Bumper Balloons is a 2 vs. 2 minigame and a Duel minigame that appears in Mario Party 8. It seems to have earned its name from "Bumper Cars".

Gameplay[]

In this minigame, the players must work together to their own team color's balloons before the other team to win. This rule applies the same to the Duel version only that there are two players going against each other.

Controls[]

• (Sideways) - Turn
• - Accelerate
• - Decelerate

Characters	Playable	Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Yoshi • Wario • Princess Daisy • Waluigi • Toad • Boo • Toadette • Birdo • Dry Bones • Blooper • Hammer Bro.
	Non-Playable	Bowser • MC Ballyhoo and Bigtop • Holly Koopa • Captain Goomba • Donkey Kong • King Boo • Captain Shy Guy • Bandit • Mowz
Boards	Boards	DK's Treetop Temple • Goomba's Booty Boardwalk • King Boo's Haunted Hideaway • Shy Guy's Perplex Express • Koopa's Tycoon Town • Bowser's Warped Orbit
Mini-games	4-Player	Alpine Assault • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank • Flip the Chimp • In the Nick of Time • Kartastrophe • Lava or Leave 'Em • Mario Matrix • Mosh-Pit Playroom • Punch-a-Bunch • Rudder Madness • Scooter Pursuit • Shake It Up • Sick and Twisted • Speedy Graffiti • Swing Kings • Treacherous Tightrope • Water Ski Spree
	1 vs. 3	Bob-ombs Away • Chump Rope • Grabbin' Gold • Gun the Runner • Picture Perfect • Power Trip • Snow Way Out • Swervin' Skies • Thrash 'n' Crash
	2 vs. 2	Boo-ting Gallery • Bumper Balloons • Crops 'n' Robbers • Grabby Gridiron • King of the Thrill • Lean, Mean Ravine • Paint Misbehavin' • Rowed to Victory • Sugar Rush • Winner or Dinner
	Challenge	Fruit Picker • Pour to Score • Stampede
	Duel	Aim of the Game • Attention Grabber • Balancing Act • Blazing Lassos • Breakneck Building • Bumper Balloons • Cardiators • Cosmic Slalom • Eye Brawl • Flip the Chimp • Frozen Assets • Ion the Prize • Lava Lobbers • Lob to Rob • Loco Motives • Paint Misbehavin' • Pumper Cars • Rotation Station • Saucer Swarm • Settle it in Court • Shake It Up • Specter Inspector • Sugar Rush • Surf's Way Up • Swing Kings • Wing and a Scare • You're the Bob-omb
	Battle	Aim of the Game • Cut from the Team • Glacial Meltdown • Saucer Swarm • Snipe for the Picking
	Extras Zone	Canyon Cruisers • Chomping Frenzy • Flagging Rights • Moped Mayhem • Puzzle Pillars • Star Carnival Bowling • Table Menace • Trial by Tile
	Boss Battle	Superstar Showdown
Candy	Candy	Slowgo Candy • Twice Candy • Thrice Candy • Springo Candy • Cashzap Candy • Vampire Candy • Bloway Candy • Weeglee Candy • Bitsize Candy • Bowlo Candy • Duelo Candy • Thwomp Candy • Bowser Candy • Bullet Candy
Miscellaneous	Spaces	Blue Space • Red Space • Happening Space • DK Space • Bowser Space • Lucky Space • Challenge Space • Duel Space