Red Hot Rampage
Red Hot Rampage is a mini game located on 
Mount Hothead on the same level as the 
Pizza Oven, in the middle of the lava flow between the Pizza Oven and the 
Hot Springs.
Once entering the maze and paying one 
Game Ticket to the 
Nul, the player must collect 14× 
Magma Blooms on the ground throughout the maze before the 180 second (i.e. 3 minute) timer runs out. [1]
"One Game Ticket for three minutes. Find as many Magma Blooms as you can!"
Game Mechanics
The mini game is functionally a level from a 2D platformer. Because it is still in a 3D world, it uses the same controls as normal: movement with a controller uses the left joystick and does not work with the D-pad.
The mini game's level is full of lava pits, some with lava geysers that burst up from them in cycles. They may also have platforms that melt after the player stands on them, only to reform seconds layer.
Air vents blow up at many places and are used to boost 
Balloons higher up in the level, most commonly in the left half of the level. 2 of the vents are turned on and off in cycles; the "On" durations vary from 2½ to 4 seconds, while the "Off" durations are usually 3 seconds.
The sloped platforms are designed so that player characters will marginally be able to get onto them when jumping at full unaided height, though they generally don't bump into the top of the lower parts of the slopes.
Exiting the game's building forcibly quits the game. If the player has not picked up a 
Magma Bloom yet, their ticket is returned. Win/lose conditions for prizes otherwise apply.
Tips for Winning Red Hot Rampage
While it is possible to win Red Hot Rampage without Companion Abilities or Potions, some of the jumps are very tricky, most notoriously the ledge in the upper right, so players may need practice or the help of companion abilities to win. However, it is possible without companion abilities, with the fastest known completion without companions or potions (posted to the Discord server on November 22nd, 2024) having 88 seconds left on the clock, equivalent to a 1 minute 32 seconds run.
The most viable Companion options include:
Pompompurin: 
Pudding Pants makes the most difficult jumps much easier, especially at the ability's maximum level. His 
Slow & Steady Ability ability also helps by increasing the time on the clock by 5 seconds, with the clock starting at 185.
- Players who've grown used to playing without Pudding Pants, may have to devise different strategies to avoid bumping into roofs, most noticeably in the lower left section and when crossing the centermost staircase.
Kuromi: 
Super Balloon boosts the height that 
Balloons reach, which makes the most difficult jumps much easier.
Cinnamoroll: 
Soar works much like Kuromi's ability above. While it lacks the useful height boost that hers has, it works well in the upper-leftmost and lower-rightmost areas.
TOPHAT: When 
Pickup Glitch picks up a clone Magma Bloom, both the regular and the clone is counted, often reducing the needed physical Magma Blooms to pick up by 1-3. However, if this happens on the last needed Magma Bloom, the timer may glitch.
Pochacco: 
Speed Walker allows for faster navigation of the maze, though it does not assist with jumps.
Big Challenges: 
Vacuum auto-picks up Magma Blooms within glowing range of the player character, reducing the need for button-mash reflexes when attempting various shortcuts, for instance the center-left small lava pit.
Potions also work, but a potion taken at the start of the game will not last through the entire game.
Speedy Walking Potion: It is recommended to use this before paying the 
Game Ticket to play the game. It cannot boost Pochacco's Speed Walker ability further.
Thermal Potion: It is recommended to use this when reaching a difficult jump. It cannot boost Kuromi's Super Balloon ability further.
While Multiplayer Friendship abilities work in the game, the 
Shared Pickup ability does not cause each item picked up to be counted twice by the game. (The ability used to work before version 2.1.0.) Each player will still receive 1× Magma Bloom when the other player picks one up.
What was the best route as of version 1.x (winnable without any Companion or Potion) is in the table below as follows:
| Best Path Instructions (expand to view) |
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Prizes for Red Hot Rampage
Any Magma Blooms picked up during the game are added to the player's inventory. The signboard near the 
Nul shows possible prizes, but it is possible to win something not displayed there.
A regular prize can be earned even with only 12 Magma Blooms collected.
| Image | Name | Amount | Further Information | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Magma Bloom | 1-14 | Number received is number collected. | - |
|
Obsidian Shard | 1 | Losing with 1-3 Magma Blooms. | - |
| 5 | Losing with 4-7 Magma Blooms. | |||
| 10 | Losing with 8-11 Magma Blooms. | |||
|
Cinnamon Bread | 1 | One of the most common prizes. | 16.12% |
|
Pineapple Lava Soda | 1 | 8.06% | |
|
Darkgrapeman #10 | 1 | The rarest prize. | 1.61% |
|
Nordic Dining Table | 1 | 8.06% | |
|
Nordic Dining Chair | 1 | 8.06% | |
|
Nordic Dresser | 1 | 8.06% | |
|
Nordic Mirror | 1 | 8.06% | |
|
Resort Roundabout (Twilight Mix) | 1 | 8.06% | |
|
New Clothes and Lava Flows (Full Mix) | 1 | 8.06% | |
|
|
Hothead Heya (Full Mix) | 1 | 8.06% | |
|
Metal Ways for Stressful Days | 1 | 8.06% | |
|
Memory Rush | 1 | 1.61% | |
|
Red Hot Rampage | 1 | 8.06% | |
|
Arcade Machine ( only)
|
1 | ??? |
Gallery
Collecting a Magma Bloom.
Map location of the game.
The entrance to the game.
The game's ticket booth.
Ballooning up on an air vent.
Notes
- ↑ During the
Jam Jamboree 
event, the player can also receive 1× 
Jam Jar along with their regular prize (up to 5× Jam Jars per day).
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