Helter Shellter

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Helter Shellter
Helter Shellter from Mario Party: Island Tour
Appears in Mario Party: Island Tour
Type General minigame
Music track Pleasantly Moving Along
Music sample
0:30

Helter Shellter is a general minigame in Mario Party: Island Tour. Its name is a pun on the phrase "Helter Skelter," meaning "in disarray."

Introduction

A blue and purple Toad are seen picking up shells. The blue Toad's shell contains some pearls, while the purple Toad's contains seaweed.

Gameplay

This minigame has four rounds, each lasting ten seconds. The players select shells and try to collect the most pearls. The shells shake sometimes and contain four types of items: 1-3 pearls and seaweed. Picking up the shell with pearls in it gives 1, 2 or 3 points depending on how many pearls were inside. Picking up the shell with a seaweed in it gives no points. After four rounds, the player with the most points wins.

Controls

  • Circle Pad – Move
  • A Button – Select Shell

In-game text

  • RulesAmerican English: "Guess which shell contains the most pearls."
  • RulesBritish English: "Try to choose a shell that contains plenty of treasure."

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ビーチでお宝あつめ[?]
Bīchi de otakara atsume
Collect Treasure at the Beach
Dutch Schatrijke Schelpen[?] Rich Shells
French (NOA) Coquillages à la perle[?] Pearl Shells
French (NOE) Coquilles de choix[?] Top choice shells
German Perlensuche[?] Pearl Search
Italian Cercatore di perle[?] Pearl seeker
Korean 바다에서 보물찾기[?] Treasure Hunt in the Sea
Portuguese Pérolas na Praia[?] Pearls in the Beach
Russian Дары моря[1]
Dary morya
Gifts of the sea
Spanish De perlas[?] Of Pearls, from estar de perlas (be very good/fine)

References

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