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'''Spade Panels''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet. Page 19.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet. Page 22.</ref> also known as '''Spade Bonus Panel Minigames'''{{ref needed}} or '''♠ Panels''' are small panels on overworld maps in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' which can be used to earn [[Extra life|extra live]]s for [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. Once they enter one, the player can play a [[minigame]] similar to a slot machine, in which parts of pictures slide past on panels and the player must line up three of the same panels to make a picture and win extra 1-Ups. There are [[Super Mushroom|Mushroom]], [[Fire Flower|Flower]], and [[Star]] panels, granting 2, 3, and 5 extra lives when lined up, respectively, similar to the [[Goal (Super Mario Bros. 3)|goal]] at the end of each level. If any of the panels are mismatched, no extra lives are awarded.

In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version (''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''), if a Spade Panel is matched up correctly, further Spade Panels will change to '''{{conjectural|Heart Panels}}'''. The Stars are replaced by [[Super Leaf|Super Leaves]] that give 7 extra lives. Clearing one of these turns further Heart Panels into '''{{conjectural|Club Panels}}''', and the Super Leaves change to "3" icons that reward 10 extra lives. Clearing a Club Panel turns further panels into '''{{conjectural|Diamond Panels}}''', where only one picture can be lined up, making it impossible to lose. Earning a minimal amount of lives at previous panels will result in a mushroom picture, while higher amounts yield a random picture, and gives the corresponding amount of extra lives. If Mario or Luigi clears a Diamond Panel, or fails at any of the other ones, then all Panels will revert to Spade Panels, restarting the process.