Table Menace

Table Menace
Appears in	Mario Party 8
Type	Extras Zone minigame
Music track	It's on Now
Music sample

Table Menace is an unlockable one- or two-player minigame in the Extras Zone in Mario Party 8. Its name is a pun on "table tennis," which makes up the gameplay as well. In Table Menace, players have the option of playing as either a character from the Super Mario franchise or a Mii. The minigame is played only with the Wii Remote. The Wii Remote is intended to be held upright with the side with buttons facing the screen.

Introduction

Both players are seen standing on opposite ends of a table tennis table in a gymnasium, with others playing table tennis all around them. The camera pans in toward the players' table and zooms behind the first player before the screen splits vertically in two, one side for each player, and the game begins.

Gameplay

The objective is to reach the set number of points required to win. A failed serve results in a point for the opposing player. If a player hits the ball off the table without it bouncing, the opposing player also receives a point. Moving the paddle is automatic, and the player is in control of only swinging the paddle. Each swing is pressure-sensitive. The distance the ball travels depends on how quickly the Wii Remote is swung. The first player to reach 11 points wins the minigame.

Ending

Both players stand in front of the table; the winning player does their victory pose while the losing player does their losing pose beside them.

Controls

• Wii Remote
  • Toss for a serve
  • Swing paddle
• Buttons: None

In-game text

English

• Rules – "Play table tennis with your opponent. The first to reach 11 points is the winner."
• Hint – "You can return with more power if your timing is just right. Watch out for people and things around you."

Japanese

• Rules – 「ライバルと　たっきゅうをします。 さきに　１１ポイントとったひとのかちです。」 ("Raibaru to takkyū o shimasu. Saki ni 11 pointo tottahito no kachi desu.") ("Play table tennis with your rival. The first person to get 11 points wins.")
• Hint – 「タイミングがよければつよいボールがうてるよ。まわりのひとやものにきをつけてあそぼう。」 ("Taimingu ga yokereba tsuyoi bōru ga da teru yo. Mawari no hito ya mono ni ki o tsukete asobō.") ("If your timing is right, you can hit the ball strong. Be careful of the people and things around you as you play.")

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	はくねつ！ピンポン[?] Hakunetsu! Pinpon	Whimper! Ping Pong
French	Tenace de Table[?]	Table Tenacious, pun on tennis de table (table tennis)
German	Drischtennis[?]	Thrashing Tennis
Italian	Tennistavolo[?]	Table Tennis
Korean	필살탁구[?] Pilsaltak	Mortal Table Tennis
Spanish	Rebota la pelota[?]	Bounce the Ball