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{{minigame infobox
'''In the Nick of Time''' is a 4-player mini-game that is found in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''.
|image=[[File:NickofTime.png|260px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|type=4-Player minigame
|time=20 seconds per round
|track=Friendly Competition
|sample=[[File:MP8 Friendly Competition.oga]]
}}
'''In the Nick of Time''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. Its name is a play on a phrase that means "just when needed."
 
==Introduction==
==Introduction==
There is a door at the beginning; it opens as the camera goes into the door. The player will see the first player looking at the various clocks that are hanging in the room as the clocks are ticking. Suddenly, a loud clock is ticking as it surprises the player. The player quickly goes near to the big clock as the second hand and minute hand is moving at the same way. The both hands continue move at the random speed as the camera will move close to the clock. Then the other players' boxes on the screen appear from the left-down corner as the both hands stop towards 12 midnight/noon. Then the mini-game starts.
A door opens as the camera goes into it. The first character is looking at the various clocks hanging in the room as one of them interests the character. The big clock's hands spin until the minigame begins, both stopping at 12.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The shaded hands appear at all the players' clocks as the players attempt to move both of the clock hands to center it onto the shaded hand area to get a point. Additionally, at the middle of the screen; the hands on the clock look the same as the other players' clocks. This is just to show where to center the hands to. The player moves the hands by only moving the second hand. Additionally, the faster the hand moves; the more likely the player will try to get a point but have to slow down to get the point. The players’ will have to turn what side to turn the hands as they have to pick the closest side as possible. If a player successfully gets a point in the game, all the players' hands that are moving freezes for a moment as the shaded hands on the players' clocks change randomly as the process repeats again. The first player who gets the three points first wins.
The objective is to align the clock's hands with the guide hands to match the clock in the center of the screen. The player controls both hands by tilting the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] clockwise or counterclockwise; naturally, the minute hand moves faster than the hour hand. The first player to match the time gets a point, causing all players' clocks to freeze until the next round starts. The first player to score three points wins. If no player reaches three points by the time 10 rounds have passed, the game ends in a tie.


==Ending==
==Ending==
At the end of the mini-game, when the player gets the first three points; the other players' hands on the clocks start to shake and then sprung out. Then the camera goes to the player's box who wins as the camera slowly moves back to see the character. Additionally, the clocks are ticking in the background. The character wins as the character attempts to do a winning pose, then every clock on the walls starts to shake as the player in the room starts to be scared.
The losers' clock hands shake and spring out. The winner does their victory pose but is startled by the suddenly shaking clocks. In Party Mode, if the results screen remains, the camera shows the door closing.
 
==Controls==
*'''Wii Remote:''' Turn time forward and backward
*'''Buttons:''' None
 
==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' – ''"Turn the clock's hands to match the image. Whoever gets three matches first wins."''
* '''Hint''' – ''"Slow down your rotation when you get close to the correct time so you don't pass it up!"''
 
==See also==
*[[Clock Stoppers]]
*[[Twist Ending]]


==Trivia==
==Names in other languages==
*To do something ''in the nick of time'' means to do it just in time, with seconds to spare.
{{foreign names
*The clock is a little bit like [[Tick Tock Clock]]
|Jap=いまなんじ？
|JapR=Imananji?
|JapM=What Time Is It?
|Ger=Zeitverschiebung
|GerM=Time Shift
|Fre=Tic-Tac Attaque
|FreM=Tick Tock Attack
|Ita=L'Ora Esatta
|ItaM=The Right Time
|Spa=Alta precisión
|SpaM=High Precision
|Kor=지금 몇 시?
|KorR=Jigeum Myeot si?
|KorM=What Time Is It?
}}


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[[Category:4-player mini-games]]
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Latest revision as of 12:40, September 14, 2024

In the Nick of Time
In the Nick of Time from Mario Party 8
Appears in Mario Party 8
Type 4-Player minigame
Time limit 20 seconds per round
Music track Friendly Competition
Music sample

In the Nick of Time is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 8. Its name is a play on a phrase that means "just when needed."

Introduction[edit]

A door opens as the camera goes into it. The first character is looking at the various clocks hanging in the room as one of them interests the character. The big clock's hands spin until the minigame begins, both stopping at 12.

Gameplay[edit]

The objective is to align the clock's hands with the guide hands to match the clock in the center of the screen. The player controls both hands by tilting the Wii Remote clockwise or counterclockwise; naturally, the minute hand moves faster than the hour hand. The first player to match the time gets a point, causing all players' clocks to freeze until the next round starts. The first player to score three points wins. If no player reaches three points by the time 10 rounds have passed, the game ends in a tie.

Ending[edit]

The losers' clock hands shake and spring out. The winner does their victory pose but is startled by the suddenly shaking clocks. In Party Mode, if the results screen remains, the camera shows the door closing.

Controls[edit]

  • Wii Remote: Turn time forward and backward
  • Buttons: None

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules – "Turn the clock's hands to match the image. Whoever gets three matches first wins."
  • Hint – "Slow down your rotation when you get close to the correct time so you don't pass it up!"

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese いまなんじ？[?]
Imananji? 		What Time Is It?
French Tic-Tac Attaque[?] Tick Tock Attack
German Zeitverschiebung[?] Time Shift
Italian L'Ora Esatta[?] The Right Time
Korean 지금 몇 시?[?]
Jigeum Myeot si? 		What Time Is It?
Spanish Alta precisión[?] High Precision
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Minigames from Mario Party 8
4-Player minigames Alpine Assault • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank • Flip the Chimp • In the Nick of Time • Kartastrophe • Lava or Leave 'Em • Mario Matrix • Mosh-Pit Playroom • Punch-a-Bunch • Rudder Madness • Scooter Pursuit • Shake It Up • Sick and Twisted • Speedy Graffiti • Swing Kings • Treacherous Tightrope • Water Ski Spree
1-vs.-3 minigames Bob-ombs Away • Chump Rope • Grabbin' Gold • Gun the Runner • Picture Perfect • Power Trip • Snow Way Out • Swervin' Skies • Thrash 'n' Crash
2-vs.-2 minigames Boo-ting Gallery • Bumper Balloons • Crops 'n' Robbers • Grabby Gridiron • King of the Thrill • Lean, Mean Ravine • Paint Misbehavin' • Rowed to Victory • Sugar Rush • Winner or Dinner
Battle minigames Aim of the Game • Cut from the Team • Glacial Meltdown • Saucer Swarm • Snipe for the Picking
Duel minigames Aim of the Game • Attention Grabber • Balancing Act • Blazing Lassos • Breakneck Building • Bumper Balloons • Cardiators • Cosmic Slalom • Eyebrawl • Flip the Chimp • Frozen Assets • Ion the Prize • Lava Lobbers • Lob to Rob • Loco Motives • Paint Misbehavin' • Pumper Cars • Rotation Station • Saucer Swarm • Settle It in Court • Shake It Up • Specter Inspector • Sugar Rush • Surf's Way Up • Swing Kings • Wing and a Scare • You're the Bob-omb
Challenge minigames Fruit Picker • Pour to Score • Stampede
Extras Zone minigames Canyon Cruisers • Chomping Frenzy • Flagging Rights • Moped Mayhem • Puzzle Pillars • Star Carnival Bowling • Table Menace • Trial by Tile
Last minigame Superstar Showdown
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