Bonus Stage (Wrecking Crew series)
Bonus Stages, also known as bonus phases[1] and bonus levels,[2] 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 Stages
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 phases. The only difference is in walls. Bonus phases cycle between four palettes: orange, green, pink, and blue.
First bonus phase
- 16 walls to be hit once
Second bonus phase
- 8 walls to be hit once
- 8 walls to be hit twice
Third bonus phase
- 16 walls to be hit twice
Fourth bonus phase
- 4 walls to be hit once
- 8 walls to be hit twice
- 4 walls to be hit three times
Fifth bonus phase
- 8 walls to be hit twice
- 8 walls to be hit three times
Sixth bonus phase
- 16 walls to be hit three times
Seventh bonus phase
- 8 walls to be hit once
- 8 walls to be hit three times
Eighth bonus phase
- 8 walls to be hit once
- 8 walls to be hit three times
Ninth bonus phase
- 4 walls to be hit once
- 8 walls to be hit twice
- 4 walls to be hit three times
Tenth bonus phase
- 6 walls to be hit once
- 7 walls to be hit twice
- 3 walls to be hit three times
References
- ^ Wrecking Crew NES instruction booklet, pages 8, 15.
- ^ Arcade Archives VS. Wrecking Crew manual: Bonus Stages
VS. Wrecking Crew / Wrecking Crew | |
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Characters | Mario • Luigi |
Items and objects | Coin • Door • Druma • Dynamite • Floor • Golden Hammera • Ladder (Ladder wall) • Lettera • Pillara • Wall |
Enemies | Eggplant Mana • Fireball • Foreman Spikea • Gotchawrench |