The minigame takes place around a construction site in a city with a starry night sky. The tint differs between the Super Mario 64 DS and New Super Mario Bros. variations of the minigame, as well as the cities in the background. There is a red structure to the left and right, the latter of which has an opening alternating between the top or bottom, and the open one has yellow lighting and can be entered to leave the area. A large trampoline with the the M emblem is at the very bottom.
Super Mario 64 DS and New Super Mario Bros. feature different icons for the minigame, with the former depicting Mario facing the screen while jumping while the latter shows Mario looking at the trampoline as he falls to it. The New Super Mario Bros. icon also depicts red girders in the background, unlike the minigame itself.
Gameplay[]
The player has to use their Stylus to draw trampolines that the Mario clones can bounce from to reach the exit. The minigame starts with three Marios emerging from the red structure, one after the other. The player can only draw three trampolines onscreen at a time, with the exception of the large trampoline at the bottom, which disappears if landed on three times. If a Mario lands on the center of a trampoline, he can perform an even higher angle. If a Mario hits a wall at a certain angle, he jumps off it for even more vertical distance. Each time a Mario safely reaches the exit to the right, the player earns a point. The exit on the right randomly switches between the higher and lower floor.
As is typical of minigames with no time limit, Trampoline Time becomes increasingly harder as the player progresses. For every ten Marios that exit the area, the structure becomes slightly higher, although it cannot go any higher if the player has reached 60 points. Marios also appear at a faster rate as the minigame progresses. If three Marios fall off-screen, it is a Game Over.
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In-game instructions
Super Mario 64 DS:Draw a line on the Touch Screen to turn it into a trampoline. You can draw up to 3 lines at a time. Help Mario bounce to safety!
New Super Mario Bros.:Draw a line on the Touch Screen to create a trampoline. You can draw up to three lines at a time. Use the trampolines to bounce Mario to safety!
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
Bob-omb Sudden Death • Bob-omb Trampoline • Jumping Sudden Death • Jumping Brothers • Lakitu Launch • Vs. Mario's Slides • Vs. Pair-a-Gone • Vs. Trampoline Time
