Boulder Ball

Boulder Ball
Mario Party 3 Mario Party Superstars
Appears in	Mario Party 3 Mario Party Superstars
Type	1-vs-3 minigame
Time limit	30 seconds
Music track	Panic / In a B-I-G Hurry (Superstars)
Music sample Mario Party 3: Mario Party Superstars:

Boulder Ball is a 1-vs-3 minigame in Mario Party 3 and Mario Party Superstars.

Gameplay

The game takes place in a desert, and the three team players try to climb a sandy slope, while the other player controls a machine that can fling boulders at them in an attempt to block their path. If squished by a boulder, a player is stunned and slides down the hill. If one of the team players reaches the top of the hill, they all win, but if the solo player manages to keep the team players from going on top of the hill, that player wins. In Mario Party Superstars, the physics for the team of three are more slippery and realistic.

Controls

Mario Party 3

Solo (1 player)

• – Aim boulder
• – Drop boulder

Group (3 players)

• – Move

Mario Party Superstars

Solo Side (1 player)

• (Left and Right) – Aim Boulder
• – Drop Boulder

Team Side (3 players)

• – Move

In-game text

Mario Party 3

• Game Rules – "Use the machine at the summit to roll boulders down the slope and prevent the other 3 players from climbing up."
• Advice – "Knocking multiple players down at once is the key. As you're dropping the boulder, try bouncing it off the walls."

Mario Party Superstars

• Solo side: "Roll boulders down the slope to interfere with the climbers."
• Team side: "Dodge the boulders and get to the top!"

Gallery

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  Promotional artwork of Mario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and Peach playing Boulder Ball

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  The ending to Boulder Ball if the solo player wins in Mario Party 3

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  The ending to Boulder Ball if the team wins in Mario Party 3

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  Screenshot from the official Mario Party Superstars website

See also

• Block and Roll

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ゴロゴロいわころがし[?] Gorogoro iwa korogashi	Roll the Rock and Rumble
Chinese (simplified)	岩石滚滚而下[?] Yánshí gǔngǔn ér xià	Rocks Rolling Down
Chinese (traditional)	岩石滾滾而下[?] Yánshí gǔngǔn ér xià	Rocks Rolling Down
Dutch	Keikegelen[?]	Boulder Bowling
French	Rocher Danger![?]	Rock Danger!
German	Fels-Koller[?]	Boulder Paddy
Italian	Caduta massi[?]	Rock fall
Korean	데굴데굴 바위 굴리기[?] Deguldegul Bawi Gulligi	Rolling Boulder
Portuguese	Ladeira Pedreira[?]	Quarry Downhill
Russian	Сизифов склон[?] Sizifov sklon	Sisyphean slope, "Сизифов" is derived from Sisyphus
Spanish	Colina Peligrosa[?]	Dangerous Hill