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|image=[[File:Ground Pound Down.png|260px]]
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|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|type=4-Player mini-game
|type=4-Player minigame
|record=41.6 seconds (Decathlon)
|track=Move Happily
|track=Move Happily
|sample=[[File:MP5 Move Happily.oga]]
|sample=[[File:MP5 Move Happily.oga]]
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'''Ground Pound Down''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''.
'''Ground Pound Down''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''.


==Introduction==
==Overview==
The first player falls from the sky into a [[Warp Pipe]] and onto the first block of soil. The screen then splits into four sections.
[[File:GroundPoundDownPeachWins.png|thumb|left|[[Princess Peach|Peach]] winning the minigame]]
 
Players choose from three columns of blocks to [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]] at the start of each area while making their way to the water at the bottom first.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:01|url=youtu.be/hewt4e1kUvI?feature=shared&t=1|title=''Mario Party 5'' minigame: Ground Pound Down 60fps|author=arronmunroe|date=July 26, 2015|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> In Mini-Game Decathlon, where it is the first minigame, the player tries to complete the minigame as quickly as they can, earning up to 1,000 points in the process.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:29|url=youtu.be/HZKcsNcteMQ?feature=shared&t=29|title=''Mario Party 5'' - Mini-Game Decathlon (Intense) <nowiki>[4K]</nowiki>|author=NSRMario|date=January 19, 2023|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> Regular blocks require one Ground Pound to destroy, more can be broken at once at the peak of the player's jump; this does not work on rock blocks, which always require three hits to destroy. As players go deeper, the rocks darken gradually, though this does not affect gameplay, and the last few are always rock blocks. The first player to make it to the end wins, but if they do not accomplish this on time, it is a draw.
==Gameplay==
The goal of this minigame is to get to the bottom of the cave or tunnel before the other players. In order to do this, the player must, as the name suggests, [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]] their way down through rock blocks. Soil blocks require one Ground Pound to break, and rock blocks require three. If the player presses the {{button|gcn|A}} button when they are on top of the [[jump]], the player can break through more soil blocks with their Ground Pound. This has no effect on rock blocks.
 
There are three sections of blocks, each section having three columns of nine blocks each. Each column has a different number of soil blocks and rock blocks. Players must choose one column to ground-pound until they arrive at the next section. While the player is ground-pounding through one column, it is impossible to switch to a different one. The trajectory can be "divided" into three areas, depending on how far the player is from the starting point. The three sections are, from start to end:
* Area 1: This area has bright orange blocks, most of which are breakable in a single Ground Pound. There should be at most two strong blocks. These blocks present fossils and stars carved or stuck on them somehow. This does not affect the blocks' hardness.
* Area 2: This area offers a darker orange, as well as a darker background. The blocks present paw drawings on them, as well as different fossils or stones. There should be more rock blocks but still not a relevant number of them.
* Area 3: The last area offers the darkest view, as well as more exotic fossils, such as dinosaur fossils. Most of it is made of strong blocks. The last three blocks are all rock blocks. Although, depending on the path taken, there can be two rock blocks at the end.
 
The player who first reaches the pool of water at the bottom of the cavern wins the minigame. If nobody does so within a certain time limit, the minigame ends in a draw.
 
This minigame appears as the first minigame in Mini-Game Decathlon. Here, the player's objective is to reach the pool of water as fast as possible to earn as many points as possible, up to 1,000. The default record for this minigame in Mini-Game Decathlon is 41.6 seconds. Also, the minigame ends once all players finish or if one minute 30 seconds pass.
 
==Ending==
[[File:GroundPoundDownPeachWins.png|thumb|The ending, with [[Princess Peach|Peach]] as the winner]]
The ground rumbles, and the water gushes upward, sending the winner out of the pipe into the middle of a desert. The winner then cheers as they are floating on the geyser created by the gushing water. If the game ends in a draw, all characters will do their losing animations.


