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|image=[[File:NSMB2 Exclamation Pipe.png|100px]]<br>Render from ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[list of games by date#2012|2012]])
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A '''! Pipe'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=42|language=en-us|date=2012|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</ref> is a metallic black [[Warp Pipe]] with an exclamation mark on one of its junctions appearing in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. It can be activated only as [[Fire Mario]] or [[Gold Mario]] by shooting [[fireball]]s into the black entrance. A [[coin]] comes out of the yellow entrance for each fireball shot into the black entrance, and after ten fireballs are shot into the pipe, any of the following exit out of the yellow entrance: a [[Mega Mushroom]], three [[1-Up Mushroom]]s/[[Gold Mushroom]]s, or a [[Super Star]].
[[File:FirePipeNSMB2.png|thumb|left|200px|The first ! Pipe in the game]]
[[File:FirePipeNSMB2.png|thumb|left|200px|The first ! Pipe in the game]]
A '''! Pipe'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, page 42.</ref> is a metallic black [[Warp Pipe]] with an exclamation mark on one of its junctions appearing in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. It can be activated only as [[Fire Mario]] or [[Gold Mario]] by shooting [[fireball]]s into the black entrance. A [[coin]] comes out of the yellow entrance for each fireball shot into the black entrance, and after ten fireballs are shot into the pipe, any of the following exit out of the yellow entrance: a [[Mega Mushroom]], three [[1-Up Mushroom]]s/[[Gold Mushroom]]s, or a [[Super Star]].
The first ! Pipe appears in [[World 1-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-2]] not too long before the [[Checkpoint Flag]], and it produces a Mega Mushroom, which is necessary to receive the third [[Star Coin]]. The next one appears in [[World 3-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 3-2]] immediately after the first Star Coin, and it produces a Super Star. Two appear in {{world-link|4|tower|World 4-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, both of which are immediately after the Checkpoint Flag; the lower one produces three 1-Up Mushrooms, and the upper one produces a Super Star. Another Mega Mushroom-producing ! Pipe is found in [[World 5-6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 5-6]], and it is also necessary to collect the third Star Coin. Two more ! Pipes appear in {{world-link|mushroom|3|World Mushroom-3 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}: One is near the beginning of the [[level]] and produces three 1-Up/Gold Mushrooms, and the other is near the end of the level and produces a Mega Mushroom, which allows [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to access a secret area beyond the exit pipe. Yet another appears in {{world-link|star|6|World Star-6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} a little while after the Checkpoint Flag, and it produces three 1-Up/Gold Mushrooms. Still another one appears in the [[First Course (Coin Challenge Pack A)|first level]] of the [[Coin Challenge Pack A]] not long after the Checkpoint Flag and produces three Gold Mushrooms. One also appears in the [[First Course (Mystery Adventures Pack)|first level]] of the [[Mystery Adventures Pack]] during the descending stone [[platform]] segment and produces three Gold Mushrooms. The final ! Pipe appears in the [[Third Course (Mystery Adventures Pack)|third level]] of the Mystery Adventures Pack, guarded by the level's first [[Chain Chomp]], and it also produces three Gold Mushrooms.
The first ! Pipe appears in [[World 1-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-2]] not too long before the [[Checkpoint Flag]], and it produces a Mega Mushroom, which is necessary to receive the third [[Star Coin]]. The next one appears in [[World 3-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 3-2]] immediately after the first Star Coin, and it produces a Super Star. Two appear in {{world-link|4|tower|World 4-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, both of which are immediately after the Checkpoint Flag; the lower one produces three 1-Up Mushrooms, and the upper one produces a Super Star. Another Mega Mushroom-producing ! Pipe is found in [[World 5-6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 5-6]], and it is also necessary to collect the third Star Coin. Two more ! Pipes appear in {{world-link|mushroom|3|World Mushroom-3 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}: One is near the beginning of the [[level]] and produces three 1-Up/Gold Mushrooms, and the other is near the end of the level and produces a Mega Mushroom, which allows [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to access a secret area beyond the exit pipe. Yet another appears in {{world-link|star|6|World Star-6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} a little while after the Checkpoint Flag, and it produces three 1-Up/Gold Mushrooms. Still another one appears in the [[First Course (Coin Challenge Pack A)|first level]] of the [[Coin Challenge Pack A]] not long after the Checkpoint Flag and produces three Gold Mushrooms. One also appears in the [[First Course (Mystery Adventures Pack)|first level]] of the [[Mystery Adventures Pack]] during the descending stone [[platform]] segment and produces three Gold Mushrooms. The final ! Pipe appears in the [[Third Course (Mystery Adventures Pack)|third level]] of the Mystery Adventures Pack, guarded by the level's first [[Chain Chomp]], and it also produces three Gold Mushrooms.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ビックリ土管<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' section, page 201.</ref>
|Jap=ビックリ土管<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' section|page=201|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Bikkuri Dokan
|JapR=Bikkuri Dokan
|JapM=Surprise Pipe
|JapM=Surprise Pipe
|Ita=Tubi !<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 201</ref>
|Ita=Tubi !<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=201}}</ref>
|ItaM=! Pipes
|ItaM=! Pipes
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! Pipe
Image of an ! Pipe from New Super Mario Bros. 2.
Render from New Super Mario Bros. 2
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012)

A ! Pipe[1] is a metallic black Warp Pipe with an exclamation mark on one of its junctions appearing in New Super Mario Bros. 2. It can be activated only as Fire Mario or Gold Mario by shooting fireballs into the black entrance. A coin comes out of the yellow entrance for each fireball shot into the black entrance, and after ten fireballs are shot into the pipe, any of the following exit out of the yellow entrance: a Mega Mushroom, three 1-Up Mushrooms/Gold Mushrooms, or a Super Star.

Fire Pipe
The first ! Pipe in the game

The first ! Pipe appears in World 1-2 not too long before the Checkpoint Flag, and it produces a Mega Mushroom, which is necessary to receive the third Star Coin. The next one appears in World 3-2 immediately after the first Star Coin, and it produces a Super Star. Two appear in World 4-Tower, both of which are immediately after the Checkpoint Flag; the lower one produces three 1-Up Mushrooms, and the upper one produces a Super Star. Another Mega Mushroom-producing ! Pipe is found in World 5-6, and it is also necessary to collect the third Star Coin. Two more ! Pipes appear in World Mushroom-3: One is near the beginning of the level and produces three 1-Up/Gold Mushrooms, and the other is near the end of the level and produces a Mega Mushroom, which allows Mario or Luigi to access a secret area beyond the exit pipe. Yet another appears in World Star-6 a little while after the Checkpoint Flag, and it produces three 1-Up/Gold Mushrooms. Still another one appears in the first level of the Coin Challenge Pack A not long after the Checkpoint Flag and produces three Gold Mushrooms. One also appears in the first level of the Mystery Adventures Pack during the descending stone platform segment and produces three Gold Mushrooms. The final ! Pipe appears in the third level of the Mystery Adventures Pack, guarded by the level's first Chain Chomp, and it also produces three Gold Mushrooms.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ビックリ土管[2]
Bikkuri Dokan
Surprise Pipe
Italian Tubi ![3] ! Pipes

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick (2012). New Super Mario Bros. 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89552-3. Page 42.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. 2 section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 201.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 201.