Mad Piano
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- This article is about the piano enemy from Super Mario 64. For the souvenir in WarioWare: Touched!, see Piano.
| Mad Piano | |||
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 Model from Super Mario 64 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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The Mad Piano[1] is an enemy appearing in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. The Mad Piano appears only in Big Boo's Haunt and protects a Red Coin found behind it. The Mad Piano looks like a normal black piano and is harmless at first, but when the player approaches it, it begins to open and close its lid, revealing sharp teeth. The Mad Piano proceeds to chase and attack the player (while making the sounds that sound like someone hitting its keys) until they are far enough away. If hit by the Mad Piano, the player loses three wedges of health. The Nintendo Power Player's Guide erroneously states that the Mad Piano can be defeated.[1]
Though the Mad Piano has not appeared in any other game of the Super Mario franchise, some pianos similar to it have made an appearance. In Mario Party 2, during the night in Horror Land, a similar piano plays in a band with a violin and trumpet. In Mario Party 8, another similar piano appears on the board King Boo's Haunted Hideaway. In Luigi's Mansion 3, Amadeus Wolfgeist, the boss of The Great Stage, possesses his grand piano to attack Luigi in a similar manner to the Mad Piano, a connection to which Nintendo of Europe's X account made a reference,[2] but some of the grand piano attacks involve actions such as lunging upward in an attempt to land on Luigi.
Gallery
Super Mario 64 in-game model
The Mad Piano attacking Mario in Super Mario 64
The Mad Piano in Super Mario 64 DS
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ピアノ[?] Piano |
Piano | |
| キラーピアノ[3] Kirā Piano |
Killer Piano; compare Killer Book | ||
| French | Mad Piano[4] | - | |
| Piano[5] | |||
| German | Vampiano[6] | Portmanteau of vampir ("vampire") and "piano" | |
| Italian | Mad Piano[7] | - |
References
- ^ a b "With a lot of effort, you can beat the piano, but you won't get anything for doing so." – Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 12.
- ^ NintendoEurope (November 25, 2019). If the haunted piano from Super Mario 64 still gives you nightmares, please keep scrolling.. X (British English). Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 85.
- ^ Sawada, Yukio, editors (February 21, 2018). Super Mario Manga Adventures T16. ISBN 978-2-30206-555-0. Page 28.
- ^ Huyghues-Lacour, Alain, et al. (Octobre/Novembre 1997). Nintendo Magazine N1. Emap-Alpha (French). Page 91.
- ^ Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors (1997). Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 9.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 85.
