Puzzle Panel

This article is about the minigame in Super Mario 64 DS and New Super Mario Bros. For the object in Mario & Luigi: Brothership, see Puzzle Panel (object).

Puzzle Panel
Appears in	Super Mario 64 DS New Super Mario Bros.
Type	Yoshi's minigame (Super Mario 64 DS) Puzzle minigame (New Super Mario Bros.)
Time limit	60 seconds (Vs. Battle) (New Super Mario Bros.)
Music sample Super Mario 64 DS: N/A New Super Mario Bros.:

Puzzle Panel is one of Yoshi's minigames in Super Mario 64 DS and a Puzzle minigame in New Super Mario Bros. It is based on the game Lights Out.

The minigame's music is the same theme used in Mix-a-Mug in Super Mario 64 DS, whereas the music used in New Super Mario Bros. is the theme "Lethal Lava Land" instead.

A harder version of the minigame called Puzzle Panic also appears in Super Mario 64 DS.

Gameplay

The player must match the Touch Screen picture to the one shown on the top screen. Both pictures are made of a grid of panels with Mushrooms on one side and Cape Feathers on the other. Touching a panel with causes the former to turn over, along with the surrounding panels. The player has three chances on each level. If the panels are turned incorrectly, the two Yoshi Sphinxes on the left and right react in alarm; if the panels are correctly turned, the Yoshi Sphinxes blast off, and the player advances to the next level. Later levels take more turns to solve and the grid of panels gets larger as the player proceeds. The highest score the player can obtain by clearing the levels is 9,999; the minigame continues after that, but the score counter and level number do not increase. If the player fails to match the picture correctly three times, the minigame ends.

In the multiplayer version in New Super Mario Bros., players have 60 seconds to solve as many pictures as possible and earn points. If the panels are turned incorrectly, one point is lost (it is possible to score below zero); if the panels are correctly turned, a point is earned and the next level begins. Once the timer reaches zero, the player with the most points wins.

Profiles

Single player

• In-game description:
  • English:
    Match the Touch Screen picture to the top screen. Touch a panel to turn over the surrounding panels. Harder levels will take more turns to solve.

Multiplayer

• In-game description:
  • English:
    Match the Touch Screen picture to the top screen. Touch a panel to turn over the surrounding panels. The first player to touch the winning panel is the winner.
  • Other languages:
    • Japanese:
      したがめんのパネルを　ひっくりかえして　うえの　おてほんと　そろえよう！　１まい　ひっくりかえすと、まわりのパネルも　ひっくりかえる。はじめに　せいかいの　パネルを　タッチしたひとが　かちになる。
      (Romanization: Shita gamen no paneru o hikkurikaeshite ue no otehon to soroeyou! 1-Mai hikkurikaesu to, mawari no paneru mo hikkurikaeru. Hajime ni seikai no paneru o tatchi shita hito ga kachi ni naru.)
      (Translation: Flip the panels on the bottom screen to match the model above! When you flip one panel, the surrounding panels will also flip. The first person to touch the correct panel wins.)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	パズルパネル Pazuru Paneru	Puzzle Panel	Single player
	みんなでパズルパネル Minna de Pazuru Paneru	Puzzle Panel with Everyone	Multiplayer	[?]
Chinese	谜题面板 Mítí Miànbǎn	Puzzle Panel		[?]
French	Puzzle	-		[?]
German	Puzzlemanie	Puzzle-mania
Italian	Puzzle pazzo	Crazy puzzle
Korean	패널 퍼즐 Paeneol Peojeul	Panel Puzzle
Spanish	Puzle de paneles	Panel Puzzle		[?]