Editing Countdown Pound

{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:Countdown Pound.png|260px]] 
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|type=Duel mini-game
|track=Serious Competition
|sample=[[File:MP5 Serious Competition.oga]]
}}
'''Countdown Pound''' is a Duel [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''.

==Gameplay==
The two players 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 a green one, and [[Koopa Kid]] has an orange one). The timer counts down from ten seconds while pumping a balloon. The goal is to [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]] the platform as close to 00:00 seconds as possible. The player who is closer to 00:00 seconds is the winner. If both players stop the timer at the exact time or fail to ground-pound before the timer reaches zero, the minigame ends in a draw.

==Ending==
[[File:Countdown Pound (Draw) - Mario Party 5.png|thumb|Both players losing Countdown Pound]]
The losing player's timer changes to XX:XX, and their balloon inflates until it bursts, sending them flying offscreen. The winner then celebrates. If the minigame ends in a draw, both timers change to XX:XX, and both balloons inflate until they burst.

==Controls==
* {{button|gcn|A}} &ndash; [[Jump]]
* {{button|gcn|A}} '''→''' {{button|gcn|A}} &ndash; Ground Pound

==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"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''' &ndash; ''"It takes a moment or two to do a Ground Pound, so time your jump accordingly!"''

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ギリギリ！カウントダウン
|JpnR=Girigiri! Kauntodaun
|JpnM=Last Minute Countdown
|Fre=H-10
|FreM=Means "Time is up in 10 hours"
|Ger=Blase-Ballon
|GerM=Bladder Balloon
|Spa=Nervios de acero
|SpaM=Nerves of steel
|Ita=Nervi d'acciaio
|ItaM=Nerves of steel
}}

==See also==
*[[Time Bomb (minigame)|Time Bomb]]
*[[Lunar-tics]]

{{MP5 minigames}}
[[Category:Duel minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 5 minigames]]