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{{minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:Growing Up.png|260px]]
|image=[[File:MP9 4-Player Growing Up.png|260px]]
| appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 9]]''
| type = Free-for-All mini-game
|type=Free-for-All minigame
| song = Can You Do It?
|track=Can You Do It?
|sample=[[File:MP9 Can You Do It.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Growing Up''' is a Free-for-All [[minigame]] featured in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. The name is a play on the phrase "growing up," a term used when a child matures.
'''Growing Up''' is a Free-for-All [[minigame]] featured in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. Its name is a play on a common phrase that refers to when a child is getting older and acting more mature.


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
The competitors are standing underneath their [[Brick Block]]s. The flying block displaying the buttons to press descends from above, showing a "?".
The competitors are standing underneath their [[Brick Block]]s. The flying block displaying the buttons to press descends from above, showing a question mark.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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|[[File:GrowingUp-Finish1-MP9.png|200px]] [[File:GrowingUp-Finish2-MP9.png|200px]]
|[[File:MP9 Growing Up Determining Results.png|200px]] [[File:MP9 Growing Up Winner.png|200px]]
|After 8 rounds, the player with the longest vine is the winner.
|After eight rounds, the player with the tallest vine is the winner.
|align=left
|align=left
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Players make their [[Beanstalk|vines]] grow by pressing the button that appears on the [[Flying Question Block]] with a fast reaction time.
Players make their [[Beanstalk|vines]] grow by pressing the button that appears on the [[Flying ? Block]] with a fast reaction time. The fastest player to hit the button gets a greater height increase for their vine than the other players do. If a player presses the wrong button or does not press any button, their vine will not grow for that round. With each round that passes, the players are given less time to react, as the button rotation on the block is faster each time. The player with the tallest vine after eight rounds wins.
 
The fastest player to hit the button gets a greater height increase for his/her vine than the other players'. If a player presses the wrong button, or does not press any button, his/her vine will not grow for that round. With each round that passes, the players are given less time to react, as the button rotation on the block is faster each time.
 
The player with the tallest vine after eight rounds wins.
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==Ending==
==Ending==
The players climb to the top of their vines. The camera then zooms in on the winner, who waves.
The players climb to the tops of their vines. The camera then zooms in on the winner, who waves.


==In-game text==
==In-game text==
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=早押しブロック
|Jap=早押しブロック
|JapR=Haya oshi burokku
|JapR=Haya oshi burokku
|JapM=Early Press Block
|JapM=Early Press Block
|Spa=¡Súbete a la parra!
|SpaA=Plantas trepadoras
|SpaM=Get on the vine!
|SpaAM= Creeper Plants
|SpaE=¡Súbete a la parra!
|SpaEM=Get on the vine!
|Ger=Rankenspiele
|Ger=Rankenspiele
|GerM=Vine games
|GerM=Vine games
|FraA=Vigne grimpante
|FreA=Vigne grimpante
|FraAM=Climbing Vine
|FreAM=Climbing Vine
|FraE=Frénétique botanique
|FreE=Frénétique botanique
|FraEM=Frantic Botanic
|FreEM=Frantic Botanic
|Ita=Arrampicanti
|Ita=Arrampicanti
|ItaM=From "arrampicarsi" (to climb) and "rampicanti" (vines)
|ItaM=From "arrampicarsi" (to climb) and "rampicanti" (vines)
|Chi=敲磚快手
|ChiR=Qiāo zhuān kuàishǒu
|ChiM=Deft Brick-Hitting
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The music that is heard when the characters climb the vines is a remix of the Endless Staircase theme from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.
*The background in this minigame is almost identical to the background of most [[level]]s in [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.


{{MP9 Minigames}}
{{MP9 minigames}}
[[Category:Mario Party 9 Minigames]]
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Free-for-All Minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 9 minigames]]
[[de:Rankenspiele]]

Revision as of 05:09, January 8, 2024

Growing Up
Growing Up
Appears in Mario Party 9
Type Free-for-All minigame
Music track Can You Do It?
Music sample

Growing Up is a Free-for-All minigame featured in Mario Party 9. Its name is a play on a common phrase that refers to when a child is getting older and acting more mature.

Introduction

The competitors are standing underneath their Brick Blocks. The flying block displaying the buttons to press descends from above, showing a question mark.

Gameplay

Growing Up Growing Up
After eight rounds, the player with the tallest vine is the winner.

Players make their vines grow by pressing the button that appears on the Flying ? Block with a fast reaction time. The fastest player to hit the button gets a greater height increase for their vine than the other players do. If a player presses the wrong button or does not press any button, their vine will not grow for that round. With each round that passes, the players are given less time to react, as the button rotation on the block is faster each time. The player with the tallest vine after eight rounds wins.

Ending

The players climb to the tops of their vines. The camera then zooms in on the winner, who waves.

In-game text

  • Rules"Press the buttons that appear on-screen to grow your vine. The faster you press the buttons, the higher your vine will grow. The highest vine wins!"
  • Controls"Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Depending on the button that appears on-screen, press +Control Pad, A Button, B Button, One Button, or Two Button to make your vine grow."

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 早押しブロック
Haya oshi burokku
Early Press Block

Chinese 敲磚快手
Qiāo zhuān kuàishǒu
Deft Brick-Hitting

French (NOA) Vigne grimpante
Climbing Vine
French (NOE) Frénétique botanique
Frantic Botanic
German Rankenspiele
Vine games
Italian Arrampicanti
From "arrampicarsi" (to climb) and "rampicanti" (vines)
Spanish (NOA) Plantas trepadoras
Creeper Plants
Spanish (NOE) ¡Súbete a la parra!
Get on the vine!

Trivia