Ticktock Hop

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Ticktock Hop
Tick Tock Hop
Appears in Mario Party 3
Mario Party Superstars
Type Duel minigame
Initial record 5 (Mario Party Superstars)
Music track Panic / In a B-I-G Hurry (Superstars)
Music sample
Mario Party 3:

Mario Party Superstars:

Ticktock Hop is a Duel minigame in Mario Party 3 (where it is parsed as Tick Tock Hop) and Mario Party Superstars.

Overview[edit]

Ticktock Hop in Mario Party Superstars
Gameplay from Mario Party Superstars

Players are on the hour hand of a clock resembling the painting associated with Tick Tock Clock in Super Mario 64. They jump over the minute hand as it rotates around until one of them is hit by it, making the other player win. More possibilities occur if gameplay goes on longer, such as only the hour hand moving, both hands rotating, the hands moving at different speeds, or reversing direction. If both players are eliminated or have jumped over the minute hand 99 times, it is a draw.

An "Endless" version of Ticktop Hop appears in Mario Party Superstars, continuing until both players are eliminated.[1]

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 3[edit]

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • Single Joy-Con Right Button – Jump

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 3[edit]

  • Game Rules
    • Tumble: "The hands of the clock spin round and round. Time your jumps to avoid being hit by the minute hand."
    • Goomba: "Stand on the clock's hour hand and jump the minute hand as you spin around!"
  • Advice
    • Tumble: "Be careful because the hands will speed up and slow down without warning."
    • Goomba: "The clock hands will suddenly speed up, slow down and even change directions! You'd better pay attention!"

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • In-game description
    • English:
      Jump and avoid the clock's spinning hands. Don't get hit!

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ぐるりんクロック[?]
Gururin kurokku
Spinning Clock
Chinese (simplified) 时钟转啊转[?]
Shízhōng Zhuǎn a Zhuǎn
Spinning Clock
Chinese (traditional) 時鐘轉啊轉[?]
Shízhōng Zhuǎn a Zhuǎn
Spinning Clock
Dutch Strijd tegen de klok[?] Fight against the clock
French Aiguilles Sauteuses[?] Jumpy Clock Hands
German Riskante Zeiten[?] Risky Times
Italian Salti nel tempo[?] Jumps in time
Korean 빙빙 시계[?]
Bingbing Sigye
Spinning Clock
Portuguese Hora da Rasteira[?] Time to Trip Up
Russian Тик-так-прыг![?]
Tik-tak-pryg!
Tick-tock-jump!
Spanish Tic, Tac, Salto[?] Tick, Tock, Jump

Notes[edit]

  • If the player is closer to the center, they have a shorter chance to avoid the minute hand.[2]

Footnotes and references[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ This control is not mentioned in the instructions.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Radiant Phoebe (December 25, 2021). Mario Party Superstars - Ticktock Hop (Endless mode) - Peach vs Daisy (0:04). YouTube.
  2. ^ Nintendo Unity (January 10, 2025). These Mario Party Minigames Are Rigged (2:04). YouTube. Retrieved January 24, 2025.