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{{about|the 2004 [[Game Boy Advance]] game|the microgame in [[WarioWare: Move It!]]|[[Mario Pinball Land (microgame)]]}} | {{about|the 2004 [[Game Boy Advance]] game|the microgame in [[WarioWare: Move It!]]|[[Mario Pinball Land (microgame)]]}} | ||
{{game infobox | {{game infobox | ||
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[[File:MPLIntro.png|thumb|A scene from the intro]] | [[File:MPLIntro.png|thumb|left|A scene from the intro]] | ||
The story takes place in an amusement park called [[the Fun Fair]]. [[Mario]], some [[Toad (species)|Toads]], and [[Princess Peach]] are waiting in line to try a ride called the [[Sky Cannon]]. To ride it, the rider must be turned into a ball first via the [[Pinballer]], after which they are shot out of the cannon. The Toad who tries it first has fun. As Peach is about to take her turn, two [[Goomba]]s appear and change the direction the cannon is aiming toward [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's castle]]. Mario then uses the Pinballer to turn into a ball himself to go save Peach. | The story takes place in an amusement park called [[the Fun Fair]]. [[Mario]], some [[Toad (species)|Toads]], and [[Princess Peach]] are waiting in line to try a ride called the [[Sky Cannon]]. To ride it, the rider must be turned into a ball first via the [[Pinballer]], after which they are shot out of the cannon. The Toad who tries it first has fun. As Peach is about to take her turn, two [[Goomba]]s appear and change the direction the cannon is aiming toward [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's castle]]. Mario then uses the Pinballer to turn into a ball himself to go save Peach. | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
[[File:MPL GrassyGreens.PNG|thumb | [[File:MPL GrassyGreens.PNG|thumb|Mario in the [[Grassy Greens Stage]]]] | ||
''Mario Pinball Land'' is a pinball game featuring elements of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. The player controls Mario, who takes on the shape and is used as a pinball. The left and right [[flipper (Pinball)|flipper]]s are used to hit Mario. He can earn [[point]]s by hitting objects and enemies. There are five stages, each separated into a few areas, and they can be traveled to via the Sky Cannon. If Mario falls down the drain between the flippers at the bottom of a stage, he loses a life. At first, when Mario starts an area, there is a blue [[Warp Pipe|Pipe]] in between the two flippers to protect him from falling down. After a certain amount of time, the Pipe disappears. Every stage (except the Fun Fair) has a few paths, each obstructed by a door that requires a number of [[Power Star|Star]]s to open, like in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Once the door is open, Mario can take the path and continue to the next area. If Mario falls down the drain in a following area, he returns to the previous area, where the enemies and objects are reset. In a few cases, falling down the drain in a following area sends him back two areas. | ''Mario Pinball Land'' is a pinball game featuring elements of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. The player controls Mario, who takes on the shape and is used as a pinball. The left and right [[flipper (Pinball)|flipper]]s are used to hit Mario. He can earn [[point]]s by hitting objects and enemies. There are five stages, each separated into a few areas, and they can be traveled to via the Sky Cannon. If Mario falls down the drain between the flippers at the bottom of a stage, he loses a life. At first, when Mario starts an area, there is a blue [[Warp Pipe|Pipe]] in between the two flippers to protect him from falling down. After a certain amount of time, the Pipe disappears. Every stage (except the Fun Fair) has a few paths, each obstructed by a [[★ door|door]] that requires a number of [[Power Star|Star]]s to open, like in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Once the door is open, Mario can take the path and continue to the next area. If Mario falls down the drain in a following area, he returns to the previous area, where the enemies and objects are reset. In a few cases, falling down the drain in a following area sends him back two areas. | ||
Whenever Mario defeats an enemy, it drops a [[coin]], although if it is part of a streak (done by defeating more than one enemy before touching the bottom of the screen), the enemy instead drops a [[Blue Coin]]. If [[Toad]] appears, Mario can hit him to enter [[Toad's tent|his tent]], where Toad offers a few items for sale. Mario can buy only one item with the coins he has collected. After he does so, the item he bought is displayed at the bottom right corner of the screen up until he uses it. Mario can also obtain items from a [[? Block]]. Blue Coins can be spent only in the blue tent in the Fun Fair, and they are used to access three different challenges. | Whenever Mario defeats an enemy, it drops a [[coin]], although if it is part of a streak (done by defeating more than one enemy before touching the bottom of the screen), the enemy instead drops a [[Blue Coin]]. If [[Toad]] appears, Mario can hit him to enter [[Toad's tent|his tent]], where Toad offers a few items for sale. Mario can buy only one item with the coins he has collected. After he does so, the item he bought is displayed at the bottom right corner of the screen up until he uses it. Mario can also obtain items from a [[? Block]]. Blue Coins can be spent only in the blue tent in the Fun Fair, and they are used to access three different challenges. | ||
