Port Prisma

Port Prisma
Top view of Port Prisma with all of its colors restored
How to access	Available from the start
Paint Stars
Colorless spots	80
Things	Plunger
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“There's a Toad holding a flag near the town entrance in the red district. Maybe he'll be able to tell us something.”

—Huey, Paper Mario: Color Splash

Port Prisma is a location at the center of Prism Island and serves as the main area in Paper Mario: Color Splash. It is split up into four districts: the blue district, the red district, the yellow district, and the harbor district. At the start of his journey, Mario arrives by boat in the harbor district.

In the square of Port Prisma is the Prisma Fountain, drained of all its color. Mario must retrieve the six Big Paint Stars that in order to restore these colors, and later defeat Black Bowser and rescue Princess Peach. Port Prisma's layout is somewhat similar to Rogueport's.

Layout

Port Prisma is the main hub of Paper Mario: Color Splash. The red district, also called the fountain district, contains a large paint fountain that houses the Big Paint Stars. If Mario hammers one of the Big Paint Stars, it spins and generates paint in its color. To the south is the harbor district, which has the Wringer and Know-it-All Toad. Prisma Cardware, a cafe, the waterwheel, and the post office are in the blue district located west of the red district. To the east is the yellow district, where the Action Command Dojo and Prisma Museum are, along with a Rescue Squad gathering and Toad's and Princess Peach's room.

Paper Mario: Color Splash begins with Mario, Toad, and Princess Peach arriving at Port Prisma. Toad advises that they visit the Prisma Fountain, but they find that the way is blocked by a crate. Mario can jump on some boxes to find a Hammer and smash it. When Mario, Toad, and Peach arrive at the fountain, Toad runs off to a different district as a device appears in the middle of the fountain. Mario must pull a yellow flower, hit a group of bricks back into place, and hammer some protruding ground to cause the fountain to open up, revealing a paint can. Mario hits it with the hammer, and it reveals its sentience by waking up, as it, Mario, and Peach are startled by a scream.

When they investigate, they see Toad getting his color drained by a Slurp Guy. Toad gives Mario a deck of Battle Cards, and Mario squeezes the can to get paint. It then teaches Mario how to use Battle Cards, and he is able to defeat the Shy Guys. The paint can then powers up Mario's hammer into the Paint Hammer, which can paint in colorless spots, such as Toad. Toad is revived, and Mario then paints the Prisma Cardware shopkeeper. Toad asks where the paint comes from, and the paint can explains that the Big Paint Stars generate paint, then goes to show them to Mario, Peach, and Toad. Toad finds it crying in the empty fountain, and after it spots a Big Paint Star, Peach suggests that Mario help it. The can then introduces itself as Huey, and goes with Mario.

Mario must enter the blue district first. After painting a gate, he is ambushed by a Goomba. Once the Goomba is defeated, Huey notices that Port Prisma's waterwheel has stopped spinning. Going east, Mario eventually encounters a large roll of toilet paper that is blocking the way to the Big Paint Star. He must continue traveling east, dodging ambushes from Shy Guys. A purple Toad welcomes Peach and Toad to their guest quarters, which Mario can visit for encouragement from Toad and healing from Peach. From the roof of their guest quarters, Mario can attack a Slurp Guy who is sucking the color out of a stream of water. Once the water is repainted with the Paint Water, it starts flowing and reactivates the waterwheel. The waterwheel's spinning rolls up the toilet paper and allows Mario and Huey to reach the Big Paint Star, which is revealed to be only a Mini Paint Star. An airship with a large bucket of red paint attached flies by, and Huey suspects that the paint was stolen from Port Prisma. After collecting the Mini Paint Star, Mario unlocks access to Ruddy Road.

Once Mario has talked to the bridge builder Toad at the Crimson Tower, he returns to Port Prisma and builds a bridge in the blue district. Mario can enter the post office, Prisma Postal Toad, and receive letters. Huey also informs Mailtoad that his sign is crooked, and he goes out to fix it. With the sign fixed, Mario can use Cutout to navigate to another Mini Paint Star. Before he is able to get it, the Card Connoisseur Toad interrupts him and asks to see his Battle Cards. Mario is then ambushed by a Slurp Guy, and Huey teaches Mario how to use Battle Spin. The Toad gives Mario his cards back and leaves. By collecting the blue Mini Paint Star, Mario gains access to Indigo Underground.

