Desert Dash

Desert Dash
Mario Party
Appears in	Mario Party Mario Party: The Top 100
Type	2-vs-2 minigame
Music track	Let's Limbo
Music sample Mario Party:0:30 Mario Party: The Top 100:0:30

Desert Dash is a 2-vs-2 minigame in Mario Party and Mario Party: The Top 100.

Introduction

On the screen, the player will see the sun that is about to set. There are some trees and rocks at both sides of the lane on the grass. The camera moves backward, revealing the finish line with a sign post, and a Thwomp as an obstacle. The screen then splits in two and shows the two teams, who have log boards on their feet, as the minigame begins.

Gameplay

Mario Party: The Top 100 gameplay

The members of the teams have log boards on their feet, and they have to work together to cross the finish line. To go forward, both players on a team will have to step on a certain side, using their feet, as the dialog showing which way both players will have to go to move forward appears on each team, at the same time. If one of the players on a team moves in the wrong direction with their foot, the team will collapse onto the ground and then have to stand up to resume. If this occurs, the team will lose some time and the other team may get ahead. Additionally in the minigame, there is a Thwomp in the air nearby, as an obstacle, attempting to crush the teams as they pass by. After falling, the Thwomp slowly lifts up from the ground to fall again when it reaches the highest height it can get to, and the process repeats. If one of the teams gets crushed by the Thwomp, the team will lose some time, like when the team falls over. The first team to cross the finish line wins the minigame.

Mario Party: The Top 100 mostly retains the minigame's basic gameplay, except that the boards are colored red and blue. The Thwomp has also been updated to match its current appearance. Additionally, when a team collapses, the notification to move the Circle Pad to the left or right turns red instead of a red X marking appearing over it.

Controls

Mario Party

• – Step with right leg
• – Step with left leg

Mario Party: The Top 100

• Slide Right: Move right leg
• Slide Left: Move left leg

In-game text

Mario Party

• Game Rules – "Break into teams for a ski race in the desert. Push in the same direction at the same time."
• Advice – "If the two of you don't push at the same time, you'll fall down."

Mario Party: The Top 100

• Description – "Work with your teammate and sync your moves to reach the goal!"
• On-screen – "Move as a team to reach the goal first!"

Gallery

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  The ending to Dungeon Dash in Mario Party

See also

• Dungeon Dash
• Mecha March

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Dutch	Zandlopers[?]	Literally Sand Runners, but also a pun on zandlopers (hourglasses)
German	Wüstensprint[?]	Desert Dash
Italian	Sci nel deserto[?]	Desert ski
Spanish	Esquí en el desierto[?]	Desert Ski

Trivia

• This is the only minigame from Mario Party in Mario Party: The Top 100 not to return in Mario Party Superstars, though its Mario Party 2 counterpart, Dungeon Dash, appears.