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|image=[[Image:MP6_PierFactor.jpg|260px]]
|image=[[File:PierFactory.png|260px]]
|controls={{button|gcn|Stick}}: Choose barrel<br>{{button|gcn|A}}: Pick barrel
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 6]]''
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party 6]]''
|type=Donkey Kong mini-game
|type=Donkey Kong minigame
|time=10 seconds to select a barrel
|track=Gaming With DK
|sample=[[File:MP6 Gaming With DK.oga]]
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'''Pier Factor''' is a [[Donkey Kong]] minigame in ''[[Mario Party 6]]''. Its name is a reference to the TV game show ''[[wikipedia:Fear Factor|Fear Factor]]''. [[Sphere Factor]] from ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' is also a reference to the show.
'''Pier Factor''' is a Donkey Kong [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 6]]''. Its name is a pun on the title of the NBC reality game show ''{{wp|Fear Factor}}''. The surroundings of the area suggest that the minigame takes place in the harbor of [[Delfino Plaza]].


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
To get the most bananas, it is vital to watch the introduction. It shows Donkey Kong jumping up the course, showing which paths lead to the most bananas.
[[Donkey Kong]] eats a [[banana]] at the end of the course, then leaps across the pier to the beginning, where the players are waiting.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The whole point of the game is to get the most bananas, which in Party Mode are transferred into one, two, or three coins. Each player starts by choosing one of the four barrels to jump into. The board, which is a crossway bridge, is covered with bananas. The barrels with the players in them would roll down the bridge, turning at every possible chance. The players will most probably bump into each other during the game.  
The goal of the game is to get the most bananas, which in Party Mode are transferred into one, two, or three [[coin]]s (depending on the roulette result). Each player starts by choosing one of the five [[barrel]]s to jump into. The board, which is a crossway bridge, is covered with bananas. The barrels with the players in them roll down the bridge, turning at every possible chance. If two players bump into each other as they cross onto another path, they move backward and continue down their previous paths.
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{{Mario Party 6}}
==Ending==
[[Category:DK Minigames]]
The four players do their victory poses while Donkey Kong poses behind them.
[[Category:Mario Party 6 Minigames]]
 
==Controls==
* {{button|gcn|Stick}} &ndash; Move
* {{button|gcn|A}} &ndash; Confirm
 
==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Choose one of the five barrels. The barrels will collect bananas as they move down the pier."''
* '''Advice''' &ndash; ''"If barrels hit each other, they will change direction."''
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ころがってウッホッホ!
|JapR=Korogatte Uhhohho!
|JapM=Ooh-Ooh-Aah-Aah Roll!<br>「ウッホッホ」is a sound associated with monkeys and apes, and appears in all of DK's minigames in this game.
|Ger=Bananen-Bingo
|GerM=Banana Bingo
|Fre=Roule-Tonneau
|FreM=Barrel Roll
|Spa=Caminos cruzados
|SpaM=Crossed Paths
|Ita=Barile sul Pontile
|ItaM=Barrel on the Jetty
}}
 
{{MP6 minigames}}
[[Category:DK minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 6 minigames]]

Latest revision as of 12:31, March 2, 2024

Pier Factor
Pier Factor from Mario Party 6
Appears in Mario Party 6
Type Donkey Kong mini-game
Time limit 10 seconds to select a barrel
Music track Gaming With DK
Music sample

Pier Factor is a Donkey Kong minigame in Mario Party 6. Its name is a pun on the title of the NBC reality game show Fear Factor. The surroundings of the area suggest that the minigame takes place in the harbor of Delfino Plaza.

Introduction[edit]

Donkey Kong eats a banana at the end of the course, then leaps across the pier to the beginning, where the players are waiting.

Gameplay[edit]

The goal of the game is to get the most bananas, which in Party Mode are transferred into one, two, or three coins (depending on the roulette result). Each player starts by choosing one of the five barrels to jump into. The board, which is a crossway bridge, is covered with bananas. The barrels with the players in them roll down the bridge, turning at every possible chance. If two players bump into each other as they cross onto another path, they move backward and continue down their previous paths.

Ending[edit]

The four players do their victory poses while Donkey Kong poses behind them.

Controls[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Confirm

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"Choose one of the five barrels. The barrels will collect bananas as they move down the pier."
  • Advice"If barrels hit each other, they will change direction."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ころがってウッホッホ![?]
Korogatte Uhhohho!
Ooh-Ooh-Aah-Aah Roll!
「ウッホッホ」is a sound associated with monkeys and apes, and appears in all of DK's minigames in this game.
French Roule-Tonneau[?] Barrel Roll
German Bananen-Bingo[?] Banana Bingo
Italian Barile sul Pontile[?] Barrel on the Jetty
Spanish Caminos cruzados[?] Crossed Paths