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*{{button|GBA|R}} (or {{button|GBA|A}}): Use right flipper, select right on target screen and shops | *{{button|GBA|R}} (or {{button|GBA|A}}): Use right flipper, select right on target screen and shops | ||
*{{button|GBA|Start}}: Pause game | *{{button|GBA|Start}}: Pause game | ||
==Stages== | ==Stages== | ||
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|Once again having the role of damsel-in-distress, Peach is kidnapped by Bowser, and Mario has to save her. | |Once again having the role of damsel-in-distress, Peach is kidnapped by Bowser, and Mario has to save her. | ||
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|[[File:Toad | |[[File:Toad and tent MPL artwork.jpg|100px]] | ||
|[[Toad]] | |[[Toad]] | ||
|He runs a shop in a tent where Mario can buy an item (provided he has enough coins). | |He runs a shop in a tent where Mario can buy an item (provided he has enough coins). | ||
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|[[File:BigBooMPL.png]] | |[[File:BigBooMPL.png]] | ||
|[[Big Boo]] | |[[Big Boo (character)|Big Boo]] | ||
|The Fun Fair | |The Fun Fair | ||
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==Enemies== | ==Enemies== | ||
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|[[File:MontyMoleMPL.png]] | |||
|[[Monty Mole|1-up Mole]]s | |||
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|[[File:MPL-Koopatrol.png]] | |||
|[[Koopatrol|Armored Koopa]]s | |||
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|[[File:Bob-ombMPL.png]] | |||
|[[Bob-omb]]s | |||
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|[[File:BooMPL.png]] | |||
|[[Boo]]s | |||
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|[[File:BulletBillMPL.png]] | |||
|[[Bullet Bill]]s | |||
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|[[File:MPL-Bumbler.png]] | |||
|[[Bumbler]]s | |||
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|[[File:ChompMPL.png]] | |||
|[[Chain Chomp]]s | |||
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|[[File:MPL-Cheep Cheep.png]] | |||
|[[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]s | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:FlyGuyMPL.png]] | |||
|[[Fly Guy|Flying Shy Guys]] | |||
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|[[File:FreezieMPL.png]] | |||
|[[Freezie]] | |||
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|[[File:GoombaMPL.png]] | |||
|[[Goomba]]s | |||
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|[[File:MPL Klepto.png]] | |||
|[[Klepto]]s | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:BlueKoopaTroopaMPL.png]] | |||
|[[Koopa Troopa|Koopas]] | |||
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|[[File:LakituMarioPinball.png]] | |||
|[[Lakitu]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:Mr.Blizzard MPL.png]] | |||
|[[Mr. Blizzard]]s | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:MPL-Penguin.png]] | |||
|[[Penguin]]s | |||
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|[[File:PokeyMPL.png]] | |||
|[[Pokey]]s | |||
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|[[File:ShyGuyMPL.png]] | |||
|[[Shy Guy]]s | |||
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|[[File:MPL-Skating Shy Guy.png]] | |||
|[[Skating Shy Guy|Shy Guys on Skates]] | |||
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|[[File:MPL-Cobrat.png]] | |||
|[[Cobrat|Snakes]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[File:MPL-Spiny.png]] | |||
|[[Spiny|Spikies]] | |||
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|[[File:MPL-Spiny Cheep Cheep.png]] | |||
|[[Spiny Cheep Cheep|Spiny Cheep-Cheep]]s<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/fOYyN97.jpg ''Super Mario Ball'' Shogakukan book]</ref> | |||
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|[[File:ThwompMPL.png]] | |||
|[[Thwomp]] | |||
|} | |||
==Items== | ==Items== | ||
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==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
{{main|List of Mario Pinball Land staff}} | {{main|List of Mario Pinball Land staff}} | ||
''Mario Pinball Land'' was developed by Fuse Games, who would later go on to develop more pinball-based games for Nintendo. The entirety of the game was developed by Adrian Barritt, Richard | ''Mario Pinball Land'' was developed by Fuse Games, who would later go on to develop more pinball-based games for Nintendo. The entirety of the game was developed by Adrian Barritt, Richard Horrocks, Cai Remrod, Keith Ainslie, and Kevin Ayre. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] was the game's main producer. | ||
