Free Play Arcade

The Free Play Arcade is the name of the mini game mode in Mario Party 8. At the start of the game, the Free Play arcade is virtually unusable as no mini games have been unlocked. Over the course of playing the battle royal mode and story mode, mini games can be unlocked and the arcade can be used.

Design and Usage
At the center of the arcade is a four panel video monitor where four of the playable characters can assemble. MC Ballyhoo appears in the center and lets the players chose whatever mini game they want to play. The Free Play Arcade can be used with up to four human controlled characters. Any character not used by a human is automatically assigned to being a CPU. Mini games are divided into 7 categories and are selectable by Wii Remote.