Power-up Panels

Mario playing Power-up Panels. The panel combination that is currently being displayed is the World 1, Map B panel combination.

“Feeling lucky? Step right through the door to win some items!”

—Toad, New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Power-up Panels is a minigame that is played in Red Toad Houses in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. It takes place in a room with a six-by-three grid of flip panels decorated with question marks. The backside of each has an image of a power-up, Bowser, or Bowser Jr. Players must take turns climbing around the fence and punching the panels, causing them to flip and reveal their backsides. If two Bowser images or two Bowser Jr. images are matched, the minigame ends. If all item panels are revealed, the minigame ends and the characters rejoice. At the end of the minigame, players receive one item for every pair of identical panels with revealed faces. Up to seven items can be received in a game.

Available power-ups

• Propeller Mushroom
• Fire Flower
• Ice Flower
• Super Mushroom (World 1)
• Penguin Suit (World 3 to World 9)
• Mini Mushroom (World 2 to World 9)
• Super Star (has a 1/3 chance of appearing in each world)

Controls

• – Punch
• – Jump
• – Climb wall
• + – Climb fast on the wall

In-game instructions

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

Possible combinations

These are all the possible combinations for the Power-up Panels in each world. Green colors are indicated to be safe spots.

World 1

Map A	Map B
Map C	Map D
Map E	Map F

World 2

Map A	Map B
Map C	Map D
Map E	Map F

World 3

Map A	Map B
Map C	Map D
Map E	Map F

World 4

Map A	Map B
Map C	Map D
Map E	Map F

World 5

Map A	Map B
Map C	Map D
Map E	Map F

World 6

Map A	Map B
Map C	Map D
Map E	Map F

World 7

Map A	Map B
Map C	Map D
Map E	Map F

World 8

Map A	Map B
Map C	Map D
Map E	Map F

World 9

Map A	Map B
Map C	Map D
Map E	Map F

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	アイテムパネルめくり[?] Aitemu paneru mekuri	Item Panel Flip
Chinese (simplified)	物品面板翻转 Wùpǐn Miànbǎn Fānzhuǎn	Item Panel Flip
Chinese (traditional)	物品面板翻轉 Wùpǐn Miànbǎn Fānzhuǎn	Item Panel Flip
German	Power-Up-Tafeln[?]	Power-Up Panels
Italian	Scoppia la coppia[?]	Break the pair
Spanish (NOA)	Golpe de Suerte[?]	Stroke of Luck (golpe also means "punch")
Spanish (NOE)	Paneles sorpresa[?]	Surprise Panels

Trivia

• When the player matches two Bowser or Bowser Jr. panels, the small tune from Super Mario 64 when the player tries to open a door in the Mushroom Castle without enough Power Stars or a key is heard.
  • If the player gets a perfect score, the fanfare when the player returns to the castle after obtaining a Power Star also from Super Mario 64 is heard.
• This minigame is similar to the N-Mark Spade Panel from Super Mario Bros. 3.
• If this minigame is played with two or more players, it is possible to steal another player's turn by ground-pounding on them during their turn.