Blame It on the Crane

Blame It on the Crane is a 1 vs. 3 Player mini-game in Mario Party 4. It later returns in both Mario Party: The Top 100 and Super Mario Party Jamboree. The name of this mini-game is derived from the song "Blame It on the Rain," which was featured in "Kootie Pie Rocks," an episode of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, in which the rock band Milli Vanilli guest-starred.

Gameplay[]

One player controls the crane while the trio is in color-coordinated balls on a circle-shaped platform. The platform spins counterclockwise. Seven Shy Guys are also in similar-colored balls. The solo player must grab the players on the platform while it spins around. When a player is grabbed by the crane, he or she loses. Grabbing a Shy Guy results in nothing but less time.

If at least one of the three players has not been picked up by the crane in the time limit, their team will win. If all of the three players are picked up, the solo player wins.

Controls[]

Single[]

- Move forward and release crane

Trio[]

- Move


Characters	Main (Playable)	Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Wario • Yoshi • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Princess Daisy
Characters	Other	Toad • Goomba • Shy Guy • Boo • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy Well • Big Boo • Genie of the Lamp • Thwomp • Whomp • Inflatable Thwomp • Ztar • Koopa Kid • Bowser
Boards	Boards	Toad's Midway Madness • Goomba's Greedy Gala • Shy Guy's Jungle Jam • Boo's Haunted Bash • Koopa's Seaside Soiree • Bowser's Gnarly Party • Mega Board Mayhem • Mini Board Mad-Dash
Items	Usable Items	Mega Mushroom • Mini Mushroom • Super Mega Mushroom • Super Mini Mushroom • Warp Pipe • Swap Card • Mini-Mega Hammer • Chomp Call • Boo's Crystal Ball • Gaddlight • Item Bag • Genie Lamp • Sparky Sticker • Bowser Suit
Mini-games	4-player	Avalanche! • Bob-omb Breakers • Booksquirm • Domination • Long Claw of the Law • Manta Rings • Mario Medley • Mario Speedwagons • Mr. Blizzard's Brigade • Paratrooper Plunge • Photo Finish • Slime Time • Stamp Out! • Take a Breather • Three Throw • Toad's Quick Draw
	2 vs. 2	Cheep Cheep Sweep • Cliffhangers • Dungeon Duos • Order Up • Pair-a-Sailing • Revers-a-Bomb • Right Oar Left? • Team Treasure Trek • The Great Deflate
	1 vs. 3	Blame It on the Crane • Candlelight Flight • Fish n' Drips • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Hide and Go BOOM! • Hop or Pop • Makin' Waves • Money Belts • Tree Stomp
	Bowser	Balloon of Doom • Darts of Doom • Fruits of Doom
	Story	Archaeologuess • Bowser Bop • Goomba's Chip Flip • Kareening Koopas • Mystic Match 'Em
	Battle	Bowser's Bigger Blast • Butterfly Blitz • Chain Chomp Fever • Paths of Peril • Rumble Fishing • Trace Race
	Misc.	Barrel Baron • Beach Volley Folly • Bob-omb X-ing • Bowser Wrestling • Challenge Booksquirm • Doors of Doom • Goomba Stomp • Jigsaw Jitters • Mushroom Medic • Panels of Doom • Panel Panic • The Final Battle!
Spaces	Spaces	Blue Space • Red Space • Happening Space • Battle Space • Bowser Space • Fortune Space • Mushroom Space • Warp Space • Star Space
Further info	Further info	List of mini-games • Extra Room (Thwomp's Backroom Ball • Whomp's Basement Brouhaha) • Present Room


