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.

IntroductionEdit

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

GameplayEdit

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.

EndingEdit

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

In-game textEdit

  • 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  ,  ,  ,  , or   to make your vine grow."

Names in other languagesEdit

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!

TriviaEdit