Panel (Super Mario Bros. 3)

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Panels, also named squares, are objects found on the overworld map in Super Mario Bros. 3. They represent the different areas in each world. There are five types of panels:

Sprite (NES)	Sprite (SNES)	Sprite (GBA)	Name	Description
			Start Panel	Start Panels mark the starting point on the map of each world.
			Action Panel	Action Panels, originally named Action Scene Panels, are where Mario and Luigi access the various action scenes, or levels, found on the map. They cannot pass an Action Panel unless they have completed its level. Once either character has done so, the Action Panel becomes a Cleared Panel. Once either Mario or Luigi completes a level, neither of them can revisit it, so he must move on to the next area. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 lets the player revisit worlds and Action Panels after Bowser's Castle is cleared.
			Spade Panel	Spade Panels are optional areas that, when accessed, allow Mario or Luigi to play a slot machine-like minigame. The player's objective is to line up three pictures to show either a Mushroom, a Flower, or a Star, which reward two, three, and five extra lives, respectively. If any of the pictures are not properly aligned, the player does not earn any extra lives. Regardless of the outcome, a Spade Panel becomes a Clear Panel once the minigame is finished. Super Mario Advance 4 lets the player revisit Spade Panels once all the levels are cleared. Additionally, clearing a Spade Panel turns all of them into Heart Panels (which replace the Star with a Super Leaf that gives a 7-Up), clearing those turns them into Club Panels (the Super Leaf becomes a number "3" that gives a 10-Up), and clearing those turns them into Diamond Panels (which is a certain win). Failing at any of these or clearing a Diamond Panel resets the process.
			N-Mark Spade Panel	A special type of Spade Panel that appears on the map for every 80,000 points Mario or Luigi earns. Unlike with other panels, the player automatically accesses an N-Mark Spade Panel when they move onto it. Here, they can play a simple card-matching game in which they must flip over two random cards each turn. Each pair that matches earns Mario or Luigi a reward, depending on which item is shown on the paired cards. If the player does not get a match two times or matches all cards, the minigame ends, and they are returned to the world map.
			Cleared Panel	Cleared Panels, originally named Clear Panels, depicts an M (for Mario) or an L (for Luigi), depending on which character completed the level. They appear on most completed levels, Spade Panels, and Toad Houses after they are completed.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	パネル Paneru	Panel
Italian	Pannello	Panel
	Casella	Square/Tile

Action Panel

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	アクションゲームパネル Akushon Gēmu Paneru	Action Game Panel
Italian	Scenario d'azione	Action scene
	Pannello d'azione	Action panel

Clear Panel

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	クリアパネル Kuria Paneru	Clear Panel
Italian	Quadro libero	Free/Clear square
	Quadro di cancellazione	Square of cancellation; mistranslation of "clear"
	Pannello livello terminato	Level clear panel
	Livello superato	Cleared level