Mario Party 8 Minigames - Tips, List, and Unlockables

Our Mario Party 8 minigames page features complete images of all minigames along with tips and strategies for every minigame and any unlockables.

Each of the 81 Mario Party 8 minigames are listed below. If you have tips for any of these Mario Party 8 minigames, whether it be a lesser known fact or a good strategy, feel free to share your idea in the submission form at the bottom of this page. For board tips, click here.

4-Player Minigames
1 vs. 3 Minigames
2 vs. 2 Minigames
Duel Minigames
Battle Minigames
Challenge Minigames
Last Minigames
Extras Minigames

4-Player Minigames (18)

	Speedy Graffiti	Since it doesn’t punish you for going off the lines, all you have to do is spray wildly against your slab and they will break giving you a point. It’s much easier to do. ~ Slyshi
	Swing Kings
	Water Ski Spree
	Punch-a-Bunch
	Crank to Rank
	At the Chomp Wash
	Mosh-Pit Playroom	Jump on your opponents to slow them down. This will make it harder for them to collect their balls. ~milty1
	Mario Matrix
	Lava or Leave ‘Em
	Kartastrophe
	Rudder Madness	Let an opponent push you to go faster. ~ Spongyoshi
	Sick and Twisted	Don’t be too close to the front of the screen since a Bullet Bill will periodically target the player who’s the most on the front! ~ Spongyoshi
	Shake It Up
	In the Nick of Time
	Scooter Pursuit
	Flip the Chimp
	Alpine Assault
	Treacherous Tightrope

1 vs. 3 Minigames (9)

	Gun the Runner
	Grabbin’ Gold
	Power Trip
	Bob-ombs Away
	Swervin’ Skies
	Picture Perfect
	Snow Way Out
	Trash ‘n’ Crash
	Chump Rope

2 vs. 2 Minigames (10)

	Grabby Gridiron
	Bumper Balloons
	Rowed to Victory
	Winner or Dinner
	Paint Misbehavin’
	Sugar Rush
	King of the Thrill
	Lean, Mean Ravine
	Boo-ting Gallery
	Crops ‘n’ Robbers

Duel Minigames (27)

	Swing Kings
	Aim of the Game	The highest possible score is 800, achieved by hitting 50-x2-x2-x2-x2 or 50-50-x2-x2-x2. ~ piguy314159
	Bumper Balloons
	Paint Misbehavin’
	Sugar Rush
	Shake It Up
	Saucer Swarm
	Attention Grabber
	Blazing Lassos
	Wing and a Scare
	Lob to Rob
	Pumper Cars
	Cosmic Slalom
	Lava Lobbers
	Loco Motives
	Specter Inspector	Every enemy has their own hiding spot but is either randomly placed in the mansion or has a chance of not appearing at all when lit up. The randomly appearing ones are: ~ Spongyoshi Amp – under the plate cover Flutter – inside the piano Podoboo – inside the fireplace Whomp – on the left curtain of the window Thwomp – on the right curtain of the window The randomly placed ones are: Fly Guy – inside the Shy Guy painting Penguin – inside the small round orange vase with flower motifs Goomba – inside the long white vase with black abstract motifs Red Boo – inside the Building painting Koopa – covered by a sheet to the left on a brown pedestal Piranha Plant – covered by a sheet to the right on a white pedestal).
	Frozen Assets
	Breakneck Building
	Surf’s Way Up
	Balancing Act	While the game acts as they’re many obstacles to avoid, you can easily dodge them all by rolling at max speed! ~ Spongyoshi
	Ion the Prize
	You’re the Bob-omb
	Cardiators
	Rotation Station
	Eyebrawl
	Settle it in Court
	Flip the Chimp