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{{Italic title|Ground Pound (''Mario Party'')}}
{{minigame infobox
{{Minigame-infobox
|image=[[File:GroundPoundMP1.png|260px]]
| title = Ground Pound
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party]]''
| image = [[File:GroundPoundMP1.png|260px]]
|type=1-Player mini-game
| appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party]]''
|time=30 seconds
| type = Single-player mini-game
|track=Can It be Done?
| time = 30 seconds
|sample=[[File:MP Can It be Done.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Ground Pound''' is a one-player [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party]]''.
'''Ground Pound''' is a 1-Player [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party]]''.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
Before the game starts, the player has to look carefully at the pegs before the butterflies cover the tops. In order to win, the player must [[Ground Pound]] all the pegs with a flat top. Ground Pounding a peg with a pointy top injures the player and causes them to lose time. Sometimes, the [[Butterfly|butterflies]] do not cover the pegs up completely, giving a better advantage for the player.
Before the game starts, the player has to look carefully at the [[stump|pegs]] before the [[butterfly|butterflies]] cover the tops. In order to win, the player must [[Ground Pound|hip-drop]] all the pegs with flat tops. Hip-dropping a peg with a pointy top injures the player and causes them to lose time. Sometimes, the butterflies do not cover the pegs completely, thus giving the player a better advantage.
 
The minigame can be purchased from the [[Mini-Game House]] for 50 [[Coin]]s.


==Controls==
==Controls==
* {{button|n64|Stick}} – Move   
*{{button|n64|Stick}} – Move   
* {{button|n64|A}} – Jump
*{{button|n64|A}} – [[Jump]]
* {{button|n64|A}} '''+''' {{button|n64|Z}} – Hip Drop
*{{button|n64|A}} '''+''' {{button|n64|Z}} – Hip Drop


==In-game text==
==In-game text==
* '''Game Rules''' – ''"Hip Drop onto the flat-topped posts. Try to remember which are flat and which are pointy, before the butterflies land."''
*'''Game Rules''' – ''"Hip Drop onto the flat-topped posts. Try to remember which are flat and which are pointy before the butterflies land."''
* '''Advice''' – ''"Watch carefully. Look beneath the butterflies, and you'll see parts of the posts."''
*'''Game Rules ([[Mini-Game Island]])''' &ndash; ''"Pound the flat-topped posts with Hip Drops. <font color="green">Clear the game by pounding all the flat-topped posts.</font>"''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Watch carefully. Look beneath the butterflies, and you'll see parts of the posts."''
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ひっこめヒップドロップ
|JapR=Hikkome hippudoroppu
|JapM=Hip-drop Retracting
|Ger=Boden-Rammen
|GerM=Ground-Ramming
|Fre=Pilonna-jeu<ref>Tiplouf15 (December 20, 2011). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INHbXYxNDtY&list=PL5F83213586036A8F&index=4 Mario Party 1 français Episode 2 Jeux Solo et poursuite]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 8, 2024.</ref>
|FreM=Pounded game (also a pun on ''papillon'' (butterfly)
|Ita=Ground Pound<ref>''[[Mario Party]]'' European manual, pag. 141</ref>
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The term "Ground Pound" wasn't used in the minigame descriptions in ''[[Mario Party]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 2]]''. Instead the term used was "Hip Drop". This was changed to "Ground Pound" in the later ''Mario Party'' games.
*The term "Ground Pound" was not used in the minigame descriptions in ''Mario Party'' and ''[[Mario Party 2]]''. Instead, the term used was "Hip Drop." This was changed to "Ground Pound" in the later ''Mario Party'' games, starting with ''[[Mario Party 3]]''.
<br clear=all>
*When a computer-controlled character is playing the minigame, they always hip-drop a wrong peg for each correct peg, regardless of the difficulty setting.
{{Mario Party 1}}
 
[[Category:Mario Party Minigames]]
==References==
<references/>
{{MP minigames}}
[[Category:Mario Party minigames]]
[[de:Boden-Rammen]]

Latest revision as of 18:45, November 12, 2024

Ground Pound
The minigame Ground Pound.
Appears in Mario Party
Type 1-Player mini-game
Time limit 30 seconds
Music track Can It be Done?
Music sample

Ground Pound is a 1-Player minigame found in Mario Party.

Gameplay[edit]

Before the game starts, the player has to look carefully at the pegs before the butterflies cover the tops. In order to win, the player must hip-drop all the pegs with flat tops. Hip-dropping a peg with a pointy top injures the player and causes them to lose time. Sometimes, the butterflies do not cover the pegs completely, thus giving the player a better advantage.

The minigame can be purchased from the Mini-Game House for 50 Coins.

Controls[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A ButtonJump
  • A Button + Z Button – Hip Drop

In-game text[edit]

  • Game Rules"Hip Drop onto the flat-topped posts. Try to remember which are flat and which are pointy before the butterflies land."
  • Game Rules (Mini-Game Island)"Pound the flat-topped posts with Hip Drops. Clear the game by pounding all the flat-topped posts."
  • Advice"Watch carefully. Look beneath the butterflies, and you'll see parts of the posts."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ひっこめヒップドロップ[?]
Hikkome hippudoroppu
Hip-drop Retracting
French Pilonna-jeu[1] Pounded game (also a pun on papillon (butterfly)
German Boden-Rammen[?] Ground-Ramming
Italian Ground Pound[2] -

Trivia[edit]

  • The term "Ground Pound" was not used in the minigame descriptions in Mario Party and Mario Party 2. Instead, the term used was "Hip Drop." This was changed to "Ground Pound" in the later Mario Party games, starting with Mario Party 3.
  • When a computer-controlled character is playing the minigame, they always hip-drop a wrong peg for each correct peg, regardless of the difficulty setting.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tiplouf15 (December 20, 2011). Mario Party 1 français Episode 2 Jeux Solo et poursuite. YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Mario Party European manual, pag. 141