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{{quote|Yeeoww! Unhand me, brute! I'm late, so late, I must make haste! This [[Power Star|shiny thing]]? Mine! It's mine. Finders, keepers, losers... Late, late, late... Ouch! Take it then! A gift from [[Bowser]], it was. Now let me be! I have a date! I cannot be late for tea!|MIPS|Super Mario 64}}
{{quote|Yeeoww! Unhand me, brute! I'm late, so late, I must make haste! This [[Power Star|shiny thing]]? Mine! It's mine. Finders, keepers, losers... Late, late, late... Ouch! Take it then! A gift from [[Bowser]], it was. Now let me be! I have a date! I cannot be late for tea!|MIPS|Super Mario 64}}


'''MIPS'''<ref>''Super Mario 64 [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]'', pages 49, 43-44, 83 & 103</ref>, also known as the '''Yellow Rabbit'''<ref>(February 24, 1998). [https://web.archive.org/web/19980224194031/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/super_mario64/bonuses.html Bonus Stars]. ''Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy'' (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved February 23, 2018.</ref>, is a [[rabbit]] found in the basement of [[Peach's Castle]] when the player acquires fifteen [[Power Star]]s during the events of ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. When Mario approaches MIPS, he runs away. After [[Mario]] catches MIPS, the rabbit gives him a [[Power Star]]. MIPS appears in the basement a second time after Mario has collected fifty Power Stars. Mario can catch MIPS again and will get another Power Star from him. After getting the last Power Star, MIPS will not reappear for the rest of the game.  
'''MIPS'''<ref>The ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide''. Pages 49, 43, 44, 83, 103.</ref>, also known as the '''Yellow Rabbit'''<ref>(February 24, 1998). [https://web.archive.org/web/19980224194031/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/super_mario64/bonuses.html Bonus Stars]. ''Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy'' (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved February 23, 2018.</ref>, is a [[rabbit]] found in the basement of [[Peach's Castle]] when the player acquires fifteen [[Power Star]]s during the events of ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. When Mario approaches MIPS, he runs away. After [[Mario]] catches MIPS, the rabbit gives him a [[Power Star]]. MIPS appears in the basement a second time after Mario has collected fifty Power Stars. Mario can catch MIPS again and will get another Power Star from him. After getting the last Power Star, MIPS will not reappear for the rest of the game.  


In the remake ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', MIPS does not make a reappearance; instead being replaced by the [[rabbit]]s scattered throughout the castle for each character to find. They're modeled after MIPS, but they do not give up Power Stars. Instead, they give up [[key]]s to unlock minigames in the [[Rec Room (Super Mario 64 DS)|Rec Room]]. Two of Mario's, one of Wario's, and one of [[Yoshi]]'s rabbits can be found in the same location MIPS was in the original game.
In the remake ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', MIPS does not make a reappearance; instead being replaced by the [[rabbit]]s scattered throughout the castle for each character to find. They're modeled after MIPS, but they do not give up Power Stars. Instead, they give up [[key]]s to unlock minigames in the [[Rec Room (Super Mario 64 DS)|Rec Room]]. Two of Mario's, one of Wario's, and one of [[Yoshi]]'s rabbits can be found in the same location MIPS was in the original game.
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Along with Mario, MIPS was the first character created for ''Super Mario 64''. MIPS was used extensively in early [[Nintendo 64]] test simulations and ultimately made it into the final game because the development team liked him so much.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100218201702/http://www.miyamotoshrine.com/theman/interviews/1096.shtml Shigeru Miyamoto Interview from Nintendo Power (October 1996) at Miyamoto Shrine]</ref>
Along with Mario, MIPS was the first character created for ''Super Mario 64''. MIPS was used extensively in early [[Nintendo 64]] test simulations and ultimately made it into the final game because the development team liked him so much.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100218201702/http://www.miyamotoshrine.com/theman/interviews/1096.shtml Shigeru Miyamoto Interview from Nintendo Power (October 1996) at Miyamoto Shrine]</ref>


MIPS also makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Party 3]] '' in [[Woody Woods]], where several can be seen gathering near the item shop. MIPS appears in 3 colors: orange, yellow, and pink, which are colors matching the rabbits that replace MIPS in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' (the only absent color is green).
MIPS also makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Party 3]] '' in [[Woody Woods]], where several can be seen gathering near the item shop. MIPS appears in three colors: orange, yellow, and pink, which are colors matching the rabbits that replace MIPS in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' (the only absent color is green). The rabbits in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' are also internally named "MIP"<ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' internal object name (<tt>MIP</tt>)</ref> with their key known as a "MIP Key"<ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' internal object name (<tt>OBJ_MIP_KEY</tt>)</ref>, suggesting a connection.


