Jump the Gun
Jump the Gun at day from Mario Party 6
Mario Party 6 (day)
Jump the Gun at night from Mario Party 6
Mario Party 6 (night)
2v2 Minigame
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Appears in Mario Party 6
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Type 2-vs.-2 minigame
Music track Amusing
Music sample
Mario Party 6

Jump the Gun is a 2-vs.-2 minigame found in Mario Party 6 and Super Mario Party Jamboree. Its name comes from a phrase that refers to when a person does something prematurely.

In Mario Party 6, there are only aesthetic differences between daytime and nighttime.

IntroductionEdit

The player mounting the cannon fires a Bullet Bill into the first target. The other player then jumps onto it.

GameplayEdit

One character on each team controls a cannon that shoots out Bullet Bills. The other character then has to use those Bullet Bills as small platforms to get to the finish line. Players can shoot a Bullet Bill at only one of the targets and can shoot only one at a time. If the other player falls off the stage, a Lakitu lifts them back onto the last Bullet Bill they stood upon. The player who reaches the goal point first wins for their team. If no player makes it to the goal within five minutes in Mario Party 6 or three minutes in Super Mario Party Jamboree, the minigame ends in a tie.

EndingEdit

The winners perform their victory animations at the goal point. In Mario Party 6, if five minutes pass, everybody does their losing animation.

ControlsEdit

Mario Party 6Edit

Player aiming the cannonEdit

  •   – Move the cursor
  •   – Shoot Bullet Bill

Player jumping across Bullet BillsEdit

  •   – Move
  •   – Jump

Super Mario Party JamboreeEdit

Player firing Bullet BillsEdit

  •   – Aim
  •   – Fire Bullet Bills

Player crossingEdit

  •   – Move
  •   – Jump

In-game textEdit

Mario Party 6Edit

  • Rules"One player creates a bridge by shooting Bullet Bills while the other jumps across them to reach the goal."
  • Advice"When shooting Bullet Bills, consider how far your partner can jump when aiming."

Super Mario Party JamboreeEdit

  • "Work together to reach the goal. One player fires Bullet Bills to create a path while the other player jumps across. Be careful where you place the Bullet Bills!"

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese いそいで!キラーわたり[?]
Isoide! Kirā watari
Hurry Up! Bullet Bill Ferry
Dutch Stutgeschut[?] Support Gun
French Saute-Canon[?] Pun with canon ("cannon") and Saute-Mouton (French name of Leapfrog)
German Kugelwilli-Kanonade[?] Bullet Bill Cannonade
Italian Spara e Avanza[?] Shoot and Advance
Portuguese Disparo desbravador[1] Pathfinder shot
Spanish (NOA) Recorrido disparado[?] Shot route
Spanish (NOE) Ojo que voy[?] Watch Out, I'm Coming! (Ojo means both "eye" and "watch out".)

TriviaEdit

  • If a tie occurs in this minigame in Mario Party 6, the minigame's music keeps playing and the announcer does not say, "Tie," as the word does not appear on the screen.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Casal Aperte Start (October 16, 2024). Super Mario Party Jamboree - Switch - A FLORESTA DO MEGA WIGGLER (1:15:25). YouTube. Retrieved October 16, 2024.