Manic Mallets

Manic Mallets is a 2 vs. 2 minigame in Mario Party 5. Button mashing is required to win.

In this minigame, players must avoid being crushed by a giant hammer by hitting a small switch as fast as possible with a smaller hammer. The giant hammer rises from the ground at the beginning of the game, where it shows all players pushing the switches. The giant hammer starts rotating toward whichever team is hitting their switches fewer times. The team of players that pushes the button the most times in ten seconds is the winner, and the losing team is then crushed by the hammer.

The background of the minigame shows several other giant hammers of different colors in a field, with a blue sky and sun. There are also several faceless clouds floating in the sky. The players and the giant hammer are on sand, however, and the giant hammer appears to be made of stone.

Trivia

 * If both teams hit the switches the same number of times, the game will be a draw. Also note that the hammer will turn sideways and squish both of the teams at the end.