Paddle Battle
| Paddle Battle | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party | ||
| Type | 1-vs-3 Coin mini-game | ||
| Music track | Let's Limbo | ||
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Paddle Battle is a 1-vs-3 Coin-collecting minigame in Mario Party.
Like Tug o' War, Pedal Power, and, to some extent, Cast Aways and Deep Sea Divers, this minigame was infamous for causing hand injuries to players who were required to rotate the Control Stick to paddle up until Nintendo reached a deal to provide padded gloves to players. For the Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online rerelease of Mario Party, a warning appears upon the game being started, advising players not to use their palms to rotate the stick.
Gameplay[edit]
Paddling on a river, the solo player must direct the inflatable boat towards the shore on the team players' side, where Spear Guys stab them and give the solo player their Coins, while the team of three must direct the boat towards the shore on the solo player's side to get their Coins. Aside from the threat of Spear Guys, players must avoid the rocks that jut outward from and populate the river. Players with the most Coins at the river's end win. If both sides did not win or lose any Coins, they will do losing poses; however, victory music will play.
The minigame can be purchased from the Mini-Game House for 50 Coins when it is available for purchase.
Controls[edit]
– Rotate to paddle
In-game text[edit]
- English
- Game Rules – "Paddle your boat down the river with . Shy Guys hiding on the banks will poke you with spears if you get too close."
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Use to paddle the boat down the raging river. Get 15 or more Coins to clear the game."
- Advice – "Rotate your quickly and completely! If the Shy Guy's spear pokes you, you lose Coins."
- French
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Avec , rame le long de la rivière en pagayant. Obtiens plus de 15 pièces pour gagner." ("With , paddle along the river. Get more than 15 coins to win.")
- Advice – "Fais tourner ton rapidement et complétement! Si la lance de Maskass te pique, tu perds des pièces." ("Rotate your quickly and completely! If Shy Guy's spear stings you, you lose coins.")
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | マリオボート[?] Mario Bōto |
Mario Boat | |
| French | Bataille de pagaies[1] | Paddle battle | |
| German | Paddel-Gedaddel[?] | Paddle Daddle | |
| Italian | Paddle Battle[2] | - |
References[edit]
- ^ Tiplouf15 (December 20, 2011). Mario Party 1 français Episode 1 Bienvenue sur l'île aux minis-jeux. YouTube. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Mario Party European manual, pag. 141
| Minigames from Mario Party | |
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| 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 |
