Mario Party DS Minigames – Tips, List, and Unlockables
Our Mario Party DS minigames page features complete images of all minigames along with tips and strategies for every minigame and any unlockables.
Each of the 75 Mario Party DS minigames are listed below. If you have tips for any of these Mario Party DS 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.
All these minigames can also be played as duel minigames.
Goomba Wrangler
Don’t try to make too big of circles otherwise it won’t register. Try only going for around three Goombas at a time if they are in close proximity. ~ P-Merks
Rail Riders
Dress for Success
Camera Shy
Whenever someone takes a picture, they will be visible on the map for about a second. A sound will indicate when someone has taken a picture, so keep this in mind and look at the map to see if it is a player you still need to get. ~ P-Merks
Hedge Honcho
Two rows of leaves contain a ladybug, two rows of leaves contain a bee and one row of leaves contains no bugs at all! ~ Spongyoshi
Study Fall
The drawings on the blackboard are always randomized, so you shouldn’t try to use those as consistent markers. The only consistent background elements will be the straight white line halfway down the board and the red line at the very end. ~ P-Merks
Domino Effect
Cherry-Go-Round
The circle motions you draw with your stylus should take most of the height of the touch-screen. Be quick, but also make clean circles that aren’t too oval. ~ Spongyoshi
Trace Cadets
Be slower but more precise as the recognition of shapes isn’t the best. Try to follow the lines on the screen as much as possible and draw lines as straight as possible. ~ Spongyoshi
Soccer Survival
Don’t stay too close to the walls as the ball can bounce off the walls and eliminate you. ~ General_JF
Hot Shots
Call of the Goomba
Pedal Pushers
Roller Coasters
Get the Lead Out
Shortcut Circuit
Big Blowout
Trash Landing
Cheep Cheep Chance
It doesn’t matter which rope you choose. Even using save states, you will always get the same result! ~ Jan828
Whomp-a-thon
Don’t stay in corners. If someone gets eliminated close to where you are, you’ll be stuck! ~ Spongyoshi
Twist and Route
Crater Crawl
Boogie Beam
The last beam is ALWAYS a pose (left button). ~ Spongyoshi
Parachutin’ Gallery
When you see an opponent who does not move and is fixed on a good square, push them to try to steal their square. ~ General_JF
Boo Tag
Dust Buddies
When you’re on a carpet, jump repeatedly to prevent the vacuum cleaner from sucking up the carpet with you. ~ General_JF
Cyber Scamper
Soap Surfers
Sweet Sleuth
Shy Guy will ask every player the same candies in the same order! If you see an opponent giving the same candy before you, you can peak at their speech bubble to know which candy is next! ~ Spongyoshi
Tidal Fools
Raft Riot
All Geared Up
1 vs 3 Minigames (12)
Power Washer
Peek-a-Boo
Fast Food Frenzy
The burger pushes you away, the coke is just a solid wall, the hot-dog knocks you over if you jump on it, the pancakes slows you down if you jump on it, the ice cream freezes you in place for a few seconds if you jump on it, and the fries in the bag bounces you back if you touch them. ~ Spongyoshi
Track Star
Shuffleboard Showdown
As the single player it can be useful to push two of the the jetons slowly and letting them bounce from the walls all the way to the players. The third jeton can then be used to snipe the other two for surprising attacks. This tactic also allows for more movement in the last seconds when more jetons fall from above. ~ CedrikPle
An easy way to win against CPUs is to push the three chips horizontally against each-others. This will force the players to jump over them and while it can take some players by surprise, it works wonders against the CPUs, especially those of higher level. ~ Spongyoshi
Flash and Dash
Rubber Ducky Rodeo
Plush Crush
Rotisserie Rampage
Nothing to Luge
Try to press the button the moment your character moves to the side. It should be about when the path is about to take a curve. ~ Spongyoshi
Penny Pinchers
Gusty Blizzard
Team: Remember that you can also rub the stylus on your allies to help them as well. ~ General_JF
2 vs 2 Minigames (13)
Soil Toil
Do not stop turning the wheel of the car, even if the car is on one side or another. Just do it faster or slower. If you really need to stop, do it for a short while. ~ General_JF
Double Vision
Memory Mash
Cube Crushers
Not only does the star make you go faster, but you can also break solid white ice cubes with just two hits. ~ Spongyoshi
If there is nothing behind an ice cube, push it to have it collide with the next object destroying it on impact. It can damage solid white ice cubes and can even destroy spiky balls or push the exit buttons. ~ Spongyoshi
Mole Thrill
Monty Mole are useless, even if it catches up with you, it will only push you so don’t be worried about it. ~ General_JF
Sprinkler Scalers
When there’s two bolts horizontally aligned, the CPU will always use Y to rotate them. ~ Spongyoshi
Cucumberjacks
While it might seem easier to just scrub the screen as fast as possible, to get the fastest results, you have to scrub the entire screen horizontally at a tempered pace. ~ Gianluca_S
Hanger Management
Make sure you and your teammate stay centered as much as possible to maintain the most speed. Only lean to the sides when an obstacle is fairly close. ~ P-Merks
Book It!
Rubbing your finger on each button quickly in a circular motion is one of the most efficient strategies. ~ Spongyoshi
Airbrushers
Toppling Terror
Crazy Crosshairs
Shorty Scorers
Duel Minigames (32)
All 32 duel minigames in Mario Party DS are simply two player variants of all the 4-Player minigames. The strategies and tips are basically the same.
Battle Minigames (5)
Cheep Chump
Star Catchers
Short Fuse
Globe Runners
Chips and Dips
Boss Minigames (5)
Feed and Seed
If you’re having problems with the mashing section, put your 3DS on a flat surface to help you mash easier. Just focus on the mashing. ~ Spongyoshi
Hammer Chime
Hexoskeleton
Book Bash
Bowser’s Block Party
For the first phase, look for the golden block and punch it quickly after it has fallen over. ~ Spongyoshi
For the second phase, wait until the golden block reaches the ground and punch it quickly in one cycle and tank the fireball hit. ~ Spongyoshi
For the last phase, punch it on the front when it passes in the middle and tank the hit. ~ Spongyoshi
Puzzle Minigames (6)
Mario’s Puzzle Party
Bob-omb Breakers
Since this minigame is about getting as many points as possible before you mess up and lose, might as well get 1000 point bonuses as often as possible by clearing the entire region! ~ Bri 911
Piece Out
Block Star
Stick and Spin
When the bubbles or the black/white balls appear, try to slow down your pace to make sure you are precisely placing the balls. ~ Anonymous
If any ball has a number, try to speedily clear it as fast as possible with an onslaught of balls. ~ Anonymous
When bubbles with the number 4 or higher appear in single player mode and you are close to finishing a series of 5 levels, it is often best to set them aside in a junk pile. ~ Anonymous
Triangle Twisters
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