Shipshape Island
Appears in	Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Greater location	Concordia

Shipshape Island, also referred to asShipshape, is a structure described as "part ship, part island", used byMario andLuigi inMario & Luigi: Brothership and serves as the hub for the player in the game. As its name implies, it is an island shaped like a ship, with a tall tree, theUni-Tree, serving as a mast and sail. The island is covered in lush grass and lined with pathways, featuring numerous smaller trees, as well as several waterfalls and lakes. On its stern stands a monument featuring an outlet and a plug, covered in moss. The ship has a yellowcannon with a mounted telescope used to launch Mario and Luigi towards the islands ofConcordia.^[1]

InSuper Mario Run, Shipshape Island is mentioned in the description for theMario & Connie Statue.

Gameplay[edit]

Shipshape Island serves as the main hub for Mario and Luigi, and is the place from which they travel to various islands in the game from the cannon on its bow. ThreeToads found onRaynforst Island each open a shop on Shipshape Island: an item shop, a gear shop, and a relaxation spot where Mario and Luigi can fully restore their HP and BP.

The island travels automatically on currents on the sea and the player may find more islands on a given current's pathway. The player can alter the currents on which Shipshape Island travels on via the Ocean Map by pressing and selecting it. Two Toads found onFlorall Island give the ship the ability to speed up drastically by pressing. Right before enteringFortress Zokket for the second time, the creation of a certain engine by eitherTechnikki orAdaphne depending on the player's choices allows them to fast travel to any point on a revealed current, even isolated ones, by pressing while the cursor is on the desired destination.

When the player clears an island by connecting itsLighthouse to Shipshape Island, the player can fast-travel to it via a blue Warp Pipe on Shipshape Island.^[2]

When arare reef is discovered, Mario and Luigi can informIssa Rock who builds replicas of discovered reefs on Shipshape Island.

Profile[edit]

• In-game description:An island shaped like a boat that acts as home base for Mario and friends.^[3]

Gallery[edit]

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  Artwork of Shipshape Island sailing

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  Key artwork featuring Shipshape Island

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  Shipshape Island map icon

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  Shipshape Island in-game

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  The Uni-Tree on Shipshape Island lighting a current

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  The Extension Corps, Bowser Jr., Buddy, Chilliam, Burnadette and the others cheering on Mario and Luigi

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  Shipshape'scannon

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  Billdit and Maykit running a shop together on Shipshape Island during the credits

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  Concept artwork

Naming[edit]

Etymology[edit]

"Shipshape" is a term used to describe something neat and tidy, while also serving as a literal description of the island, which is indeed shaped like a ship.

Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

• According to composerHideki Sakamoto in an interview, the main background theme of Shipshape Island was his overall first composition for the game, as he thought that it would be the theme players would hear the most and therefore be symbolic of the game.^[15]

References[edit]

• Watercraft
• Islands
• Hubs
• Mario & Luigi: Brothership locations

• Articles with unsourced foreign names