The minigame takes place in a night sky, with clouds at the bottom, and two tall stone towers with pointed red roofs, almost identical to the towers from Tower of the Wing Cap. On the top screen, there are many colorful stars in the background, and some of them are shooting through the sky.
Gameplay[]
Just like with Trampoline Time, a large white line is drawn on the bottom of the Touch Screen, until a big trampoline with Mario's red "M" symbol and circle on it is created. And exactly like with said minigame, it takes three jumps before it disappears, first turning yellow, then red beforehand. Despite its similar beginning and gameplay styles by creating trampolines with the stylus on the Touch Screen to bounce the Marios, there are multiple differences from Trampoline Time, in terms of actual gameplay goals.
The aim of the minigame is to score points by making the Marios jump through rainbow rings that can appear on both screens. Jumping through a ring with score 100 points, but if the player can bounce the Marios from multiple rings in a row, without jumping on another trampoline, the points get doubled. The rings can also be arranged in either random positions or in lined formations, horizontally or diagonally.
The player starts off with one Mario to play with. Once the player scores 1,000 points, second Mario jumps down. Upon scoring 5,000 points, three Marios will have to be controlled. Then, by scoring 10,000 points, the player has to manage with four Marios, and finally, by scoring 20,000 points, the fifth and final Mario appears. But the player still has three lives, and if three Marios fall off-screen, it is a Game Over.
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In-game instructions
"Only players with superb stylus skills will be able to make Mario bounce through the rings!"
Slip Slidin' Away • Lil' Penguin Lost • Big Penguin Race • Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins • Snowman's Lost His Head • Wall Kicks Will Work (N64)/Mario's Super Wall Kick (DS) • Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountain (DS)
Big Boo's Haunt
Go on a Ghost Hunt • Ride Big Boo's Merry Go Round • Secret of the Haunted Books • Seek the 8 Red Coins • Big Boo's Balcony • Eye to Eye in the Secret Room • Switch Star of the Basement
Hazy Maze Cave
Swimming Beast in the Cavern • Elevate for 8 Red Coins • Metal-Head Mario Can Move! (N64)/Metal-Head Wario Can Move (DS) • Navigating the Toxic Maze • A-Maze-Ing Emergency Exit • Watch for Rolling Rocks • Underground Switch Star
In the Talons of the Big Bird • Shining Atop the Pyramid • Inside the Ancient Pyramid • Stand Tall On the Four Pillars • Free Flying For 8 Red Coins (5th Star, N64) (7th Star, DS) • Tox Box Switch Star (DS) • Pyramid Puzzle
Snowman's Big Head • Chill with the Bully • In the Deep Freeze (N64) • Yoshi's Ice Sculpture (DS) • Whirl from the Freezing Pond • Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins (N64) • Snowman's Silver Star (DS) • Into the Igloo • Red Coins in the House (DS)
Wet-Dry World
Shocking Arrow Lifts! • Top o' the Town • Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (N64)/5 Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (DS) • Express Elevator--Hurry Up! • Go to Town for Red Coins (N64)/Go to Town for the Red Coins (DS) • Quick Race Through Downtown! • Soaked Silver Stars (DS)
Tall, Tall Mountain
Scale the Mountain • Mystery of the Monkey Cage • Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins • Mysterious Mountainside • Breathtaking View from Bridge (Star 5, N64)/Breathtaking View from the Bridge (Star 7, DS) • Blast to the Lonely Mushroom (Star 6, N64) (Star 5, DS) • 5 Secrets of the Mountain
Roll into the Cage (N64) • Luigi in the Cage (DS) • The Pit and the Pendulums (N64) • The Pendulum Switch Star (DS) • Get a Hand • Stomp on the Thwomp •Timed Jumps on Moving Bars • Stop Time for Red Coins • Tick Tock Silver Stars
Rainbow Ride
Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow • The Big House in the Sky • Coins Amassed in a Maze • Swingin' in the Breeze • Tricky Triangles! • Somewhere over the Rainbow • Switch Star of the Manor