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(British English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr03JEyyM8M / American English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzexOKR7U8U - either way, both versions have a minigame called "Spiked Ball Scramble" so the former is more common overall.)
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'''Bowser's Painball''' is a Bowser [[minigame]] appearing in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. "Painball" is a portmanteau of the words "pain" and "pinball."
'''Bowser's Painball''' is a Bowser [[minigame]] appearing in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. "Painball" is a portmanteau of the words "pain" and "pinball."
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The Team [[Mario]] players are in a pinball game controlled by [[Bowser]]. Bowser has 30 seconds to shoot [[Spike Ball]]s to harm players. Other elements from a real pinball machine also appear here, with overhead bumpers and a moving wall. The team players lose one [[heart (item)|heart]] every time they get hit. The game starts with one ball, and after about five seconds, a second ball appears from the left. If one of the balls falls in the center, the same ball will reappear after a few seconds.
The Team [[Mario]] players are in a pinball game controlled by [[Bowser]]. Bowser has 30 seconds to shoot [[Spike Ball|Spiked Ball]]s to harm players. Other elements from a real pinball machine also appear here, with overhead bumpers and a moving wall. The team players lose one [[heart (item)|heart]] every time they get hit. The game starts with one ball, and after about five seconds, a second ball appears from the left. If one of the balls falls in the center, the same ball will reappear after a few seconds.


The player playing as Bowser can actually shake the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|GamePad]] to briefly stun the other players. This is never explained in-game, however.
The player playing as Bowser can actually shake the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|GamePad]] to briefly stun the other players. This is never explained in-game, however.
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==In-game text==
==In-game text==
*'''Bowser:''' ''"Activate the flippers with {{button|wiiu|ZL}} and {{button|wiiu|ZR}}. Attack with the Spike Balls!"''
*'''Bowser:''' "''Activate the flippers with {{button|wiiu|ZL}} and {{button|wiiu|ZR}}. Attack with the Spike Balls!''" <small>(American English)</small>
*'''Team Mario:''' ''"Keep away from the Spike Balls!"''
*'''Bowser:''' "''Activate the flippers with {{button|wiiu|ZL}} and {{button|wiiu|ZR}}. Attack with the Spiked Balls!''" <small>(British English)</small>
*'''Team Mario:''' "''Keep away from the Spike Balls!''" <small>(American English)</small>
*'''Team Mario:''' "''Keep away from the Spiked Balls!''" <small>(British English)</small>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names|
{{foreign names|
|Jap=クッパのピンボールじごく
|Jap=クッパのピンボールじごく
|JapR=Kuppa no pinbōru jigoku
|JapR=Kuppa no Pinbōru Jigoku
|JapM=Bowser's Pinball Hell
|JapM=Bowser's Pinball Hell
|Dut=Bowsers Flipperval
|Dut=Bowsers Flipperval
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|Fra=Flipper flippant de Bowser
|Fra=Flipper flippant de Bowser
|FraM=Bowser's Creepy Pinball
|FraM=Bowser's Creepy Pinball
|Spa= Pinball maléfico
|Spa=Pinball maléfico
|SpaM=Evil Pinball
|SpaM=Evil Pinball
|Ger=Bowsers Flipperfarce
|Ger=Bowsers Flipperfarce
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This was one of the minigames featured in the E3 2014 demo.
*This was one of the minigames featured in the E3 2014 demo.
{{MP10 minigames}}
{{MP10 minigames}}
[[Category:Bowser Battle minigames]]
[[Category:Bowser Battle minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 10 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 10 minigames]]

Revision as of 16:56, October 22, 2022

Bowser's Painball
Bowser Painball from Mario Party 10.
Appears in Mario Party 10
Type Bowser minigame
Time limit 30 seconds
Music track Bowser's Punishment 2
Music sample

Bowser's Painball is a Bowser minigame appearing in Mario Party 10. "Painball" is a portmanteau of the words "pain" and "pinball."

Gameplay

The Team Mario players are in a pinball game controlled by Bowser. Bowser has 30 seconds to shoot Spiked Balls to harm players. Other elements from a real pinball machine also appear here, with overhead bumpers and a moving wall. The team players lose one heart every time they get hit. The game starts with one ball, and after about five seconds, a second ball appears from the left. If one of the balls falls in the center, the same ball will reappear after a few seconds.

The player playing as Bowser can actually shake the GamePad to briefly stun the other players. This is never explained in-game, however.

Controls

Team Mario

  • +Control Pad – Move

Bowser

  • ZL Button – Move left flipper
  • ZR Button – Move right flipper

In-game text

  • Bowser: "Activate the flippers with ZL Button and ZR Button. Attack with the Spike Balls!" (American English)
  • Bowser: "Activate the flippers with ZL Button and ZR Button. Attack with the Spiked Balls!" (British English)
  • Team Mario: "Keep away from the Spike Balls!" (American English)
  • Team Mario: "Keep away from the Spiked Balls!" (British English)

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッパのピンボールじごく[?]
Kuppa no Pinbōru Jigoku
Bowser's Pinball Hell
Dutch Bowsers Flipperval[?] Bowser's pinball [machine] trap
German Bowsers Flipperfarce[?] Bowser's Pinball Farce
Italian Flipper malefico[?] Evil pinball
Portuguese Pinball Maléfico[?] Evil Pinball
Spanish Pinball maléfico[?] Evil Pinball

Trivia

  • This was one of the minigames featured in the E3 2014 demo.