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{{Minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:Quickestcricket.jpg|250px|]]
|image=[[File:Quickest Cricket.png|250px|]]
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
|type=General minigame
|type=General minigame
|time=60 seconds
|time=60 seconds
|song=Footsteps
|track=Footsteps
}}
}}
'''Quickest Cricket''' (known as '''Grasshopalong''' in PAL regions) is a General [[minigame]] from ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''. The European/Australian name is a portmanteau of "grasshopper" and "hop along." This mini game is similar to [[Hop-O-Matic 4000] from ''[[Mario Party 7]]''.
'''Quickest Cricket''' ('''Grasshopalong''' in the British English version) is a General [[minigame]] from ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''. The British name is a portmanteau of "grasshopper" and "hop along."


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
The players hop around three times on their crickets.
The players hop around three times on their crickets/grasshoppers.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The players must race each other to the finish line mounting [[Mechanical Cricket|mechanical crickets]], whilst avoiding rocks, [[Piranha Plant]]s, and [[Wiggler]]s.
The players must race each other to the finish line mounting mechanical crickets/grasshoppers, whilst avoiding rocks, [[Piranha Plant]]s, and [[Wiggler]]s. The first player to get to the goal wins.
 
This game is also available in Time Attack as the sixth minigame. The bonus objective is achieved by not hitting any obstacles.


==Controls==
==Controls==
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==In-game text==
==In-game text==
*'''Rules''' – '''NTSC''' ''"Race to the finish atop a mechanical cricket."''
*'''Rules''' – '''American English''' ''"Race to the finish atop a mechanical cricket."''
*'''Rules''' – '''PAL''' ''"Navigate your mechanical grasshopper through the course to reach the finish line."''
*'''Rules''' – '''British English''' ''"Navigate your mechanical grasshopper through the course to reach the finish line."''


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Fra=Criquets en cavale
|Jap=ぴょんぴょんバッタレース
|FraM=Crickets in Loose
|JapR=Pyonpyon battarēsu
|JapM=Hopping Locust Race
|FreE=Criquets en cavale
|FreEM=Crickets on the loose
|FreA=Cavalcade en criquet
|FreAM=Cricket Ride
|Ger=Grashüpfen
|Ger=Grashüpfen
|GerM=Grasshopping
|GerM=Grasshopping
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|Por=Corrida de Gafanhotos
|Por=Corrida de Gafanhotos
|PorM=Grasshopper Race
|PorM=Grasshopper Race
|Rus=Скачки на саранче
|RusR=Skachki na saranche
|RusM=From "скачок" and "скачка" which mean "jump" and "gallop" or "horse race" respectively, "на" (on), and "саранча" (locust).
|RusC=<ref>Extracted from mg_inst.msbt, nested in languages/EU_Russian.zdat</ref>
}}
}}


{{MP:IT Minigames}}
==References==
[[Category:General Minigames]]
<references/>
[[Category:Mario Party: Island Tour Minigames]]
 
{{MPIT minigames}}
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party: Island Tour minigames]]
[[it:Grilli saltanti]]
[[it:Grilli saltanti]]

Latest revision as of 22:02, September 5, 2024

Quickest Cricket
Quickest Cricket from Mario Party: Island Tour
Appears in Mario Party: Island Tour
Type General minigame
Time limit 60 seconds
Music track Footsteps

Quickest Cricket (Grasshopalong in the British English version) is a General minigame from Mario Party: Island Tour. The British name is a portmanteau of "grasshopper" and "hop along."

Introduction[edit]

The players hop around three times on their crickets/grasshoppers.

Gameplay[edit]

The players must race each other to the finish line mounting mechanical crickets/grasshoppers, whilst avoiding rocks, Piranha Plants, and Wigglers. The first player to get to the goal wins.

This game is also available in Time Attack as the sixth minigame. The bonus objective is achieved by not hitting any obstacles.

Controls[edit]

  • Pull back and release Circle Pad – Move

In-game text[edit]

  • RulesAmerican English "Race to the finish atop a mechanical cricket."
  • RulesBritish English "Navigate your mechanical grasshopper through the course to reach the finish line."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ぴょんぴょんバッタレース[?]
Pyonpyon battarēsu
Hopping Locust Race
Dutch Sprinkhaanbaan[?] Grasshopper Track
French (NOA) Cavalcade en criquet[?] Cricket Ride
French (NOE) Criquets en cavale[?] Crickets on the loose
German Grashüpfen[?] Grasshopping
Italian Grilli saltanti[?] Jumping crickets
Portuguese Corrida de Gafanhotos[?] Grasshopper Race
Russian Скачки на саранче[1]
Skachki na saranche
From "скачок" and "скачка" which mean "jump" and "gallop" or "horse race" respectively, "на" (on), and "саранча" (locust).
Spanish Saltacross[?] Pun on saltamontes (grasshopper)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Extracted from mg_inst.msbt, nested in languages/EU_Russian.zdat