Spin Pipe
| Spin Pipe | |
|---|---|
  | |
| BP/SP/CP needed | 10 |
| BP/SP/CP needed (remake) | 16 |
| Location | Plack Beach |
| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) |
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) |
| Bowser's Inside Story description | Memorize how the bros stack up! Mario stomps with ; Luigi with !Target: Single (serial) Bonus effect: Dizzy |
| Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey description | Mario and Luigi get inside a pipe and stomp enemies as it spins. Try to predict who's on the bottom so you can press the corresponding button. If you think it's Mario, press . If your guess is Luigi, press . Watch the pipe closely as you decide which button to press. |
Spin Pipe is aBros. Attack used inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its3DS remake,Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. This attack costs tenSP to use in the original game, and sixteen BP (eighteen BP on Easy) to use in the remake. It is unlocked whenMario andLuigi solveKuzzle's first puzzle, which will turn into tenPlack BeachAttack Pieces required to use the move.
When using this attack,Mario andLuigi stand on top of each other, after which a giant blue pipe with yellow rotating arrows falls on them. The player has to remember where each brother is. After that, the pipe starts rotating, and after a while, it falls on selected enemy. The player has to press the corresponding brother button ( for Mario, for Luigi) depending on which brother is on the bottom side of the pipe when it falls on the enemy. If successful, the attack continues; otherwise it will fail. If the selected enemy is defeated, the attack will then switch to the next enemy. As the brothers land more and more hits, the pipe will begin to spin more erratically, making it harder to keep track of which brother is at which end. This attack can hit enemies up to eight times.
InMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, the pipe now has yellow studs on the top and bottom sides, and it no longer spins erratically as the attack goes on, only spinning in one direction, making it easier to land more hits on the enemy and receive an "Excellent" rating when the attack is performed successfully. It also hits enemies up to five times instead of eight.
Gallery[edit]
Icon of Spin Pipe in the menus ofMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Spin Pipe's sprite after being thrown in the air by Mario or Luigi inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Icon of Spin Pipe in the menus ofMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Mario and Luigi using Spin Pipe inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スピンどかん[?] Supin Dokan | Spin Pipe | |
| French(Canadian) | Tuyau tumulte[?] | Tumult Pipe | |
| French(European) | Tuyau Tournoyant[?] | Spinning Pipe | |
| German | Kreisel-Röhre[?] | Spin Pipe | |
| Italian | Vortitubo[?] | Fromvortice (vortex) andtubo (pipe) | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Tubería Giratoria[?] | Spinning Pipe | |
| Spanish(European) | Rototubería[?] | Spinpipe |
