Growing Up

Template:Minigame-infobox Growing Up is a Free-for-All minigame featured in Mario Party 9.

Introduction

The competitors are standing underneath their Brick Blocks. The flying block displaying the buttons to press descends from above, showing a "?".

Gameplay

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After 8 rounds, the player with the longest vine is the winner.

Players make their vines grow by pressing the button that appears on the Flying Question Block with a fast reaction time.

The fastest player to hit the button gets a greater height increase for his/her vine than the other players'. If a player presses the wrong button, or does not press any button, his/her vine will not grow for that round. With each round that passes, the players are given less time to react, as the button rotation on the block is faster each time.

The player with the tallest vine after eight rounds wins.

Ending

The players climb to the top of their vines. The camera then zooms in on the winner, who waves.

In-game text

• Rules – "Press the buttons that appear on-screen to grow your vine. The faster you press the buttons, the higher your vine will grow. The highest vine wins!"
• Controls – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Depending on the button that appears on-screen, press , , , , or to make your vine grow."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	早押しブロック[?] Haya oshi burokku	Early Press Block
Chinese	敲磚快手[?] Qiāo zhuān kuàishǒu	Deft Brick-Hitting
German	Rankenspiele[?]	Vine games
Italian	Arrampicanti[?]	From "arrampicarsi" (to climb) and "rampicanti" (vines)
Spanish (NOA)	Plantas trepadoras[?]	?
Spanish (NOE)	¡Súbete a la parra![?]	Get on the vine!

Trivia

• The background in this minigame is almost identical to the background of most levels in World 4 in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The original background from New Super Mario Bros. Wii would also later be used in the tropical levels of World 3 in New Super Mario Bros. 2, which released after Mario Party 9.