Speak Up
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Speak Up is a a quiz show mini-game in Mario Party 6. To play, the player must have a Nintendo GameCube Microphone connected or can use buttons to answer questions (with the R button opening up the selection menu). Surprising, there no hostile attitude seen between the two constantly bickering hosts, Twila and Brighton. Panels with one Star inscribed on it are the easiest and the first question in that category while panels with 5 Stars on it are the hardest and the last question of the category. The more a category has been used, the harder its questions get. 1 Star panels are originally worth 10 points, 2 Star panels are originally worth 20 points and so on. If a question is answered incorrectly, another player will have a chance to answer that question and enter the Speed Round. The players have to be quick to answer the question, or else another player will grab a hold of the question. If another player does not choose to answer the question for a while, the value of the question gradually goes down. Incorrectly answered questions will appear as red X marked panels while correctly answered questions will appear as green checked panels.
Occasionally, an item will appear on a selected panel, which include Mushrooms, Fire Flowers, Stars, Poison Mushrooms, and Warp Pipes. A Mushroom will double the points obtained from answering a question correctly. A Fire Flower will make the question one level easier while retaining the gained points. A Star will allow the player a second chance to answer a question if he or she incorrectly answers it (this doesn't include players answering in the Speed Round). These item panels only appear while Twila and Brighton are hosting the show. However, when Bowser takes over the quiz to host, the previous item panels cannot be found and are instead replaced by the Poison Mushroom panel and the Warp Pipe panel. A Poison Mushroom will cause the timer to go down faster for the corresponding question. A Warp Pipe will steal half of the points from the player who is winning (if the player using it is winning, the pipe will steal half of the second place player). The five categories consists of the following: Picture, Comparison, Memory, Variety, Counting.
Types of Quizzes
Picture Quiz
The Picture Quiz requires the player to figure out which playable Mario character is behind the darkened, blurred, or moving screen. A tricky portion of the quiz challenges the player to name a character while he or she is moving.
Comparison Quiz
The Comparison Quiz requires the player to count objects or species on each side of the screen and seeing which has more or less of the said object/specie. Some things include Stars, Shadow Stars, Ukikis, Penguins, Goombas, Koopa Troopas and Thwomps.
Memory Quiz
The Memory Quiz requires the player to use his or her and remember which character hid behind what or other various things. A cut scene will play with a Mario character walking through an area. After the cut scene, the host will ask what happened to who or where did someone go. This type of quiz has a lot of variety so it is best to pay attention to everything that happened.
Variety Quiz
The Variety Quiz requires the player to be ready for any quiz from another category. The Variety Quiz isn't really another type of quiz, it's just a combination of every other quiz in Speak Up.
Counting Quiz
The Counting Quiz requires the player to count the number of specified species or objects. In more difficult levels, the screen will be dim and only a spotlight will show what objects are on the screen. This quiz very similar to the Comparison Quiz in the aspect that both involve counting.
At the end of the quiz the winner will receive a trophy.
