Grab Bag
- This article is about the minigame that appeared in Mario Party and Mario Party 2. For the item with the same name, see Grab Bag (item).
| Grab Bag | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mario Party | |||
| Appears in | Mario Party Mario Party 2 | ||
| Type | 4-Player Coin minigame (Mario Party) Battle minigame (Mario Party 2) | ||
| Time limit | 60 seconds (Mario Party) 30 seconds (Mario Party 2) | ||
| Music track | Ducking and Dodging (Mario Party) Couldn't Be Better (Mario Party 2) | ||
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Grab Bag is a 4-Player Coin-collecting minigame in Mario Party and a Battle minigame in Mario Party 2.
Overview[edit]
Players try to grab other players' bags to steal either their Coins in Mario Party or each of their five mushrooms in Mario Party 2. In the first game, the players' Coin totals by the end determines what they have on the board. Grab Bag is more competitive in Mario Party 2, since one player also has a Gold Mushroom, worth three points, and whoever ends with the most mushrooms wins.
On Mini-Game Island in Mario Party, the human player has no Coins, while each CPU has 20. The player can win if they get at least 15 Coins.
Grab Bag can be bought from the Mini-Game House in Mario Party for 400 Coins when it becomes available, or from Woody in Mario Party 2 for 700 Coins.
The minigame title references "grab bag," a phrase referring to a prize bag filled with lots of items.
Controls[edit]
– Move
– Jump
– Grab bag- (When grabbing) – Steal
- (When grabbed) – Shake free
In-game text[edit]
Mario Party[edit]
- Game Rules – "It's a Coin-stealing free-for-all! Grab players' bags by pressing repeatedly. When grabbed, press to escape."
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Island) – "Grab players' bags and steal their Coins. Get 15 or more Coins to clear the game."
- Advice – "If you get grabbed, you can escape without losing any Coins by repeatedly pressing ."
Mario Party 2[edit]
- Game Rules – "It's a Mushroom Grab Bag! Grab opponents' bags and pull mushrooms out by pressing the Button repeatedly!"
- Advice – "Someone's bag has a Gold Mushroom in it that's worth 3 normal ones! Go for the gold!"
Gallery[edit]
The ending to Grab Bag in Mario Party
Background in Mario Party 2
Mario Party 2
The ending to Grab Bag in Mario Party 2
Names in other languages[edit]
Mario Party[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ガッポリよこどりコイン[?] Gappori Yokodori Koin |
Large Quantities of Coin Snatching | |
| French | Sac miraculeux[?] | Miracle bag | |
| German | Grabbelbeutel[?] | Grab Bag | |
| Italian | Grab Bag[1] | - |
Mario Party 2[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ガッポリよこどりキノコ[?] Gappori Yokodori Kinoko |
Large Quantities of Mushroom Snatching | |
| French | Chope-Sac[?] | Bag Catch | |
| German | Grabbel-Tüte[?] | Grab Bag | |
| Italian | Ruba la Borsa[?] | Steal the Bag | |
| Spanish | Atrapa la Bolsa[?] | Capture the Bag |
Notes[edit]
- The Mario Party version of Grab Bag uses the same tower environment as Bash 'n' Cash and Hot Bob-omb.
References[edit]
- ^ 1999. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 141.
| Minigames from Mario Party | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
