Don't Look is a Free-for-All minigame found in Mario Party 9 and Mario Party: The Top 100. This is the only minigame in Mario Party 9 with no music.

Introduction[edit]

The players are seen standing on the floor. They move while three groups of arrows appear.

Gameplay[edit]

There are 10 rounds. During each round, blue arrows pointing in different directions appear. The objective is to make the character look in the direction that the arrows are not pointing at the moment. There is only one arrow in the first two rounds, two arrows in the next four rounds, and three arrows in the last four rounds. With each passing round, there is less and less time for the player to think of where to make the character look. The player will lose the round if they look in the wrong direction or run out of time. The player who beats the most rounds wins.

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 9[edit]

• 'Hold the Wii Remote vertically. Swing the Wii Remote up, down, left, or right to control which direction your character looks.'

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

• Up / Down / Left / Right: Look in that direction

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 9[edit]

• Rules – 'Watch for the arrows that appear on-screen, and then quickly look in a different direction than the way they're pointing!'

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

• Description and on-screen – 'Look in the direction the arrows aren't pointing!'

Names in other languages[edit]

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Trivia[edit]

• Toad, Koopa Troopa, Shy Guy, and Kamek stand on stools when participating in this minigame, due to their height.

Goomba Bowling is a Free-for-All minigame featured in Mario Party 9 and Mario Party: The Top 100. A full version is available in Extra Mode, which awards players five Party Points when finished.

Introduction[edit]

The camera, starting at the fortress, backs up toward the players, showing all 20 Goombas lined up in a single file and forming a slightly diagonal line while moving from side to side.

Gameplay[edit]

Before the game starts, a 'spinning' arrow determines who goes first.

Using a Red Shell, players try to knock out as many Goombas as they can in one throw. The Goombas will continue to move from side to side as the player throws, requiring the players to time their shots carefully. Hitting every Goomba will earn a player a perfect score of 20 points. Getting this will earn the player a special 'Strike!' message. Each player has 15 seconds to plan out and take their shot.

The Extra Mode version of the minigame in Mario Party 9 consists of five frames for each player. Each player gets two tries to take out all 20 Goombas for each frame, and the player with the most points after the fifth frame is the winner. Players can earn bonus points if all the Goombas are taken out; a 'Strike' awards 20 points, while a 'Spare' awards 10 points. Players can achieve a perfect score of 200, if they manage to get a 'Strike' on every frame.

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 9[edit]

• 'Hold the Wii Remote vertically. Press to switch between your position and your angle. Press to adjust the two. Swing the Wii Remote while holding to throw the shell.'

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

• Left / Right: Adjust angle
• Left / Right: Adjust position
• : Throw shell

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 9[edit]

• Description from Extra Mode – 'Bowl your shell, and try to topple as many Goombas as you can. Get the most points after five frames to win!
• Rules – 'Throw the shell down the lane to topple as many Goombas as you can! Each player gets two shells per frame. The player with the highest score after five frames wins!'
• Rules 2 – 'Topple all the Goombas with your first throw to get a strike. Take out any remaining Goombas with your second throw to get a spare. Both strikes and spares award extra points.'

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

• Description – 'Knock out as many Goombas with one shell toss as possible!'
• On-screen – 'Aim your throw to knock out lots of Goombas!'

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