Tragic Carpet Ride

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Tragic Carpet Ride
Tragic Carpet Ride
Appears in Mario Party: Island Tour
Type General minigame
Time limit 60 seconds
Music track Danger closing in... (NTSC)/Danger Closing In (PAL)
Music sample

Tragic Carpet Ride (known as Mind Over Mattermouth in the British English version) is a General minigame from Mario Party: Island Tour.

Overview[edit]

Mattermouths enter the room and start to eat the floor away. The players must avoid falling into the holes that the Mattermouths leave behind. If a player is touched by a Mattermouth, they are knocked back and stunned for a short time. The players that are left standing win.

Controls[edit]

  • Circle Pad – Move
  • A Button – Jump

In-game text[edit]

  • RulesAmerican English: "Dodge the Mattermouths and avoid falling off the carpet for as long as possible."
  • RulesBritish English: "Try to survive for as long as possible without falling through the floor."

Naming[edit]

"Tragic Carpet Ride" is a pun on "magic carpet ride" and "tragic".

"Mind Over Mattermouth" combines "mind over matter" and "Mattermouth".

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ガツガツサバイバル
Gatsugatsu Sabaibaru
Mattermouth Survival [1]
Dutch Mondige Mattermouths Assertive Mattermouths [1]
French (Canada) Tapis mordant Biting Carpet [1]
French (Europe) Tapis percé Perforated Carpet [1]
German Hamham-Skelett-Horror Mattermouth Skeleton Horror [1]
Italian Pavimento Gnammo Gnammo Mattermouth Mattermouth floor [1]
Korean 아귀아귀 서바이벌
Agwiagwi Seobaibeol
Mattermouth Survival [1]
Portuguese (Europe) Mansão sem Chão Floorless Mansion [1]
Russian Страсти у скелетопасти
Strasti u skeletopasti
Horror at the Mattermouth [1]
Spanish (Latin America) Festín mascasuelos Mattermouth Feast [1]
Spanish (Europe) Festín Mascasuelos Mattermouth Feast [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k In-game name from Mario Party: Island Tour (stored internally as mg_inst_mg3439_0001 in message file mg_inst.msbt in archive languages/[language].zdat).