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|image=[[File:FinalCountdown.png|260px]]
|image=[[File:FinalCountdown.png|260px]]<br>''Mario Party 7''<br>[[File:Top100TheFinalCountdown.png|260px]]<br>''Mario Party: The Top 100''<br>[[File:The Final Countdown - Mario Party Superstars.png|260px]]<br>''Mario Party Superstars''
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party 7]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''<br>''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|type=Battle minigame
|type=Battle minigame (''Mario Party 7'')<br>Free-for-All minigame (''Mario Party: The Top 100'', ''Mario Party Superstars'')
|controls={{button|gcn|Stick}}: Move<br>{{button|gcn|A}}: [[Jump]]<br>{{button|gcn|B}}: Punch<br>{{button|gcn|A}} '''+''' {{button|gcn|B}}: Kick
|info='''In-game text'''<br>'''Rules'''<br>''"Shove foes off the platform, but watch the numbers! The panels break when they reach zero."''<br>'''Advice'''<br>''"Watch the panels carefully! The countdown will speed up as the game progresses."''
|time=30 seconds
|time=30 seconds
|song=Look Out
|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]]''. Its name comes from "[[wikipedia:The Final Countdown (song)|The Final Countdown]]", a song by the 1980's hard rock group [[wikipedia:Europe (band)|Europe]].
'''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 1986 {{wp|The Final Countdown (song)|song of the same name}} performed by the Swedish glam metal band {{wp|Europe (band)|Europe}}.


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
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==Gameplay==
==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 each panel decrease by one after a certain time period. If the number on a panel ever falls to zero, the panel gives way, eliminating any player on it from the game, then automatically resets to a random number between one and nine. (Thus, the players must jump to panels with a higher number on them to prevent elimination.) Competitors are allowed to punch and kick the opposition to try and force them either off the platform entirely or into a hole. Additionally, the rate at which the countdown occurs speeds up the longer the game goes on.
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.


The last player standing on the number panels wins the minigame. If all players fall simultaneously, a random winner is decided.
==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. If all four players fall off simultaneously, the Fly Guys drop off all four players, then 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


==Ending==
===''Mario Party Superstars''===
[[Fly Guy]]s drop the other three players onto the platform. The winner then performs a victory pose.
*{{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!"''


==== Trivia ====
==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
</gallery>


* This game is similar to the [[Mario Party 4]] minigame, [[Panel Panic]]
==See also==
*[[Platform Push]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=おちるな！たにぞこバトル
|Jap=おちるな！たにぞこバトル
|JapR=Ochiruna! Tanizoko batoru
|JapR=Ochiruna! Tanizoko batoru
|JapM=Battle over the Valley, don't fall down!
|JapM=Don't Fall Down! Valley Bottom Battle
|Spa=Cuenta atrás
|ChiS=不要掉下去！谷底对战
|SpaM=Countdown
|ChiSR=Búyào Diàoxiàqù! Gǔdǐ Duìzhàn
|ChiSM=Don't Fall Down! Valley Bottom Battle
|ChiT=不要掉下去！谷底對戰
|ChiTR=Búyào Diàoxiàqù! Gǔdǐ Duìzhàn
|ChiTM=Don't Fall Down! Valley Bottom Battle
|Dut=Valvakjes
|DutM=Trap Compartments
|Fre=Compte à Rebours
|FreM=Countdown
|Ger=Countdown-Canyon
|Ger=Countdown-Canyon
|GerM=Countdown Canyon
|GerM=Countdown Canyon
|Fra=Compte à Rebours
|FraM=Countdown
|Ita=Conto alla rovescia
|Ita=Conto alla rovescia
|ItaM=Countdown
|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
}}
}}
{{BoxTop}}
 
{{MP7 Minigames}}
{{MP7 minigames}}
[[Category:Battle Minigames]]
{{MPTT100 minigames}}
[[Category:Mario Party 7 Minigames]]
{{MPS minigames}}
[[Category:Battle minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 7 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party Superstars minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 minigames]]
[[it:Conto alla rovescia]]

Latest revision as of 19:13, August 23, 2024

The Final Countdown
Daisy and Toadette figure out where to stand in The Final Countdown. Wario is seen falling down into the river below.
Mario Party 7
The Final Countdown from Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party: The Top 100
The Final Countdown in Mario Party Superstars.
Mario Party Superstars
Appears in Mario Party 7
Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Superstars
Type Battle minigame (Mario Party 7)
Free-for-All minigame (Mario Party: The Top 100, Mario Party Superstars)
Time limit 30 seconds
Music track Look Out!
Music sample
Mario Party 7:

Mario Party: The Top 100:

Mario Party Superstars:

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 1986 song of the same name performed by the Swedish glam metal band Europe.

