Power-up Panels

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Mario playing the mini-game Power-Up Panels.

Power-Up Panels is a mini-game 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 punching the panels, causing them to flip and reveal their undersides. However, if two Bowser images or two Bowser Jr. images are matched, the game ends. Additionally, if all item panels are revealed, the game ends. At the end of the game, players receive one item for every set of two identical panels with revealed faces.

Avaliable Power-Ups

• Propeller Mushroom (World 1 to 8)
• Fire Flower (World 1 to 8)
• Ice Flower (World 1 to 8)
• Mushroom (World 1 to 3)
• Penguin Suit (World 3 to 8)
• Mini Mushroom (World 2 to 8)
• Starman (appears at least once in a World)

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!"

Controls

• 1 - Punch
• 2 - Jump
• D-Pad - Climb wall

Trivia

• When matching two Bowser or Bowser Jr. panels, thus ending your session, the small riff from Super Mario 64 when trying to open a door in the castle without enough Stars or a key is heard.
• This mini-game is similar to the match card game from Super Mario Bros. 3.
• Occasionally, some patterns are shown from house to house; it is possible to sometimes predict the location of a certain item or villain.
• If you play with two friends or more, you can steal their turn by doing a ground pound on them.