Drive for Show
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| Drive for Show | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party: Island Tour | ||
| Type | General minigame | ||
| Time limit | 30 seconds | ||
| Music track | Keep going... (NTSC)/Let's Keep Going! (PAL) | ||
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Drive for Show (Hot Shot in One in the British English version) is a General minigame from Mario Party: Island Tour.
Overview[edit]
In the intro, Blue Toad shows how to play by hitting a ball at a 20-point target.
The game is played by sliding across the touch screen in order to hit a golf ball at a target. Sliding different ways will hit different targets, which come in -5-, 5-, 10- and 20-point varieties. The player with the most points after 30 seconds wins.
Controls[edit]
– Hit Ball
In-game text[edit]
- Rules – American English: "Use your stylus to aim golf shots at the targets on the screen. You'll earn the number of points displayed on the target."
- Rules – British English: "Hit balls at the targets. You get the number of points displayed on every target you hit."
Naming[edit]
The American name "Drive for Show" comes from a quote by the late golfer Bobby Locke, renowned for his putting abilities, who said, "You drive for show, but putt for dough." The British name "Hot Shot in One" comes from both "hot shot" and "hole-in-one".
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | マト Mato Ate Shotto | Target Shot | [1] | |
| Dutch | Scherpschuttersgolf | Sharp Shooter Golf | [1] | |
| French (Canada) | Ça va swigner | It's going to swing (meaning "There will be a lot of action!") | [1] | |
| French (Europe) | Ça va swinguer | [1] | ||
| German | Beschwingte Jagd nach Punkten | Lively Point Hunting | [1] | |
| Italian | Golf al bersaglio | Target golf | [1] | |
| Korean | 명중 나이스 샷 Myeonjung Naiseu Syat | Hit a Nice Shot | [1] | |
| Portuguese (Europe) | Golfe Numérico | Numeric Golf | [1] | |
| Russian | Коронный удар Koronnyy udar | Signature stroke | [1] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Golf de precisión | Precision golf | [1] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Maestros del swing | Swing masters | [1] |
