Mario Party 4/4-Player Mini-Games

There are 16 4-player minigames in Mario Party 4, many of which focus around rapidly pressing a button. Only one of the 16 is a coin-collecting bonus game, where everyone can earn coins.

Avalanche!
Rules: ''Don't get swallowed by the avalanche behind you! Ski down the mountain and avoid the obstacles too!'' Controls: : Turn Advice: ''If you don't use your poles, you'll slow down. Watch out for the walls and boulders as you speed down the hill.''
 * Use poles for speed

The winner of this game is the person who reaches the end of the course first, even if other players are still alive. You'll want to tap just about nonstop during the minigame. The boulders and jumps are always in the same positions. The first jump is on the characters' left, the first rock is on their right, the next rock is in the middle, and the final rock is on their right. This gives Player 1 a slight advantage, as they start in a position where there are very few obstacles. Make sure that you don't stay too close to the wall, as it will slow you down as well.

Bob-omb Breakers
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Booksquirm
Rules: ''Avoid getting flattened by the pages! Find a hole in the falling page and position yourself so you fit through to the next page!'' Controls: : Move Advice: Look for shadows in the falling page to find the passage to the next page.

Whenever possible, try and position yourself under a hole in the middle, so you can reach both sides easily. Be careful of your opponents, as higher-level computers will frequently try to push you out of the safe zone. Watch out for the moon shapes, as only two people can fit under them easily. If you see that your character is starting to get squashed and is near a safe zone, you can actually survive the attack by adjusting your position quickly. As it gets faster and faster, it comes down more and more to luck, as to which character has a shorter distance to a safe zone. Though the game starts with three holes per page, there will only be two holes by the tenth page, and just one hole starting at the sixteenth. When in doubt, watch the shadows.

Domination
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Long Claw of the Law
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Manta Rings
Rules: ''Dive through the rings while swimming in the ocean. Each ring is worth one point. If any enemies hit you, you'll lose points.'' Controls: : Move Advice: The gold Manta rings are worth three points, so try to grab as many gold ones as you can!
 * Press repeatedly to go forward

The best strategy in this game is to go after chains of rings. Frequently, there will be several rings more or less in front of each other, worth 3 or 4 points. Stay at the back, dodging enemies until a chain of rings and/or a gold ring appears. When there aren't any chains, simply go after the rings that the other players ignored. If a second player stays at the back of the screen with you, swim slightly ahead of them so that you can get to the rings before them.

Mario Medley
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Mario Speedwagons
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Mr. Blizzard's Brigade
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Paratrooper Plunge
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Photo Finish
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Slime Time
Rules: ''Escape from the Slime! Be the first person to reach the middle platform to win!'' Controls: : Press quickly to escape Advice: If you don't go fast enough, you'll be pulled back into the Big Slime, so don't give up until you're done.

This is probably the easiest of the button-mashing minigames speed-wise and length-wise. Focus on going just fast enough so that you won't get pulled back; the computer players almost always get pulled back at least once. Keep in mind that as you get closer to the finish, your character will move more slowly, and you will need to tap more quickly to avoid getting pulled back. Frequently, this minigame ends in under 10 seconds.

Stamp Out!
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Three Throw
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Toad's Quick Draw
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