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{{Minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
| image = [[File:MP3 Pipe Cleaners.png|260px]]
|image=[[File:MP3 Pipe Cleaners.png|260px]]
| type = 4-player mini-game
|type=4-Player minigame
| appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 3]]''
| time = 30 seconds
|time=30 seconds
| song = Mustn't Panic
|track=Mustn't Panic
|sample=[[File:MP3 Mustn't Panic.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Pipe Cleaners''' is a 4-player [[minigame]] found in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''. The name is a pun on "pipe cleaner" a type of brush used to clean smoke pipes and also used in arts and crafts.
'''Pipe Cleaners''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''.


==Gameplay==
==Overview==
Each player has to knock the [[Koopa Kid]]s by using a [[hammer]] as they pop out of the [[pipe]]s. The Koopa Kid may trick the player at times. The player who has the most points wins. In NTSC versions of the game, the maximum points possible is 30, whilst in PAL versions of the game, the maximum score possible is 25.
Players use a [[hammer]] to knock [[Koopa Kid|Baby Bowser]]s as they appear from the [[Warp Pipe|pipes]]. The player with the most points by the end wins, which can be up to 30 in the NTSC version and 25 in the PAL version.{{ref needed}}


==Controls==
==Controls==
* {{button|n64|A}} '''+''' {{button|n64|Stickup}}: Hit upper right pipe
* {{button|n64|A}} '''+''' {{button|n64|Stickup}} Hit upper right pipe
* {{button|n64|A}} '''+''' {{button|n64|Stickdown}}: Hit lower right pipe
* {{button|n64|A}} '''+''' {{button|n64|Stickdown}} Hit lower right pipe
* {{button|n64|B}} '''+''' {{button|n64|Stickup}}: Hit upper left pipe
* {{button|n64|B}} '''+''' {{button|n64|Stickup}} Hit upper left pipe
* {{button|n64|B}} '''+''' {{button|n64|Stickdown}}: Hit lower left pipe
* {{button|n64|B}} '''+''' {{button|n64|Stickdown}} Hit lower left pipe


==In-game text==
==In-game text==
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* '''Advice''' – ''"The Baby Bowsers will try to fool you. The player who scores the most, gets coins."''
* '''Advice''' – ''"The Baby Bowsers will try to fool you. The player who scores the most, gets coins."''


==Names in other languages==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Pipe Cleaners Ending.png|The ending to Pipe Cleaners
</gallery>
 
==Naming==
"Pipe cleaner" originally refers to a type of brush used to clean smoke pipes as well as in arts and crafts.
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=たたけ!ミニクッパ!
|Jpn=たたけ!ミニクッパ!
|JapR=Tatake! Minikuppa!
|JpnR=Tatake! Minikuppa!
|JapM=Smack'em all! Mini Bowsers!
|JpnM=Smack'em all! Mini Bowsers!
|Spa=Limpiador de Tuberías
|Spa=Limpiador de Tuberías
|SpaM=Pipe Cleaner
|SpaM=Pipe Cleaner
|Ger=Rohrputzer
|Ger=Rohrputzer
|GerM=Warp Pipe Cleaners
|GerM=Warp Pipe Cleaners
|Fra=Tuyaux Pas Beaux
|Fre=Tuyaux Pas Beaux
|FraM=Unclean Pipes
|FreM=Unclean Pipes
}}
}}


{{MP3 Minigames}}
{{MP3 minigames}}
[[Category:4-player Minigames]]
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 3 Minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 3 minigames]]
[[de:Rohrputzer]]
[[de:Rohrputzer]]

Latest revision as of 12:45, April 12, 2025

Pipe Cleaners
Pipe Cleaners from Mario Party 3
Appears in Mario Party 3
Type 4-Player minigame
Time limit 30 seconds
Music track Mustn't Panic
Music sample

Pipe Cleaners is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 3.

Overview[edit]

Players use a hammer to knock Baby Bowsers as they appear from the pipes. The player with the most points by the end wins, which can be up to 30 in the NTSC version and 25 in the PAL version.[citation needed]

Controls[edit]

  • A Button + Control Stick up – Hit upper right pipe
  • A Button + Control Stick down – Hit lower right pipe
  • B Button + Control Stick up – Hit upper left pipe
  • B Button + Control Stick down – Hit lower left pipe

In-game text[edit]

  • Game Rules"Hit the Baby Bowsers with the hammer as they pop out of the pipes on either side of you."
  • Advice"The Baby Bowsers will try to fool you. The player who scores the most, gets coins."

Gallery[edit]

Naming[edit]

"Pipe cleaner" originally refers to a type of brush used to clean smoke pipes as well as in arts and crafts.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese たたけ!ミニクッパ![?]
Tatake! Minikuppa!
Smack'em all! Mini Bowsers!
French Tuyaux Pas Beaux[?] Unclean Pipes
German Rohrputzer[?] Warp Pipe Cleaners
Spanish Limpiador de Tuberías[?] Pipe Cleaner