number on the block to avoid catching the honeycomb on your turn.
Dizzy Dancing Fight through the dizziness to grab the clefs hovering above the record. Collect the most clefs to win!
Rockin' Raceway Race on your wooden horse. If you speed up too much, it'll get tired, so watch out!
Messy Memory Try to return all the scattered items to their original spots. When you're done, shut your curtain to stop others from cheating.
Ice-Rink Risk Avoid the Spinies that slide around the slippery ice.
Chip Shot Challenge Hit the ball toward the flag. The player who hits their ball closest to the hole wins!
Cheep Cheep Chase Swim for your life to avoid the giant Cheep Cheep! Dive at the right moments to avoid the bombs in the water.
Bounce 'n' Trounce Knock your rivals off the playing field. Do a spin attack to push them farther away!
Mush Pit Grab the Mega Mushroom and ram into your rivals!
Paths of Peril Be careful not to fall off the winding path on your way to the goal!
Trace Race Trace the guideline carefully with your crayon!
Booksquirm Stand under the holes in the falling pages so you don't get flattened!
Coney Island Keep an eye on the shadows to catch the falling scoops of ice cream! Catch the most scoops to win!
Night Light Fright Let the Chain Chomp come as close as possible, and stop it with the flashlight. Whoever stops it the closest wins!
Bill Blasters Aim for your rivals and fire away! But be careful–it won't count if it hits their cannon.
Later Skater Be the first to finish five laps around the rink. Try your best not to lose speed!
Dinger Derby Swing at just the right moment to hit the machine's pitches.
Pushy Penguins Avoid the pushy penguins without falling into the water! Last one standing wins!
Leaf Leap Jump from leaf to leaf, and climb higher than everyone else.
Dark 'n Crispy Bowser is lurking in the darkness! Avoid him and his fire-breathing attack. Keep running until the very end!
Trap Ease Artist Drop your cage at the right moment to capture as many Goombas as you can!
X-Ray Payday Watch the boxes as they get x-rayed to see what's inside. Try to open boxes with coins in them!
Pit Boss Dodge Bowser's rolling spike spheres at all costs!
What Goes Up... Jump on Koopa Paratroopas to reach breathtaking heights! Whoever reaches the highest altitude wins!
Catch You Letter Pick up letters falling from the sky, and give them back to the Shy Guy!
Monty's Revenge Peek out of the holes, but don't let a Monty Mole whack your head! The player who stays out longest wins!
Pokey Pummel Keep swinging your hammer to knock Pokey down to size! Each segment takes five hits to knock out.
Goomba Spotting Count the number of Goombas that run by. Be careful, because once you've decided on your count, you can't change it.
Manor of Escape Find the door that leads to the floor below. Be the first to escape the manor to win!
Flash Forward Get to the center of the platform and face the camera just in time for the picture to be taken!
Rapid River Race Steer your hovercraft to the finish line. Go as fast as you can, but watch out for Urchins!
1-vs-3 minigames
Piranha's Pursuit Solo side: Mash the button to escape! Team side: Ground-pound to feed Petey Piranha with rain.
Tug o' War Solo side: Use your super strength to pull the rope and drag the opposing team off the cliff! Team side: Pull your rival off the cliff first!
Look Away Solo side: Choose a direction to look by the time the music stops. Team side: Look a different direction. Don't get tricked!
Quicksand Cache Solo side: Stop your rivals from collecting coins! Team side: If you get sucked into the quicksand, you lose.
Archer-ival Solo side: Try to hit the moving targets. Team side: Avoid getting hit.
River Raiders Collect coins that travel down the river. Be careful not to hit the floating logs!
Tidal Toss Solo side: Ground-pound the boat to send waves toward your rivals. Team side: Jump over the waves!
Boulder Ball Solo side: Roll boulders down the slope to interfere with the climbers. Team side: Dodge the boulders and get to the top!
Spotlight Swim Solo side: Stay out of the spotlight! Team side: All of you must shine all three searchlights on the solo player together.
Coconut Conk Solo side: Roll around to dodge the falling coconuts. Team side: Ground-pound to drop coconuts on the solo player!
Money Belts Grab as many coins as possible. Don't fall off, or you'll lose time!
GOOOOOOOAL!! Solo side: Play as the goalie and block shots. Team side: Play as the kickers, and try to make 10 goals.
Squared Away Solo side: Don't get crushed. Team side: Cooperate to chase down the solo player.
Tube It or Lose It Solo side: Try to pop your rivals' tubes. Team side: Steer clear until you reach the goal.
Pogo-a-Go-Go Solo side: Spin the stage to make your rivals fall into a hole. Team side: Don't fall into the holes.
Skewer Scurry Solo side: Select a direction to attack. Try to fake out your rivals! Team side: "Run and hide!
2-vs-2 minigames
Bobsled Run Team up with another player for a race. Cooperate with your partner so you don't fall off the edge. Fall, and you lose the race!
Handcar Havoc Race the handcars in teams of two. Be careful not to pick up too much speed on a curve. Fall into the lava, and you're out!
Cake Factory Work as a pair and make cakes. One player places cakes. The other, strawberries!
Speed Hockey Knock the shell into your rivals' goal. The first team to score three goals wins!
Sky Pilots Control the plane with another player, and fly to the finish line!
Dungeon Dash Teammates must move their feet at the same time to move ahead! You'll trip if you get the timing wrong.
Puddle Paddle Climb aboard a two-person raft, and collect coins. Be careful not to get hit by the hammers!
Etch 'n' Catch Work together with your partner to surround the stamps with your crayons.
Picking Panic Pass the cherries at the right time, and put as many as you can in the basket.
Motor Rooter Race a Shell through the winding pipe, and get to the finish line before your rival. Navigate well to avoid the Amps!
Eatsa Pizza Pair up to gobble as much of the giant pizza as you can! Pepperoni and crust take longer to chomp.
Dungeon Duos Help your teammate to clear all the obstacles in this dark, dreary dungeon!
Revers-a-Bomb Blow up the other side! Press the buttons that light up to send Bob-ombs to your rivals. Hit them 10 times to win!
Rocky Road Break down the boulders blocking the road, and be the first team to the goal!
Cashapult Use the seesaw to launch into the air and collect as many floating coins as you can. Each player only gets two jumps though!
Duel minigame
Ticktock Hop Jump and avoid the clock's spinning hands. Don't get hit!
Vine with Me Jump at the right moment between swinging vines to reach the goal!
Mass Meteor Dodge the floating asteroids, and be the first to reach the finish line!
Spin Doctor Navigate through a series of spinning gates, and make your way to the goal!
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