Power-up Panels

Mario playing the minigame Power-Up Panels.

Power-Up Panels is a minigame found in every red Toad House from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. It takes place in a room with a six by three grid of panels decorated with question marks. The back side of each has an image of an item, Bowser, or Bowser Jr. Players must take turns climbing around the fence and punching the panels, causing them to flip and reveal their backsides. However, if two Bowser images or two Bowser Jr. images are matched, the player loses. Additionally, if all item panels are revealed, the game ends and the characters will rejoice. At the end of the game, players receive one item for every set of two identical panels with revealed faces.

Available Power-Ups

• Propeller Mushroom
• Fire Flower
• Ice Flower
• Super Mushroom (World 1)
• Penguin Suit (World 3 to 9)
• Mini Mushroom (World 2 to 9)
• Starman (appears at least once in a World)

Controls

- Punch
- Jump
- Climb wall
+ - Climb fast on the wall

In-Game Instructions

"Punch panels with 1 to flip them! Match a pair to win! Match two of those (Bowser/Bowser Jr.) and it's all over!"

Possible Combinations

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World 1

This is all the possible combinations for the Power-up Panels in each world.

Map A

		File:FireFlowericon.png	File:Mushroomicon.png	File:NSMBWiiEBowser2.png	File:NSMBWIIEJr.png
File:Mushroomicon.png			File:NSMBWiiEBowser2.png
File:FireFlowericon.png	File:NSMBWIIEJr.png			File:FireFlowericon.png	File:FireFlowericon.png

Map B

File:NSMBWIIEJr.png		File:FireFlowericon.png	File:FireFlowericon.png
File:FireFlowericon.png	File:NSMBWiiEBowser2.png		File:Mushroomicon.png		File:NSMBWIIEJr.png
		File:Mushroomicon.png	File:NSMBWiiEBowser2.png	File:FireFlowericon.png

Map C

File:NSMBWIIEJr.png		File:FireFlowericon.png	File:Mushroomicon.png
File:Mushroomicon.png		File:FireFlowericon.png	File:NSMBWiiEBowser2.png
File:FireFlowericon.png	File:NSMBWIIEJr.png		File:NSMBWiiEBowser2.png	File:FireFlowericon.png

Map D

			File:FireFlowericon.png	File:NSMBWiiEBowser2.png
File:FireFlowericon.png	File:NSMBWiiEBowser2.png	File:FireFlowericon.png	File:Mushroomicon.png		File:NSMBWIIEJr.png
	File:NSMBWIIEJr.png	File:Mushroomicon.png		File:FireFlowericon.png

Map E

		File:FireFlowericon.png	File:FireFlowericon.png		File:NSMBWIIEJr.png
File:Mushroomicon.png	File:NSMBWiiEBowser2.png	File:FireFlowericon.png	File:NSMBWiiEBowser2.png	File:FireFlowericon.png
		File:Mushroomicon.png		File:NSMBWIIEJr.png

Map F

			File:Mushroomicon.png	File:NSMBWiiEBowser2.png
File:FireFlowericon.png			File:Mushroomicon.png	File:FireFlowericon.png	File:NSMBWIIEJr.png
File:FireFlowericon.png			File:NSMBWiiEBowser2.png	File:NSMBWIIEJr.png	File:FireFlowericon.png

Trivia

File:PowerUpPanelsSolution.png

The solutions for all nine worlds.

• When matching two Bowser or Bowser Jr. panels, the small jingle from Super Mario 64 when trying to open a door in the castle without enough Stars or a key is heard.
  • If the player gets a perfect score, the fanfare when returning to the castle after obtaining a Power Star also from Super Mario 64 is heard.
• This minigame is similar to the match card game from Super Mario Bros. 3.
• Patterns are shown from house to house; it is possible to predict the location of a certain item or villain.
• If playing with two players or more, the player can steal his or her turn by doing a ground pound on the player with the turn.
• Each world has six unique layouts, with at least two "safe spots" for the entire world. By revealing the safe spots and consulting a reference guide, it is possible to deduce which layout is being used.

References

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