Countdown Pound
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| Appears in | Mario Party 5 | ||
| Type | Duel mini-game | ||
| Music track | Serious Competition | ||
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Countdown Pound is a Duel minigame found in Mario Party 5.
Overview
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The two players each stand on a platform that is connected to a timer and a balloon that corresponds to the character's color (for example, Mario has a red balloon, Yoshi has a green one, and Koopa Kid has an orange one). The timer counts down from ten seconds while pumping a balloon. The goal is to ground-pound the platform as close to 00:00 seconds as possible. The player who is closer to 00:00 seconds is the winner. When a player loses, their timer changes to XX:XX, and their balloon inflates until it bursts, sending them flying offscreen.
If both players stop the timer at the exact time or fail to ground-pound before the timer reaches zero, the minigame ends in a draw, with both timers changing to XX:XX, and both balloons inflating until they burst.
Controls
– Jump- → – Ground Pound
In-game text
- Rules – "Do a Ground Pound to stop the timer as close to 0:00 as you can. Whoever stops the timer closest to 0:00 wins."
- Advice – "It takes a moment or two to do a Ground Pound, so time your jump accordingly!"
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ギリギリ！カウントダウン[?] Girigiri! Kauntodaun |
Last Minute Countdown | |
| French | H-10[?] | Means "Time is up in 10 hours" | |
| German | Blase-Ballon[?] | Bladder Balloon | |
| Italian | Nervi d'acciaio[?] | Nerves of steel | |
| Spanish | Nervios de acero[?] | Nerves of Steel |
