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| [[File:Pipe Vault.png|frame|The Pipe Vault]] | | [[Image:Pipe Vault.jpg|right|frame|Nostalgia in it's prime.]] |
| The '''Pipe Vault''' is a system of tunnels that leads to [[Yoshi's Island (location)#Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|Yo'ster Isle]] in the game ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. The level is optional; [[Mario]] can simply bypass the Pipe Vault and move on to [[Moleville]] if he wishes. However, the Pipe Vault is the only way to get to Yo'ster Isle. Much of this area plays out similarly to a side-scrolling ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' game, as the player is restricted to a one-square-wide path and encounters classic enemies such as [[Goomba]]s, [[Thwomp]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Lava Bubble]]s, and [[Nipper Plant|Chompweed]]s.
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| The Pipe Vault begins with a pit of [[lava]] filled with jumping Lava Bubbles. In order to make it to the other side, Mario must traverse a series of platforms while dodging (or fighting) the Lava Bubbles. If Mario slips and falls into the lava, he will have to go back to start and try again. After the first area, Mario will encounter pipes, treasures, puzzles, games and even a few enemies (many which are fairly weak). There is no boss in the Pipe Vault. | | The '''Pipe Vault''' is a system of tunnels that leads to [[Yo'ster Isle]] in the game ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. The level is optional; [[Mario]] can simply bypass the Pipe Vault and move on to [[Moleville]] if he wishes. However, the Pipe Vault is the only way to get to Yo'ster Isle. |
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| The background music of the Pipe Vault, "Greetings from the Pipes", is a rearrangement of the underground theme from the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' | | The Pipe Vault begins with a with a pit of lava filled with jumping [[Sparkys]]. In order to make it to the other side, [[Mario]] must traverse a series of platforms while dodging (or fighting) the Sparkys. If Mario slips and falls into the lava, he will have to go back to start and try again. After the first area, Mario will encounter pipes, treasures, puzzles, games and even a few enemies (many which are fairly weak). There is no boss in the Pipe Vault, as this level is optional and only needed to access Yo'ster Isle. |
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| ==[[Goomba-thumping]] game==
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| The [[Goomba-thumping]] game is a special [[minigame]] run by a [[Mole (Super Mario RPG)|Mole]] entrepreneur from Moleville. He charges contestants ten [[coin]]s to play the game, and if the contestant can reach a certain number of points, the Mole will give the contestant a special prize. Such prizes include [[Flower Tab]]s, [[Flower Jar]]s, and [[Frog Coin]]s.
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| ==Enemies found== | | == Goomba Thumping Game == |
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| | The [[Goomba]] Thumping Game is a special mini-game run by a [[Mole]] entrepreneur from [[Moleville]]. He charges contestants ten [[coins]] to play the game, and if the contestant can reach a certain number of points, the Mole will give the contestant a special prize. Such prizes include [[Flower Tabs]], [[Flower Jars]], and [[Frog Coins]]. |
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| RPGgoomba.png|[[Goomba]]
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| SPIKEY.png|[[Spikey (Super Mario RPG)|Spikey]]
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| Frogog.jpg|[[Frogog]]
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| Shy Ranger Sprite - Super Mario RPG.png|[[Shy Ranger]]
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| SMRPG Sparky.png|[[Lava Bubble]]
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| Piranha Plant SMRPG artwork.jpg|[[Piranha Plant]]
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| Chompweed SMRPG.png|[[Nipper Plant]] (obstacle)
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| Thwomp SMRPG.png|[[Thwomp]] (obstacle)
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| ==Items==
| | In the game, Mario must jump on as many Goombas as he can in a thirty second time limit. The Goombas emerge from four pipes located in the small game room. For each Goomba Mario thumps, he will be awarded one point. However, [[Spikeys]] also emerge from the pipes, and if Mario jumps on one, he will lose one point. Rare Gold Goombas also emerge, and if Mario is fast enough, he can earn three points by stomping one. Since Gold Goombas move faster, Mario has less time to hit them. Additionally, the more points Mario earns, the faster all enemies become, making higher scores difficult to achieve. |
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| |5 [[Coin#Super_Mario_RPG:_Legend_of_the_Seven_Stars|Coins]]
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| |[[File:SMRPGCoin.png]]
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| |style="text-align:left"|In the room accessed from the second pipe of the third room.
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| |[[File:Pipe Vault (5 Coins).png]]
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| |[[File:Pipe Vault (5 Coins) (Switch).png|300px]]
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| |[[Frog Coin]]
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| |[[File:Frog Coin.png]]
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| |style="text-align:left"|In the room accessed from the second pipe of the third room, under the wall. Mario must slide in order to get the coin.
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| |[[File:Pipe Vault (Frog Coin).png]]
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| |[[File:Pipe Vault (Frog Coin) (Switch).png|300px]]
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| |[[Flower Tab]], Frog Coins, [[Flower Jar]]
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| |[[File:RPG Bag.png]] [[File:Frog Coin.png]]
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| |style="text-align:left"|In the room accessed from the fifth pipe of the third room, rewards from the [[Goomba-thumping]] minigame. Rewards include:<br>Flower Tab for the first time<br>Flower Jar for the second time<br>Frog Coins for all other times. There are also two Frog Coins between Flower Tab and Flower Jar in the remake.
