Countdown Pound

Template:Minigame-infobox Countdown Pound is a Duel minigame found in Mario Party 5.

Gameplay

The two combatants each stand on a platform that is connected to a timer and a balloon that corresponds to the character's color (for example, Mario has a red balloon, Yoshi has green, and Koopa Kid has orange). The timer counts down from ten seconds while pumping a balloon. The goal is to ground-pound the platform as close to 0:00 seconds as possible. The player who is closer to 0:00 seconds is the winner. The losing player's timer changes to XX:XX, and their balloon bursts, sending them flying offscreen. Additionally, if either player fails to ground-pound before the timer hits zero, their timer shows XX:XX.

If both players stop the timer at the exact time or fail to ground-pound before the timer hits zero, the minigame ends in a draw. In this case, both timers change to XX:XX, and both balloons burst before "DRAW" appears on the screen.

Controls

• – Jump
• → – Ground Pound

In-game text

• Rules – "Do a Ground Pound to stop the timer as close to 0:00 as you can. Whoever stops the timer closest to 0:00 wins."
• Advice – "It takes a moment or two to do a Ground Pound, so time your jump accordingly!"

See also

• Time Bomb
• Lunar-tics

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ギリギリ！カウントダウン Girigiri! Kauntodaun	Last Minute Countdown
German	Blase-Ballon	Bladder Balloon
Italian	Nervi d'acciaio	Nerves of steel
Spanish	Nervios de acero	Nerves of Steel