Flipper (Pinball)

Flippers are Pinball Parts controlled by the player that appear in Pinball, VS. Pinball, and Mario Pinball Land.

Pinball and VS. Pinball
In Pinball and VS. Pinball, flippers are used in scene A and scene B to bounce the ball. The player can operate the left flipper with the Control Pad and the right flipper with the  and  buttons. The flippers turn invisible after the player earns 100,000 points and become visible again after the player earns 150,000 points.

Mario Pinball Land
Flippers reappear in Mario Pinball Land, where they are used to bounce Mario around each board. The player can press or the left button on the  Directional Pad to control the left flipper, and  or  to control the right flipper. Like with a regular pinball, Mario's trajectory changes depending on where and how hard the flippers hit him.