Introduction[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The ending to The Final Countdown in Mario Party 7

In Mario Party 7 and Superstars, Fly Guys 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. If all four players fall off simultaneously, the Fly Guys drop off all four players, then they all do their losing poses.

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 7[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Jump
  • B Button – Punch
  • A Button → B Button – Kick

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Circle Pad: Move
  • A Button: Jump
  • B Button: Punch
  • B Button in the air: Kick

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • Single Joy-Con Right Button – Jump
  • Single Joy-Con Bottom Button – Punch
  • Single Joy-Con Right Button → Single Joy-Con Bottom Button – Kick

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 7[edit]

  • Rules – "Shove foes off the platform, but watch the numbers! The panels break when they reach zero."
  • Advice – "Watch the panels carefully! The countdown will speed up as the game progresses."

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Description – "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 – "Knock off your rivals and watch for open panels at 0!"

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • "Stay safe until time runs out. Be careful not to fall into a hole!"

Gallery[edit]

  • 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

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese おちるな！たにぞこバトル[?]
Ochiruna! Tanizoko batoru 		Don't Fall Down! Valley Bottom Battle
Chinese (simplified) 不要掉下去！谷底对战[?]
Búyào Diàoxiàqù! Gǔdǐ Duìzhàn 		Don't Fall Down! Valley Bottom Battle
Chinese (traditional) 不要掉下去！谷底對戰[?]
Búyào Diàoxiàqù! Gǔdǐ Duìzhàn 		Don't Fall Down! Valley Bottom Battle
Dutch Valvakjes[?] Trap Compartments
French Compte à Rebours[?] Countdown
German Countdown-Canyon[?] Countdown Canyon
Italian Conto alla rovescia[?] Countdown
Korean 추락 주의! 계곡에서의 배틀[?]
Churak Ju-ui! Gyegogeseo-ui Baeteul 		Fall Warning! Battle at a Valley
Portuguese Contagem Regressiva[?] Countdown
Russian Последний отсчет[?]
Posledniy otschyot 		The Final Countdown
Spanish (NOA) Cuenta regresiva[?] Countdown
Spanish (NOE) Cuenta atrás[?] Countdown
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4-Player minigames Main Big Dripper • Bubble Brawl • Catchy Tunes • Cointagious • Fun Run • Ghost in the Hall • Kart Wheeled • Picture This • Pokey Pummel • Snow Ride • Take Me Ohm • Target Tag • Track & Yield
Mic Balloon Busters • Clock Watchers • Dart Attack • Mathemortician • Oil Crisis
1-vs.-3 minigames Main Balloonatic • Coin-op Bop • Easy Pickings • Flashfright • La Bomba • Pogo-a-Go-Go • Spinner Cell • Spray Anything • Think Tank
Mic Be My Chum! • Boxing Day • Number Crunchers • StratosFEAR! • Wheel of Woe
2-vs.-2 minigames Battery Ram • Bumper Crop • Buzzstormer • Cardinal Rule • Herbicidal Maniac • Hop-O-Matic 4000 • Pyramid Scheme • Sphere Factor • Spider Stomp • Tile and Error • Wingin' It • World Piece
Battle minigames Air Farce • Deck Hands • Helipopper • Monty's Revenge • The Final Countdown
Duel minigames Apes of Wrath • Bridge Work • Camp Ukiki • Fish & Cheeps • Gimme a Sign • Hip Hop Drop • Light Speed • Mad Props • Royal Rumpus • Spin Doctor • Warp Pipe Dreams • Weight for It
DK minigames Single-player A Bridge Too Short • Jump, Man • Vine Country
Multiplayer Bananas Faster • Peel Out • Stump Change
Bowser minigames Single-player Slot-O-Whirl! • Treasure Dome! • Tunnel of Lava!
Multiplayer Funderwall! • Funstacle Course! • Magmagical Journey!
8-Player minigames Bob-ombic Plague • Bumper to Bumper • Duct & Cover • Gimme a Brake • Grin and Bar It • Hammer Spammer • Real Smoothie • Rope a Dope • Shock Absorbers • Spin Off • Synch-row-nicity • Unhappy Trails
Rare minigames 2-vs.-2 Ice Moves
Other Stick and Spin
Boss minigame Bowser's Lovely Lift!
