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'''In the Nick of Time''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. Its name is a play on a phrase that means "just when needed."
'''In the Nick of Time''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''.


==Introduction==
==Overview==
A door opens as the camera goes into it. The first character is looking at the various clocks hanging in the room as one of them catches their attention. The big clock's hands spin until the minigame begins, both stopping at 12.
In the opening, the first player looks at several clocks in the room, appearing interested in one of them. The big clock's hands spin before stopping at 12.


==Gameplay==
Players use guide hands while trying to match the clock in the center, and a [[point]] goes whomever accomplishes this first, freezing other players' clocks until the next round begins. The player who gets three points wins, but if neither have after ten rounds, it is a tie.
The objective is to align the clock's hands with the guide hands to match the clock in the center of the screen. The player controls both hands by tilting the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] clockwise or counterclockwise; naturally, the minute hand moves faster than the hour hand. The first player to match the time gets a point, causing all players' clocks to freeze until the next round starts. The first player to score three points wins. If no player reaches three points by the time 10 rounds have passed, the game ends in a tie.


==Ending==
The ending shows the losing players' clock hands spring out. The winner does their victory pose, though the clocks suddenly shake, startling them.
The losers' clock hands shake and spring out. The winner does their victory pose but is startled by the suddenly shaking clocks. In Party Mode, if the results screen remains, the camera shows the door closing.


==Controls==
==Controls==
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* '''Hint''' – ''"Slow down your rotation when you get close to the correct time so you don't pass it up!"''
* '''Hint''' – ''"Slow down your rotation when you get close to the correct time so you don't pass it up!"''


==See also==
==Naming==
*[[Clock Stoppers]]
"In the nick of time" is a phrase meaning when something occurs at the right time.
*[[Twist Ending]]


==Names in other languages==
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=いまなんじ?
|Jpn=いまなんじ?
|JapR=Imananji?
|JpnR=Imananji?
|JapM=What Time Is It?
|JpnM=What Time Is It?
|Ger=Zeitverschiebung
|Ger=Zeitverschiebung
|GerM=Time Shift
|GerM=Time Shift
|Fra=Tic-Tac Attaque
|Fre=Tic-Tac Attaque
|FraM=Tick Tock Attack
|FreM=Tick Tock Attack
|Ita=L'Ora Esatta
|Ita=L'Ora Esatta
|ItaM=The Right Time
|ItaM=The Right Time
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|KorM=What Time Is It?
|KorM=What Time Is It?
}}
}}
==See also==
*[[Clock Stoppers]]
*[[Twist Ending]]


{{MP8 minigames}}
{{MP8 minigames}}

Latest revision as of 14:54, March 22, 2025

In the Nick of Time
In the Nick of Time from Mario Party 8
Appears in Mario Party 8
Type 4-Player minigame
Time limit 20 seconds per round
Music track Friendly Competition
Music sample

In the Nick of Time is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 8.

Overview[edit]

In the opening, the first player looks at several clocks in the room, appearing interested in one of them. The big clock's hands spin before stopping at 12.

Players use guide hands while trying to match the clock in the center, and a point goes whomever accomplishes this first, freezing other players' clocks until the next round begins. The player who gets three points wins, but if neither have after ten rounds, it is a tie.

The ending shows the losing players' clock hands spring out. The winner does their victory pose, though the clocks suddenly shake, startling them.

Controls[edit]

  • Wii Remote: Turn time forward and backward
  • Buttons: None

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"Turn the clock's hands to match the image. Whoever gets three matches first wins."
  • Hint"Slow down your rotation when you get close to the correct time so you don't pass it up!"

Naming[edit]

"In the nick of time" is a phrase meaning when something occurs at the right time.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese いまなんじ?[?]
Imananji?
What Time Is It?
French Tic-Tac Attaque[?] Tick Tock Attack
German Zeitverschiebung[?] Time Shift
Italian L'Ora Esatta[?] The Right Time
Korean 지금 몇 시?[?]
Jigeum Myeot si?
What Time Is It?
Spanish Alta precisión[?] High Precision

See also[edit]