Settle It in Court

Settle It in Court
Appears in	Mario Party 8
Type	Duel minigame
Time limit	30 seconds
Music track	Challenge!
Music sample

Settle It in Court is a Duel minigame in Mario Party 8, as well as a single-player minigame in Test for the Best. Its name is a pun on the phrase "Let's settle it in court," which traditionally refers to a judicial court rather than a basketball one. This minigame is similar in concept to Three Throw from Mario Party 4.

Introduction[edit]

The player is on a basketball court, among a Shy Guy and many Goombas. The Shy Guy throws the player a basketball, and they shoot it. The game begins after that.

Gameplay[edit]

The Shy Guy throws basketballs from the side, and there is a meter at the top of the screen, with a basketball going from right to left across it, one at a time. When the ball icon reaches the yellow marker at the center, the player must swing forward to make the shot. Occasionally, a Goomba icon slides across. When it reaches the marker, the player must press the or button, and the Goomba gives the player an assist. The speed the icon goes across varies. Whoever has more baskets after 30 seconds is declared the winner. If both players' scores are the same, the minigame ends in a tie.

Ending[edit]

The winning player does their victory animation, as well as the Shy Guy and the Goombas, which are jumping. If a tie occurs, both players do their losing animations.

Test for the Best[edit]

In Test for the Best, the player plays alone in this minigame and must sink as many baskets as possible within 30 seconds. The scores required to earn a certain point total are as follows:

Controls[edit]

• Wii Remote: Shoot basketball
• Buttons
  • / – Pass to a Goomba

In-game text[edit]

• Rules – "Wave to shoot the ball when the ball icon passes through the shot window."
• Hint – "When a Goomba icon appears, press or when it passes through the shot window to get an assist."

Gallery[edit]

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  Test for the Best version

Names in other languages[edit]

Trivia[edit]

• When the player gets the minigame, it shows Mario against Daisy, but in the Free Play Arcade and the menu of the minigame, it shows Wario against Yoshi.