Not to be confused withBingo, an inhabitant ofWaki-Waki with the same name.

The Bingo! demonstrated in the tutorial battle byProfessor Frankly

ABingo! is an in-battle event that can occur inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The process is initiated from successfully executingAction Commands. The results can provide the player with a strong positive boost or endanger them during battle.

Mechanics[edit]

When an Action Command for Mario'sHammer orJump attacks, or a partner's attack, is successfully executed, a symbol will appear in the upper-right corner of the screen: either aFlower,Mushroom,Star,Shine Sprite, orPoison Mushroom. The next time an Action Command is successfully executed, a second symbol will be drawn. If the symbols do not match, they are immediately discarded. If the symbols match, they remain until a third Action Command is successfully executed. Special Moves do not trigger symbols to be drawn, even if the Action Commands for them are successfully executed.

After the third move is performed, the two symbols will move to the middle of the screen. A third symbol slot will appear and rapidly scroll vertically, like reels on a slot machine. The player must stop the reel with. If the resulting symbol makes for three-in-a-row, this is classed as a Bingo! and an event occurs based on the symbols that were matched. If the third symbol does not match the other two, nothing happens and the symbols are discarded.

When successfully matching three Flowers, Mushrooms, Stars, or Shine Sprites in a row, the word "B I N G O !" will appear in large letters across the screen. When matching three Poison Mushrooms, no text is displayed in the Nintendo GameCube version of the game, but the Nintendo Switch version will show "B I N G O …"

Symbols cannot be carried across battles; those that appear are immediately discarded when the battle ends. Earning a Bingo! does not affect the number of audience members that will be present in the next battle - if the audience is nearly empty, it will still be nearly empty at the start of the next battle even if a positive Bingo! was obtained.

Results[edit]

All of the possible results can affect Mario and hispartner'sHeart Points (HP),Flower Points (FP) andStar Power. They can also affect the rate that Star Power is accrued, and the size of theaudience in the auditorium.

Result	Effect
Poison Mushroom	Mario and his active partner's HP, FP, and Star Power will be reduced by half (Nintendo GameCube version) or one-third (Nintendo Switch version). If Mario has1 HP left, this will result in an instantGame Over. In the Nintendo GameCube version, this will also occur if he has theDouble Pain badge equipped with 99 HP or less. TheP-Down, D-Up badge will reduce the damage incurred from this result. Auditorium will empty completely
Flower	Flower Points will be fully restored. Star Power gain from attacks will be doubled (GCN) or increased by 40% (Switch) for 4 turns. Auditorium will be filled by up to half of capacity.
Mushroom	Mario and his active partner's Heart Points will be fully restored. Star Power gain from attacks will be doubled (GCN) or increased by 40% (Switch) for 4 turns. Auditorium will be filled by up to half of capacity.
Star	Star Power will be fully restored. Star Power gain from attacks will be doubled (GCN) or increased by 40% (Switch) for 4 turns. Auditorium will be filled by up to half of capacity.
Shine Sprite	HP, FP, and Star Power will be fully restored. Star Power gain from attacks will be tripled (GCN) or increased by 70% (Switch) for 6 turns. Auditorium will be filled to capacity.

Scripted results[edit]

There are two specific battles where successfully executing Action Commands will have a 100% chance of generating two matching Shine Sprite symbols, with the third symbol being a guaranteed match to ensure a successful Bingo!

• The tutorial battle withProfessor Frankly, where the player is first shown how to play Bingo! He does not teach this in the Nintendo Switch remake.
• The beginning of the final phase against theShadow Queen. In the previous phase, the audience's souls are absorbed by the Shadow Queen, rendering the audience empty; the successful Bingo! completely fills the auditorium to capacity.

Similarly, the battle againstHooktail is rigged to make it impossible to get a Poison Mushroom Bingo! This makes it so there are always Toads for the boss to eat to restore health later in the battle.^[1]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

• Events
• Game mechanics
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door