==References to other games== | ==References to other games== | ||
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': Cobrats appear as enemies in the Shifting Sands Stage. | *''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': Cobrats appear as enemies in the Shifting Sands Stage. | ||
*''[[Super Mario World]]'': The power-up, power-down, and bouncing sound effects are reused from this game | *''[[Super Mario World]]'': The power-up, power-down, and bouncing sound effects are reused from this game. | ||
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'': The numbered doors depicting stars are very similar to the [[★ door]]s from this game. | *''[[Super Mario 64]]'': The numbered doors depicting stars are very similar to the [[★ door]]s from this game. [[Big Boo (character)|Big Boo]], who first appeared in this game, appears as a boss. | ||
*''[[Paper Mario]]'': [[Koopatrol]]s appear as enemies in the Fiery Stage. | *''[[Paper Mario]]'': [[Koopatrol]]s appear as enemies in the Fiery Stage. | ||
*''[[Mario Party 4]]'': The Mini Mushroom’s design comes from this game. | *''[[Mario Party 4]]'': The Mini Mushroom’s design comes from this game. | ||
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'': The coin, [[Shine Sprite]], and pipe entrance sound effects, as well as the Boo's, Toad's, and Bowser's voices, were reused from this game. The sound effect for pausing the game is reused from the sound effect that plays when a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] is hatched. | *''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'': The coin, [[Shine Sprite]], and pipe entrance sound effects, as well as the Boo's, Toad's, and Bowser's voices, were reused from this game. The sound effect for pausing the game is reused from the sound effect that plays when a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] is hatched. | ||
==References | ==References in later games== | ||
*''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'': | *''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'': [[Mario Pinball Land (microgame)|A microgame]] based on ''Mario Pinball Land'' appears in this game, in which the player needs to hit a boss three times. | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
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{{main-gallery}} | {{main-gallery}} | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
MPL-Mario Flippers.png|[[Mario]] | |||
Toad ball MPL artwork.jpg|[[Toad]] | Toad ball MPL artwork.jpg|[[Toad]] | ||
Bowser MPL artwork.jpg|[[Bowser]] | Bowser MPL artwork.jpg|[[Bowser]] | ||
BossPakkun.png|[[Petey Piranha]] | BossPakkun.png|[[Petey Piranha]] | ||
Bigboopinball.png|[[Big Boo]] with four [[Boo]]s | Bigboopinball.png|[[Big Boo]] with four [[Boo]]s | ||
KingTut.png|[[Egyptian Koopa]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Media== | |||
{{main|List of Mario Pinball Land media}} | |||
{{media table | |||
|file1=Mario Pinball Land 01 Intro.mp3 | |||
|title1=Intro | |||
|description1=Plays during the opening cutscene. | |||
|length1=0:30 | |||
|file2=Mario Pinball Land 02 Title Screen.mp3 | |||
|title2=Title Screen | |||
|description2=Plays during the title screen. | |||
|length2=0:30 | |||
|file3=Mario Pinball Land 03 Shooting to Funfair.mp3 | |||
|title3=Shooting to Funfair | |||
|description3=Plays when Mario aims the [[Sky Cannon]] to the [[Fun Fair]]. | |||
|length3=0:19 | |||
|file4=Mario Pinball Land 04 Funfair.mp3 | |||
|title4=Funfair | |||
|description4=Background music for Fun Fair. | |||
|length4=0:30 | |||
}} | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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|JapM=Super Mario Ball | |JapM=Super Mario Ball | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*The American English name is similar to a [[wikirby:Kirby (series)|spin-off ''Kirby'' game]] titled [[wikirby:Kirby's Pinball Land|''Kirby's Pinball Land'']]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bmvj/ Japanese website] | *[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bmvj/ Japanese website] | ||
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000007167 Japanese Virtual Console website] | *[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000007167 Japanese Virtual Console website] | ||
*[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mdqQp9CvMgMAusPBJA9uknbF5tYm13kl North American website] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20041104061458/http://www.mariopinballland.com/launch/index.html North American website] | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170716134940/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mdqQp9CvMgMAusPBJA9uknbF5tYm13kl North American Virtual Console website] | |||
*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Super-Mario-Ball-267376.html European website] | *[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Super-Mario-Ball-267376.html European website] | ||