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'''Flippers'''<ref>{{cite|date=1985|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Pinball'' North American instruction booklet|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2004|title=''Mario Pinball Land'' North American instruction booklet|page=13|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> appear in pinball-related settings of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].
==History==
===''Pinball'' / ''VS. Pinball''===
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The '''flippers'''<ref>''Pinball'' North American instruction booklet, page 3.</ref> are [[Pinball Part]]s that appear in ''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]'' and ''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]''. Flippers are used in [[scene A]] and [[scene B]] to bounce the ball. The player can operate the left flipper with the {{button|nes|Pad}} Control Pad and the right flipper with the {{button|nes|A}} and {{button|nes|B}} buttons. The flippers turn invisible after the player earns 100,000 [[point]]s and become visible again after the player earns 150,000 points.
Flippers are [[Pinball Part]]s used in [[scene A]] and [[scene B]] of ''[[Pinball]]'' and ''VS. Pinball''. The left flipper is used with the {{button|nes|Pad}} Control Pad and the right flipper with the {{button|nes|A}} or {{button|nes|B}} button. The flippers vanish after exceeding 100,000 [[point]]s but reappear after achieving 150,000 points.
 
===''Mario Pinball Land''===
[[File:MPL Flippers.png|frame|right]]
Flippers are used to bounce [[Mario]] around each board in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''. {{button|gba|L}} or {{button|gba|Padleft}} controls the left flipper, while {{button|gba|R}} or {{button|gba|A}} controls the right one. Mario's trajectory depends on where and how hard the flippers hit him, like with a regular pinball.
 
===''WarioWare'' series===
[[File:WWMM Wario Pinball flippers.png|frame|right]]
The microgame [[Wario Pinball]] of ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' involves the use of flippers, with {{button|gba|Pad}} controlling the left one and {{button|gba|A}} controlling the right. The flippers from ''Pinball'' are in the [[Pinball (WarioWare Gold)|microgame]] of the same name in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=フリッパー<ref>''Pinball'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 2.</ref>
|Jpn=フリッパー
|JapR=Furippā
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|date=1984|title=ピンボール (''Pinbōru'') instruction booklet|page=2|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapM=Flipper
|JpnR=Furippā
|JpnM=Flipper
|Fre=
|FreM=
|Ger=Flipper
|GerN=''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''
|Ger2=Flipperhebel
|Ger2N=''WarioWare Gold''
|Ger2M=Flipper lever
|Ita=
|ItaM=
|Spa=
|SpaM=
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 13:18, April 27, 2025

Flippers[1][2] appear in pinball-related settings of the Super Mario franchise.

History

Pinball / VS. Pinball

The flippers from Pinball.

Flippers are Pinball Parts used in scene A and scene B of Pinball and VS. Pinball. The left flipper is used with the +Control Pad Control Pad and the right flipper with the A Button or B Button button. The flippers vanish after exceeding 100,000 points but reappear after achieving 150,000 points.

Mario Pinball Land

The flippers from Mario Pinball Land.

Flippers are used to bounce Mario around each board in Mario Pinball Land. L Button or +Control Pad left controls the left flipper, while R Button or A Button controls the right one. Mario's trajectory depends on where and how hard the flippers hit him, like with a regular pinball.

WarioWare series

The flippers of Wario Pinball in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!.

The microgame Wario Pinball of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! involves the use of flippers, with +Control Pad controlling the left one and A Button controlling the right. The flippers from Pinball are in the microgame of the same name in WarioWare Gold.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フリッパー[3]
Furippā 		Flipper
German Flipper[?] - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Flipperhebel[?] Flipper lever WarioWare Gold

References

  1. ^ 1985. Pinball North American instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 3.
  2. ^ 2004. Mario Pinball Land North American instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 13.
  3. ^ 1984. ピンボール (Pinbōru) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 2.
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Pinball / VS. Pinball
Characters Mario • Lady
Pinball Parts Flipper • Lane • Slot window • Slot target • Up-post • Target • Lane light • Hole kicker • Bumper • Striker • Card • Card lane • Hole • Egg • Chick • Stopper • Side lane • Bingo lamp • Floor
Scenes Scene A • Scene B • Bonus Stage
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Mario Pinball Land
Protagonists Mario • Princess Peach • Toad
Bosses Petey Piranha • Porcupuffer • Egyptian Koopa • Big Boo • Bowser
Items 1-UP Mushroom • Blue Coin • Coin • Invincibility Star • Lightning • Mega Mushroom • Mini Mushroom • Pipe • Question mark • Red Coin • Star • Star Key • Yoshi Egg
Objects ! Block • ! Switch • ? Block • Beehive • Bill Blaster • Boss statue • Cactus • Cannon • Door • Egg Mark (Bonus Tower) • Enchanted obelisk • Flipper • Floor panel • Jar • Sky Cannon • Toad's tent • Trapdoor • Treasure chest • Wooden door
Locations The Fun Fair (Haunted House) • Grassy Greens Stage (windmill) • Frosty Frontier Stage (shipwreck) • Shifting Sands Stage (pyramid) • Fiery Stage (Bowser's castle)
Enemies Armored Koopa • Bob-omb (cannonball bomb) • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bumbler • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Fly Guy • Freezie • Goomba • Klepto • Koopa • Lakitu • Little puffer • Monty Mole • Mr. Blizzard • Penguin • Pokey • Shy Guy • Shy Guy on Skates • Snake • Spiny • Thwomp
Other 2 Mario Bros. PINBALL GAMES & 2 Donkey Kong PINBALL GAMES • 2 Mario Bros. WATER GAMES & 2 Donkey Kong WATER GAMES • Gallery • Multimedia • Moo Moo • Mushroom Times • Pinballer • Staff
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