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The music that plays in the mini-game "Bobsled Run" seems to be based on the Giant Land Theme from Super Mario Bros. 3
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There is a track in the Japanese version not present in the NTSC release of the game called "Move to the Mambo". It plays during the mini-games Balloon Burst and Musical Mushrooms.
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Some of the game's voice clips are copied from the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64. This is true for all versions of the game.
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The music that plays in the Mini-game 'Pedal Power' is a remixed version of the "Ice Land" theme from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Pedal Power minigame in Mario Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHqUVdp6zBQ
Ice Land theme in Super Mario Bros. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8LnHIODRMM
Ice Land theme in Super Mario Bros. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8LnHIODRMM
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Some minigames like Tug o' War, Paddle Battle, Cast Aways, Deep Sea Divers, Pedal Power, and the Mecha Fly Guy minigame caused players to resort to using their palm to rotate the hard, plastic control stick faster to win or get better results. This appears to be an intended control method as it was featured in a Japanese commercial for the game, but it was not a safe way to play those minigames, injuring players through blistering, burns, lacerations, punctures, and cuts. After over 100 complaints were made to the New York Attorney General's office, Nintendo agreed to a settlement to pay $75,000 to the office to cover their investigation into the matter, and agreed to give out padded, fingerless sports gloves to injured players who could provide proof-of-purchase, potentially giving out $80 million worth of them. However, the requirements to do so were reportedly "elaborate" and it's not known how many gloves actually reached injured players. Since the game had already sold 1.5 million units by the time this settlement was reached, a warning was published in an issue of Nintendo Power that recommended players to instead rotate the control stick with their thumb, or hold it between the thumb and forefinger. This warning was also added to the start of the Nintendo Switch Online re-release of the game, as well as Tug o' War's re-appearance in Mario Party Superstars, to protect Nintendo from legal liability when re-introducing control stick minigames to the Mario Party series.
CNET article:
https://web.archive.org/web/20121025065428/http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040_3-237808.html
[Below links and information provided by CuriousUserX90.]
Mario Party Japanese commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRm5MilibtM
Video about the controversy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSNj7zksTdA
Nintendo Switch Online warning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqgMr60iHew
https://web.archive.org/web/20121025065428/http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040_3-237808.html
[Below links and information provided by CuriousUserX90.]
Mario Party Japanese commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRm5MilibtM
Video about the controversy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSNj7zksTdA
Nintendo Switch Online warning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqgMr60iHew
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