Mario Party 3 - Mini-Game Guide (Page 02)

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Crazy Cogs
Difficulty: 3/10
Fun Factor: 6/10

If you’re the lone player, trick the other by moving the cog one way, then 
immediately the other way. Try to get them in the position where you know 
they’ll be hit by bullet bills. If you’re one of the three players, stay as 
far away from the bullet bills. You’ll knew when they’re coming when you see 
their shadow. Don’t be fooled by the player controlling the cog!
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2 VS 2 MINI-GAMES
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Log Jam
Difficulty: 2/10
Fun Factor: 6/10

This game is so easy it’s fun. If you’re the log placer, just push the 
button it says on the log. Same with the cutter, except it’s easier for him. 
You shouldn’t screw up unless you do it on purpose.
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Cosmic Coaster
Difficulty: 7/10
Fun Factor: 5/10

Avoid the walls as you race through the coaster. You have a chance of 
hitting many walls, and your partner may screw you up. When you reach the 
point with passage in the middle, it’s best to pause and think of what to 
do. Hitting a wall will slow you down, and the game is definitely not easy.
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Picking Panic
Difficulty: 7/10
Fun Factor: 6/10

If you’re a picker, pick up the fruit and throw it to your partner at the 
right time. Note this with the three fruits, because they are worth the 
most. It’s hard to grab, especially if your partner messes everything up by 
throwing at the wrong time. Like the duel game Vine with Me, you need time 
your fruit throw when you get to the part where your partner is closest to 
you.
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Eatsa Pizza
Difficulty: 2/10
Fun Factor: 7/10

This game is very easy. Repeatedly push A to dig your way through the pizza. 
Eat the pepperoni and the good stuff first, then finish up all the crumbs. 
You shouldn’t have so much trouble with this one, mainly because of it’s 
easiness.
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Etch N Catch
Difficulty: 5/10
Fun Factor: 5/10

Trap the Toad face with a circle made by your magic marker to get a Toad. 
The Toad can be annoying since he moves around so much. Make sure you’re 
going the opposite direction as your partner to prevent colliding and less 
chance of getting a point. Teamwork is required, so don’t cuss or beat up 
your partner out of game if you mess the mini-game up.
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Puddle Paddle
Difficulty: 4/10
Fun Factor: 4/10

This mini-game is very, very simple. All you have to do is repeatedly press 
A and steer using the awkward controls to grabs the coins and money bags the 
Hammer Bros. throws. Go for the money bags and avoid the hammers.
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Baby Bowser Broadside
Difficulty: 6/10
Fun Factor: 7/10

Once again, teamwork is required. Shoot Baby Bowser once you start moving. 
It’ll be hard to aim once you’re moving, but if you’re precise you can get a 
shot along with your partner.
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Slot Synch
Difficulty: 5/10
Fun Factor: 5/10

If you’re playing with the computer as your partner, it’ll be easy for you, 
since the CPU tends to get the same block you get all the time. Aim for Toad 
and hit the block. Toad gives the most points, while Bowser subtracts one 
point. You need good reflexes so if your partner hits first, do your best to 
time it right and get the same picture.
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Hyper Hydrants
Difficulty: 6/10
Fun Factor: 4/10

If you press A, you’ll spray around the sidelines. Don’t press A though, it 
wastes precious time and never really works. Aim for the small podoboos 
first, then go for the big ones. But first, always aim for the podoboos that 
are bunched up together.
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Pump, Pump, and Away
Difficulty: 7/10
Fun Factor: 5/10

Continuously press A and Z to pump up the rocket. Don’t press them too fast 
though. Watch as your character gets the pump all the way to the bottom, 
then press Z. Do it faster than a second, but slower than you would normally 
tap A and Z/B in these types of games. Get a record if your rocket goes up 
high!
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ITEM MINI-GAMES
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Swing N Swipe

This mini-game is easy. All you have to is hammer a Baby Bowser. No matter 
what you still get an item.
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Dorrie Dip

Ground pound Dorrie as soon as she passes Baby Bowser. She doesn’t 
immediately grab the item, so make sure Baby Bowser isn’t near.
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Swinging With Sharks

Time your jump by making the swing go high. If you do it right, you’ll land 
on a barrel and get the item drawn on there. Otherwise you’ll land in the 
water and get nothing.
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Hey Batter Batter!

Baby Bowser will throw the baseball at you when the countdown reaches 0. Hit 
it at the right time and it will go to an item. If you hit it too late, it 
will fly up in the air and you get nothing.
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Winner’s Wheel

Press A once the light is on the item you want, and it should come to the 
item you want. Just don’t do it near Baby Bowser’s icon.
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Bobbing Bow-loons

You need to fire an arrow and pop the balloon with the item you want. Make 
sure the balloons aren’t in the middle when you fire, and a little off to 
the top or bottom.
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GAME GUY MINI-GAMES
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When you land on a Game Guy space, Game Guy will come out. If you have more 
than 0 coins, you will lose them all and play a mini-game that Game Guy 
made. They are below. If you win, your coins are doubled. If you lose, you 
lose all your coins. It’s very risky, since Game Guy’s games are all based 
on luck. I wouldn’t land on the Game Guy spaces if I were you (unless you 
had to). You will need to get 1000 coins by gambling in Game Guy’s room to 
earn Mario’s Puzzle Party Pro.

