Tug o' War
| Tug o' War | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mario Party  Mario Party: The Top 100  Mario Party Superstars | |||
| Appears in | Mario Party Mario Party: The Top 100 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Type | 1-vs-3 minigame | ||
| Time limit | 30 seconds (Mario Party) 20 seconds (Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars) | ||
| Music track | Let's Limbo | ||
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Tug o' War is a 1-vs-3 minigame found in Mario Party, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars. It is based on the real-life game tug of war.
This minigame, Paddle Battle, Pedal Power, and, to some extent, Cast Aways and Deep Sea Divers were infamous for causing hand injuries until Nintendo reached a deal to provide padded gloves to players. However, in Mario Party: The Top 100, the Nintendo 3DS's Circle Pad is safer to spin quickly without injuries. In Mario Party Superstars, due to the game utilizing control sticks again, a disclaimer is placed on the rules screen, warning players not to use their palms to turn the stick to avoid hand injury and stick damage. For the Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online re-release of Mario Party, a warning appears upon the game being started, advising players not to use their palms to rotate the stick.
Gameplay[edit]
The player in the Bowser Suit has to pull the rope alone, while the other three players have to pull the rope together. The side that rotates slower will fall into a giant Piranha Plant's mouth. If no one falls into the Piranha Plant's mouth within the time limit, the minigame ends in a tie.
In Mario Party, if the team players lose, the player in the Bowser Suit wins five coins from each player, or simply 15 coins if one or more players have fewer than five, while the ones with at most five just lose all their coins; if the team players win, they each get five coins from the player in the Bowser Suit. In Superstars, this is changed to the usual outcome of the winning side earning 10 coins.
In Mario Party, this minigame has a Bowser variation triggered from a Bowser Space. Here, whoever loses the minigame loses coins. If a draw occurs, everyone loses coins.
On Mini-Game Island, the player is the solo player in the Bowser Suit and must make the team players fall into the Piranha Plant's mouth.
In Mario Party, the minigame can be purchased from the Mini-Game House for 150 coins when it is available for purchase.
Ending[edit]
Whoever loses is pulled into the Piranha Plant's mouth and is eaten.
In Mario Party, the losing player's/players' coins are then spit out towards the winning player(s), unless it is a Bowser event. If the solo player wins, they walk up, look in, and then laugh. If the team players win, they do a victory dance.
In Mario Party Superstars, if the solo player wins, they pump their fist.
The ending to Tug o' War if the solo player wins in Mario Party
The ending to Tug o' War if the team wins in Mario Party
Controls[edit]
Mario Party[edit]
– Rotate to pull rope
Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]
- Rotate
: Pull rope
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- Rotate
– Pull rope
To avoid irritation to your skin and/or damage to the control stick, do not rotate it with the palm of your hand. (American English version)
Do not play using the palm of your hand or other areas with sensitive skin. (British English version)
In-game text[edit]
Mario Party[edit]
- Game Rules – "It's a 3-vs-1 Tug o' War against the player in the Bowser Suit. Rotate to pull the rope."
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "It's a 3-on-1 Tug o' War! Rotate to tug the rope. Pull the other team off of the cliff to clear the game."
- Game Rules (Bowser) – "Rotate as fast as you can, because if you lose, Bowser will steal some of your Coins."
- Advice – "Just rotate your ! When you fall from the cliff, you get eaten by a giant Piranha Plant."
Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]
- Description – "One against 3 is hardly fair–unless that one wears a super-strong Bowser suit!"
- On-screen (Solo) – "Pull the rope and drag your rivals off the cliff!"
- On-screen (Team) – "Pull the rope and drag your rival off the cliff!"
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- 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!"
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | つなひきデンジャラス[?] Tsunahiki Denjarasu |
Dangerous Tug of War | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 危险拔河[?] Wéixiǎn Báhé |
Dangerous Tug of War | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 危險拔河[?] Wéixiǎn Báhé |
Dangerous Tug of War | |
| Dutch | Touwtrekken[?] | Tug of war | |
| French | Tir à la corde[1] | Tug of war | |
| German | Großes Tauziehen[?] | Big Tug of War | |
| Italian | Tug 'o[sic] War[2] | - | Mario Party |
| Tiro alla fune[?] | Tug of war; lit. "Rope pulling" | ||
| Korean | 위험한 줄다리기[?] Wiheoman Juldarigi |
Dangerous Tug of War | |
| Portuguese | Cabo de Guerra[?] | Tug of War | |
| Russian | Перетяни-канат[?] Peretyani-kanat |
Shortened from перетягивание каната (peretyagivanie kanata, "tug of war") | |
| Spanish | Tira de la cuerda[?] | Tug of war |
Trivia[edit]
- In Mario Party, the text erroneously reads "<players' names> WINS!" if the trio wins.
References[edit]
- ^ Tiplouf15 (December 21, 2011). Mario Party 1 français Episode 3 Jeux de chaleur. YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ Mario Party European instruction booklet. Page 141.
| Minigames from Mario Party | |
|---|---|
| 4-Player minigames | Balloon Burst • Bombs Away • Box Mountain Mayhem • Bumper Balls • Buried Treasure • Cast Aways • Coin Block Blitz • Crazy Cutter • Face Lift • Grab Bag • Hammer Drop • Hot Bob-omb • Hot Rope Jump • Key-pa-Way • Mario Bandstand • Mushroom Mix-Up • Musical Mushroom • Platform Peril • Running of the Bulb • Shy Guy Says • Skateboard Scamper • Slot Car Derby • Tipsy Tourney • Treasure Divers |
| 1-vs-3 minigames | Bash 'n' Cash • Bowl Over • Coin Block Bash • Coin Shower Flower • Crane Game • Paddle Battle • Pipe Maze • Piranha's Pursuit • Tightrope Treachery • Tug o' War |
| 2-vs-2 minigames | Bobsled Run • Bombsketball • Deep Sea Divers • Desert Dash • Handcar Havoc |
| 1-Player minigames | Bumper Ball Maze • Ghost Guess • Ground Pound • Knock Block Tower • Limbo Dance • Memory Match • Pedal Power • Shell Game • Slot Machine • Teetering Towers • Whack-a-Plant |
