Flipside

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Mario next to Merlon's house.
Flipside in the game Super Paper Mario.
Mario in front of Howzit's item shop.
“Of course, our fair Flipside is in no dimension at all! No! it is BETWEEN dimensions!”
—Merlon, Super Paper Mario

Flipside is an interdimensional town in Super Paper Mario, created by the Ancients. Flipside is odd and irregular compared to most places in the Super Mario franchise, introducing a whole new style of its own. There is a mirrored version of Flipside called Flopside. The people of Flipside are pixel-like and have bodies made of separate layers. Flipside is the home of some very important characters, including Merlon, Howzit the item shop owner, Saffron the chef, Merluvlee the fortune teller and many more.

Flipside has three different "floors" and two basement ones which can be accessed by elevators interconnected with each other. They are numbered sequentially in the north American version, but in the PAL version, the first floor is known as the "Ground Floor", the second floor becomes the "first floor", and the third floor becomes the "second floor". Almost every structure in Flipside, except a few places and roofs, is whitish or gray with a hint of yellow, and the sky of Flipside is also whitish-yellow, with many geometric cubes and symbols hovering about. There is an area outside of the town of Flipside, simply called the Flipside Outskirts, which seems to be a strange, interdimensional wasteland filled with monsters. Flipside also houses a Pit of 100 Trials, and both Flipside and Flopside are depicted on the walls of the first 25 rooms, paired with Mario's first Pure Heart.

Background in the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials Rooms 1-25 from Super Paper Mario, depicting Flipside and Flopside
The mural of Flipside and Flopside in the Pit of 100 Trials

Within Flipside, there exist several structures called Heart Pillars. Mario must place the Pure Hearts that he finds throughout his adventure into these structures to open up a path to the next world and the next Pure Heart. Flipside Tower, located in the middle of the town, controls the flow of dimensional energy to teleport people to other worlds. Heart Pillars and a different Tower are also found in Flopside.

A city hall of Flipside is referenced by the broken-down elevators in the early stages of the game, as well as by the sign warning players of the Pit of 100 Trials. Tippi's tattle of Merlon implies that he may be considered the leader of the town, as she claims that many people living there put their faith in him.

Features

Flipside Tower

Third Floor (Second Floor in PAL edition)

Second Floor (First Floor in PAL edition)

Outskirts

  • Fourth Heart Pillar

First Floor (Ground Floor in PAL edition)

(After using Boomer to explode the wall)

Outskirts

  • Second Heart Pillar

B1

Outskirts

  • Third Heart Pillar

B2

Items

Item Image Location

Super Card Sprite of the 2-Star Catch Card from Super Paper Mario
  • Merlon, in a secret area via a certain hole in the Flipside 1st Floor Outskirts, left chest.
  • Merluvlee, in a secret area via a certain hole in the Flipside 1st Floor Outskirts, right chest.
  • InterNed, in 3D in Flipside B1 in a hidden alcove over the water leading to Flimm (and also where Captain Gills lives).
  • King Sammer (Map 4), use Fleep on the cursor icon above the door to Flipside Arcade's minigame room.
  • Welderberg (Map 2), use Fleep on top of the stained glass window of Merlumina in Mirror Hall from Flipside.
  • Merlee, in a chest after using Piccolo near the coloured block in the Flipside 3rd Floor Outskirts.
  • InterChet, in the chest in a 3D-accessible area on the other side of Flipside B1 Outskirts via a hole accessible after destroying the giant yellow block in Flopside B1 Outskirts with Cudge.

Cooking Disk R Cooking Disk R On the 3rd floor of Flipside via the Warp Pipe on the 2nd floor. Use Tippi to uncover a path of invisible Blocks leading to a chest which contains the disk.

Gold Bar Gold Bar SPM.png (Map 1), use Fleep on the bush in front of Flipside Tower, 3rd Floor, right next to where Skeet found an unconscious Princess Peach.

Ultra Shroom Shake Ultra Shroom Shake SPM.png (Map 3), use Fleep on the space between the first two windows where Flimm and an Itty Bits are located in Flipside B1.

HP Plus An HP Plus from Super Paper Mario. In a large chest after activating two separate ! Switches: first of all the one in Flopside B2 Outskirts, which can only be revealed by using Cudge to destroy the yellow block hiding it; and lastly the one in Flipside B2 Outskirts.

Menu description

  • "This ancient town lies stuck between dimensions. It was built eons ago by an ancient civilization. The pillars in town were built to hold Pure Hearts. When placed in a pillar, they open doors to other worlds. The town may also hold other mysteries..."