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Game Guy’s Sweet Surprise

Predict which Chomp will eat the cake faster. Most of the time it’s the 
Large Chomp. If you look in the top right corner, and it says x2 Large 
Chomp, and times a big number for Small Chomp, the Large Chomp will always 
win, unless the Small Chomp number is usually less than 10, it will have a 
very, very small chance.
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Lucky Seven

This game is played like Blackjack, except you go up to seven and you have 
turn only once, twice if you want to roll again. The objective is to be on a 
higher number than Game Guy’s. If you roll a 5 or above, it’s best to stay 
and not roll again. Game Guy doesn’t roll his numbers TOO big, but he can 
roll twice also...
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Magic Boxes

Luck again. Predict which box Toad will be in. There are two boxes, and if 
you guess the wrong box, Baby Bowser will come out of there and you’ll lose 
all your coins. It’s always random and there’s no specific box Toad is 
always in. If you do win, you get the chance to double your coins again, or 
lose them all. Then you can do it one more time. It’s better to just double 
them once and get outta there.
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Game Guy’s Roulette

Predict where the shell will stop. Place your bet on one part of the circle. 
If the shell stops at that part, you get the amount of coins as it tells you 
to:

(Thanks to VGMaster96!)
Koopa X 2
Bob-omb X 4
Goomba X 8
Boo X 16
Toad X 32
Shy Guy X 64

The Shy Guy has a very small part of the circle, so it’s extremely rare to 
have the shell land on him. My strategy for this game is to place 10 coins 
all the time on Toad. You won’t lose so much if you do lose, but you’ll win 
320 coins if you win.
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Stardust Battle

You need to kill the “fake” Millennium Star here in order to actually win 
Story Mode. First, the star will make 5-6 stars fall on you. When they turn 
blue, immediately grab one before it fades away. When the Millennium Star 
touches the ground, throw it at him, otherwise jump and throw at him. 
Touching the Millennium Star stuns you. After you throw 2 stars at him, he 
will change the course and fill it up with “water”. This doesn’t do much but 
make you slower. It also won’t let you jump as high. The Millennium Star 
will now throw 8-9 stars at you. Run in a circle on the outer parts of the 
area until the last star has been throw and turns blue. Grab it and wait for 
the Millennium Star to go lower, then throw it at him. Repeat the process 
once more and the Millennium Star will change the area into ice. It’s 
slippery, do stopping and trying to run back won’t be as easy. The best 
thing to do is to hug the outer wall and run around until the Millennium 
Star throws about 10-12 stars at you. Pick the last one up, as always, and 
jump-throw it at him. Do this twice and you’ll win the battle.
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MY BEST/WORST MINI-GAMES
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MY TOP 5 BEST 4 PLAYER MINI-GAMES:
1.	Treadmill Grill
2.	Picture Imperfect
3.	Mario’s Puzzle Party
4.	Aces High
5.	MPIQ
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MY TOP 3 WORST 4 PLAYER MINI-GAMES:
1.	Rockin Raceway
2.	-
3.	–
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MY TOP 3 BEST BATTLE MINI-GAMES:
1.	Locked Out
2.	All Fired Up
3.	Eye Sore
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MY TOP 3 WORST BATTLE MINI-GAMES:
1.	–
2.	–
3.	–
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MY TOP 3 BEST DUEL MINI-GAMES:
1.	Tick Tock Hop
2.	Crowd Cover
3.	–
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MY TOP 3 WORST DUEL MINI-GAMES:
1.	Bowser Toss
2.	Baby Bowser Bonkers
3.	–
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MY TOP 3 BEST 1V3 MINI-GAMES:
1.	Spotlight Swim
2.	Hand, Line, and Sinker
3.	Tidal Toss
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MY TOP 3 WORST 1V3 MINI-GAMES:
1.	-
2.	–
3.	Ridiculous Relay
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MY TOP 3 BEST 2V2 MINI-GAMES:
1.	Eatsa Pizza
2.	Cosmic Coaster
3.	–
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MY TOP 3 WORST 2V2 MINI-GAMES:
1.	–
2.	–
3.	Picking Panic
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MY TOP 3 FAVORITE MINI-GAMES:
1.	Treadmill Grill
2.	Locked Out
3.	Picture Imperfect
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MY TOP 3 MOST HATED MINI-GAMES:
1.	Rockin’ Raceway
2.	Bowser Toss
3.	Game Guy’s Sweet Surprise
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CREDITS:

Thanks to:

Wiseone444: As always.

ATadeo: Since I’m using his disclaimer.

VGMaster96: Sending in Game Guy’s Roulette info.

CJayC: Making GameFAQs and working so hard.

Me: Writing this.

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