Bowser's Big Blast
Template:Minigame-infobox Bowser's Big Blast (originally stylized as BOWSER's Big Blast) is a Battle minigame in Mario Party 2 and a Free-for-All minigame in Mario Party: The Top 100and Mario Party Superstars.
Introduction
A Bowser bomb is screwed into place by a mechanical arm, and the camera zooms out. The four characters enter the room it is in and get in line (with the exception of the first player up to press a plunger) while the plungers appear. The minigame then begins.
Gameplay
This is a luck-based minigame. The players take turns pressing down the switches connected to a massive Bowser bomb. After a player presses a switch, the game decides whether they are safe or not. If steam comes out of the bomb's "nostrils," then the player is safe and moves to the end of the line. However, if the wrong switch is pressed, then the bomb's eyes will count down from three, eliminating the player when it explodes. The process repeats until there is only one player left, and that player is declared the winner. There are five switches in different colors: red, magenta, yellow, green, and white. Each time a player is eliminated, the number of switches will decrease by one until there are only three left. If everyone pulls down a switch that does not set off the bomb, then a new set of switches will appear.
In Mario Party: The Top 100, the explosion of the bomb is more detailed. The characters also breathe a sigh of relief if the bomb does not explode or take cover if it does.
Controls
Mario Party 2
– Move
– Press plunger
Mario Party: The Top 100
: Move
: Hit switch
In-game text
Mario Party 2
- Game Rules – "Take turns pressing the plungers. If Bowser blows up on you, you're out. Last one standing wins!"
- Advice – "Just because a plunger detonated Bowser once, doesn't mean it will again... Or does it? Give it a try!"
Mario Party: The Top 100
- Description – "Guess which switch won't detonate the bomb! The last one standing wins!"
- On-screen – "Hit a switch that won't explode!"
See also
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クッパだいばくはつ[?] Kuppa Dai Bakuhatsu |
Bowser Big Explosion | |
| Dutch | Bowsers korte lontje[?] | Bowser's short fuse | |
| German | Bumm Bumm-Bowser[?] | Boom Boom Bowser | |
| Italian | Esplosione Bowser[?] | Bowser Explosion | |
| Spanish | Explosión de Bowser[?] | Bowser's Explosion |
Trivia
- The giant Bowser head was later also used in Mario Party 5 in the Panic Pinball and Head Waiter minigames.