In the ending, the winning player is launched out of a pipe by a jet of water, waving atop it. In the event of a draw, every player does their loss animation.
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==Controls==
==Controls==
* {{button|gcn|Stick}} &ndash; Move
* {{button|gcn|Stick}} &ndash; Move
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ヒップでＧＯＧＯＧＯ！
|Jpn=ヒップで{{hover|ＧＯＧＯＧＯ|ゴーゴーゴー}}！
|JapR=Hippu de GOGOGO!
|JpnR=Hippu de Gō Gō Gō!
|JapM=Go Go Go! Hip, from ヒップドロップ (Hip Drop), the Japanese name for [[Ground Pound]]
|JpnM=Go Go Go! Hip, from ヒップドロップ (Hip Drop), the Japanese name for [[Ground Pound]]
|Ger=Stampf-Graben
|Ger=Stampf-Graben
|GerM=Stomp Trench
|GerM=Stomp Trench
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|ItaM=The drill
|ItaM=The drill
}}
}}
==References==
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{{MP5 minigames}}
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Latest revision as of 09:17, March 13, 2025

Ground Pound Down
Ground Pound Down from Mario Party 5
Appears in Mario Party 5
Type 4-Player minigame
Initial record 41.6 seconds (Decathlon)
Music track Move Happily
Music sample

Ground Pound Down is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 5.

Overview[edit]

Peach as the winner of Ground Pound Down in Mario Party 5
Peach winning the minigame

Players choose from three columns of blocks to ground-pound at the start of each area while making their way to the water at the bottom first.[1] In Mini-Game Decathlon, where it is the first minigame, the player tries to complete the minigame as quickly as they can, earning up to 1,000 points in the process.[2] Regular blocks require one Ground Pound to destroy, more can be broken at once at the peak of the player's jump; this does not work on rock blocks, which always require three hits to destroy. As players go deeper, the rocks darken gradually, though this does not affect gameplay, and the last few are always rock blocks. The first player to make it to the end wins, but if they do not accomplish this on time, it is a draw.

In the ending, the winning player is launched out of a pipe by a jet of water, waving atop it. In the event of a draw, every player does their loss animation.

Controls[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Jump
  • A Button → A Button – Ground Pound

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules – "Do Ground Pounds to break the blocks and move down. Whoever gets to the water first wins."
  • Advice 1 – "Time it so that you do a Ground Pound from the top of your jump to break more soil blocks."
  • Advice 2 – "But no matter what, you must Ground Pound the rock blocks three times to break them."

Gallery[edit]

  • Mini-Game Decathlon icon

    Mini-Game Decathlon icon

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヒップでＧＯＧＯＧＯ！[?]
Hippu de Gō Gō Gō! 		Go Go Go! Hip, from ヒップドロップ (Hip Drop), the Japanese name for Ground Pound
French Casse les Blocs![?] Break the Blocks!
German Stampf-Graben[?] Stomp Trench
Italian La trivella[?] The drill
Spanish El atasco[?] The Blockage

References[edit]

  1. ^ arronmunroe (July 26, 2015). Mario Party 5 minigame: Ground Pound Down 60fps (0:01). YouTube.
  2. ^ NSRMario (January 19, 2023). Mario Party 5 - Mini-Game Decathlon (Intense) [4K] (0:29). YouTube.
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1-vs.-3 minigames Beam Team • Big Top Drop • Curvy Curbs • Fight Cards • Flatiator • Heat Stroke • Mario Mechs • Mathletes • Quilt for Speed • Revolving Fire • Squared Away • Tube It or Lose It
2-vs.-2 minigames Banking Coins • Berry Basket • Bus Buffer • Clock Stoppers • Defuse or Lose • Handy Hoppers • ID UFO • Manic Mallets • Mario Can-Can • Panic Pinball • Rumble Ready • Submarathon
Battle minigames Astro-Logical • Bill Blasters • Lucky Lineup • Random Ride • Tug-o-Dorrie • Twist 'n' Out
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Boss minigame Frightmare
Bonus minigames Beach Volleyball • Card Party • Ice Hockey
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