Spin the Bubble

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Spin the Bubble
Spin the Bubble
Appears inMario Party: Island Tour
TypeGeneral minigame
Time limit20 seconds for three rounds
Music trackSlowly bubble up...
Music sample

Spin the Bubble is a Generalminigame fromMario Party: Island Tour. The name is a pun on the romantic party game "Spin the Bottle".

Introduction

A Mario enemy is seen inside a bubble, and it is shown matching the touch screen. After the match is made, the enemy comes out of the bubble, and goes to the Touch Screen. The box closes, and another one comes into the screen. The minigame begins.

Gameplay

The player must turn the system to match the silhouette shown at the bottom of the Touch Screen. If done so, the enemy inside the capsule goes into the box, and another one comes into play. After every round, players are given nine, six, three or zero points, according to their placing. The player who has the most points after three rounds wins.

Controls

  • Tilt motion control – Turn capsule

In-game text

  • RulesAmerican English:"Rotate the figure in the bubble until it matches the image in the box."
  • RulesBritish English:"Turn the figures in their capsules until they match the image in the box.
    Note: Press down on+Control Pad to recalibrate the gyro sensor. If the in-game movements appear to be stilted, place the system somewhere stable and keep it still for a short time."

Names in other languages

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseまわしてフィギュアカプセル[?]
Mawashite figyuakapuseru
Turn the Figure Capsule
DutchInpakplezier[?]Loading Fun
FrenchBoules à héros[?]Hero Balls (pun onboule à zéro, "bald head")
GermanDreh das Ding[?]Spinning the Thing
ItalianImballaggio a rotazione[?]Rotation package
Korean요리조리 캡슐[?]?
PortugueseLinha de Montagem[?]Assembly Line
RussianУпаковочный цех[1]
Upakovochniy tsyekh
Wrapping section
SpanishCadena de montaje[?]Assembly Line

References

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