Super Mario 64 DS
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Pair-a-Gone is a minigame featured in the games Super Mario 64 DS and New Super Mario Bros. In the former, it is one of Luigi's minigames, and in the latter, it is classified as a Table minigame. In addition to stating the minigame's basic mechanics, the name 'Pair-a-Gone' seems to be a pun on 'paragon,' which can mean 'a sole example' or 'to rival,' both of which can be thought of as relating to this game and the skill required to succeed at it.
Gameplay[edit]
The game consists of 50 cards with pictures on them, which the player must match either up, down, left, right, or diagonally. To win coins, the player must be able to match all of the cards. If the player is unable to match all of the cards, one coin is deducted for each card remaining and a Star is deducted. If all the cards are cleared, coins are given and a Star is obtained, which puts more cards in number and/or kinds in the deck after a certain number has been collected. The separate minigame Pair-a-Gone and On is largely identical in gameplay to Pair-a-Gone, though it lasts forever. The gameplay is identical to Nestor.
Cards[edit]
This lists the different types of cards the player can get.
* -Appears only after getting a certain number of Stars.
In-game instructions[edit]
Touch 2 identical cards that are connected horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to make them disappear. Clear them all to win!
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ルイージ・カルロ
Ruīji Karuro | Luigi Carlo |
| Spanish | Empareja y despeja | Match and clear |
| French | Les paires s'en vont | The pairs are going |
| German | Gleich und Gleich 1 | Same and Same 1 |
| Italian | Appaiacarte | Paired cards |
| Korean | 루이지의 그림 없애기
Ruiji ui geurim eopsaegi | Luigi's Picture Elimination |
| Chinese | 连连看
Lián lián kàn | Concentration/Matchmakers |
[Edit] Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS |
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| Characters | Big Penguin • Bob-omb Buddy • Dorrie • Glowing rabbits† • Headless Snowman • Hoot • Koopa the Quick • Lakitu Bros. • Luigi† • Mario • MIPS* • Mother Penguin • Princess Peach • Rabbits† • Toads • Tuxie • Wario† • Yoshi |
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| Bosses | Big Bob-omb • Big Boo • Big Bully • Big Mr. I • Bowser • Chief Chilly† • Chill Bully • Eyerok • Goomboss† • King Boo† • Whomp King • Wiggler |
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| Items | 1-Up Mushroom • Blue Coin • Jumbo Star • Key • Luigi Key† • Luigi's Cap† • Mario Key† • Mario's Cap • Metal Cap* • Mushroom† • Power Flower† • Power Star • Red Coin • Secret • Silver Star† • Vanish Cap* • Wario Key† • Wario's Cap† • Wing Cap/Wings • Yellow Coin |
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| Objects | ! Block • ! Switch* • ? Block† • ? Switch† • ★ door • Arrow Lift • Big Star Door • Block • Blue Coin Block • Bubble ring • Cannon • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crazed Crate • Crystal Tap • Donut Block • Floating Mine • Ice Block • Key Door • Koopa Shell • Lift • Magic carpet • Painting • Purple Switch • Seesaw • Spinning Heart • Star Marker • Star Switch† • Stump • Treasure chest • Wire nets • Work Elevator |
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| Enemies | Amp • Beach Koopa • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Bub • Bubba • Bubble • Bullet Bill • Bully • Butterfly • Chain-Chomp • Chair • Chuckya • Clam • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Grindel • Heave-Ho • Klepto • Keronpa Ball • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta • Micro Goomba • Money Bags • Monty Mole • Moving Bar • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I • Piranha Flower • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Small Piranha • Snufit • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sushi • Swoop • Thwomp • Tox Box • Ukkiki • Unagi • Whomp |
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| Obstacles | Boulder • Flame thrower • Iron Ball • Lava • Quicksand • Slide Box • Turtle Cannon • Water Bomb • Whirlpool |
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| Locations | Battle Fort† • Behind the Waterfall • Big Boo Battle† • Big Boo's Haunt • Bob-omb Battlefield • Bowser in the Dark World • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Bowser in the Sky • Castle Grounds • Chief Chilly Challenge† • Cool, Cool Mountain • Courtyard • Dire, Dire Docks • Endless stairs • Goomboss Battle† • Hazy Maze Cave • Jolly Roger Bay • Lethal Lava Land • Mushroom Castle • Over the Rainbows • Rainbow Ride • Rec Room† • Shifting Sand Land • Sunshine Isles† • Snowman's Land • Tall, Tall Mountain • Through the Looking Glass† •Tick Tock Clock • Tiny-Huge Island • Tower of the Wing Cap • The Princess's Secret Slide • The Secret Aquarium • The Secret Under the Moat • Wet-Dry World • Whomp's Fortress |
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| Moves | Backward Somersault • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Flutter Jump† • Ground Pound • Long Jump • Jump • Kick • Punch • Scuttle† • Side Somersault • Slide • Slide Kick • Sweep Kick • Triple Jump • Wall Jump |
