Power-up Panels

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 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. If two Bowser images or two Bowser Jr. images are matched, the game ends. 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)
 * Star (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
These are all the possible combinations for the Power-up Panels in each world. Green colors are indicated to be safe spots.

Trivia

 * When matching two Bowser or Bowser Jr. panels, the small tune 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.
 * If playing with two or more players, it is possible to steal another player's turn by ground pounding on them during their turn.
 * Each world has six unique layouts, with at least seven panel locations that are guaranteed to be "safe" for every layout in that world. By revealing the safe spots (marked in green on the maps above) and consulting a reference guide, it is possible to deduce which layout is being used.
 * By ground-pounding another player in multiplayer, one can actually "steal" turns with no restrictions.