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{{Minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|title=Ground Pound
|image=[[File:GroundPoundMP1.png|260px]]
|image=[[File:GroundPoundMP1.png|260px]]
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party]]''
|type=1-Player mini-game
|type=1-Player minigame
|time=30 seconds
|time=30 seconds
|song=Can It be Done?
|track=Can It be Done?
|music=[[File:MP Can It be Done.oga]]
|sample=[[File:MP Can It be Done.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Ground Pound''' is a 1-Player [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party]]''.
'''Ground Pound''' is a 1-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party]]''.


==Gameplay==
==Overview==
Before the game starts, the player has to look carefully at the [[stump|pegs]] before the [[butterfly|butterflies]] cover the tops. In order to win, the player must [[Ground Pound|hip-drop]] all the pegs with flat tops. Hip-dropping a peg with a pointy top injures the player and causes them to lose time. Sometimes, the butterflies do not cover the pegs completely, thus giving the player a better advantage.
The player observes the [[stump|pegs]] before the [[butterfly|butterflies]] cover the top of them,<ref>{{cite|date=March 21, 2016|author=NintendoMovies|url=youtu.be/frAIvxgAnV0?feature=shared&t=1|title=''Mario Party 1'' - Ground Pound|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 4, 2025}}</ref> but some are not covered completely. In gameplay, the player tries to [[Ground Pound|hip-drop]] every peg with a flat top, but if they do so on one with a pointed top, it stuns them briefly.
 
The minigame costs 50 [[Coin]]s to buy at the [[Mini-Game House]].


==Controls==
==Controls==
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==In-game text==
==In-game text==
*'''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"Hip Drop onto the flat-topped posts. Try to remember which are flat and which are pointy before the butterflies land."''
*'''Game Rules''' &ndash; ''"Hip Drop onto the flat-topped posts. Try to remember which are flat and which are pointy before the butterflies land."''
*'''Game Rules ([[Mini-Game Island]])''' &ndash; ''"Pound the flat-topped posts with Hip Drops. {{color|green|Clear the game by pounding all the flat-topped posts.}}"''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Watch carefully. Look beneath the butterflies, and you'll see parts of the posts."''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Watch carefully. Look beneath the butterflies, and you'll see parts of the posts."''


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ひっこめヒップドロップ
|Jpn=ひっこめヒップドロップ
|JapR=Hikkome hippudoroppu
|JpnR=Hikkome hippudoroppu
|JapM=Hip-drop Retracting
|JpnM=Hip-drop Retracting
|Ger=Boden-Rammen
|Ger=Boden-Rammen
|GerM=Ground-Ramming
|GerM=Ground-Ramming
|Fra=Pilonna-jeu
|Fre=Pilonna-jeu
|FraM=Pound game (also a pun on ''papillon'' (butterfly)
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|language=fr|author=Tiplouf15|date=December 20, 2011|url=youtube.com/watch?v=INHbXYxNDtY&list=PL5F83213586036A8F&index=4|title=''Mario Party 1'' français Episode 2 Jeux Solo et poursuite|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 8, 2024}}</ref>
|FreM=Pounded game (also a pun on ''papillon'' ("butterfly")
|Ita=Ground Pound
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=1999|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Mario Party]]'' European manual|page=141}}</ref>
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Notes==
*The term "Ground Pound" was not used in the minigame descriptions in ''Mario Party'' and ''[[Mario Party 2]]''. Instead, the term used was "Hip Drop." This was changed to "Ground Pound" in the later ''Mario Party'' games, starting with ''[[Mario Party 3]]''.
*The minigame descriptions in ''Mario Party'' and ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' use the phrase "Hip Drop" despite the minigame title, whereas the move would not be called "Ground Pound" until ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' onward.
{{MP1 Minigames}}
*When the minigame is played by a CPU character of any difficulty, they always hip-drop an incorrect peg for every correct one.{{ref needed}}
 
==References==
<references/>
{{MP minigames}}
[[Category:Mario Party minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party minigames]]
[[de:Boden-Rammen]]
[[de:Boden-Rammen]]

Latest revision as of 12:12, March 4, 2025

Ground Pound
The minigame Ground Pound.
Appears in Mario Party
Type 1-Player minigame
Time limit 30 seconds
Music track Can It be Done?
Music sample

Ground Pound is a 1-Player minigame in Mario Party.

Overview[edit]

The player observes the pegs before the butterflies cover the top of them,[1] but some are not covered completely. In gameplay, the player tries to hip-drop every peg with a flat top, but if they do so on one with a pointed top, it stuns them briefly.

The minigame costs 50 Coins to buy at the Mini-Game House.

Controls[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A ButtonJump
  • A Button + Z Button – Hip Drop

In-game text[edit]

  • Game Rules"Hip Drop onto the flat-topped posts. Try to remember which are flat and which are pointy before the butterflies land."
  • Game Rules (Mini-Game Island)"Pound the flat-topped posts with Hip Drops. Clear the game by pounding all the flat-topped posts."
  • Advice"Watch carefully. Look beneath the butterflies, and you'll see parts of the posts."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ひっこめヒップドロップ[?]
Hikkome hippudoroppu
Hip-drop Retracting
French Pilonna-jeu[2] Pounded game (also a pun on papillon ("butterfly")
German Boden-Rammen[?] Ground-Ramming
Italian Ground Pound[3] -

Notes[edit]

  • The minigame descriptions in Mario Party and Mario Party 2 use the phrase "Hip Drop" despite the minigame title, whereas the move would not be called "Ground Pound" until Mario Party 3 onward.
  • When the minigame is played by a CPU character of any difficulty, they always hip-drop an incorrect peg for every correct one.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ NintendoMovies (March 21, 2016). Mario Party 1 - Ground Pound. YouTube. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  2. ^ Tiplouf15 (December 20, 2011). Mario Party 1 français Episode 2 Jeux Solo et poursuite. YouTube (French). Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ^ 1999. Mario Party European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 141.