Stardust Battle
| Stardust Battle | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 3 | ||
| Type | Rare minigame | ||
| Initial record | 3'00"00 | ||
| Music track | Stardust Battle | ||
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Stardust Battle is a Rare minigame in Mario Party 3.
Overview[edit]
It is the final stage of Story Mode, and is also unlocked by completing it. The player tries dodging flaming star meteors in an octagonal arena, which cool off shortly after landing, then the player can pick one up before it vanishes and throw it at the Millennium Star, who glows redder after each hit. The field is altered by the Millennium Star after every hit in Easy mode, two hits in Normal mode, or three hits in Hard mode. The minigame plays identically to Hard mode in Super Hard and Free Play modes. After each meteor shower, the Millennium Star will come down to the player's level, allowing them to throw any collected meteor at it; however, running into the Millennium Star will stun the player, causing them to waste time and leaving them vulnerable to a falling meteor. In total, the Millennium Star requires three hits to defeat in Easy mode, six in Normal, or nine in Hard and Super Hard mode. If the player either touches a hot meteor or gets hit by one, or if three minutes pass, the player loses.
The first part of the battle is fought on a regular floor with a checkered pattern, where meteors fall at a slow pace, five at a time. For the second part of the battle, the Millennium Star changes the playing field is covered in a reflective metallic liquid, which slows the player's movement, as the meteors fall at a slightly faster pace, between eight and nine at a time. For the third and final phase of the battle, the field becomes a dark ice floor with low traction, with ten to eleven meteors falling quickly in each volley.
Controls[edit]
– Move
– Jump
– Pick up/throw falling star
In-game text[edit]
- Game Rules – "Gather up the falling stars that land in the playing field, then throw them at the Millennium Star."
- Advice – "If you try to pick up a falling star while it's still glowing, you'll be out, so be careful."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | スターダストバトル[?] Sutādasuto batoru |
Stardust Battle | |
| French | Combat Céleste[?] | Celestial Fight | |
| German | Sternenregen[?] | Star Rain | |
| Spanish | Batalla Polvo Estelar[?] | Stardust Battle |
Notes[edit]
- This mini-game's theme is the only mini-game theme in Mario Party 3 that has never been arranged.
- During the second phase of the battle, the floor resembles the entrance portal to Hazy Maze Cave from Super Mario 64.
