Whack-a-Goomba

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Luigi playing Whack-a-Goomba in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

Whack-a-Goomba is aminigame found inWorld 1 inDance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. Its name and gameplay are based on the arcade gameWhack-a-Mole.

Gameplay[edit]

In this minigame,Mario orLuigi uses ahammer to hitGoombas that come out of one of fourpipes within 30 seconds. The player uses the arrows on the Dance Pad to control where the hammer goes.

Mario or Luigi is hitting these Goombas because they are in a pipe with a key to the castle in it and are impeding his progress.

In-game text[edit]

  • "Knock the Goombas out of the way with your hammer of doom!"
  • How to Play: "Hit the Goombas when they poke their heads out of the pipes by stepping on ↑, ↓, ←, or →."

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseたたけクリボー[?]
Tatake Kuribō
Whack Goomba
FrenchA bas les Goomba![?]Down with the Goombas!
GermanHau den Gumba![?]Hit the Goomba!
ItalianSchiaccia-Goomba[?]Goomba-Crush; shared withGoomba-thumping
Spanish(European)Machaca-Goomba[?]Goomba-Crusher
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