Tug o' War

Tug O' War is a mini-game that appears in Mario Party. One character will wear a Bowser Suit and will work alone while the other three characters will be on a team together. The characters with the Bowser Suit will be standing on one side of the canyon, while the team of three will be standing on the other side. In the middle of the canyons is a giant gorge with a Piranha Plant at the bottom. In order to pull the rope, the player must rotate the joy stick on the controller. The character in the Bowser Suit will be stronger than the team of three, however the team of three has support from each other. The mini-game ends when the losing character or team is sent into the jaws of the Piranha Plant located at the bottom of the gorge. If the character with the Bowser Suit loses the mini-game, they will be forced to give five coins to each character on the other team. However, the losing team must give up five coins a piece to the character with the Bowser Suit.

Tug O' War, along with Pedal Power and Paddle Battle, are infamous for being one of the few mini-games that require the player to rotate the joy stick. The player would report getting blisters after playing these mini-games as they require them to place their hand on the rough joystick. In later releases of Mario Party, there were protective gloves included with the game case that could be worn while playing these mini-games. These types of mini-games have not appeared in later Mario Party games since.