Mario returns to Port Prisma after collecting each Big Paint Star, which is followed by a dance party. The music and dance change for each Big Paint Star.

Enemies

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  Red Slurp Guy
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  Red Shy Guy
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  Goomba
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  Piper (Briefly)

Collectibles

Additional items not included: Things/Thing Cards from the Wringer, Battle Cards from Prisma Cardware, drinks from Prisma Café and globs of paint/random Coins from hammering/breaking random objects.

Field/Objects

Item	Location	Location image
Colorless Black Bowser's Castle Battle Card	In the red district, falls from the sky after defeating Black Bowser. Mario automatically picks it up.
Coin (×30)	30 in barrels and crates found in the east part of the harbor. Available only before getting the paint from Huey.
Coin (×20)	20 in barrels and crates found in the west part of the harbor. Available only before getting the paint from Huey. One crate is required to progress.
Coin (×5)	5 in a crate found behind the crate blocking the opening to the stairs from the harbor. Available only before getting the paint from Huey.
Coin (×5)	5 in a barrel found on the top of the stairs from the harbor. Available only before getting the paint from Huey.
Coin (×60)	60 in the lower red district, found in pink flowers, smaller and big trees and benches + one closed window on the right side. Afterwards, the flowers and big trees give out unlimited Coins, though only one at a time. Available only before getting the paint from Huey.
Coin (×45)	On the top of the yellow district is a flower pot and a subject of a sidequest involving Piper and their friends. By hitting this spot, a number of Coins will fall out. The Coins will respawn upon reentry. The amount depends on the stage of the sidequest: 3 (empty pot), 5 (sapling in the pot), 7 (sapling in the ground), 10 (small tree) and 20 (big tree).
Hammer	In the east part of the harbor, on top of crates. Required to progress.
Heart	In the red district, inside of the fountain. Appears after rescuing the Big Paint Star. Process is repeated 4 times, for a total of 5 Hearts inside of the fountain. Available only before rescuing the Green Big Paint Star.
Holo-Peach PR-M1	In the red district, right of the fountain. Appears after rescuing the Red Big Paint Star and is automatically picked up.
Holo-Peach PR-M2	In the red district, near the left exit. Appears after collecting the first Small Paint Star in Kiwano Temple.
Holo-Peach PR-M7	In the yellow district, close to the lower entrance. Appears after the second visit to Toad Trainworks.
HP-Up Heart	In the red district, automatically given after saving the Big Paint Star. There are 6 in total, one for each Big Paint Star.
Plunger	Given by a Wringer in the east part of the harbor. Appears after visiting the Indigo Underground for the first time. Required to progress.

Colorless spots

Location	Drop	Necessity	Location image
In the yellow district, Toad has his colors drained and must be repainted.	–	Required
In the yellow district, the Prisma Cardware shopkeeper Toad has had his colors drained.	–	Required
In the fountain district, on the leftmost post.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, east of the lower leftmost potted plant.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, west of the leftmost flag.	Coins, Worn-Out Jump Battle Card	Optional
In the fountain district, on the first step leading to the Red District.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, south of the upper leftmost bench.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, east of the upper leftmost potted plant.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, east of the steps leading to the Red District.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, northeast of the left flower bed.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, south of the left window.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, east of the left window.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, further south of the left window.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, south of the blue Big Paint Star's spot.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, north of the blue Big Paint Star's spot.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, on the wall near the left arch.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, on the steps leading to the exit.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, south of the right arch.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, on the floor east of the right arch.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, west of the right window.	Coins, Worn-Out Hammer Battle Card	Optional
In the fountain district, between the yellow and orange Big Paint Stars' spots.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, east of the entrance.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, east of the yellow Big Paint Star's spot.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, east of the orange Big Paint Star's spot.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, east of the northeast flagpole.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, south of the eastmost window.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, the middle flower on the east flower bed.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, east of the eastmost flagpole.	Coins, Worn-Out Hammer Battle Card	Optional
In the fountain district, east of the second-eastmost flagpole.	Coins	Optional
In the fountain district, east of the east flower bed.