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| Minigames† | Luigi | Lucky Stars • Mario Slot • Memory Master • Memory Match • Mushroom Roulette • Pair-a-Gone • Pair-a-Gone and On • Picture Poker • Super Mario Slot |
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| Mario | Bounce and Pounce • Bounce and Trounce • Connect the Characters • Mario's Slides • Shell Smash • Shuffle Shell • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Terror • Trampoline Time |
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| Wario | Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom |
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| Yoshi | Boom Box • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Mix-a-Mug • Puzzle Panel • Puzzle Panic • Tox Box Shuffle • Wanted! • Which Wiggler? |
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| Further info | Glitches (DS) • Image gallery (DS) • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content (DS) • Quotes • Staff |
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| * Exclusive to Super Mario 64. † Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS. |
| New Super Mario Bros. |
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| Protagonists | Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach |
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| Supporting characters | Dorrie • Kyodai Hanachan • Phantom Hand • Toadsworth |
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| Worlds | World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 |
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| Bosses | Bowser Jr. • Bowser • Mummipokey • Cheepskipper • Mega Goomba • Petey Piranha • Monty Tank • Lakithunder • Dry Bowser |
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| Items | 1-Up Mushroom • Big Star • Blue Coin • Blue Shell • Coin • Fire Flower • Hidden Coin • Mega Mushroom • Mini Mushroom • Red Coin • Star Coin • Starman • Super Mushroom |
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| Objects | ! Block • ! Switch • ? Block • Beanstalk • Brick • Bubble • Bumper • Coin Block • Donut Block • Door • Dotted-Line Block • Face block • Fence • Flagpole • Flimsy Lift • Flip Panel • Flipper • Flying ? Block • Hard Block • Hidden Block • Hidden Coin • Ice Block • Lakitu's Cloud • Lift • Mario Brothers Yuka • Midway point • Mushroom Platform • Mushroom Trampoline • Paddle wheel • P Switch • Pipe Cannon • Red Block • Red Flagpole • Red Ring • Rolling log • Roulette Block • Scale Lift • Seesaw • Semisolid Platform • Skull switch • Snake Block • Spiked ? Block • Spin Block • Star Coin Sign • Stretch Shroom • Trampoline • Updown Kinoko • Warp Pipe • Wobble Rock |
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| Enemies | Amp • Balloon Boo • Banzai Bill • Big Whomp • Blockhopper • Blooper • Blooper Baby • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Boomerang Bro • Boo • Broozer • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Cheep-Chomp • Climbing Koopa • Crowber • Deep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Fire Bro • Fire Snake • Flame Chomp • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Kab-omb • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Mega Deep-Cheep • Mega Unagi • Mini Goomba • Moneybags • Paragoomba • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Scuttlebug • Skeeter • Snailicorn • Snow Spike • Spike Bass • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Splunkin • Squiggler • Super Dry Bones • Super Piranha Plant • Super Thwomp • Sushi • Sledge Bro • Swoop • Thwomp • Unagi • Venus Fire Trap • Wiggler • Whomp |
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| Obstacles | Ball 'N' Chain • Banzai Bill Cannon • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Burner • Cork • Current • Fire Bar • Giant Spiked Ball • Lava • Poison • Quicksand • Skewer • Spike Trap • Spiked Ball • Tornado • Volcanic debris • Whirlpool |
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| Level Types | Fortress • Ghost House • Toad House • Tower • Warp Cannon |
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| Minigames | Action | Balloon Racing • Danger, Bob-omb! Danger! • Lakitu Launch • Snowball Slalom • Snowball Slam • Vs. Lakitu Launch • Whack-a-Monty |
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| Puzzle | Coincentration • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Puzzle Panel • Wanted! • Which Wiggler? |
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| Table | Bob-omb Reverse • Luigi's Thrilling Cards • Luigi-Jack • Memory Match • Pair-a-Gone • Picture Poker • Speed |
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| Variety | Bob-omb Squad • Bounce and Trounce • Mario's Slides • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Time |
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| 1 on 1 | Bob-omb Sudden Death • Bob-omb Trampoline • Jumping Sudden Death • Jumping Brothers • Lakitu Launch • Vs. Mario's Slides • Vs. Pair-a-Gone • Vs. Trampoline Time |
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| Other | Challenge Mode • Item Storage • Mario vs. Luigi |
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| Further info | Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff • Glitches |
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