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The '''Toad Town Tunnels''' are the sewer system beneath [[Toad Town]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. They are a massive series of passages with [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s that connect to all major areas of the game, with the exception of [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]] and [[Flower Fields]], both of which are accessed directly from Toad Town. The main pipe to the tunnels is in the area of Toad Town with [[Tayce T.]]'s house and the entrance to [[Forever Forest]]. The secondary entrance/exit is in the Odd House to the north of the main entrance. [[Mario]] is required to go here to get the [[Ultra Boots]] and go to [[Shiver City]] in order to start Chapter 7 of ''Paper Mario'', but going to other areas of the tunnels is optional. All pipes to other places are "shortcuts" and are not accessible before visiting that place.

Much like [[Rogueport Sewers]] from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', the Toad Town Tunnels have few areas available at the start of the game. The more upgrading items, powers and party members [[Mario]] have, the more areas of the sewer Mario can travel to.

Three [[Blooper]] fights occur here, and many [[Badge]]s, [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Pieces]], and [[Super Block]]s are scattered around the area. The salesman [[Rip Cheato]] can be found at the second entrance/exit. The in-game map description reads, "''The system of tunnels runs under Toad Town. There are many pipes inside-- some of them are shortcuts.''"

In the south part of [[Toad Town]], there is a [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] to the southwest of the crossing. The area is marked "Private" on a notice board nearby. By going through the pipe, Mario reaches the "entrance" area of the Toad Town Tunnels. There is a path east, a path west, and a wooden floor on the ground.

At the beginning of the game, [[Mario]] and his partners can only go east. There is a gap with a wide pipe as a bridge. Then comes a [[Save Block]]. Mario can smash the [[yellow block]] at the door to proceed. In the next room is a [[Gloomba]] as well as a line of brick blocks, some of which contain coins. One brick block has a [[Spiked Gloomba]] lying on it. There is an [[Hidden Block|invisible block]] among them containing a [[Super Mushroom|Super Shroom]]. In the final room, there is again a gap with a wide pipe as a bridge. After crossing the bridge, there will be a Blooper guarding the [[treasure chest]] to fight Mario. After defeating the Blooper, Mario can get the [[Shrink Stomp]] badge in the treasure chest.

After getting the [[Super Hammer]] from [[Dry Dry Ruins (Paper Mario)|Dry Dry Ruins]] in Chapter 2, Mario can smash the [[stone block]] blocking the door and go to the room to the west. In the first room is a Blooper fight, after which an ! Switch drops which will unlock the shortcut pipes to [[Goomba Village (location)|Goomba Village]] (Prologue), [[Koopa Village]] (Chapter 1), and [[Dry Dry Outpost]] (Chapter 2). In the second room, Mario encounters three ? Blocks first (the middle one containing a [[Snowman Doll]]), platforms that go up, and finally a pipe leading to a new area beneath. To the left of the new area are two [[Spiked Gloomba]]s hanging around, a brick block with a [[trampoline]] above it, and the [[Power Smash]] badge in a high treasure chest. To the right of the new area is a gap with two platforms that form a seesaw, and a door with two Spiked Gloombas across the gap. In the next room there are gaps in the higher place, at the end of which is a [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece]]. Mario can take the platforms that go up in the room to these high areas as well as to the ceilings where he can find another room with a [[Super Block]]. There are [[Paragloomba]]s here. Finally, in the southeast of the new area is a pipe leading to a room with a [[Buzzy Beetle]], two [[metal block]]s, and another Super Block.

After getting the [[Super Boots]] from [[Boo's Mansion]] in Chapter 3, Mario can break the wooden floor in the entrance area and go to the room beneath it. There is [[water]] and a [[wooden dock]] to the right of where Mario lands. There is also a pipe that allows Mario to go back and two rooms to the left. The first room has three [[Dark Koopa]]s, defeating all of which will reveal a ! Switch that can unlock the shortcut pipe in the room to [[Boo's Mansion]] from Chapter 3. In the second room to the left, there is also a movable block in the lower place that can be used to hit three [[Hidden Block|invisible blocks]] to fill the gap, and a [[Super Block]] across the gap in the higher place. The path to the right is required to start Chapter 7. It is available after getting Sushie from Chapter 5. After crossing the water with Sushie, a Blooper fight occurs, after which drops a ! Block that unlocks the shortcut pipe to [[Yoshi's Village]].

In the first room to the right of the water area there are two [[Dark Koopa]]s, a high ? Block with a [[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]] in it, and a pipe in the north protected by a gap filled with spikes. [[Mario]] has to ride on [[Lakilester]] to pass the spiked area for the [[Ultra Boots]] before he can proceed to Chapter 7. The pipe goes beneath. The first room beneath has zigzag paths, with [[Spiny|Spinies]] and hidden blocks containing a [[Maple Syrup]], a [[Stop Watch]] and a [[Volt Shroom]]. The second room beneath has wider grounds, with two Dark Koopas and a line of high blocks at the center of which is a hidden block containing a [[Life Shroom]]. The final room has trampolines, and the [[Ultra Boots]] at the end. After getting the Ultra Boots, Mario can hit the high blocks in the previous room and in the room before descending to this area.

In the second room to the right of the water, there is a gap that can be crossed by hitting the invisible coin blocks with the Ultra Boots on the lower ground. Across the gap is the blue door. Although it is possible to reach the blue door immediately after getting [[Lakilester]] and therefore the Ultra Boots, it won't open until Mario visits [[Merlon]]'s house and meet the [[Ninji]] before Chapter 7. The room behind the door has a single pipe leading to a frozen area, in the left of which is a [[Super Block]] and to the right of which is the pipe to [[Shiver City]]. Finally, there is a pipe in the southeast of the gap area that go down to a room with cracked wall on the right. Blowing up the wall with [[Bombette]] reveals the last room in the tunnels, with [[Rip Cheato]] selling items and a pipe to the Odd House in Toad Town.

PM Star Piece RipCheato.png|Mario getting a Star Piece from [[Rip Cheato]].