Pipe Maze (minigame)

Pipe Maze
The minigame Pipe Maze.
Appears in Mario Party
Type 1-vs-3 Coin mini-game
Time limit 30 seconds
Music track The Room Underground
Music sample

Pipe Maze is a 1-vs-3 minigame from Mario Party.

OverviewEdit

The minigame is based on amidakuji, though with pipes. The solo player drops a Treasure Chest containing ten Coins into one of the four entrances, then the Treasure Chest moves through paths until another player receives it. Unlike in other 1-vs-3 minigames, only one of the team players can win, from obtaining the Coins.

Pipe Maze costs 350 Coins to buy at the Mini-Game House.

ControlsEdit

Solo (1 player)Edit

  •   – Move chest
  •   – Drop chest

In-game textEdit

  • Game Rules"Drop the Treasure Chest into the pipe so it falls down to you. Move the chest with   and drop it with  ."
  • Game Rules (Mini-Game Island)"Drop the chest in the Pipe[sic] so that it reaches you. When you get the chest, you clear the game."
  • Advice"As the maze scrolls by, watch closely, and wind your way to the top."

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドキドキあみだドカン[?]
Dokidoki Amida Dokan
Heart-Pounding Amida Pipe
French Laby-tuyaux[?] Portmanteau of labyrinthe ("maze") and tuyaux ("pipes")
German Röhren-Labyrinth[?] Pipe Maze
Italian Pipe Maze[1] -

NotesEdit

  • Pipe Maze, like Tug o' War and Bombsketball, has text for winning, unlike most minigames not of the 4-Player type.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ 1999. Mario Party European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 141.