Xylophone Home

Xylophone Home
Appears in	Mario Party: Island Tour
Type	General minigame
Time limit	N/A
Music track	Super Mario Bros. Ground Theme arrangement

Xylophone Home (Strike a Chord in the British English version) is a General minigame from Mario Party: Island Tour.

Overview

The players must hit the key which the musical note is hovering over in time to the music. They can get one or two points by note based on the tempo. The player with the most points is the winner. The song playing is an arrangement of the Super Mario Bros. Ground Theme.

Controls

• – Hit keys

In-game text

• Rules – American English: "Tap the keys in time with the musical notes."
• Rules – British English: "Hit the keys with the right timing to get the musical notes."

Naming

The American English name is a pun on E.T.'s phrase "phone home" from the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, while the British English name is derived from the phrase "strike a chord," meaning to elicit an emotion out of someone.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	リズムでたたけ Rizumu de tatake	Strike in Rhythm		[?]
Dutch	Mario-melodie	Mario Melody		[?]
French (Canada)	Xyloconcerto	Xylo-concert		[?]
French (Europe)	Accords majeurs	Major Chord		[?]
German	Flotte Töne	Quick Sound		[?]
Italian	Tieni il ritmo	Keep the rhythm		[?]
Korean	리듬에 맞춰 딩동댕 Rideum-e Matchwo Dingdongdaeng	Ding-Dong-Ding to the Rhythm		[?]
Portuguese	Xilorritmo	Xylorhythm		[?]
Russian	Заводной ритм Zavodnoy ritm	Clockwork rhythm		[?]
Spanish (Latin America)	Xiloconcierto	Xylo-concert		[?]
Spanish (Europe)	¡Dando la nota!	Pun on the Spanish Expression Dando la nota, (dar la nota means to stand out) and nota (note)) Dando la nota is also the Spanish name for the Rhythm Recital game mode in Mario Party: Star Rush.		[?]