Steamer
- Not to be confused with Streamer.
| Steamer | |
|---|---|
| Steamer in Super Mario Party Jamboree Steamer in Super Mario Party Jamboree | |
| Species | Train |
| First appearance | Mario Party 2 (1999) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (2025) |
- “Hit the block and choose a direction, would ya? A Goomba will be a-sendin' ya backwards.”
- —Steamer, Mario Party 2
Steamer is a character in the Mario Party series. He is a steam locomotive with a Southern American English accent who usually has a train car attached for players to stand on. Steamer's face has a thick gray mustache, a red nose, thick gray eyebrows, and a light on top. Steamer first appears in Mario Party 2 .
History[edit ]
Mario Party 2[edit ]
Steamer takes the player between train stations on Western Land in Mario Party 2, if the player pays five coins, by going forward or backward if the player gets a Toad or a Goomba, respectively. Any players in the way of Steamer are launched back to the start.[1]
Mario Party 3[edit ]
Steamer is featured in the minigame End of the Line in Mario Party 3 , where both players race on Steamer to the train station through three sets of tunnels.[2]
Mario Party 4[edit ]
Steamer moves around the train tracks in the background of Toad's Midway Madness in Mario Party 4 .
Mario Party 5[edit ]
The Choo-Choo Body, Choo-Choo Tires, and Choo-Choo Engine in the Super Duel Mode of Mario Party 5 all form a vehicle resembling Steamer.
Mario Party DS[edit ]
The Track Star minigame of Mario Party DS involves the player riding a toy Steamer, generally titled a "train,"[3] while the team players run away.
Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit ]
Steamer retains his role in Western Land of Super Mario Party Jamboree , although he functions differently. The board now has the exclusive Steamer Ticket, which a player can use at a station to have Steamer arrive instantly. The player can pay either three coins to move one station ahead or six for two stations, and going forward and backward is now determined by a green arrow and a red reverse arrow on the block, respectively. Steamer also has a few voice clips, not just whistling train sounds.
Gallery[edit ]
Steamer featured in Mario Party 2
A Koopa Troopa rides Steamer in the opening preview of Western Land.
Mario hitches a ride on Steamer on the lower segment of Western Land.
Steamer in the preview for Western Land
Steamer in End of the Line
Steamer's cameo in Mario Party 4
The "Choo Choo" body in Mario Party 5's Super Duel Mode
The toy Steamer in Track Star
Steamer on the Steamer Ticket
Steamer on the board icon in Jamboree
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シュッポー Shuppō |
From「シュポシュポ」(shupo-shupo, an onomatopoeia for the sound of a departing steam-engine train, roughly equivalent to "chugga-chugga") | [?] | |
| French | Loco | From "locomotive" | [4] | |
| German | Dampfbert | Portmanteau of Dampf ("Steam") and the given name Albert | [5] | |
| Italian | Ciuf Ciuf | Choo Choo | [6] | |
| Portuguese | M-fumaça | From Maria-fumaça (lit. "Smoke Mary"), Brazilian colloquialism for steam locomotives | [7] | |
| Spanish | Vapor | Steam | [?] |
References[edit ]
- ^ "Get Steamer, the steam engine that circles the map, to knock your opponents off their spaces and send them back to Start." – 2000. Mario Party 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 20.
- ^ NintendoMovies (September 26, 2016). Mario Party 3 - End of the Line (0:01). YouTube.
- ^ "Nudge your three opponents with your train by picking a path, then pressing A Button repeatedly to outrun them." – Rules (2007). Mario Party DS. Nintendo.
- ^ « Tout le monde à bord de Loco ! [...] » – description for Western Land. Super Mario Party Jamboree. Nintendo (French). Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ „Tschu-tschuuu! Bitte alle einsteigen, Dampfbert wartet schon![...]" – description for Western Land. Super Mario Party Jamboree. Nintendo (German). Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ «Ciuf-ciuf! Tutti a bordo! Prendi il biglietto del treno Ciuf Ciuf, muoviti sul tabellone a tutto vapore e non dimenticarti di fare sosta al bar di Torcibruco. [...]» – description for Western Land. Super Mario Party Jamboree. Nintendo (Italian). Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ "U-uuu! Todos a bordo do M-fumaça![...]" – description for Western Land. Super Mario Party Jamboree. Nintendo (Portuguese). Retrieved September 28, 2014.