==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ミップ<ref name=Encyclopedia>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 64'' section, page 85. 「ピーチ姫の飼っているウサギ。」 ("''Princess Peach’s pet rabbit.''")</ref>
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*MIPS is named after the [[wikipedia:MIPS architecture|MIPS]] (Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages) microprocessor, the type of processor used in the [[Nintendo 64]].
*MIPS is named after the {{wp|MIPS architecture|MIPS}} (Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages) microprocessor, the type of processor used in the [[Nintendo 64]].
*MIPS is involved in [[List_of_Super_Mario_64_glitches#MIPS Glitch|a glitch]] where if the player picks him up and places him near a wall, Mario will go through that wall.
*Mario was [[List of Super Mario 64 pre-release and unused content|originally]] able to throw MIPS, but this was removed.<ref>[[tcrf:Prerelease:Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)|The Cutting Room Floor]]</ref>
*Although not quoted directly, several of MIPS's lines reference the [[wikipedia:White Rabbit|White Rabbit]] from ''[[wikipedia:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''.
*Although not quoted directly, several of MIPS's lines reference the {{wp|White Rabbit}} from ''{{wp|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland}}''.
*Mario was [[List of Super Mario 64 pre-release and unused content|originally able]] to throw MIPS, but this was removed.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Prerelease:Super_Mario_64_(Nintendo_64) The Cutting Room Floor]</ref>
*MIPS is involved in a [[List of Super Mario 64 glitches#MIPS Glitch|glitch]] where if the player picks him up and places him near a wall, Mario will go through that wall.
*''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]'' suggests that MIPS is Princess Peach's pet rabbit.<ref name=Encyclopedia/>


==References==
==References==

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MIPS
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“Yeeoww! Unhand me, brute! I'm late, so late, I must make haste! This shiny thing? Mine! It's mine. Finders, keepers, losers... Late, late, late... Ouch! Take it then! A gift from Bowser, it was. Now let me be! I have a date! I cannot be late for tea!”
MIPS, Super Mario 64

MIPS[1], also known as the Yellow Rabbit[2], is a rabbit found in the basement of Peach's Castle when the player acquires fifteen Power Stars during the events of Super Mario 64. When Mario approaches MIPS, he runs away. After Mario catches MIPS, the rabbit gives him a Power Star. MIPS appears in the basement a second time after Mario has collected fifty Power Stars. Mario can catch MIPS again and will get another Power Star from him. After getting the last Power Star, MIPS will not reappear for the rest of the game.

In the remake Super Mario 64 DS, MIPS does not make a reappearance; instead being replaced by the rabbits scattered throughout the castle for each character to find. They're modeled after MIPS, but they do not give up Power Stars. Instead, they give up keys to unlock minigames in the Rec Room. Two of Mario's, one of Wario's, and one of Yoshi's rabbits can be found in the same location MIPS was in the original game.

Along with Mario, MIPS was the first character created for Super Mario 64. MIPS was used extensively in early Nintendo 64 test simulations and ultimately made it into the final game because the development team liked him so much.[3]

MIPS also makes a cameo appearance in Mario Party 3 in Woody Woods, where several can be seen gathering near the item shop. MIPS appears in three colors: orange, yellow, and pink, which are colors matching the rabbits that replace MIPS in Super Mario 64 DS (the only absent color is green). The rabbits in Super Mario 64 DS are also internally named "MIP"[4] with their key known as a "MIP Key"[5], suggesting a connection.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ミップ[6]
Mippu
MIP

Trivia

References

  1. ^ The Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Pages 49, 43, 44, 83, 103.
  2. ^ (February 24, 1998). Bonus Stars. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Shigeru Miyamoto Interview from Nintendo Power (October 1996) at Miyamoto Shrine
  4. ^ Super Mario 64 DS internal object name (MIP)
  5. ^ Super Mario 64 DS internal object name (OBJ_MIP_KEY)
  6. ^ a b Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 64 section, page 85. 「ピーチ姫の飼っているウサギ。」 ("Princess Peach’s pet rabbit.")
  7. ^ The Cutting Room Floor