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| |[[File:Pipe Vault (Flower Tab, Frog Coin, Flower Jar).png]]
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| |[[File:Pipe Vault (Flower Tab, Frog Coin, Flower Jar) (Switch).png|300px]]
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| ===Treasure Boxes===
| | If Mario can achieve the goal established by the Mole entrepreneur, the heroic plumber will win a prize. The first target is twenty points. Every goal after that is always two more points than Mario's current high score. |
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| |[[Flower (Super Mario RPG)|Flower]]
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| |[[File:RPG Flower.png]]
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| *In the third area, Mario should down the first pipe in front of him. In the next area, Mario must reveal an invisible platform to get to the brick platform above by jumping at the spot before the brick platform begins. Once at the top, Mario should stand at the end of the brick platform and jump.
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| *In the last area, after exiting the pipe, a tile is seen. This tile is required to reach a treasure high up in the air.
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| |[[File:Pipe Vault Treasure 1.png|240px]][[File:Pipe Vault Treasure 2.png|240px]]
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| |[[File:Pipe Vault Treasure 1 (Switch).png|300px]][[File:Pipe Vault Treasure 2 (Switch).png|300px]]
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| |[[10-Coin#Super_Mario_RPG:_Legend_of_the_Seven_Stars|10-Coins]]
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| |[[File:SMRPG 10 Gold Coin.png]]
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| |style="text-align:left"|In the same area, above 5 [[Nipper Plant|Chompweed]]s. A tile is seen moving above them and is required to access the treasure. There are two of them in the original and ten in the remake.
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| |[[File:Pipe Vault Treasure 3.png|240px]]
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| |[[File:Pipe Vault Treasure 3 (Switch).png|300px]]
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| ===Hidden Treasure===
| | There are two strategies to achieve high scores in the Goomba Thumping Game. The first strategy is for Mario to stand in the middle of the four pipes. As Goombas emerge, Mario should jump to one pipe then return to the middle then jump to another pipe and return to the middle, etc. Another strategy is for Mario to stand on top of one pipe and jump every time a Goomba emerges. |
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| *In the third area of the Pipe Vault, Mario should down the first pipe in front of him. In the next area, Mario must reveal an invisible platform to get to the brick platform above by jumping at the spot before the brick platform begins. Once at the top, Mario should stand at the second brick crease from the revealed platform to reveal the Hidden Treasure.
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| *In the same area, on the same brick platform, two brick creases from the visible Hidden Treasure, Mario should jump at the spot to reveal another Hidden Treasure.
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| |[[File:HiddenChest13.png]][[File:HiddenChest14.png]]
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| |[[File:PipeVault1Switch.jpg|300px]][[File:PipeVault2Switch.jpg|300px]]
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| ==Gallery== | | == Trivia == |
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| SMRPG PipeVault.png
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| Barrel Volcano 2.jpg|The Pipe Vault in the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | The Pipe Vault is considered a reference to the "classic" [[NES]] Mario platformers. For instance, the vault is home to the classical enemies of the [[MarioWiki:Marioverse|Marioverse]], including [[Goombas]], [[Thwomps]], [[Piranha Plants]], [[Spikeys]] ([[Spinys]]), [[Sparkys]] ([[Podoboos]]), [[Chompweeds]] ([[Nipper Plants]]) and [[Shy Rangers]] (an elusive type of [[Shy Guy]]). In fact, the only enemy in the Pipe Vault that cannot be linked to the original platformers is [[Frogog]], who only appears in ''Super Mario RPG''. Additionally, the Pipe Vault is only one-square wide, creating a pseudo-two dimensional effect. At one point Mario must run and crouch to slide under a low block, just like in the original platformers. The background music is also reminiscent of the underground levels in the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' |
| {{foreign names
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| |Jap=パイプダンジョン
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| |JapR=Paipu Danjon
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| |JapM=Pipe Dungeon; rendered "The Pipeline" in the Shogakukan guide<ref>''Super Mario RPG'' Final Edition. Page 2.</ref>.
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| |ChiS=水管迷宫
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| |ChiSR=Shuǐguǎn Mígōng
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| |ChiSM=Water Pipe Maze
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| |ChiT=水管迷宮
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| |ChiTR=Shuǐguǎn Mígōng
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| |ChiTM=Water Pipe Maze
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| |Dut=Buizentunnel
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| |DutM=Pipe tunnel
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| |FreE=crypte aux Tuyaux
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| |FreEM=Pipe crypt
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| |FreA=Crypte aux Tuyaux
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| |FreAM=Pipe Crypt
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| |Ger=Röhrentunnel
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| |GerM=Pipe Tunnel
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| |Ita=Tunnel dei tubi
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| |ItaM=Pipe tunnel
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| |Kor=파이프 던전
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| |KorR=Paipeu Deonjeon
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| |KorM=Pipe Dungeon
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| |Spa=Red de tuberías
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| |SpaM=Pipe network
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| }}
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| ==References==
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| {{SMRPG}} | | {{Template:SMRPG}} |
| [[Category:Underground areas]] | | |
| [[Category:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars locations]] | | [[Category: Places]] |
| [[de:Pipe Vault]] | | [[Category: Super Mario RPG Places]] |
| [[it:Pipe Vault]]
| | [[Category: Subterranean Areas]] |
