3-Legged Race
3-Legged Race (formatted internally as 3-legged Race)[nb 1] is an Animal Crossing-e and Doubutsu no Mori+ Card-e e-Reader minigame played on the Game Boy Advance. The "A" version of the minigame is contained on the P05 Boy (3) Game Card, and the "B" version is on the P07 Boy (4) Game Card.
Gameplay[edit]
In 3-Legged Race, the player must scan one Character Card. The scanned character then teams up with the player in a three-legged race against another team of two characters. There is a bar at the bottom of the screen with a moving arrow beneath it, and the player must alternate between pressing and
as the arrow reaches the respective button's yellow zone at each end of the bar. Each successful button press moves the player's team forward, while failing to press the buttons in time causes the player's team to trip. The scanned character determines the speed of the arrow and the size of the yellow zone.
There are three difficulty levels that determine the rival team's speed: "Slow", "Average", and "Fast". The amount of time the rival team takes to complete the race is random. If the player's team wins the race, the game gives the player a password. After the race is over, the player can either try again with the same teammate and rivals or restart from the beginning.
Rival team characters[edit]
The characters on the rival team are predetermined for each difficulty in each version of the game. Even if the player chooses one of these characters as their teammate, that character will still appear on the rival team:
- A
- B
- Slow — Dizzy & Hornsby
- Average — Tommy & Timmy
- Fast — Sable & Mabel
Passwords[edit]
Each version of 3-Legged Race has three passwords: one for each difficulty level. If one of these passwords is sent in a letter to any villager, the player receives a letter in return from Tom Nook that contains an item.
Version | Password (AC) | Password (DnM+) | Obtain via | Item contained (AC) | Item contained (DnM+) |
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A | ![]() jXnjcs5XptjXYQ @@%bnWBZ3lIMQz |
あいことば れあむあぎややどでいあ あゆこんかおまそむおえ |
Winning against a slow team | Globe | |
![]() zunjOh5LptTXYQ @@%2dWVZ3lIMJz |
あいことば うぶぬあておぐたるきり るあむこうふずあべあく |
Winning against an average team | Frog woman pole | Certain-victory daruma | |
![]() KhtxPhh8qo#Z6R yoRg5bzf9IxBAe |
あいことば おりけのおむおめすたち んべああだぬぐむさああ |
Winning against a fast team | Station model 13 | ||
B | ![]() zunjZG6LptTLYQ @@%2dkV63l9xJz |
あいことば へあぶじふまぞびをとど めびもぬべぶさみたびれ |
Winning against a slow team | Extinguisher | |
![]() zbljhj5IpOTXYQ @@%2dWVZGlIsJz |
あいことば ずいてどつうふつつくよ ほづあへけへあしれやう |
Winning against an average team | Master Sword | ||
![]() jXnjZh6XptTXYQ @@%bnWVZ3lIMJz |
あいことば んあむすきくるぬいがて あむけうちりあいむきう |
Winning against a fast team | Ivory piano |
Trivia[edit]
- 3-Legged Race is the only e-Reader minigame that uses button controls outside of advancing text and navigating menus. As a result, it is the only minigame in which the outcome depends on player input and is not completely determined by the cards scanned.
Names in other languages[edit]
ニ人三脚 Ni hito sankyaku |
Three-legged race |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 3-Legged Race is used on the back of the Game Cards, while 3-legged Race is used in the e-Reader menu when the cards are scanned and on the game's title screen.
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