Whack-a-Monty

Whack-a-Monty is an Action minigame in New Super Mario Bros..
==Gameplay==
The minigame features gameplay akin to , but it involves the player having to tap Monty Moles as they pop in and out of the holes on a 5×4 grid. Whenever the player taps a Monty Mole, they earn a point. Each time a Monty Mole is tapped, its body gets stacked on the top screen. While tapping Monty Moles, the player has to avoid tapping the Luigis that also pop in and out of the holes. If the player taps a Luigi, they lose three points. Ultimately, the player has to tap as many Monty Moles within the 30-second time limit as possible while avoiding the Luigis.
The minigame has a multiplayer variation that supports between two to four players. It plays similar to its single-player counterpart, except each player competes to tap the most Monty Moles within the time limit. Multiplayer mode also has three difficulty settings: Easy has no Luigis; Normal has some Luigis; and Hard features several quickly moving Luigis. In the latter two difficulty settings, it is possible for a player's score to fall below zero.
==In-game instructions==
*Single player: "Whack Monty Mole whenever he pops out of a hole! WHACKITY WHACK!!! You'll lose points if you hit poor Luigi by mistake. Be careful! How many Monty Moles can you whack?"
*Multiplayer: "Whack Monty Mole whenever he pops out of a hole! WHACKITY WHACK!!! You'll lose points if you hit poor Luigi by mistake, so be careful! How many Monty Moles can you whack?"
==Trivia==
*The background music is an arrangement of the Underground Theme from Super Mario Bros.. The same arrangement is also used in Coincentration, Intense Coincentration, and Hide and Boo Seek.
fi:Whack-a-Monty
Category:Minigames in New Super Mario Bros.