Characters	Playable	Mario • Luigi • Peach • Daisy • Wario • Waluigi • Yoshi • Rosalina
Characters	Non-playable	Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Donkey Kong • Fishin' Lakitu • Gold Goomba • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Inflatable Thwomp • King Bob-omb • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Mecha Fly Guy • Monty Mole • Penguin • Petey Piranha • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Shy Guy • Spear Guy • Thwomp • Toad (species) • Toad (character) • Toadette • Ukiki • Urchin • Whittle • Whomp
Minigame Island	Worlds	World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4
Minigame Match	Features	? Block • Minigame Balloon • Star Balloon • Event • Shy Guy Shop • Stamp
Items	Items	Dash Mushroom • Golden Dash Mushroom • Poison Mushroom • Double Dice • Warp Box • Dueling Glove • Lucky Card • Pipe • Mecha Fly Guy • Swap Card • Boo Bell • Genie Lamp • Chomp Call • Bowser Suit
Minigames	1	Bombs Away (F-f-A) • Desert Dash (2v2) • Face Lift (F-f-A) • Piranha's Pursuit (1v3) • Shy Guy Says (F-f-A) • Tug o' War (1v3)
	2	Bowser's Big Blast (F-f-A) • Bumper Balls (F-f-A) • Cake Factory (2v2) • Dizzy Dancing (F-f-A) • Handcar Havoc (2v2) • Hexagon Heat (F-f-A) • Honeycomb Havoc (F-f-A) • Looney Lumberjacks • Mecha-Marathon (F-f-A) • Roll Call (F-f-A) • Shell Shocked (F-f-A) • Slot Car Derby (F-f-A) • Speed Hockey (2v2)
	3	Bounce 'n' Trounce (F-f-A) • Chip Shot Challenge (F-f-A) • Eatsa Pizza (2v2) • Ice Rink Risk (F-f-A) • Mush Pit (F-f-A) • Rockin' Raceway • Snowball Summit • Storm Chasers (F-f-A) • The Beat Goes On (F-f-A) • Three Door Monty (F-f-A) • Tidal Toss (1v3) • Vine With Me (Duel)
	4	Beach Volley Folley (2v2) • Blame It on the Crane (1v3) • Booksquirm (F-f-A) • GOOOOOOOAL!! (1v3) • Hide and Go BOOM! (1v3) • Kareening Koopas (Duel) • Mario Speedwagons (F-f-A) • Order Up (2v2) • Paths of Peril (F-f-A) • Revers-a-Bomb (2v2) • The Final Battle! (Solo) • The Great Deflate (2v2) • Three Throw (F-f-A) • Trace Race (F-f-A)
	5	Button Mashers (Duel) • Cage-in Cookin' (F-f-A) • Coney Island • Defuse or Lose • Dinger Derby • Heat Stroke • Hotel Goomba • Ice Hockey (2v2) • Later Skater (F-f-A) • Leaf Leap (F-f-A) • Manic Mallets (2v2) • Night Light Fright (F-f-A) • Pushy Penguins (F-f-A) • Shy Guy Showdown (Duel) • Squared Away (1v3) • Triple Jump (F-f-A) • Tube It or Lose It (1v3)
	6	Block Star (Extra) • Catch You Letter (F-f-A) • Crate and Peril (1v3) • Dizzy Rotisserie (F-f-A) • Rocky Road (2v2) • Slot Trot (2v2) • Snow Whirled (F-f-A) • Strawberry Shortfuse (F-f-A) • Trap Ease Artist (F-f-A)
	7	Balloon Busters (F-f-A) • Dart Attack (F-f-A) • Deck Hands (F-f-A) • Jump, Man (DK) • Monty's Revenge (F-f-A) • Pogo-a-Go-Go (1v3) • Pokey Pummel (F-f-A) • Sphere Factor (2v2) • Stick and Spin (Extra) • The Final Countdown (F-f-A) • Track & Yield • Vine Country (DK)
	8	Aim of the Game (F-f-A) • At the Chomp Wash (F-f-A) • Crank to Rank (F-f-A)
	9	Bumper Bubbles (F-f-A) • Don't Look (F-f-A) • Goomba Bowling (F-f-A) • Logger Heads (F-f-A) • Jigsaw Jumble (F-f-A) • Magma Mayhem (F-f-A) • Peak Precision (F-f-A) • Pier Pressure (F-f-A) • Speeding Bullets (F-f-A) • Tackle Takedown (1v3)
	10	Badminton Bash (2v2) • Flash Forward (F-f-A) • Jewel Drop (Duel) • Soar to Score (F-f-A)

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Boards	New	Mega Wiggler's Tree Party • Roll 'em Raceway • Goomba Lagoon • King Bowser's Keep • Rainbow Galleria
Boards	Retro	Mario's Rainbow Castle (Mario Party) • Western Land (Mario Party 2)
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	1 vs. 3	Cookie Cutters • Sunset Standoff • Unfriendly Flying Object • Lost and Pound • Arch Rivals • On-Again, Off-Again • Broozer Bash • Cage Catch • Income Stream • Blame It on the Crane (4) • Snow Brawl (6) • Squeaky Shakedown
	2 vs. 2	Rocky Rope Race • Pickin' Produce • Prime Cut • Dorrie Pedal-Paddle • Robo Arm Wrestle • Shadow Play • Match Makers • Defuse or Lose (5) • Jump the Gun (6) • Two-Axis Taxi • Tricky Turntable • Coin Corral
	Duel	Fast Fishing • Slappy-Go-Round • Stone-Eye Bowling • Fuzzy Heights • All the Marbles
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	Koopathlon	Noggin Knock • Brick Breaker • Gold 'n Brown • Spike's Gambit • Down the Hatch • Which Door Has More? • Lane Change • Coin Conveyor • Sky-High Cannons
	Survivathon	Burning Bridges • Castle Hassle • Sleight of Shell • Fire Away • The Floor is Falling
	Kaboom-Squad	Juiceworks • Ball Volley • Ballistic Bingo • Bath Bob-ombs • Chomp Wash • Match! That! Item! • Trading Cards • Ski-daddle • Look This Way • Puzzle Pandemonium
	Rhythm	Soup Troupe • Parfait the Course • Whisk Cream • Spread 'n Butter • Short-Stack Chef • Burger Builders • Footlong Frenzy • Copycat Curry • En Barb! • On the Beet
	Bosses	Dragoneel Slayers • Mega Stingby Stompers • Mega Rocky Wrench Wreckers • Boss Sumo Bro Blitzers • Bowser Crashers
Items	New	10-Coin Steal Trap • Bowser Byway Lever • Creepy Dice Block Tickets • Half-Coins Steal Trap • Loadstone • Markup Sticker • Mushroom Tickets • Payday Double Dice • Payday Triple Dice • Pipe • Shop Hop Box • Star Steal Trap • Steamer Ticket • Super Creepy Dice • Super Dueling Glove • Super Swap Mirror • Swap Mirror • Tide Shell • Tower Turner • Turbo Dice • Wiggler Bell
	Returning	Boo Bell • Bowser Phone • Cellular Shopper • Chomp Call • Creepy Dice Block • Custom Dice Block • Double Dice • Dueling Glove • Golden Pipe • Hidden Block Card • Item Bag • Mushroom • Plunder Chest • Skeleton Key • Triple Dice • Warp Box
	Koopathlon	3 Coins • 15 Coins • Amp • Blooper • Bullet Bill • Coin Bag • Double Medal • Imposter Bowser • Kamek • Star
	Bowser Kaboom Squad	Banana • Bowser Bell • Dash Panel • Hammer • Heart • Iron Hammer • Lightning • Mighty Glove • Super Heart • Trampoline
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