Pipe Travel / Power-Down
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| "Pipe Travel / Power-Down" | |
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| "Pipe Travel / Power-Down" in Super Mario Bros. | |
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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. (1985) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
"Pipe Travel / Power-Down"[1] is a recurring sound effect that originally plays in Super Mario Bros. when Mario or Luigi enters a Warp Pipe or when he takes a hit in his Super form or Fire form and reverts back to his Small form.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Super Mario Bros. marks the first appearance of "Pipe Travel" or "Power-Down". It is also featured in the Super Mario World album.
Super Mario World[edit]
Super Mario World, alongside Super Mario All-Stars and its rerelease Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, has an arrangement of "Pipe Travel / Power-Down". It is also featured in the game's official soundtrack. The arrangement is also used in the Super Mario World television series; however, it is sampled from the original game with the right speaker in mind.
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Super Mario 3D World[edit]
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]
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Mario Kart Tour[edit]
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Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]
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Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
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Mario is Missing![edit]
In Mario is Missing! for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the "Pipe Travel / Power Down" sound effect plays in the opening cutscene, when Mario falls into a hole in the snow. The same sound also plays whenever Luigi enters a Warp Pipe during gameplay.
Other appearances[edit]
Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon![edit]
In Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon!, "Pipe Travel" is incorporated into the Super Mario Bros. track, serving as a bridge between the "Ground BGM" and "Underground BGM" sections.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf[edit]
In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, "Power Down" plays if the player's villager eats a famous mushroom item.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1985 | Original | ||
| VS. Super Mario Bros. | VS. System | 1986 | |||
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Family Computer Disk System | ||||
| Super Mario Bros. Special | NEC PC-88 | Arrangement | |||
| Sharp X1 | |||||
| All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. | Family Computer Disk System | Original | |||
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | |||
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | |||||
| Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt | |||||
| Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet | 1989 | ||||
| Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins | Game Boy | 1992 | |||
| Mario is Missing! | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1993 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars | Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | ||||
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | 1994 | ||||
| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | 1995 | Arrangement | |||
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | 1996 | ||||
| Super Mario 64 | Nintendo 64 | ||||
| Mario Party | 1998 | ||||
| Mario Party 2 | 2000 | Past arrangement (Mario Party) | |||
| Paper Mario | 2001 | Arrangement | |||
| Mario Party 3 | |||||
| Super Mario Advance | Game Boy Advance | ||||
| Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | |||||
| Super Mario Sunshine | Nintendo GameCube | 2002 | |||
| Mario Party 4 | Original | ||||
| Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island | Game Boy Advance | Arrangement | |||
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Nintendo GameCube | 2003 | |||
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Game Boy Advance | Past arrangement (Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2) | |||
| Mario Party 6 | Nintendo GameCube | 2004 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario 64 DS | Nintendo DS | Past Arrangement (Super Mario 64) | |||
| Mario Party 7 | Nintendo GameCube | 2005 | Original | ||
| Past arrangement (Mario Party 6) | |||||
| New Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Original | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy | Wii | 2007 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart Wii | 2008 | Original | |||
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 2009 | Arrangement | |||
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| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) | |||
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | |||
| Super Mario 3D Land | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Arrangement | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 | 2012 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |||
| Paper Mario: Sticker Star | Arrangement | ||||
| New Super Mario Bros. U | Wii U | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |||
| Mario & Luigi: Dream Team | Nintendo 3DS | 2013 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario 3D World | Wii U | 2013 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D Land) | ||
| Super Mario Maker | 2015 | Original | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | |||||
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |||||
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Original | ||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | |||||
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |||||
| Paper Mario: Color Splash | Wii U | 2016 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Run | iOS, Android | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |||
| Super Mario Odyssey | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D Land) | ||
| WarioWare Gold | Nintendo 3DS | 2018 | Original | ||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | |||||
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | ||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | |||||
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |||||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D Land) | |||||
| Mario Kart Tour | iOS, Android | Original | |||
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D Land) | ||
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | 2023 | Arrangement | |||
| Super Mario Galaxy | 2025 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) | |||
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||||
| Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Super Mario Bros.: Mario Syndrome | 1986 | Original | 「私はピーチ姫」[2] | |
| TOY MUSIC ~Dancing Super Mario Brothers~ | 1988 | Original | ||
| Fantasic World of Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1988 | Original | 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ3.ゲーム・オリジナル・サウンド・ストーリー」(Super Mario Bros. 3, Game Original Sound Story -Selected Medley-)[3] | |
| Super Mario World | 1991 | Original | 「小マリオになった時」(ko Mario ni natta toki)[4] | |
| Super Mario Compact Disco | 1993 | 「オープニング」(Ōpuningu)[5] | ||
| Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. | 2004 | Original | 「ゲームプレイ」(Gēmupurei)[6] | |
| Super Mario History 1985-2010 | 2010 | Original | Pipe Travel / Power-Down[1] |
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | スーパーマリオが小さくなった時/土管に入る時 Sūpā Mario ga chīsaku natta toki/dokan ni hairu toki |
When Super Mario is turned small/when entering pipes | [1] | |
| 小マリオになった時 ko Mario ni natta toki |
When transformed into Small Mario | [4] |
References[edit]
| Recurring sound effects | ||
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| Mario Bros. series | Mario Bros. | "Coin" |
| Super Mario series | Super Mario Bros. | "1-Up" • "Power-Up" • "Fireball" • "Pipe Travel / Power-Down" |
| Super Mario World | "Dragon Coin" • "Yoshi ni noru toki" | |
| New Super Mario Bros. | "Paah" | |
| Other | Miscellaneous | "Pin-pon-pan-pon" |