Cannonball! (minigame)

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Cannonball!
Cannonball!
Appears in Mario Party: Island Tour
Type General minigame
Time limit 4 seconds
Initial record 300.0 m/yd.
Music track Ominous Footsteps (when flying)
Music sample
Intro:

Prep:

Flying:

Cannonball! (Wind Me Up! in British English) is a General minigame from Mario Party: Island Tour. The American name refers to a jumping technique where one leaps into a pool of water while hugging their knees.

Introduction[edit]

The players do their preparation poses, and turn to look at their cannons. The minigame then begins.

Gameplay[edit]

The player must crank their cannon handle as fast as they can for four seconds. After that, the characters jump into their cannons and are fired out at a far distance depending on how fast they cranked. The player who has the farthest distance is the winner.

Controls[edit]

  • Rotate Circle Pad – Crank the handle

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"Wind your cannon with Circle Pad as fast as you can. Whoever flies the farthest wins."

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 大砲でとびだせ![?]
Taihō de tobidase!
Fly with the Cannon!
Dutch Vliegende Vaart[?] Flying Speed
French Droit obus[?] Shell Right (Can also mean "Right to the point" It has the same name as Crazy Crosshairs)
German Leierei und Feuer frei[?] Hurdy-gurdy and bombs away
Italian Cannone a manovella[?] Crank cannon
Korean 대포 멀리뛰기[?] -
Portuguese A Todo o Gás[?] At Full Throttle
Russian Из пушки к победе[1]
Iz pushki k pobede
From cannon to victory
Spanish (NOA) Cañón de cuerda[?] Rope Cannon
Spanish (NOE) Embalados[?] Speeding Up

References[edit]

  1. ^ Extracted from mg_inst.msbt, nested in languages/EU_Russian.zdat