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[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 7-6 Screenshot.png|thumb|left|Mario nearby pipes in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.]]

[[File:LINE Sticker Mario in a Pipe.gif|thumb|100px|[[LINE]] sticker of Mario entering a Warp Pipe.]]

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', some Warp Pipes act as [[Pipe Cannon|mini-cannons]], shooting Mario or Luigi high into the air. This feature is retained in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Also, if Mario or Luigi uses the [[Mega Mushroom]], they can kick a pipe, breaking it off if it is vertical (or pushing it in if it is horizontal), or [[Ground Pound]] it to make a vertical pipe lower to ground level. However, if Mega Mario or Luigi destroys a pipe, they cannot go down it anymore, though it fills up the meter at the top of the screen by a significant amount, resulting in some [[1-Up Mushroom]]s. Tiny variants, called '''Mini Warp Pipes'''{{ref needed}}, are introduced in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'': they are half the size of a regular Warp Pipe. They could not be entered until ''New Super Mario Bros.'', though, as they require Mario or Luigi to use a [[Mini Mushroom]] to get [[Mini Mario (form)|tiny]] so they can enter. Inside these Mini Warp Pipes, [[Star Coin]]s can usually be found. Warp Pipes often come in many different colors, namely green, red, yellow, and blue. In the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series, red pipes usually lead to [[Goal Pole (secret)|secret exits]].

[[File:SMG2 Supermassive Big Piranha Plant.png|thumb|A [[Big Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plant]] coming out of a giant Warp Pipe in the [[Supermassive Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]

Warp Pipes appear in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. As in the 2D ''Super Mario'' games, vertical ones can be entered by pressing {{button|3ds|L}} or {{button|3ds|R}} while on one to make Mario (or Luigi) go down it; one sticking out of a wall may simply be walked into to enter. After the player has unlocked [[Special 1]]-[[Special 8|8]], Warp Pipes appear at the beginning of each world and provide access between the normal worlds and the special worlds. When {{world-link|S8|crown|Special 8-Crown}} is unlocked, it replaces the Warp Pipe connecting [[World 8 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8]] and Special 8, which cannot be used after this point. Orange Warp Pipes appear in two hidden warp zones in [[World 1-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|Worlds 1-2]] and [[World 4-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|4-2]]. These allow the player to warp to the next world and skip the following levels in the world they are in.

In the [[Wii U]] game ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Warp Pipes appear and work the same way as in other games, and [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]] can enter mini Warp Pipes like in previous games. The player can go down or up pipes with {{button|Stick}} or {{button|wii|Pad}}. Some Pipes face diagonally, and cannot be entered.

While traditional green Warp Pipes return, they are less common as a result of Clear Pipes being introduced. However, golden Warp Pipes appear for the first time, and take characters to golden bonus rooms with many coins when entered. The orange world-warping pipes from ''Super Mario 3D Land'' also return and, as in that game, only appear in [[Koopa Troopa Cave|World 1-2]] and [[Piranha Creeper Creek|World 4-2]].  

An [[List of Luigi sightings in Super Mario 3D World|8-bit]] [[Luigi]] can be seen jumping out of certain Warp Pipes in Koopa Troopa Cave and [[Really Rolling Hills]] when the [[Time Limit]] is at 105.

In the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], Warp Pipes (usually referred to as simply "pipes") appear as simple obstacles on the courses, especially on the [[Mario Circuit]]s. They act as walls, in that racers who drive into them slow down significantly or even come to a stop; however, they can be taken out by several means, such as hitting them with a powerful item (e.g. a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]]) or driving into them while powered-up by a [[Super Star]], [[Bullet Bill]], or other condition-changing item. [[Piranha Plant]]s can also be in pipes in courses like [[GCN Yoshi Circuit]]. On some occasions, mostly in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', the player can enter a pipe and get warped to another area, which is mainly for the purpose of collecting [[Item Box]]es. This also happens in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', but only in [[Pipe Plaza]], since it is a battle course that originated in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.

 

In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', cannon-like pipes are used to obtain various random items. The player can pull down and release such a pipe to fire out drivers, karts, gliders, and balloons, as well as inventory items ([[coin]]s, [[Ruby|rubies]], and tickets). Each pipe has a set pool of items it can draw from, which may depend on the method the pipe is unlocked. Generally, green pipes can give out items of all kinds, while gold pipes guarantee at least one High-End item of any kind; however, the All-Clear Pipe, unlocked by completing all courses and bonus challenges in a tour, only ever gives out a High-End driver, kart, or glider, and does not feature balloons or inventory items. Pipes appear as rewards from Tour Gifts, multiplayer races, and Premium Challenges, while also being purchasable from the Token Shop using [[event token]]s. Prior to the [[Battle Tour]], the Shop featured pipes that unlocked spotlight items, with 5 rubies needed to fire one such pipe once and 45 to fire the pipe ten times.

Within races, pipes appear as obstacles and ramps. In regular courses (i.e. not in bonus challenges), those that act as obstacles grant bonus points when taken out. Pipes can also release various things, such as [[Goomba]]s (as seen in [[3DS Toad Circuit|3DS Toad Circuit R/T]]), [[Item Box]]es (in some [[Break Item Boxes]] bonus challenges), [[Wind|air currents]], or [[Current|underwater currents]]. A course themed around Warp Pipes, [[Piranha Plant Pipeline]], debuted in this game during the aptly named [[Pipe Tour]].

 

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Warp Pipes are also [[List of items|items]] that appear throughout the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]].

 

Warp Pipes appear in the duel [[minigame]] [[Warp Pipe Dreams]].

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*Warp Pipes are inspired by their appearances in older manga where they are found on vacant lots. Although usually gray, green was selected due to color limitations during the development of ''Mario Bros.''<ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/nsmb/0/2/ Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros: Volume 1]. Retrieved April 29, 2023.</ref>

*Warp Pipes are often [[Lists of references|referenced in other media]], ranging from characters simply sliding down pipes to entering pipes that actively warp them to different areas. An example of the latter is found in ''[[wikipedia:The Simpsons Game|The Simpsons Game]]'', which features a level based on other video games; in multiple parts of this level, the player has to jump into a Warp Pipe to advance further into the level.