Small pipe

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Small pipe
MiniWarpPipeNSMBU.png
A small pipe sprite from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
Effect Allows Mini Mario to reach secret areas usually containing a Star Coin
Variant of Warp Pipe
Related

Small pipes[1][2][3] (or mini pipes)[4] are tiny Warp Pipes that can only be entered by players while tiny, since New Super Mario Bros., though they first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Small pipes first appear in World 2-1 in Super Mario Bros. 3. They appear with a purple coloration and do not serve any purpose other than being decorative structures. Small pipes also appear in World 7, where they are green and may have Munchers pop out of them. Horizontal cannons and a type of forward-facing Rocket Engine resemble dark small pipes.

Super Mario World[edit]

Small pipes reappear in Super Mario World, serving the same purpose as in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are occasionally seen supporting Pipe Cannons.

New Super Mario Bros. series[edit]

Small pipes in New Super Mario Bros. and its sequels often lead to rooms with a hidden Star Coin and usually also shortcut rooms with coins that can be used to skip some parts of the level. As of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, exiting from a small pipe leads players out of a normal-sized one, likely due to the fact that other players not in the correct form can exit the same pipe in multiplayer.

In New Super Mario Bros. U, a small pipe is required to reach the secret exit in Grinding-Stone Tower.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Small pipes reappear in Super Mario Maker 2 in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style as the ground tiles in the forest and desert themes, being green and purple respectively.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Small pipes appear in Super Paper Mario. The player has to use Dottie to shrink their character so they can enter them, similar to the use of Mini Mushrooms in the New Super Mario Bros. games.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

A single small pipe appears along Bowser Path in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake. Mario must use the Mini-Mario technique to enter it and reach the ? Block containing the POW Mush Jam.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Nonfunctional small pipes appear on the Yoshi's Island stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, supporting a larger diagonal Warp Pipe. Their appearance is based on Super Mario World.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マメ土管[5]
Mame Dokan
Bean Pipe, referring to its mini size.
Italian Mini Tubo[6] Mini Pipe
Minitubo[7] Minipipe

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2006. New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
  2. ^ 2009. New Super Mario Bros. Wii instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
  3. ^ Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010). Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46760-7. Page 88.
  4. ^ Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010). Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46760-7. Page 89 and 93.
  5. ^ 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 119, 151, 201, and 217.
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 119 and 151.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 201 and 217.