Short Fuse (minigame)

Short Fuse
Gameplay of Short Fuse in Mario Party DS
Appears in Mario Party DS
Type Battle minigame
Time limit 3 seconds per turn
Music track The Pressure's On
Music sample

Short Fuse is a Battle minigame found in Mario Party DS. Its name comes from a term regarding a person who is easily angered.

IntroductionEdit

A Bowser bomb falls from the sky and lands on the ground. Then, a random player hops down beside the fuse as the game begins.

GameplayEdit

Going clockwise, players have three seconds each to blow into the microphone to shorten the fuse. Whoever sets off the bomb by either depleting the whole fuse or not blowing at all is blown away and eliminated. The cycle repeats until there is one player remaining, who wins the minigame.

ControlsEdit

  •   – Blow on the fuse

In-game textEdit

  • Rules"All players take turns blowing on the bomb fuse, hoping to make the bomb blow up for the next player. If you're caught in a blast, you're out!"
  • Tips"You must blow on the bomb at least a little, or else the bomb will blow up anyway! So blow just a little, even if the fuse is very short!"

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ふーふーどうかせん[?]
Fūfū Dōkasen
Blowing Fuse
French Mèche rebelle[?] Pun on the expression mèche rebelle, a strand of hair that always stands up, and mèche (fuse)
German Luntenrunde[?] Fuse Round
Italian Accorcia la miccia[?] Shorten the fuse
Korean 도화선을 불어라[?]
Dowanseon eul Bureora
Blow the Fuse
Spanish Bomba caliente[?] Hot Bomb; play on patata caliente (hot potato)