Editing The Final Countdown

{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:FinalCountdown.png|260px]]<br>''Mario Party 7''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''<br>''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|type=Battle minigame (''Mario Party 7'')<br>Free-for-All minigame (''Mario Party: The Top 100'', ''Mario Party Superstars'')
|time=30 seconds
|track=Look Out!
|sample=''Mario Party 7'':<br>[[File:MP7 Look Out!.oga]]<br>''Mario Party: The Top 100'':<br>[[File:MPTT100 Look Out!.oga]]<br>''Mario Party Superstars'':<br>[[File:MPS Look Out!.oga]]
}}
'''The Final Countdown''' is a Battle [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' and a Free-for-All minigame in ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''. Its name comes from the {{wp|The Final Countdown (song)|song of the same name}} performed by the Swedish rock band {{wp|Europe (band)|Europe}}.

==Introduction==
The panels start at two, then count down to zero and open. They then reset to random numbers as the players head in from the sides and leap onto the platform.

==Gameplay==
The playing field is a platform with nine panels. There is a number on each of the panels (1–9), and the numbers on the panels decrease by one after a certain time period. If the number on a panel reaches zero, the panel gives way, eliminating any player standing on it, then automatically resets to a random number from one to nine. Competitors can move and [[punch]] and [[kick]] their opponents to try to force them off the whole platform or into a hole. Additionally, the countdown speed increases as the minigame progresses. The last player standing on the number panels wins the minigame. If two or more players survive until time runs out, those players win. If all players fall off simultaneously, the minigame ends in a tie.

==Ending==
[[File:The Final Countdown Finish.png|thumb|250px|The ending to The Final Countdown in ''Mario Party 7'']]
In ''Mario Party 7'' and ''Superstars'', [[Fly Guy]]s drop any losers onto the platform in the order they placed, from second to fourth. Winners then perform their victory poses while losers perform their losing poses. If everyone survives until the end, everyone performs their winning pose. If everyone falls off, the winner is dropped off by a Fly Guy first, followed by everyone else. There are two different versions of this purpose. One has the winner celebrating, and another has the Fly Guys dropping all four players, after which they all do their losing poses.

==Controls==
===''Mario Party 7''===
*{{button|gcn|Stick}} &ndash; Move
*{{button|gcn|A}} &ndash; [[Jump]]
*{{button|gcn|B}} &ndash; Punch
*{{button|gcn|A}} '''→''' {{button|gcn|B}} &ndash; Kick

===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*{{button|3ds|Stick}}: Move
*{{button|3ds|A}}: Jump
*{{button|3ds|B}}: Punch
*{{button|3ds|B}} in the air: Kick

===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*{{button|switch|stick}} &ndash; Move
*{{button|switch|jc-right}} &ndash; Jump
*{{button|switch|jc-bottom}} &ndash; Punch
*{{button|switch|jc-right}} → {{button|switch|jc-bottom}} &ndash; Kick

==In-game text==
===''Mario Party 7''===
*'''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Shove foes off the platform, but watch the numbers! The panels break when they reach zero."''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Watch the panels carefully! The countdown will speed up as the game progresses."''

===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*'''Description''' &ndash; ''"Punch and kick your rivals to knock them off, but don't get caught on a panel when it counts down to 0!"''
*'''On-screen''' &ndash; ''"Knock off your rivals and watch for open panels at 0!"''

===''Mario Party Superstars''===
*''"Stay safe until time runs out. Be careful not to fall into a hole!"''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Zero The Final Countdown Panel.png
1 The Final Countdown Panel.png
2 The Final Countdown Panel.png
3 The Final Countdown Panel.png
4 The Final Countdown Panel.png
5 The Final Countdown Panel.png
6 The Final Countdown Panel.png
7 The Final Countdown Panel.png
8 The Final Countdown Panel.png
9 The Final Countdown Panel.png
Top100TheFinalCountdown.png|''Mario Party: The Top 100''
The Final Countdown - Mario Party Superstars.png|''Mario Party Superstars''
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Platform Push]]

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=おちるな！たにぞこバトル
|JapR=Ochiruna! Tanizoko batoru
|JapM=Don't Fall Down! Valley Bottom Battle
|ChiS=不要掉下去！谷底对战
|ChiSR=búyào diàoxiàqù! gǔdǐ duìzhàn
|ChiSM=Don't Fall Down! Valley Bottom Battle
|Dut=Valvakjes
|DutM=Trap Compartments
|Fre=Compte à Rebours
|FreM=Countdown
|Ger=Countdown-Canyon
|GerM=Countdown Canyon
|Ita=Conto alla rovescia
|ItaM=Countdown
|Kor=추락 주의! 계곡에서의 배틀
|KorR=Churak Ju-ui! Gyegogeseo-ui Baeteul
|KorM=Fall Warning! Battle at a Valley
|Por=Contagem Regressiva
|PorM=Countdown
|Rus=Последний отсчет
|RusR=Posledniy otschyot
|RusM=The Final Countdown
|SpaA=Cuenta regresiva
|SpaAM=Countdown
|SpaE=Cuenta atrás
|SpaEM=Countdown
}}

{{MP7 minigames}}
{{MPTT100 minigames}}
{{MPS minigames}}
[[Category:Battle minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 7 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party Superstars minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 minigames]]
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