| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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MarioPinballLand |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Mario Pinball Land (also known as Super Mario Ball) is a "pinball adventure" game for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance, starring the world-famous plumber. It was developed by Fuse Games, who (as Cunning Developments) previously created the critically-acclaimed Pro Pinball series of Digital Pinball Tables.In Mario Pinball Land, Koopa King Bowser has used a hijacked carnival gadget to kidnap Princess Peach (again), so Mario gives chase using the same gadget. Since the invention smushes people into living pinballs, Mario must now bounce, roll, and smash his way past Bowser's obstacles, collecting Stars to confront various Bosses until he can unlock the final confrontation with the Koopa King. Fortunately, Mario can use various power-ups to help in his quest, and Yoshi's eggs are sometimes available for multiball action.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Game-wise, Mario Pinball Land is divided into more than 30 screen-sized pinball tables, many of which are connected to each other by various doors and chutes. As with Fuse's Pro Pinball games, each table uses pre-rendered graphics and sprites, making this one of the most beautiful Game Boy Advance titles. Unfortunately, the game received mixed reception from most players; while Pinball Land is fun and not too difficult, it is also relatively short, and the biggest challenge is the game's annoying tendency to completely reset a table's status if Mario leaves it even for a moment. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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2020-08-05T14:35:23Z |
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DBTropes |
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Tick Tock Tune |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_27ca7ddd |
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Tick Tock Tune: Plays during the red coin challenges. |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_27ca7ddd |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_33310c11 |
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Under the Sea |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_33310c11 |
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Under the Sea: One of the areas on the Ice Table takes place underwater. |
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| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_33310c11 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_38d17b6c |
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Boss-Arena Idiocy |
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Boss Arena Idiocy: These three bosses would be unbeatable if: The Cheep Cheep Pufferfish did not stay in an area that had Bob-ombs. King Tut did not have growing pillars in his tomb. Bowser did not have Twomps who can be pulled up and be dropped with two wheels and a switch. |
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| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_38d17b6c |
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Ability Required to Proceed |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_3f2503af |
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Ability Required to Proceed: The beehives, an igloo, and a hole inside a pyramid, which requires Mario to use a Mini Mushroom and shrink himself before he can enter them. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_3f2503af |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_3f2503af |
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Build Like an Egyptian |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_40bdc268 |
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Build Like an Egyptian: The pyramid on the Desert Table. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_40bdc268 |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_40bdc268 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_40e2ac3f |
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Flunky Boss |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_40e2ac3f |
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Flunky Boss: The Cheep Cheep Pufferfish. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_40e2ac3f |
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| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_40e2ac3f |
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Damsel in Distress |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4160410d |
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Damsel in Distress: Who else? |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4160410d |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4160410d |
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1.0 |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4160410d |
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Smart Bomb |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_420ab7c6 |
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Smart Bomb: The lightning bolt turns enemies into coins. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_420ab7c6 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_420ab7c6 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_420ab7c6 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_463b32b8 |
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Save the Princess |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_463b32b8 |
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Save the Princess: Wouldn't be a Mario game without it. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_463b32b8 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_463b32b8 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_463b32b8 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4b06bcb7 |
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Flip-Screen Scrolling |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4b06bcb7 |
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Flip-Screen Scrolling |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4b06bcb7 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4b06bcb7 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4b06bcb7 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4b4ac0ca |
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Homing Projectile |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4b4ac0ca |
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Homing Projectile: King Tut shoots balls that will turn Mario mini if he is hit by one of them. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4b4ac0ca |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4b4ac0ca |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4b4ac0ca |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4dc35c7 |
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Snowlems |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4dc35c7 |
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Snowlems: Can only be stunned. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4dc35c7 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4dc35c7 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_4dc35c7 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_55c0b038 |
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Everything's Better with Penguins |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_55c0b038 |
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Everything's Better with Penguins: Requires to hit them while tripped, and they can trip other penguins while in this state. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_55c0b038 |
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| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_55c0b038 |
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| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_55c0b038 |
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Slippy-Slidey Ice World |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_5914d5dd |
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Slippy-Slidey Ice World: The Ice Table. Frictionless Ice comes into play here as it changes the ball's physics. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_5914d5dd |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_5914d5dd |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_5914d5dd |
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Boss Room |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_5a5dcecd |
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Boss Room: Unlike other rooms, these do not reset if Mario fails to collect the key. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_5a5dcecd |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_5a5dcecd |
