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| Jet Pipe | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot from Mario Kart Tour | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) |
| Effect | Expels water that pushes the player character. |
Jet Pipes,[1] originally referred to as bubble-jet pipes,[2] are underwater objects in the Super Mario franchise that debuted in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are pipes that release strong currents of water. In the Super Mario series, the water pushes the player character. In some contexts, Jet Pipes can be used to avoid an oncoming enemy, such as Cheep Chomps or Mega Unagis. In the Mario Kart series, the pipes appear in the underwater portions of certain courses. Driving into their streams brings the player character to a higher routes, and can be used to avoid sinking down into pits.
Currents have appeared independently from Jet Pipes. In games where they cooccur, the natural currents are usually hazards that pull the player character into the level's abyss, costing them a life.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Bubble-jet pipes first appear in the underwater levels of Super Mario Bros. 3, in which they expel jets of water that push Mario or Luigi as they swim. All bubble-jet pipes are blue. The first one is introduced in Water Land's World 3-1. Mario and Luigi can overcome the currents if they are in their Frog forms by pressing 
, and some of them can even be physically entered like normal Warp Pipes to reach hidden sub-areas.
In Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, the bubble-jet pipes are green, like the normal pipes found on land. In addition to the original levels, two bubble-jet pipes appear in An Aqueous Adventure in World-e.
New Super Mario Bros.
Bubble-jet pipes appear in underwater courses in New Super Mario Bros., first appearing in World 3-1. In this game, the pipes appear in a variety of colors and are visually indistinguishable from the Warp Pipes found on land. In several courses, the currents from the bubble-jet pipes must be carefully navigated in order to collect a Star Coin. In World 3-3 and 4-3, pressing a ? Switch located near the pipes turns the currents off for a temporary period of time. In World 8-3, bubble-jet pipes can be used to outpace an oncoming Mega Unagi.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Bubble-jet pipes appear in underwater and beach courses in New Super Mario Bros. Wii and function as they did in prior games. Though largely restricted to World 4, a tropical archipelago, they first appear in World 1-4. Some bubble-jet pipes are positioned in ways that make collecting all of a course's Star Coins more difficult. Like the pipes above ground, the bubble-jet pipes occur in a variety of colors.
In World 4, bubble-jet pipes occur in World 4-1 and World 4-4. They subsequently occur in World 8-4.
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Currents in New Super Mario Bros. 2 retain their usual role of being obstacles, although are no longer limited to protruding from Warp Pipes, with some naturally occurring as well, as in Super Mario Bros. World 1-5's second Star Coin features a Super Mario Bros.–style downward current over a pit.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Currents in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U function as usual, but like with New Super Mario Bros. 2, some currents occur naturally, such as the returning downwards currents featured in Tropical Refresher and Urchin Reef Romp.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Jet Pipes occur only in the underwater courses of Petal Isles in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. The water expelled from the Jet Pipes can direct the player character into nearby enemies or towards safety, but the player character can move against the currents if they have the Dolphin Kick badge equipped. This badge also makes certain Jet Pipes accessible for entry like Warp Pipes.
In Leaping Smackerel, the first course to include Jet Pipes, they appear after the first Checkpoint Flag alongside a group of pipe-dwelling Sluglugs and a Smackerel. Jet Pipes also appear in Robbird Cove, one of which leads to a hidden 10-flower coin. There is a Jet Pipe in Wiggler Race Swimming!, alongside sponge-like creatures that expel strong currents.
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 7 is the first Mario Kart title to include drivable underwater portions of the courses, and the first one to include bubble-jet pipes. They appear in Wario Shipyard and Piranha Plant Slide. The ones that come out of the sides of the course push the player character similarly to wind. There is one Jet Pipe in Piranha Plant Slide that allows the character to reach the Dash Panel over the last Piranha Plant before the Glide Ramp.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
In Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Jet Pipes appear in Dolphin Shoals and 3DS Piranha Plant Slide. Unlike Mario Kart 7, the player character can perform a Jump Boost at the arc of the stream. In Dolphin Shoals, Jet Pipes are necessary to reach the back of the Unagi on the course and also provide the player character access to a shortcut.
In the Booster Course Pass DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Tour Amsterdam Drift is the first course of the Fruit Cup that was made available in most regions on 9 March, 2023 and 12 April, 2023 in China. The course combines elements of the different Amsterdam Drift courses from Mario Kart Tour, including the Jet Pipes in Amsterdam Drift 2.
Mario Kart Tour
Jet Pipes initially appear in the classic courses 3DS Wario Shipyard and 3DS Piranha Plant Slide in Mario Kart Tour. They function as they did in Mario Kart 8, with the giant Jet Pipe in Wario Shipyard allowing the player character to perform a Jump Boost, something they could not do in the Mario Kart 7. Jet Pipes also appear in GCN Daisy Cruiser R/T and Amsterdam Drift 2, a course integrated into Mario Kart Tour after it had launched. In addition to those described, there are courses in Mario Kart Tour where the currents do not come out of Jet Pipes.
Mario Party 10
Currents in Mario Party 10 are interactive objects in Blooper Blastoff that can push away the player's Blooper submarine.
Gallery
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 土管水流[3] Dokan Suiryū |
Pipe Current | |
| 水流土管[4] Suiryū Dokan |
Current Pipe | Super Mario Bros. 3, New Super Mario Bros. 2 |
References
- ^ Stratton, Steve (2012). New Super Mario Bros. U: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 54, 55, 90, 120.
- ^ Bueno, Fernando (2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-3074-6767-6. Page 28, 29, 75.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 119, 150, 216.
- ^ ---- (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 41, 200.
