Magmathon

Magmathon
Appears in	Mario Party: Island Tour
Type	General minigame
Music track	Oh No! (NTSC)/Careful (PAL)
Music sample

Magmathon (Hot-Scotch in the British English version) is a general minigame in Mario Party: Island Tour.

Overview

The players press buttons to jump to different platforms lettered A, B, X, or Y rising from the lava. Although it is impossible to fall into the lava, the players can still lose time by pressing the wrong button. Every time a character jumps into a rock platform, two new ones will rise in front of it, each with different letters representing which button should be pressed. The first player to the other side of the lava wins.

Magmathon is also available in Time Attack as the first minigame. The bonus objective is done by not trying to make false moves.

Controls

• – Jump

In-game text

• Rules – American English: "Jump from rock to rock by quickly pressing the buttons that appear. Be careful! False steps waste time!"
• Rules – British English: "Quickly press the buttons displayed on the rocks to jump towards the goal."

Naming

Its American name is a portmanteau of "marathon" and "magma", while its British name is a portmanteau of "hot" and the children's game "hopscotch."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	早はや押おしようがんロード Haya oshi yōgan rōdo	Fast Push Lava Road
Dutch	Lavaballet	Lava Ballet
French (Canada)	Magmarathon	Portmanteau of "magma" and "marathon"
French (Europe)	Vadrouille dans le volcan	Walk in the volcano
German	Magmathon	-
Italian	Pulsanti roventi	Burning buttons
Korean	마그마라톤 Mageumaraton	Portmanteau of "마그마" (mageuma, "magma") and "마라톤" (maraton, "marathon")
Portuguese (Europe)	Saltos na Lava	Hops on Lava
Russian	В недрах вулкана V nedrakh vulkana	In the depths of a volcano
Spanish (Latin America)	Saltos sobre lava	Hops over lava
Spanish (Europe)	Huida volcánica	Volcanic escape