Mario Party 2
Hint: Shock, Drop, or Roll:
On the 1 vs. 3 game, Shock, Drop Or Roll, have theplayer that is the switch person press Forward and thenBack to make the other players fall off. Note: This trickworks best with Donkey Kong and Yoshi.
Hint: Taunt other players:
Press L to do your character's taunt when itis someone else's turn.
Hint: Bowser Land:
To get Bowser Land, you must complete every other boardwith any character and have a superstar on each.
Hint: Mini-game land extras:
Purchase half the mini-games from Woody in Mini-gameland to receive the mini-game arena. Beat Bowser land for morearena modes. Also, purchase all the mini-games from Woody to getthe mini-game coaster.
Hint: Mini-game Coaster mode:
To get the mini-game Coaster, just purchase all ofthe mini games (2 vs. 2, 3 vs. 1, and 4 vs. 4). This mode allowsyou to play all of the mini-games in an adventure. All together,there are nine worlds.
Hint: Battle mini-game in battle mode:
Purchase all the Battle mini-games from Woody and theBattle mini-games will be added in battle mode in the Mini-gameStadium.
Hint: Purchase item mini-games and battlemini games:
Successfully complete the mini-game Coaster under thenormal difficulty setting to get the ability to purchase itemand battle mini-games. Complete it under the hard difficulty settingfor battle games.
Hint: Credits machine:
To get the credits machine, successfully complete thegame on every course, including Bowser Land, then visit the optionslaboratory.
Hint: Slot Car Race:
The following trick allows you to avoid slowing downand doing donuts. Just slow down enough when you reach a turnto stop the smoke from appearing out of the tires, then hit thegas again.
Hint: Bowser statues:
On the mini-game with the Bowser statues, notice thatthe most powerful attack is the Butt-Bounce off the head. To getonto the heads of the two larger statues, jump onto your partner'shead. This will produce a boost, and you will be on the statue'shead. Butt Bounce it and you will win easily.
Hint: Goomba's House:
In every level there is a house that looks like a Goomba.This house is not in the mini-game stadium.
Hint: CPU assistance:
Pause game play before player one starts the firstturn on any game. Select "Settings" and set all theplayers to "CPU" under the hard difficulty setting.Resume the game and wait until the coins and stars are addingup at the end. The game will add up all the coins and stars fromevery player, regardless if they are CPU or human controlled.Note: This may also be done in the mini-game stadium by settingall handicaps to 50.
Hint: More coins:
To get more coins, play trial mode and proceed untilyou get to the last one or two turns. Switch the CPU players tohuman players. At the end, the CPU players' (now humans) coinswill go into the coin vault with your own.
Hint: 10 coin bonus:
Use a Red mushroom, and spin two of the same number.Toad will tell you that you are lucky and give you 10 coins.
Hint: 20 coin bonus:
Obtain a Golden mushroom, and roll the same three numbers.Toad will appear and say that you are lucky, and you will be 20coins richer. Note: There is no way to execute this on purpose,as choosing which numbers you roll is completely up to chance.
Hint: 50 coin bonus:
Get three 7s on a golden mushroom. Toad will exclaimthat you have gotten the Lucky 7 Jackpot and proceed to give youa 50 coin present.
Hint: 100 coin bonus:
Successfully complete the Coaster mini-game under theeasy difficulty setting. Toad will reward you with 100 coins,another 100 coins for any extra lives you still have, and forall the coins that are left over.
Hint: Bowser spaces:
When you land on a bowser space and roll the roulettewheel, sometimes you will see Star Steal, 10,000 coin bonus, orStars packed to go. If the roulette lands on one of these, Bowserwill hesitate and run away.
Hint: Bowser's Multiplying Toads:
Do not give Toad Coins if he says something similarto "Are you calling me fake?".
Hint: Platform Peril:
On the Platform Peril mini-game, try to get in thesecond or third position (left or right). When a moving platformappears, you will not have to move.
Hint: Things to do with a Bowser Suit:
You can get the following things with a Bowser suit:
20 coins from other oppenents: All boards.
20 coins from bank: Bowser Land only.
Change the parade route for free: Bowser Land only.
Get coins that Baby Bowser collected from you and other opponents:All boards
Hint: The real Toad:
When the Bowser Roulette lands on Bowser's MultiplyingToads there will be two Toads, one real and one fake. To determinewhich one is real:
Star in yellow color: Fake Toad
Star in white color: Real Toad
Hint: Baby Bowser as host:
Unlock Bowser Land for the first time.
Hint: More mini-games:
To get the Rainbow Run, Dungeon Dash, and Driver'sEd mini-games, you must complete the following tasks:
Dungeon Dash
Buy every 1 vs. 3, 2 vs. 2 and 4 vs. 4 mini-game and go tothe mini-game park to get it from the piranha plant chasing thebutterfly. Note: This is basically the same thing as Desert Dashfrom the first Mario Party.
Driver's Ed
Complete the mini-game Coaster under the hard difficulty setting.Go to Woody and buy every mini-game in the game. He will thenpresent with Driver's Ed. Go to Woody to play it at anytime Note:This game is basically a driver's test. This cannot be playedduring a board game.
Rainbow Run
After unlocking Driver's Ed, go to the mini-game park again.The piranha plant will present with this mini-game and then disappear.Note: This is basically Tightrope Treachery from the first MarioParty.
Hint: Always win by stars:
When an opponent is going to get a star, pause gameplay just before he lands on the star. Then, go to "ControllerSetup" and change yourself into a COM player. Then, go tothe player that is going to get a star and change it to yourself.Resume the game, when asked if you want a star, decline. Then,pause game play and change the controls back to normal.
