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[[Image:MP4_TheGreatDeflate.jpg|thumb|'''The Great Deflate'''.]]
{{minigame infobox
[[Image:WarioParty4gamers.jpg|thumb|left|[[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]] pounding an inflatable Thwomp.]]
|image= [[File:TheGreatDeflate.png|280px]]<br>''Mario Party 4''<br>[[File:Top100TheGreatDeflate.png|280px]]<br>''Mario Party: The Top 100''
'''The Great Deflate''' is a 2-vs.-2 [[mini-game]] in ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. Players must [[Ground Pound]] an inflatable, blue [[Thwomp]] made of rubber enough to completely deflate it. The higher the jump before the Pound, the more air gets deflated. The first team to completely deflate their Thwomp wins.
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 4]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
|type=2-vs-2 minigame
|time=30 seconds
|track=Loud and Sweet
|sample=''Mario Party 4'':<br>[[File:MP4 Loud and Sweet.oga]]<br>''Mario Party: The Top 100'':<br>[[File:MPTT100 Loud and Sweet.oga]]
}}
'''The Great Deflate''' is a 2-vs-2 [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' and ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''. Its name is a pun on the term "{{wp|Great Debate|the Great Debate}}."


It is unknown if the inflatable Thwomps appearing in this [[mini-game]] are organic, conscious beings or simply inflatable toys made especially for the mini-game. However, they do make a grunting noise upon hitting the ground at the start of the game, plus, they have a full face.
==Introduction==
At a beach, an inflatable [[Thwomp]] falls onto the ground, and the camera zooms out, revealing a second inflatable Thwomp as the teams land on each respective one. In ''Mario Party: The Top 100'', the Thwomps have their modern facial expression.
 
==Gameplay==
[[File:WarioParty4gamers.jpg|thumb|Artwork of [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]] pounding an inflatable Thwomp from the minigame]]
Players must [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]] an inflatable blue Thwomp enough to completely deflate it. The higher the [[jump]] before the Ground Pound, the more air that gets deflated. In ''Mario Party 4'', when players ground-pound the Thwomps, the latter's sound effect increases in pitch. The first team to completely deflate its Thwomp wins. If neither team has completely deflated its Thwomp within 30 seconds, the minigame ends in a tie.
 
==Ending==
In ''Mario Party 4'', the winning team's members do their winning animations while the losing team's members do their losing animations.


==Controls==
==Controls==
*{{button|gcn|A}} x2 &ndash; Ground Pound
===''Mario Party 4''===
<br clear=all>
*{{button|gcn|A}} '''→''' {{button|gcn|A}} &ndash; Ground Pound
{{Mario Party 4}}
 
[[Category:2-vs-2 mini-games]]
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
[[Category:Mini-games]]
*{{button|3ds|A}}: Jump
*{{button|3ds|A}} in the air: Ground Pound
 
==In-game text==
===''Mario Party 4''===
*'''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"Do Ground Pounds on the inflated Thwomp repeatedly to deflate it."''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Time your jumps with your partner to deflate the Thwomp faster."''
 
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*'''Description''' &ndash; ''"Together with your teammate, Ground Pound to deflate the block!"''
*'''On-screen''' &ndash; ''"Work with your teammate to stomp out the air!"''
{{br|left}}
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=エアドッスン
|JpnR=Ea Dossun
|JpnM=Air Thwomp
|Fre=Dégonflage d'Printemps
|FreM=Deflate of Springtime
|Ger=Die große Entweichung
|GerM=The Great Leakage
|Spa=Los flotadores
|SpaM=The Floats
|Ita=Gli sgonfioni
|ItaM=The deflators
|Dut=Pletpret
|DutM=Flattening Fun
}}
 
==See also==
*[[Totem Pole Pound]]
*[[Double Pounder]]
 
{{MP4 minigames}}
{{MPTT100 minigames}}
[[Category:2-vs-2 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 4 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 minigames]]
[[de:Die große Entweichung]]
[[it:Gli sgonfioni]]

Latest revision as of 16:23, January 7, 2025

The Great Deflate
Wario in The Great Deflate from Mario Party 4
Mario Party 4
The Great Deflate from Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party: The Top 100
Appears in Mario Party 4
Mario Party: The Top 100
Type 2-vs-2 minigame
Time limit 30 seconds
Music track Loud and Sweet
Music sample
Mario Party 4:

Mario Party: The Top 100:

The Great Deflate is a 2-vs-2 minigame in Mario Party 4 and Mario Party: The Top 100. Its name is a pun on the term "the Great Debate."

Introduction[edit]

At a beach, an inflatable Thwomp falls onto the ground, and the camera zooms out, revealing a second inflatable Thwomp as the teams land on each respective one. In Mario Party: The Top 100, the Thwomps have their modern facial expression.

Gameplay[edit]

Artwork of Wario and Waluigi playing The Great Deflate
Artwork of Wario and Waluigi pounding an inflatable Thwomp from the minigame

Players must ground-pound an inflatable blue Thwomp enough to completely deflate it. The higher the jump before the Ground Pound, the more air that gets deflated. In Mario Party 4, when players ground-pound the Thwomps, the latter's sound effect increases in pitch. The first team to completely deflate its Thwomp wins. If neither team has completely deflated its Thwomp within 30 seconds, the minigame ends in a tie.

Ending[edit]

In Mario Party 4, the winning team's members do their winning animations while the losing team's members do their losing animations.

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 4[edit]

  • A Button A Button – Ground Pound

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • A Button: Jump
  • A Button in the air: Ground Pound

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 4[edit]

  • Game Rules"Do Ground Pounds on the inflated Thwomp repeatedly to deflate it."
  • Advice"Time your jumps with your partner to deflate the Thwomp faster."

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Description"Together with your teammate, Ground Pound to deflate the block!"
  • On-screen"Work with your teammate to stomp out the air!"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese エアドッスン[?]
Ea Dossun
Air Thwomp
Dutch Pletpret[?] Flattening Fun
French Dégonflage d'Printemps[?] Deflate of Springtime
German Die große Entweichung[?] The Great Leakage
Italian Gli sgonfioni[?] The deflators
Spanish Los flotadores[?] The Floats

See also[edit]