Flagging Rights
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| Flagging Rights | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears in | Mario Party 8 | ||
| Type | Extras Zone minigame | ||
| Initial record | 10 points | ||
| Music track | Challenge! | ||
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Flagging Rights is a one- or two-player minigame found only in the Extras Zone in Mario Party 8. The gameplay and appearance of this minigame are nearly identical to those of Shy Guy Says from Mario Party but with only one or two players (rather than four). This is the only Mario Party 8 minigame to make use of the Nunchuk. The Wii Remote is held on the right side, and the Nunchuk is held on the left.
Overview[edit]
In the introduction, the scene moves in on the player(s) on a ship along with a Shy Guy wearing a pirate hat. They are both/all wielding red and white flags.
The gameplay is fairly predictable: The player on the plank must raise the flag the Shy Guy commands for as long as they can. When the Shy Guy raises the red flag, the player must raise the Wii Remote. When the Shy Guy raises the white flag, the player must raise the Nunchuk. If the Shy Guy raises both flags, the player must raise both the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk. Sometimes the Shy Guy fakes the player out by raising one flag slightly and then raising another or both flags. As time passes, the player has less time to react. If the player misses even one flag, the game ends. If the player reaches 50 points, the game will automatically end[1]. In multiplayer mode, the game ends when one or both players miss.
In the ending of the one-player version, when the player gets a flag wrong, a different Shy Guy on the ship cuts the rope on the plank the character is standing on, making them fall into the ocean. The Shy Guy then waves at them tauntingly. In the two-player version, as soon as someone loses, the same process happens, but the screen then fades to black and then pans to the player. The winning player does a victory pose, and the losing player is dragged by the ship by a rope. If both players lose, both will be in the water in that situation.
Controls[edit]
- Wii Remote
- Raise red flag
- Raise white flag
- Raise both
- Buttons: None
In-game text[edit]
- Rules (single player) – "Mimic the Shy Guy captain by raising the same flag he does. The first player to raise the wrong flag loses!"
- Rules (multiplayer) – "Don't raise a flag too fast! Watch to make sure you're lifting the correct one, or you'll get dunked!"
- Hint – "There's less time to react in each new round! Be careful!"
Naming[edit]
The minigame's name is a pun on the phrase "bragging rights."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ニューはたあげヘイホー[?] Nyū Hata-Age Heihō |
New Shy Guy Says (lit. New Flag-Raising Shy Guy) | |
| French | Drapeaux et Pirates[?] | Flags and Pirates | |
| German | Flagge zeigen[?] | Flag showing | |
| Italian | Bandiere Corsare[?] | Pirate Flags | |
| Korean | 깃발들기 헤이호[?] Gitbaldeulgi Heiho |
Shy Guy Raise the Flag | |
| Spanish | Gimnasia naval[?] | Naval Gymnastics |
Notes[edit]
- If two players tie in this minigame in any NTSC version, the "Tie" music will not play in the ending. This error was fixed in the PAL version.
References[edit]
- ^ @peng_wii_knee (October 2, 2024). The RIGGED Mario party 8 minigame. YouTube. Retrieved April 25, 2025.