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Minigames from Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party Bombs Away • Desert Dash • Face Lift • Piranha's Pursuit • Shy Guy Says • Tug o' War
Mario Party 2 Bowser's Big Blast • Bumper Balls • Cake Factory • Dizzy Dancing • Handcar Havoc • Hexagon Heat • Honeycomb Havoc • Looney Lumberjacks • Mecha-Marathon • Roll Call • Shell Shocked • Slot Car Derby • Speed Hockey
Mario Party 3 Bounce 'n' Trounce • Chip Shot Challenge • Eatsa Pizza • Ice Rink Risk • Mush Pit • Rockin' Raceway • Snowball Summit • Storm Chasers • The Beat Goes On • Three Door Monty • Tidal Toss • Vine with Me
Mario Party 4 Beach Volley Folly • Blame It on the Crane • Booksquirm • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Hide and Go BOOM! • Kareening Koopas • Mario Speedwagons • Order Up • Paths of Peril • Revers-a-Bomb • The Final Battle! • The Great Deflate • Three Throw • Trace Race
Mario Party 5 Button Mashers • Cage-in Cookin' • Coney Island • Defuse or Lose • Dinger Derby • Heat Stroke • Hotel Goomba • Ice Hockey • Later Skater • Leaf Leap • Manic Mallets • Night Light Fright • Pushy Penguins • Shy Guy Showdown • Squared Away • Triple Jump • Tube It or Lose It
Mario Party 6 Block Star • Catch You Letter • Crate and Peril • Dizzy Rotisserie • Rocky Road • Slot Trot • Snow Whirled • Strawberry Shortfuse • Trap Ease Artist
Mario Party 7 Balloon Busters • Dart Attack • Deck Hands • Jump, Man • Monty's Revenge • Pogo-a-Go-Go • Pokey Pummel • Sphere Factor • Stick and Spin • The Final Countdown • Track & Yield • Vine Country
Mario Party 8 Aim of the Game • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank
Mario Party 9 Bumper Bubbles • Don't Look • Goomba Bowling • Logger Heads • Jigsaw Jumble • Magma Mayhem • Peak Precision • Pier Pressure • Speeding Bullets • Tackle Takedown
Mario Party 10 Badminton Bash • Flash Forward • Jewel Drop • Soar to Score
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Minigames from Mario Party Superstars
Mario Party Bobsled Run • Bombs Away • Cast Aways • Crazy Cutters • Face-Lift • Hammer Drop • Handcar Havoc • Mushroom Mix-Up • Piranha's Pursuit • Shy Guy Says • Tipsy Tourney • Tug o' War
Mario Party 2 Archer-ival • Balloon Burst • Bowser's Big Blast • Bumper Balloon Cars • Bumper Balls • Cake Factory • Dizzy Dancing • Dungeon Dash • Hammer Slammera • Hot Rope Jump • Honeycomb Havoc • Look Away • Mecha Marathon • Quicksand Cache • Roll Call • Roll Out the Barrelsa • Sky Pilots • Slot-Car Derby • Sneak 'n' Snore • Speed Hockey • Tread Carefully
Mario Party 3 Bobbing Bow-loonsa • Boulder Ball • Bounce 'n' Trounce • Cheep Cheep Chase • Chip-Shot Challenge • Coconut Conk • Eatsa Pizza • Etch 'n' Catch • Hide-and-Sneak • Ice-Rink Risk • Mario's Puzzle Party • Messy Memory • Motor Rooter • Mush Pit • Parasol Plummet • Picking Panic • Puddle Paddle • River Raiders • Rockin' Raceway • Snowball Summit • Spotlight Swim • Storm Chasers • Swinging with Sharksa • Ticktock Hop • Tidal Toss • Vine with Me • Winner's Wheela
Mario Party 4 Beach Volley Folly • Booksquirm • Dungeon Duos • GOOOOOOOAL!! • Money Belts • Paths of Peril • Revers-a-Bomb • Trace Race
Mario Party 5 Bill Blasters • Coney Island • Dinger Derby • Ice Hockey • Later Skater • Leaf Leap • Night-Light Fright • Pushy Penguins • Squared Away • Tube It or Lose It
Mario Party 6 Block Star • Burnstile • Cashapult • Catch You Letter • Dark 'n' Crispy • Mass Meteor • Pit Boss • Rocky Road • Snow Whirled • Trap Ease Artist • What Goes Up... • X-Ray Payday
Mario Party 7 Monty's Revenge • Pokey Pummel • Pogo-a-Go-Go • Stick and Spin • Spin Doctor • The Final Countdown
Mario Party 8 Paint Misbehavin' • Winner or Dinner
Mario Party 9 Goomba Spotting • Manor of Escape • Shell Soccer • Tackle Takedown
Mario Party 10 Flash Forward • Rapid River Race • Skewer Scurry
a Item minigame, unnamed
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