Editing Cobalt Base

{{PMCSLevelbox
|image=[[File:PMCS CobaltBase01.png|250px]]<br>Snifits rewarding Mario with the Instant Camera Thing
|access=Obtain the blue [[Mini Paint Star]] from [[Sacred Forest]]
|stars=[[File:MiniBluePaintStarIcon.png|20px]]
|colorless=3
|things=[[File:PMCS CameraThing.png|20px]]
|before=[[Sacred Forest|<<]]
|after=[[Fort Cobalt|>>]]
}}
{{Quote|That Snifit hooked us up with all the cards we need. Let's go win that game show!|Huey|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}
The '''Cobalt Base''' is a location from ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. The path leading here is unlocked after getting the [[Mini Paint Star|Blue Mini Paint Star]] from [[Sacred Forest]], and unlocks a path leading to [[Fort Cobalt]]. The entire level is devoted to the ''[[Snifit or Whiffit]]'' game show. The Instant Camera thing can be found here.

==Layout==
[[File:PMCS Cobalt Base Snifit or Whiffit intro.png|thumb|left|''Snifit or Whiffit:{{br}} Seabed Edition'']]
Mario must peel the [[Bowser Tape]] off the door to the base and enter. A [[Mini Paint Star]] floats ahead, but a trapdoor drops Mario down into a watery area with a [[Warp Pipe]] before he can get it. By entering the pipe, Mario and Huey end up in a bubble and are welcomed to ''[[Snifit or Whiffit]]: Seabed Edition''.

The Snifit host explains the rules: Mario must get four of seven questions correct to earn the Mini Paint Star. If he gets all seven correct, he is invited to play a three-question bonus round, which wins him the Instant Camera Thing. To answer the questions, Mario must use his cards and paint them.

If Mario completes 7 questions, the Snifit lets him play the bonus round; however, if he fails it, he does not get credit for completing the first 7 rounds. Additionally, if Mario is running low on paint, he can buy a refill for 100 coins.

After winning the bonus round, Mario is congratulated and sucked into a warp pipe, which leads him to a room with two Snifits and the Instant Camera Thing. If Mario already has the Instant Camera in his inventory, the two Snifits instead offer him trading cards with their photos &mdash; these cannot be seen physically and do not go into Mario's inventory. He can then enter another pipe and collect the Mini Paint Star, opening a path to [[Fort Cobalt]].

At the start of the level is a [[Informant Snifit|blue Snifit]] who can sell Mario a deck of 30 cards (Needed for the first 7 rounds of the game show) for 1000 [[Coin]]s. If Mario has already purchased it before, its price is lowered to 500 Coins. If Mario has entered the bonus round, he gets an option to buy a special deck with all the cards needed in the bonus round for 2000 Coins. Buying this deck also allows him to start the game at the bonus round after rejoining.

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==Colorless spots==
{|border=1 cellpadding=0 style="text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid black; width:100%"
! colspan="2" style="background:steelblue; color:white; height:2em" | Cobalt Base
|-
|In the first area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Cobalt Base colorless spot 1.png|400px]]
|-
|In the first area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Cobalt Base colorless spot 2.png|400px]]
|-
|In the first area, on the ground. This colorless spot is in the shape of a [[Bowser]] insignia.
|[[File:PMCS Cobalt Base colorless spot 3.png|400px]]
|}

==Record==
{{media table
|type1=audio
|type2=audio
|type3=audio
|type4=audio

|name1=PMCS Snifit or Whiffit Theme
|pipe1=Snifit or Whiffit Theme
|description1=Plays during the intro and ending to ''[[Snifit or Whiffit|Snifit or Whiffit: Seabed Edition]]''

|name2=PMCS Your Answers, Please!
|pipe2=Your Answers, Please!
|description2=Plays while selecting cards during ''Snifit or Whiffit''

|name3=PMCS Look Sharp!
|pipe3=Look Sharp!
|description3=Plays while the cards are being shown

|name4=PMCS Thing Instant Camera
|pipe4=Thing: Instant Camera
|description4=Plays while using the Instant Camera Thing
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
PMCS CobaltBaseIcon.png|World map icon
PMCS Cobalt Base Snifit cards.png|Mario buys cards from the Snifit.
PMCS Cobalt Base Snifit warn.png|The Snifit warns Mario when he leaves.
PMCS Cobalt Base Mini Paint Star.png|The Mini Paint Star is ahead.
PMCS Cobalt Base pipe.png|Mario and Huey in the pipe area.
PMCS Cobalt Base Host Snifit.png|The host of ''Snifit or Whiffit''
PMCS Cobalt Base Contestant Mario.png|Mario is welcomed to the show.
PMCS Cobalt Base Spinning Card.png|Round 1: Spinning Card
PMCS Cobalt Base correct.png|The answer to the first question.
PMCS Cobalt Base Kelp Cards.png|Round 2: Kelp Cards
PMCS Cobalt Base Entwined Cards.png|Round 3: Entwined Cards
PMCS Cobalt Base Paint That Card.png|Round 4: Paint That Card
PMCS Cobalt Base Card Roulette.png|Round 5: Card Roulette
PMCS Cobalt Base Falling Cards.png|Round 6: Falling Cards
PMCS Cobalt Base Card Recall.png|Round 7: Card Recall
PMCS Cobalt Base threat.png|Mario enters the bonus round.
PMCS Cobalt Base Big Urchin.png|The [[Big Urchin]] descends on Mario's bubble.
PMCS Cobalt Base Falling Cards 2.png|Round 8: Falling Cards 2
PMCS Cobalt Base Kelp Cards 2.png|Round 9: Kelp Cards 2
PMCS Cobalt Base Card Recall 2.png|Round 10: Card Recall 2
PMCS Cobalt Base win.png|Mario wins ''Snifit or Whiffit''.
PMCS Cobalt Base reenter.png|Mario is denied from re-entering the game show.
PMCS Art 21.png|''Snifit or Whiffit'' concept art
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=コバルトベース
|JapR=Kobaruto Bēsu
|JapM=Cobalt Base
|Spa=Fuerte Cobalto
|SpaM=Cobalt Fort
|Fre=Base Cobalt
|FreM=Cobalt Base
|Por=Base Cobalto
|PorM=Cobalt Base
|Ger=Kobalt-Bunker
|GerM=Cobalt Bunker
|Rus=Кобальтовый форт
|RusR=Kobal'tovyy fort
|RusM=Cobalt Fort
}}
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