Q 01/05

Sunset Beach in Mario Hoops 3-on-3 unlocks by playing on Koopa Beach between which real-world hours?

A) 6 to 8 AM

B) 12 to 2 PM

C) 4 to 6 PM

D) 7 to 9 PM

Answer · why

C) 4 to 6 PM

4 to 6 PM is the window, read from the Nintendo DS's internal clock, so the court can only be earned in the late afternoon.

Q 02/05

Which company, making its first Mario game since Super Mario RPG, developed Mario Hoops 3-on-3?

A) Square Enix

B) Camelot

C) Hudson Soft

D) AlphaDream

Answer · why

A) Square Enix

Square Enix pitched the basketball idea to Nintendo after experimenting with the DS touch screen, then added five of its own Final Fantasy characters.

Q 03/05

After the Mushroom, Flower and Star Tourneys, which tourney comes last in Mario Hoops 3-on-3?

A) Leaf

B) Rainbow

C) Lightning

D) Crown

Answer · why

B) Rainbow

Rainbow is the last tourney, breaking from the Mario Kart cup names the first three borrow, and winning it rolls the credits.

Q 04/05

Which starting character in Mario Hoops 3-on-3 hurls a smoking green basketball as a special shot?

A) Yoshi

B) Luigi

C) Waluigi

D) Diddy Kong

Answer · why

B) Luigi

Luigi's move is the Green Fire Shot, a nod to the green fireballs he throws in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Q 05/05

Which Final Fantasy spellcaster in Mario Hoops 3-on-3 scores by summoning a meteor shower?

A) White Mage

B) Red Mage

C) Black Mage

D) Blue Mage

Answer · why

C) Black Mage

Black Mage performs the Meteor Shot, and only joins the roster after a gold-rated win in the last tourney on normal difficulty.