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'''Flippers'''<ref>''Pinball'' North American instruction booklet, page 3.</ref><ref>''Mario Pinball Land'' North American instruction booklet, page 13.</ref> are [[Pinball Part]]s controlled by the player that appear in ''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]'', ''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]'', and ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''.
'''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==
==History==
===''Pinball'' / ''VS. Pinball''===
===''Pinball'' / ''VS. Pinball''===
{{multiframe|[[File:Pinball Flippers.png]]|bg=black}}
{{multiframe|[[File:Pinball Flippers.png]]|bg=black}}
In ''Pinball'' and ''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 (game)|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''===
===''Mario Pinball Land''===
[[File:MPL Flippers.png|frame|right]]
[[File:MPL Flippers.png|frame|right]]
Flippers reappear in ''Mario Pinball Land'', where they are used to bounce [[Mario]] around each board. The player can press {{button|gba|L}} or {{button|gba|Padleft}} to control the left flipper, and {{button|gba|R}} or {{button|gba|A}} to control the right flipper. Like with a regular pinball, Mario's trajectory changes depending on where and how hard the flippers hit him.
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 of ''Pinball'' are in the [[Pinball (WarioWare Gold)|identically titled microgame]] 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=
}}
}}


Latest revision as of 21:09, January 17, 2025

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

History[edit]

Pinball / VS. Pinball[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 of Pinball are in the identically titled microgame in WarioWare Gold.

Names in other languages[edit]

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[edit]

  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 Gallery • Media • Moo Moo • Mushroom Times • Pinballer • Staff
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