Pair-a-Gone

Pair-a-Gone
Super Mario 64 DS
Appears in	Super Mario 64 DS New Super Mario Bros.
Type	Luigi's minigame (Super Mario 64 DS) Table minigame (New Super Mario Bros.)
Music sample

Pair-a-Gone is one of Luigi's minigames in Super Mario 64 DS and a Table minigame in New Super Mario Bros. The gameplay is identical to that of Nestor.

Another version of the minigame called Pair-a-Gone and On (which is somewhat similar, though it lasts forever) also appears as one of Luigi's minigames in Super Mario 64 DS.

Gameplay

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.

New Super Mario Bros. features a two player version named Vs. Pair-a-Gone, exclusive to the 1 on 1 category meaning it can only be played when two systems are connected. In this version, both players must clear the cards off their table by tapping two identical cards adjacent to each other, be it horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Both players start with 30 cards (for a total of 60), and any pairs that are cleared are placed in the opponent's deck. The player with fewer cards overall when the time is up or the first player to remove all their cards is the winner.

Cards

This lists the different types of cards the player can get.

• Mario
• Luigi
• Mushroom
• Fire Flower
• Star
• Cloud
• Goomba*
• Bowser*
• Boo*
• Yoshi*

*Appears only after the player gets a certain number of Stars, does not appear in multiplayer.

Profiles

Super Mario 64 DS

• In-game description:
  • English:
    Touch 2 identical cards that are connected horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to make them disappear. Clear them all to win!

New Super Mario Bros.

• In-game description:
  • English:
    Match up cards horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to remove them from the table. Clear all the cards to win!

• Vs. Pair-a-Gone:
  • English:
    Match up cards horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to remove them from the table. Cleared cards move to your opponent's table. The player with the fewest cards when time runs out wins.
  • Other languages:
    • Spanish (Europe):
      Alinea cartas iguales en horizontal, en vertical o en diagonal y elimínalas de la mesa. Tu rival recibirá las cartas que elimines. Ganará quien tenga menos cartas cuando se agote el tiempo.
      (Translation: Line up identical cards horizontally, vertically, or diagonally and remove them from the table. Your opponent receives the cards you remove. The player with the fewest cards when time runs out wins.)

Gallery

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  In New Super Mario Bros.

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  Vs. Pair-a-Gone

Naming

In addition to stating Pair-a-Gone's basic mechanics, the minigame's name 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 minigame and the skill required to succeed at it.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ルイージ・カルロ Ruīji Karuro	"Luigi Carlo", pun on「モンテカルロ」(Monte Karuro, "Monte Carlo")
Chinese	连连看 Lián Lián Kàn	Concentration/Matchmakers		[?]
French	Les paires s'en vont	The pairs are going		[?]
German	Gleich und Gleich 1	Same and Same 1	Super Mario 64 DS
	Gleich und Gleich	Same and Same	New Super Mario Bros.
Italian	Appaiacarte	Paired cards
Korean	루이지의 그림 없애기 Ru'iji-ui Geurim Eopsaegi	Luigi's Picture Elimination
Spanish	Empareja y despeja	Match and clear		[?]

Vs. Pair-a-Gone

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	たいせんルイージ・カルロ Taisen Ruīji Karuro	Vs Luigi Carlo		[?]
French	Les paires s'en vont (Vs)	The pairs are going (Vs)		[?]
Italian	Appaiacarte Vs	Vs. pairing cards		[?]
Spanish	Duelo a Empareja y despeja	Match and Clear Duel		[?]