Flipside Arcade
| Flipside Arcade | |
|---|---|
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| Appears in | Super Paper Mario (2007) |
| Greater location | The Underwhere |
| Owner | The InterChet |
- “Welcome to the palace of gaming pleasure! The arcade!”
- —The InterChet,Super Paper Mario
TheFlipside Arcade is an arcade located inThe Underwhere bar inFlipside inSuper Paper Mario. It is accessible through a goldenWarp Pipe in the back room of the bar, which can only be entered whileFlipping asMario. The arcade is run byThe InterChet.
In the arcade, the character can play four differentminigames (one being unlockable) and set high scores. Except for the unlockable minigame, Hammer Whacker, each minigame costs 10Flipside Tokens to play. Flipside Tokens can be bought from The InterChet for threeCoins each, and earned after playing minigames, which can be traded in for items that the character may not find commonly outside the Flipside Arcade. The arcade is frequented byHort andMort.
If the character flips inThe Overthere bar inFlopside, they can find two chests instead of the gold pipe, making the arcade the only place in Flipside not existing in Flopside.
Minigames[edit]
Forget Me Not[edit]
- Main article:Forget Me Not
Forget Me Not is a simple matching minigame in which the player must match cards together with theWii Remote pointed at the screen. There are alsoitems within the game that may help the player win the round.
Mansion Patrol[edit]
- Main article:Mansion Patrol
Mansion Patrol takes place in what appears to be theFoyer ofLuigi's Mansion. Once again, with the Wii Remote pointed at the screen, the player has to shoot down as manyBoos andDark Boos as they can without the Boos coming too close to the screen. The player receives an item if they rescue aToad from a Boo.
Tilt Island[edit]
- Main article:Tilt Island
Tilt Island is a minigame where the player has to tilt the Wii Remote to rock the platform to make the character on top of it avoid the falling enemies. The objective is to collect a certain number of items to pass the round.
Hammer Whacker[edit]
- Main article:Hammer Whacker
Hammer Whacker is a secret minigame and can only be played with theGolden Card found inThe Overthere bar inFlopside. It costs 20 Flipside Tokens to play. In the game, aKoopa Striker kicks a certain number ofshells each round towards the character, who must whack them with the hammer by swinging the Wii Remote downwards.
Prizes[edit]
Below is a list of the prizes that can be redeemed for Flipside Tokens.
- Mystery Box - 5 Flipside Tokens
- Catch Card - 10 Flipside Tokens
- Shooting Star - 75 Flipside Tokens
- Ultra Shroom Shake - 150 Flipside Tokens
- Whacka Bump - 300 Flipside Tokens
- Amazy Dayzee Card - 500 Flipside Tokens
- HP Plus - 2500 Flipside Tokens
- Power Plus - 2500 Flipside Tokens
Music[edit]
 Tokens, Please! | File info 0:30 |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゆうぎ場[?] Yūgi-jō | Playroom | |
| French | Salle d'arcade[?] | Arcade room | |
| German | Flipstadt-Spielhalle[?] | Flipsville Arcade | |
| Italian | Sala giochi[?] | Arcade room | |
| Korean | 오락실[?] Oraksil | Arcade | |
| Spanish | Ludoteca de Villacara[?] | Flipside Playroom |
Notes[edit]
- The posters on the arcade walls show a "Dinner Special Menu", a "Sweets Menu" and a "Drink Menu", although none of the listed foods and drinks can be purchased at the arcade.
- Additionally, there are posters with the word "CARD" written on them, with an unidentifiable drawing below.
- Forget Me Not andMansion Patrol are the only times
is used inSuper Paper Mario.
