Pipe Vault

The Pipe Vault

The Pipe Vault is a system of tunnels that leads to Yo'ster Isle in the game Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. The level is optional; Mario can simply bypass the Pipe Vault and move on to Moleville if he wishes. However, the Pipe Vault is the only way to get to Yo'ster Isle. Much of this area plays out similarly to a side-scrolling Super Mario game, as the player is restricted to a one-square-wide path and encounters classic enemies such as Goombas, Thwomps, Piranha Plants, Lava Bubbles, and Chompweeds.

The Pipe Vault begins with a pit of lava filled with jumping Lava Bubbles. In order to make it to the other side, Mario must traverse a series of platforms while dodging (or fighting) the Lava Bubbles. If Mario slips and falls into the lava, he will have to go back to start and try again. After the first area, Mario will encounter pipes, treasures, puzzles, games and even a few enemies (many which are fairly weak). There is no boss in the Pipe Vault.

The background music of the Pipe Vault, "Greetings from the Pipes", is a rearrangement of the underground theme from the original Super Mario Bros.

Goomba-thumping game

The Goomba-thumping game is a special minigame run by a Mole entrepreneur from Moleville. He charges contestants ten coins to play the game, and if the contestant can reach a certain number of points, the Mole will give the contestant a special prize. Such prizes include Flower Tabs, Flower Jars, and Frog Coins.

Enemies found

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  Goomba

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  Spikey

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  Frogog

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  Shy Ranger

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  Lava Bubble

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  Piranha Plant

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  Nipper Plant (obstacle)

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  Thwomp (obstacle)

Items

Field/Given

Item	Image	Location	Location image
			Original	Remake
5 Coins		In the room accessed from the second pipe of the third room.
Frog Coin		In the room accessed from the second pipe of the third room, under the wall. Mario must slide in order to get the coin.
Flower Tab, Frog Coins, Flower Jar		In the room accessed from the fifth pipe of the third room, rewards from the Goomba-thumping minigame. Rewards include: Flower Tab for the first time Flower Jar for the second time Frog Coins for all other times. There are also two Frog Coins between Flower Tab and Flower Jar in the remake.

Treasure Boxes

Item	Image	Location	Location image
			Original	Remake
Flower		In the third area, Mario should down the first pipe in front of him. In the next area, Mario must reveal an invisible platform to get to the brick platform above by jumping at the spot before the brick platform begins. Once at the top, Mario should stand at the end of the brick platform and jump. In the last area, after exiting the pipe, a tile is seen. This tile is required to reach a treasure high up in the air.
10-Coins		In the same area, above 5 Chompweeds. A tile is seen moving above them and is required to access the treasure. There are two of them in the original and ten in the remake.

Hidden Treasure

Item	Image	Location	Location image
			Original	Remake
Frog Coin		In the third area of the Pipe Vault, Mario should down the first pipe in front of him. In the next area, Mario must reveal an invisible platform to get to the brick platform above by jumping at the spot before the brick platform begins. Once at the top, Mario should stand at the second brick crease from the revealed platform to reveal the Hidden Treasure. In the same area, on the same brick platform, two brick creases from the visible Hidden Treasure, Mario should jump at the spot to reveal another Hidden Treasure.

Gallery

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  The Pipe Vault in the Nintendo Switch remake

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	パイプダンジョン[?] Paipu Danjon	Pipe Dungeon; rendered "The Pipeline" in the Shogakukan guide.
Chinese (simplified)	水管迷宫[?] Shuǐguǎn Mígōng	Water Pipe Maze
Chinese (traditional)	水管迷宮[?] Shuǐguǎn Mígōng	Water Pipe Maze
Dutch	Buizentunnel[?]	Pipe tunnel
French (NOA)	Crypte aux Tuyaux[?]	Pipe Crypt
French (NOE)	crypte aux Tuyaux[?]	Pipe crypt
German	Röhrentunnel[?]	Pipe Tunnel
Italian	Tunnel dei tubi[?]	Pipe tunnel
Korean	파이프 던전[?] Paipeu Deonjeon	Pipe Dungeon
Spanish	Red de tuberías[?]	Pipe network