Pipe Cleaners

Pipe Cleaners
Appears in	Mario Party 3
Type	4-Player mini-game
Time limit	30 seconds
Music track	Mustn't Panic
Music sample

Pipe Cleaners is a 4-Player minigame found in Mario Party 3. The name is a play on "pipe cleaners," a type of brush used to clean smoke pipes and also used in arts and crafts.

Gameplay

The game takes place in a piping system. Each player has to knock the Baby Bowsers by using a hammer as they pop out of the pipes. The Baby Bowsers may trick the player at times. The player who has the most points wins. In NTSC versions of the game, the maximum score possible is 30 points, whilst in PAL versions of the game, the maximum score possible is 25 points.

Controls

• + – Hit upper right pipe
• + – Hit lower right pipe
• + – Hit upper left pipe
• + – Hit lower left pipe

In-game text

• Game Rules – "Hit the Baby Bowsers with the hammer as they pop out of the pipes on either side of you."
• Advice – "The Baby Bowsers will try to fool you. The player who scores the most, gets coins."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	たたけ!ミニクッパ! Tatake! Minikuppa!	Smack'em all! Mini Bowsers!
French	Tuyaux Pas Beaux	Unclean Pipes
German	Rohrputzer	Warp Pipe Cleaners
Spanish	Limpiador de Tuberías	Pipe Cleaner