| Key-pa-Way | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party | ||
| Type | 4-Player mini-game | ||
| Time limit | 30 seconds | ||
| Music track | The Room Underground | ||
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Key-pa-Way is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party. Its name and gameplay are based on the real-life game Keep Away (a key is used in the minigame, rather than a ball). This is one of the two minigames in Mario Party that require four-way cooperation, the other being Running of the Bulb.
Gameplay
All the players must team up to win this minigame; one player gets a key, and the rest of the players have to intercept the key like a team. If the player with the key makes it to the key lock, all the players win, earning ten Coins. If one of the five Spike Koopas gets the key or the timer runs out, the minigame ends and all players lose five Coins.
Controls
– Move
– Jump
– Throw key
In-game text
- Game Rules – "Open the door without letting the Spike Koopas get the key. If they do, the game ends. Press to pass the key."
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Keep the key away from the Spike Koopas and open the door. Clear the game by opening the door."
- Advice – "It gets easier to pass to your teammates as Spike Koopas approach."
Gallery
Coins and ! Blocks are behind the door.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| French | Clé-pas-touche![?] | "Key don't touch!", pun on Hé-pas-touche! (Hey don't touch!) | |
| German | Draußen bleiben![?] | Keep out! | |
| Italian | Key-pa-Way[1] | ? |
References
- ^ Mario Party European manual, pag. 141
| Minigames from Mario Party | |
|---|---|
| 4-Player minigames | Balloon Burst • Bombs Away • Box Mountain Mayhem • Bumper Balls • Buried Treasure • Cast Aways • Coin Block Blitz • Crazy Cutter • Face Lift • Grab Bag • Hammer Drop • Hot Bob-omb • Hot Rope Jump • Key-pa-Way • Mario Bandstand • Mushroom Mix-Up • Musical Mushroom • Platform Peril • Running of the Bulb • Shy Guy Says • Skateboard Scamper • Slot Car Derby • Tipsy Tourney • Treasure Divers |
| 1-vs-3 minigames | Bash 'n' Cash • Bowl Over • Coin Block Bash • Coin Shower Flower • Crane Game • Paddle Battle • Pipe Maze • Piranha's Pursuit • Tightrope Treachery • Tug o' War |
| 2-vs-2 minigames | Bobsled Run • Bombsketball • Deep Sea Divers • Desert Dash • Handcar Havoc |
| 1-Player minigames | Bumper Ball Maze • Ghost Guess • Ground Pound • Knock Block Tower • Limbo Dance • Memory Match • Pedal Power • Shell Game • Slot Machine • Teetering Towers • Whack-a-Plant |