Countdown Pound

Countdown Pound
Appears in	Mario Party 5
Type	Duel mini-game
Music track	Serious Competition
Music sample

Countdown Pound is a Duel minigame found in Mario Party 5.

Gameplay

The two players each stand on a platform that is connected to a timer and a balloon that corresponds to the character's color (for example, Mario has a red balloon, Yoshi has a green one, and Koopa Kid has an orange one). The timer counts down from ten seconds while pumping a balloon. The goal is to ground-pound the platform as close to 00:00 seconds as possible. The player who is closer to 00:00 seconds is the winner. If both players stop the timer at the exact time or fail to ground-pound before the timer reaches zero, the minigame ends in a draw.

Ending

Both players losing Countdown Pound

The losing player's timer changes to XX:XX, and their balloon inflates until it bursts, sending them flying offscreen. The winner then celebrates. If the minigame ends in a draw, both timers change to XX:XX, and both balloons inflate until they burst.

Controls

• – Jump
• → – Ground Pound

In-game text

• Rules – "Do a Ground Pound to stop the timer as close to 0:00 as you can. Whoever stops the timer closest to 0:00 wins."
• Advice – "It takes a moment or two to do a Ground Pound, so time your jump accordingly!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ギリギリ！カウントダウン[?] Girigiri! Kauntodaun	Last Minute Countdown
French	H-10[?]	Means "Time is up in 10 hours"
German	Blase-Ballon[?]	Bladder Balloon
Italian	Nervi d'acciaio[?]	Nerves of steel
Spanish	Nervios de acero[?]	Nerves of Steel

See also

• Time Bomb
• Lunar-tics