Bobsled Run

Bobsled Run
Appears in	Mario Party Mario Party 2 Mario Party Superstars
Type	2-vs-2 minigame
Initial record	5'00"00 (Mario Party) 1'30"00 (Mario Party 2) 2'00"00 (Mario Party Superstars)
Music track	Let's Go Lightly (Mario Party and Mario Party Superstars) Going Somewhere (Mario Party 2)

Bobsled Run is a 2-vs-2 minigame in Mario Party, Mario Party 2, and Mario Party Superstars. The minigame seems to be based on the Big Penguin race on Cool, Cool Mountain from Super Mario 64 as in Mario Party 2, the bobsleds are modeled after penguins. However, in the first Mario Party, they are normal sleds with the first team's having a Star front end and the second team's having a Mushroom front end, and in Mario Party Superstars, they are normal sleds with Mushroom-like patterns.

Gameplay

Mario Party 2 gameplay

The game splits the four players into two teams, each one getting its own bobsled. They must steer their way through a track down to the finish, hitting three speed boosts along the way. In the Mario Party 2 version, there are fewer guardrails, so it is easier to fall (or get pushed by an opponent) off into oblivion than it is in Mario Party. The first team to reach the finish line is the winner. If neither team finishes within five minutes or both teams fall off the track, the game ends in a draw.

The minigame can be purchased for 100 coins.

Controls

Mario Party / Mario Party 2

• / – Steer
• – Speed up
• – Slow down
• – Push sled

Mario Party Superstars

• Mash to Push Sled
• (Up) – Accelerate
• (Down) – Slow Down
• (Left and Right) – Steer

In-game text

Mario Party

• Game Rules – "Team up with another player for a Bobsled Run. Use to adjust speed and to push the sled at the start."
• Advice – "If you touch the panels found on the course, your Bobsled will speed up."

Mario Party 2

• Game Rules – "It's a super-long Bobsled Run! Keep pressing the Button until you jump in the sled."
• Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster) – "Steer your boblsed down the long icy shoot^[sic] in this bobsled race! Win the race to clear the game."
• Advice – "Hit the speed-ups on the course to boost your speed momentarily."

Mario Party Superstars

• "Team up with another player for a race. Cooperate with your partner so you don't fall off the edge. Fall, and you lose the race!"

Gallery

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  Mario Party Superstars

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	スライダーボブスレー[?] Suraidā Bobusurē	Slider Bobsleigh
Dutch	Bobsleeën[?]	Bobsleds
French	Luge endiablée (Mario Party) Bobsleigh À l'aise (Mario Party 2 and Superstars)[?]	Furious luge Comfortable bobsleigh
German	Bob-Abfahrt[?]	Bobsled Downhill
Italian	Gara di Bob[?]	Bobsled Race
Korean	봅슬레이 슬라이드[?] Bopseullei Seullaideu	Bobsleigh Slide
Portuguese	Gelocidade[?]	Portmanteau of gelo (ice) and velocidade (speed)
Russian	Бобслей[?] Bobsley	Bobsled
Spanish	Carrera de Bobsleigh[?]	Bobsleigh Race

Trivia

• "Let's Go Lightly," the music played during this minigame in Mario Party (as well as Platform Peril) and Mario Party Superstars, is a cover of Giant Land's map music from Super Mario Bros. 3.