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハザマタウン[?]
Hazama Taun 		In-Between Town
French Recto[?] Connotation to the recto side of a leaf of paper
German Flipstadt[?] Fliptown
Italian Svoltadilà[?] Turn that way
Korean 틈새타운[?]
Teumsae Taun 		Gap Town
Spanish Villacara[?] Pun on "cara" (head) from "cara o cruz" (heads or tails)
Flipside Tower
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハザマタワー[?]
Hazama Tawā 		Flipside Tower
French Tour Recto[?] Flipside Tower
German Flipstadt-Turm[?] Flipside Tower
Italian Torre di Svoltadilà[?] Flipside Tower
Korean 틈새타워[?]
Teumsae Tawo 		Flipside Tower
Spanish Torre de Villacara[?] Flipside Tower
Third Floor
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハザマタウン　３階[?]
Hazama Taun Sankai 		Flipside 3F
French Recto - 3e étage[?] Flipside - 3rd floor
German Flipstadt Ebene 3[?] Flipside Floor 3
Italian Svoltadilà, 3e piano[?] Flipside, 3rd Floor
Korean 틈새타운 3층[?]
Teumsae Taun 3-cheung 		Flipside 3F
Spanish Villacara, nivel 2[?] Flipside, level 2
Second Floor
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハザマタウン　２階[?]
Hazama Taun Nikai 		Flipside 2F
French Recto - 2e étage[?] Flipside - 2nd floor
German Flipstadt Ebene 2[?] Flipside Floor 2
Italian Svoltadilà, 2e piano[?] Flipside, 2nd Floor
Korean 틈새타운 2층[?]
Teumsae Taun 2-cheung 		Flipside 2F
Spanish Villacara, nivel 1[?] Flipside, level 1
Second Floor Outskirts
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハザマタウン　２階　外部[?]
Hazama Taun Nikai Gaibu 		Flipside 2F Outside
French Abords de Recto / Abords de Recto - 2e étage[?] Outskirts of Flipside / Outskirts of Flipside - 2nd floor
German Flipstadt Rand / Flipstadt E 2 Außenbezirk[?] Flipside Edge / Flipside F 2 Outskirts
Italian Periferia di Svoltadilà / Svoltadilà, 2e piano: periferia[?] Outskirts of Flipside / Flipside, 2nd Floor: outskirts
Korean 틈새타운 2층 외부[?]
Teumsae Taun 2-cheung Oebu 		Flipside 2F Outside
Spanish Afueras de Villacara / Afueras de Villacara, nivel 1[?] Outskirts of Flipside / Outskirts of Flipside, level 1
First Floor
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハザマタウン　１階[?]
Hazama Taun Ikkai 		Flipside 1F
French Recto - 1er étage[?] Flipside - 1st floor
German Flipstadt Ebene 1[?] Flipside Floor 1
Italian Svoltadilà, 1e piano[?] Flipside, 1st floor
Korean 틈새타운 1층[?]
Teumsae Taun 1-cheung 		Flipside 1F
Spanish Villacara, nivel 0[?] Flipside, level 0
First Floor Outskirts
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハザマタウン　１階　外部[?]
Hazama Taun Ikkai Gaibu 		Flipside 1F Outside
French Abords de Recto - 1er étage[?] Outskirts of Flipside - 1st floor
German Flipstadt E 1 Außenbezirk[?] Flipside F 1 Outskirts
Italian Svoltadilà, 1e piano: periferia[?] Flipside, 1st Floor: outskirts
Korean 틈새타운 1층 외부[?]
Teumsae Taun 1-cheung Oebu 		Flipside 1F Outside
Spanish Afueras de Villacara, nivel 0[?] Outskirts of Flipside, level 0
B1
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハザマタウン　地下１階[?]
Hazama Taun Chika Ikkai 		Flipside B1
French Recto - RDC[?] Flipside - Ground Floor
German Flipstadt UG 1[?] Flipside B1
Italian Svoltadilà, S1[?] Flipside B1
Korean 틈새타운 지하 1층[?]
Teumsae Taun Jiha 1-cheung 		Flipside B1
Spanish Villacara, nivel -1[?] Flipside, level -1
B1 Outskirts
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハザマタウン　地下１階　外部[?]
Hazama Taun Chika Ikkai Gaibu 		Flipside B1 Outside
French Abords de Recto - RDC[?] Outskirts of Flipside - Ground Floor
German Flipstadt UG 1 Außenbezirk[?] Flipside B1 Outskirts
Italian Svoltadilà, S1: periferia[?] Flipside, B1: outskirts
Korean 틈새타운 지하 1층 외부[?]
Teumsae Taun Jiha 1-cheung Oebu 		Flipside B1 Outside
Spanish Afueras de Villacara, nivel -1[?] Outskirts of Flipside, level -1
B2
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハザマタウン　地下２階[?]
Hazama Taun Chika Nikai 		Flipside B2
French Recto - Sous-sol[?] Flipside - Basement
German Flipstadt UG 2[?] Flipside B2
Italian Svoltadilà, S2[?] Flipside B2
Korean 틈새타운 지하 2층[?]
Teumsae Taun Jiha 2-cheung 		Flipside B2
Spanish Villacara, nivel -2[?] Flipside, level -2
B2 Outskirts
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハザマタウン　地下２階　外部[?]
Hazama Taun Chika Nikai Gaibu 		Flipside B2 Outside
French Abords de Recto - Sous-sol[?] Outskirts of Flipside - Basement
German Flipstadt UG 2 Außenbezirk[?] Flipside B2 Outskirts
Italian Svoltadilà, S2: periferia[?] Flipside, B2: outskirts
Korean 틈새타운 지하 2층 외부[?]
Teumsae Taun Jiha 2-cheung Oebu 		Flipside B2 Outside
Spanish Afueras de Villacara, nivel -2[?] Outskirts of Flipside, level -2
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