Boulder Ball

Template:Minigame-infobox Boulder Ball is a 1-vs-3 minigame first appearing in Mario Party 3, and later returning in 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 single player manages to keep the players from going on top of the hill, that player wins.

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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  Mario Party Superstars

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  Mario Party Superstars

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	岩石滚滚而下[?] yánshí gǔngǔn'érxìa	Rocks Rolling Down
Dutch	Keikegelen[?]	Boulder Bowling
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