Flip the Chimp

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Flip the Chimp
Flip the Chimp from Mario Party 8
4-Player version
Wario in Flip the Chimp from Mario Party 8
Duel version
Appears in Mario Party 8
Type 4-Player minigame
Duel minigame
Music track Challenge!
Music sample

Flip the Chimp is a 4-Player and Duel minigame in Mario Party 8 .

Overview[edit ]

The minigame opens with a brief sequence of a coconut falling and hitting a mechanical Ukiki climbing a tree.

During gameplay, coconuts fall from either the left or the right side of the tree as the Ukiki climbs automatically. Players can have their Ukikis dodge incoming coconuts by shaking the Wii Remote to flip them, though doing so causes the Ukiki to stop climbing briefly. If a coconut hits a Ukiki, it slides down, costing that player some time. The player whose Ukiki reaches the finish line marked by a red pennant banner first wins.

Multiple players can win the minigame, and even a tie can occur in the Duel variant if both Ukikis reach the finish line at the same time. In both versions, if none of the Ukikis make it to the end within five minutes, the minigame ends in a tie.

Controls[edit ]

  • Wii Remote: Flip monkey
  • Buttons: None

In-game text[edit ]

  • Rules – "Get your monkey to climb the highest! Flip him to avoid the falling coconuts!"
  • Hint – "Watch the sky for coconuts! Use quick motions so that you're ready for the next one!"

Gallery[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese かわしてウッキー
Kawashite ukkī		 Dodge Ukiki [?]
French Chimpanzés Grimpants Climbling Chimpanzees [?]
German Auf die Nuss On the Head
"Nuss" is a double entendre meaning both "head" and "nut".		 [?]
Italian Ukiki Girevoli Turning Ukikis [?]
Korean 야자 열매를 피해라!
Yaja Yeolmae-reul Pihaera!		 Avoid the Palm Fruit! [?]
Spanish Monotero Portmanteau of mono ("monkey") and cocotero ("coconut tree") [?]

Notes[edit ]

  • A carnival rendition of the Ground Theme from Super Mario Bros. plays in the opening sequence.
  • There is a Koopa Troopa that cannot be seen during gameplay, in a Ferris wheel, and the lower part of its body is undermodeled.[1]
  • Coconuts can still hit Ukikis when the minigame ends, but they do not slide the Ukikis down.

See also[edit ]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ Shesez (April 1, 2018). Off Camera Secrets | Mario Party 8 - Boundary Break (02:47). YouTube. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
Minigames from Mario Party 8
4-Player minigames 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 minigames 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 minigames 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
Battle minigames Aim of the Game • Cut from the Team • Glacial Meltdown • Saucer Swarm • Snipe for the Picking
Duel minigames Aim of the Game • Attention Grabber • Balancing Act • Blazing Lassos • Breakneck Building • Bumper Balloons • Cardiators • Cosmic Slalom • Eyebrawl • 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
Challenge minigames Fruit Picker • Pour to Score • Stampede
Extras Zone minigames Canyon Cruisers • Chomping Frenzy • Flagging Rights • Moped Mayhem • Puzzle Pillars • Star Carnival Bowling • Table Menace • Trial by Tile
Last minigame Superstar Showdown