Bonus Stage (Wrecking Crew series)

The fourth Bonus Stage in Wrecking Crew.

Bonus Stages, also known as bonus phases and bonus levels, are minigames from VS. Wrecking Crew and Wrecking Crew, in which the player has to find a coin by breaking walls that are placed on a platform with a ladder leading to it. The score is calculated by the remaining time. Upon finding the coin in the very first wall, the player receives 10,000 points.

In VS. Wrecking Crew, Bonus Stages happen after every two phases and contain fourteen walls. In two player mode, both players start at the bottom of the stage and compete against each other to find the coin first. In single player mode, Mario just needs to find it before the time runs out.

In Wrecking Crew, Bonus Stages appear after completing the phases that are multiples of four. The player and Foreman Spike start at the bottom and have to compete against each other to find the coin among the sixteen walls.

VS. Wrecking Crew bonus levels

There are nine different bonus levels. The only difference is in walls.

First bonus level

• 14 walls to be hit once in a green stage

Second bonus level

• Same as the previous bonus level but in a brown stage

Third bonus level

• 10 walls to be hit once
• 4 walls to be hit twice
• Brown stage

Fourth bonus level

• Same as the previous bonus level but in a teal stage

Fifth bonus level

• 14 walls to be hit twice in a green stage

Sixth bonus level

• Same as the previous bonus level but in a brown stage. This is the last appearance of a brown stage.

Seventh bonus level

• 7 walls to be hit once
• 7 walls to be hit twice
• Teal stage

Eighth bonus level

• Same as the previous bonus level but in a green stage

Ninth bonus level

• 6 walls to be hit twice
• 8 walls to be hit three times
• Teal stage

All subsequent bonus stages cycle from the seventh through ninth types.

Wrecking Crew Bonus Stages

In total, there are ten different Bonus Stages. The only difference is in walls. Bonus Stages cycle between four palettes: orange, green, pink, and blue.

First Bonus Stage

• 16 walls to be hit once

Second Bonus Stage

• 8 walls to be hit once
• 8 walls to be hit twice

Third Bonus Stage

• 16 walls to be hit twice

Fourth Bonus Stage

• 4 walls to be hit once
• 8 walls to be hit twice
• 4 walls to be hit three times

Fifth Bonus Stage

• 8 walls to be hit twice
• 8 walls to be hit three times

Sixth Bonus Stage

• 16 walls to be hit three times

Seventh Bonus Stage

• 8 walls to be hit once
• 8 walls to be hit three times

Eighth Bonus Stage

• 8 walls to be hit once
• 8 walls to be hit three times

Ninth Bonus Stage

• 4 walls to be hit once
• 8 walls to be hit twice
• 4 walls to be hit three times

Tenth Bonus Stage

• 6 walls to be hit once
• 7 walls to be hit twice
• 3 walls to be hit three times

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ボーナスステージ<ref>Wrecking Crew Famicom instruction booklet, page 8. Bōnasu Sutēji	Bonus Stage