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'''Small pipes'''<ref>''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet, page 24.</ref><ref>''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' instruction booklet, page 16.</ref><ref>Knight, Michael. ''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide. Pages 88.</ref> (or '''mini pipes''')<ref>Knight, Michael. ''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide. Pages 89 and 93.</ref> are tiny [[Warp Pipe]]s that require the player to be [[Mini Mario (form)|tiny]] in order to enter. Half the size of a regular Warp Pipe, they made their debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
'''Small pipes'''<ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=24|date=2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' instruction booklet|page=16|date=2009|language=en-us|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide|page=88|isbn=978-0-307-46760-7|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=March 16, 2010}}</ref> (or '''mini pipes''')<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide|page=89 and 93|isbn=978-0-307-46760-7|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=March 16, 2010}}</ref> are tiny [[Warp Pipe]]s that can only be entered by players while [[Mini Mario (form)|tiny]], since ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', though they first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Small pipes first appear in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', in [[World 2-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 2-1]]. They appear with a purple coloration and do not serve any purpose other than being decorative structures. Small pipes also appear in [[Pipe Land|World 7]], where they are green and may have [[Muncher]]s pop out of them.
Small pipes first appear in [[World 2-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|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 [[Pipe Land|World 7]], where they are green and may have [[Muncher]]s pop out of them. Horizontal [[cannon]]s and a type of forward-facing [[Burner|Rocket Engine]] resemble dark small pipes.


====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
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====''New Super Mario Bros.'' series====
====''New Super Mario Bros.'' series====
Small pipes make their first functional appearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''. They serve the same purpose as Warp Pipes, but can only be used by players in their [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini form]]. [[Star Coin]]s are often hidden inside rooms that can only be accessed via these pipes. Usually, they also contain shortcut rooms with coins that can be used to skip some parts of the level. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', a small pipe is required to reach the secret exit in [[Grinding-Stone Tower]].
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''====
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMB3 Small Pipe.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
MiniWarpPipe NSMB.png|''New Super Mario Bros.''
MiniWarpPipe NSMB.png|''New Super Mario Bros.''
MiniWarpPipeNSMBW.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
MiniWarpPipeNSMBW.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=マメ土管<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 119, 151, 201, 217.</ref>
|Jap=マメ土管<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=119, 151, 201, and 217}}</ref>
|JapR=Mame Dokan
|JapR=Mame Dokan
|JapM=Bean Pipe, referring to its mini size.
|JapM=Bean Pipe, referring to its mini size.
|Ita=Mini Tubo<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pagg. 119, 151</ref><br>Minitubo<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pagg. 201, 217</ref>
|Ita=Mini Tubo<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=119 and 151}}</ref>
|ItaM=Mini Pipe<br>Minipipe
|Ita2=Minitubo<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=201 and 217}}</ref>
|ItaM=Mini Pipe
|Ita2M=Minipipe
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and all subsequent ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, when [[Mini Mario (form)|a mini character]] enters a small pipe, they exit out of a normal-sized one. This is likely due to the fact that other players not in the correct form can exit the same pipe in multiplayer.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:06, May 27, 2024

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

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
Japanese マメ土管[5]
Mame Dokan
Bean Pipe, referring to its mini size.

Italian Mini Tubo[6]
Minitubo[7]
Mini Pipe
Minipipe

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo (2006). New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
  2. ^ Nintendo (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.