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Suspend Save |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_5a85d4d4 |
comment |
Suspend Save: Turning the system off before saving will reset the game back to the beginning. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_5a85d4d4 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_5a85d4d4 |
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Pinball Scoring |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_65cbb040 |
comment |
Pinball Scoring: Each world except the carnival has a jackpot meter (indicated by the Gold Yoshi Egg), which increases by the stars and points collected in each world. Bowser's Castle's jackpot is based on the overall game instead, and it can reach up to 100 million points. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_65cbb040 |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_65cbb040 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 |
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Interface Screw |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 |
comment |
Interface Screw: Bowser can disable your flippers |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_68e0e408 |
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Be the Ball |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_68e0e408 |
comment |
Be the Ball: The main premise of the game. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_68e0e408 |
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1.0 |
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| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_68e0e408 |
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Guide Dang It! |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 |
comment |
Guide Dang It!: Frosty Frontier has a star which does not require defeating every enemy on the screen, instead Mario has to switch out Shy Guys so that all four have the same color. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_7ba4675e |
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Pinball Spin-Off |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_7ba4675e |
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Pinball Spinoff |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_7ba4675e |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_7ba4675e |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_7ba4675e |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_7ccd3698 |
type |
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_7ccd3698 |
comment |
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: All of the bosses. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_7ccd3698 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_7ccd3698 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_7db2e3e0 |
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Invincibility Power-Up |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_7db2e3e0 |
comment |
Invincibility Power-Up: The Starman. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_7db2e3e0 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_7db2e3e0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_99b90404 |
type |
Time Trial |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_99b90404 |
comment |
Time Trial: A Time Attack mode is available after playing through the game's first few tables. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_99b90404 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_99b90404 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_a41e84f7 |
type |
Hornet Hole |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_a41e84f7 |
comment |
Hornet Hole: The two beehives on the Grass Table. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_a41e84f7 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_a41e84f7 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_a41e84f7 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_a4cb54b4 |
type |
Shifting Sand Land |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_a4cb54b4 |
comment |
Shifting Sand Land: The Desert Table. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_a4cb54b4 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_a4cb54b4 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_a4cb54b4 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_bda2d236 |
type |
Big Boo's Haunt |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_bda2d236 |
comment |
Big Boo's Haunt: The Carnival Table features a haunted house with King Boo as the boss. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_bda2d236 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_bda2d236 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_bda2d236 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_cdb27d0 |
type |
Bottomless Pit Rescue Service |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_cdb27d0 |
comment |
Bottomless Pit Rescue Service: Except the pits are not bottomless, still, the blue pipes keep Mario from falling off the screen. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_cdb27d0 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_cdb27d0 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_cdb27d0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32 |
type |
Temple of Doom |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32 |
comment |
Temple of Doom: The pyramid on the Desert Table which of course also has a Egyptian feel. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_dbde0b49 |
type |
Transformation Trinket |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_dbde0b49 |
comment |
Transformation Trinket: The Mini Mushroom and Super Mushroom, which temporarily makes Mario smaller or larger, respectively. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_dbde0b49 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_dbde0b49 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_dbde0b49 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e3ab9e00 |
type |
Turns Red |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e3ab9e00 |
comment |
Turns Red: Bowser curls up into a ball in his second phase and must be pushed with the flippers to slam him through the castle walls. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e3ab9e00 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e3ab9e00 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e3ab9e00 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e4e86215 |
type |
FakeDifficulty |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e4e86215 |
comment |
Fake Difficulty: Comes from the game resetting a table's status whenever Mario leaves it. You can clear a playfield's enemies and have a star waiting, then get an unlucky bounce that sends Mario out of a door to a different table — and when you return to the original field, you have to fight the enemies all over again. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e4e86215 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e4e86215 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e4e86215 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e63317eb |
type |
Green Hill Zone |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e63317eb |
comment |
Green Hill Zone: The Grass Table. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e63317eb |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e63317eb |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_e63317eb |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_ee0327e7 |
type |
Bonus Boss |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_ee0327e7 |
comment |
Bonus Boss: Harder versions of the four are available if you use the two rooms next to Bowser, which their star requirements is higher than Bowser himself (he requires 15 stars out of 35). |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_ee0327e7 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_ee0327e7 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_ee0327e7 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_f56b24c4 |
type |
Adorable Evil Minions |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_f56b24c4 |
comment |
Adorable Evil Minions: Everyone in the game. |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_f56b24c4 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_f56b24c4 |
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1.0 |
| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_f56b24c4 |
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ItemName |
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| | Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) / int_name |
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Mario Pinball Land (Video Game) |
