Photo Finish

Photo Finish
Appears in	Mario Party 4
Type	4-Player mini-game
Time limit	60 seconds
Music track	Slowly Yet Surely
Music sample

Photo Finish is a 4-Player minigame from Mario Party 4. Its name is a reference to the term "photo finish."

Introduction

The picture is shown on the screen before being duplicated for each player. It suddenly breaks and the pieces fly out, surprising the players, and the screens zoom back in as the cursor holding the first piece appears.

Gameplay

Players must piece the eight-piece puzzle together, one piece at a time. If the player has the correct orientation and location of the piece, it will fall into place and the next piece will appear. There are three puzzles: Toad's birthday party, a penguin's ice rink, and a Shy Guy's car. The first player to piece together their puzzle is the winner. If no one finishes their puzzle in the time limit, the game ends in a draw.

Ending

The camera zooms to the winning character's finished picture, and the character then jumps into the picture and interacts with it.

In Toad's birthday party, the character performs a pose as two Toads toast champagne between the player. In the penguin's ice rink, the character ice-skates in circles as penguins cheer. In the Shy Guy's car, the character rides in the car as the Shy Guy drives it.

Controls

• – Rotate a piece
• – Move a piece
• – Drop a piece

In-game text

• Game Rules – "Please finish this photo puzzle. You can only drop a piece in its proper place, so you'll know when you've found the correct spot."
• Advice – "Focus on the picture, so that you remember which way the pieces face."

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  Shy Guy's car

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	くるくるパズル[?] Kurukuru Pazuru	Spinning Puzzle
German	Photo-Puzzle[?]	Photo Puzzle
Italian	Puzzle[?]	?
Spanish	¡Rehaz la foto![?]	Redo the Photo!