Helter Shellter

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Helter Shellter
Helter Shelter.png
Appears in Mario Party: Island Tour
Type General minigame
Music track Pleasantly Moving Along
Music sample

Helter Shellter is a general minigame in Mario Party: Island Tour. Its name is a pun on the phrase "Helter Skelter," meaning "in disarray."

Introduction[edit]

A blue and purple Toad are seen picking up shells. The blue Toad's shell contains some pearls, while the purple Toad's contains seaweed.

Gameplay[edit]

This minigame has four rounds, each lasting ten seconds. The players select shells and try to collect the most pearls. The shells shake sometimes and contain four types of items: 1-3 pearls and seaweed. Picking up the shell with pearls in it gives 1, 2 or 3 points depending on how many pearls were inside. Picking up the shell with a seaweed in it gives no points. After four rounds, the player with the most points wins.

Controls[edit]

  • Circle Pad – Move
  • A Button – Select Shell

In-game text[edit]

  • RulesAmerican English "Guess which shell contains the most pearls."
  • RulesBritish English "Try to choose a shell that contains plenty of treasure."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ビーチでお宝あつめ[?]
Bīchi de otakara atsume
Collect Treasure at the Beach
Dutch Schatrijke Schelpen[?] Rich Shells
French (NOA) Coquillages à la perle[?] Pearl Shells
French (NOE) Coquilles de choix[?] Top choice shells
German Perlensuche[?] Pearl Search
Italian Cercatore di perle[?] Pearl seeker
Korean 바다에서 보물찾기[?] Treasure Hunt in the Sea
Portuguese Pérolas na Praia[?] Pearls in the Beach
Russian Дары моря[1]
Dary morya
Gifts of the sea
Spanish De perlas[?] Of Pearls, from estar de perlas (be very good/fine)

References[edit]

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