Pound Peril

Pound Peril
Appears in	Mario Party 5
Type	Duel minigame
Time limit	60 seconds
Music	Serious Competition

Pound Peril is a Duel minigame found in Mario Party 5.

Gameplay

There are twelve switches in a circle. By ground-pounding these switches, players attempt to find the one that does not hurt them. Hitting a wrong switch will hurt the player with a poison liquid spill, zapper, 10-pound weight, or spring. The switches reset after being pressed, making it harder to find the correct one. Players can also punch and ground-pound their opponent to stun them temporarily. If a player ground-pounds the correct switch, a jingling sound will be heard from the spotlight and confetti will appear. If neither player finds the correct switch in the time limit, the minigame ends in a draw.

Controls

• – Move
• – Jump
• – Punch
• → – Ground Pound

In-game text

• Rules – "Find the one switch of the twelve that will not inflict any harm. The other eleven are hidden surprises of pain and misery."
• Advice – "The switches reset after they're pressed, making it harder to remember which ones have or haven't been pressed."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ヒップでスイッチ！ Hippu de Suitchi!	Switch with Ground Pound!
Spanish	¿Qué interruptor es?	Which switch is it?
French	Saute-Bouton	Pun with "Bouton" (Button) and "Saute-Mouton" (French name of Leapfrog)
German	Schalter-Stampf	Switch Stomp
Italian	Interruttore traditore	Traitor switch