| MIPS |
MIPS, in his original Super Mario 64 appearance |
| Species | Rabbit |
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
- “Yeeoww! Unhand me, brute! I'm late, so late, I must make haste! This shiny thing? Mine! It's mine. Finders, keepers, losers... Late, late, late... Ouch! Take it then! A gift from Bowser, it was. Now let me be! I have a date! I cannot be late for tea!”
- —MIPS, Super Mario 64
MIPS,[1] also known as the Yellow Rabbit,[2] is a minor character found in the basement of the Mushroom Castle in Super Mario 64. He is Princess Peach's pet rabbit.[3]
Along with Mario, MIPS was the first character created for Super Mario 64. He was used extensively in early Nintendo 64 test simulations and ultimately made it into the final game because the development team liked him so much.[4] MIPS is named after the MIPS (Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages) microprocessor, the instruction set used in the Nintendo 64. Several of MIPS's lines reference the White Rabbit from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
History[edit]
Super Mario 64[edit]
MIPS, the rabbit, can be first seen in Super Mario 64, after the player collected fifteen Power Stars. He is found in the basement of the Mushroom Castle - when Mario approaches MIPS, he runs away. After Mario catches MIPS, the rabbit rewards him a Power Star. MIPS appears in the basement a second time after Mario has collected fifty Power Stars, and Mario can catch MIPS again for another Power Star. MIPS will not reappear for the rest of the game after that.
In the remake Super Mario 64 DS, MIPS does not make a reappearance, instead being replaced by the rabbits scattered throughout the castle for each character to find. They are modeled after MIPS, but they do not give up Power Stars. Instead, they give up keys to unlock minigames in the Rec Room. Two of Mario's, one of Wario's, and one of Yoshi's rabbits can be found in the same location MIPS was in the original game. The rabbits are also internally named 'MIP'[5] with their key known as a 'MIP Key,'[6] suggesting a connection.
Mario Party 3[edit]
MIPS also makes a cameo appearance in Mario Party 3 in Woody Woods, where several can be seen gathering near the item shop. MIPS appears in three colors: orange, yellow, and pink, which are colors matching the rabbits that replace MIPS in Super Mario 64 DS (the only absent color is green).
Mario no Bōken Land[edit]
MIPS in Mario no Bōken Land
MIPS makes a cameo in the Super Mario 64 storyline of Mario no Bōken Land.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|
| Japanese | ミップ[3]
Mippu | MIP |
| French | MIPS | - |
Trivia[edit]
- Mario was originally able to throw MIPS, but this was removed.[7]
- MIPS is involved in a glitch where if the player picks him up and places him near a wall, Mario will go through that wall.
- Originally, a rabbit that is most likely MIPS was going to be raced, but ended up being replaced by Koopa the Quick in the final.[8]
References[edit]
- ^The Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Pages 49, 43, 44, 83, 103.
- ^(February 24, 1998). Bonus Stars. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ abShogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 64 section, page 85. 「ピーチ姫の飼っているウサギ。」 ('Princess Peach’s pet rabbit.')
- ^Shigeru Miyamoto Interview from Nintendo Power (October 1996) at Miyamoto Shrine
- ^Super Mario 64 DS internal object name (MIP)
- ^Super Mario 64 DS internal object name (OBJ_MIP_KEY)
- ^The Cutting Room Floor
- ^'Super Mario 64 – 1996 Developer Interviews originally featured in the official strategy guides' shmuplations.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
| Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS |
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| Characters | Big Penguin • Bob-omb Buddy • Dorrie • Glowing rabbits† • Headless Snowman • Hoot • Koopa the Quick • Lakitu Bros. • Luigi† • Mario • MIPS* • Mother Penguin • Princess Peach • Rabbits† • Toads • Tuxie • Wario† • Yoshi |
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| Bosses | Big Bob-omb • Big Boo • Big Bully • Big Mr. I • Bowser • Chief Chilly† • Chill Bully • Eyerok • Goomboss† • King Boo† • Whomp King • Wiggler |
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| Items | 1-Up Mushroom • Blue Coin • Jumbo Star • Key • Luigi Key† • Luigi's Cap† • Mario Key† • Mario's Cap • Metal Cap* • Mushroom† • Power Flower† • Power Star • Red Coin • Secret • Silver Star† • Vanish Cap* • Wario Key† • Wario's Cap† • Wing Cap/Wings • Yellow Coin |
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| Objects | ! Block • ! Switch* • ? Block† • ? Switch† • ★ door • Arrow Lift • Big Star Door • Block • Blue Coin Block • Bubble ring • Cannon • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crazed Crate • Crystal Tap • Donut Block • Floating Mine • Ice Block • Key Door • Koopa Shell • Lift • Magic carpet • Painting • Purple Switch • Seesaw • Spinning Heart • Star Marker • Star Switch† • Stump • Treasure chest • Wire nets • Work Elevator |
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| Enemies | Amp • Beach Koopa • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Bub • Bubba • Bubble • Bullet Bill • Bully • Butterfly • Chain-Chomp • Chair • Chuckya • Clam • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Grindel • Heave-Ho • Klepto • Keronpa Ball • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta • Micro Goomba • Money Bags • Monty Mole • Moving Bar • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I • Piranha Flower • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Small Piranha • Snufit • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sushi • Swoop • Thwomp • Tox Box • Ukkiki • Unagi • Whomp |
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| Obstacles | Boulder • Flame thrower • Iron Ball • Lava • Quicksand • Slide Box • Turtle Cannon • Water Bomb • Whirlpool |
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| Locations | Battle Fort† • Behind the Waterfall • Big Boo Battle† • Big Boo's Haunt • Bob-omb Battlefield • Bowser in the Dark World • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Bowser in the Sky • Castle Grounds • Chief Chilly Challenge† • Cool, Cool Mountain • Courtyard • Dire, Dire Docks • Endless stairs • Goomboss Battle† • Hazy Maze Cave • Jolly Roger Bay • Lethal Lava Land • Mushroom Castle • Over the Rainbows • Rainbow Ride • Rec Room† • Shifting Sand Land • Sunshine Isles† • Snowman's Land • Tall, Tall Mountain • Through the Looking Glass† •Tick Tock Clock • Tiny-Huge Island • Tower of the Wing Cap • The Princess's Secret Slide • The Secret Aquarium • The Secret Under the Moat • Wet-Dry World • Whomp's Fortress |
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| Moves | Backward Somersault • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Flutter Jump† • Ground Pound • Long Jump • Jump • Kick • Punch • Scuttle† • Side Somersault • Slide • Slide Kick • Sweep Kick • Triple Jump • Wall Jump |
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| Minigames† | Luigi | Lucky Stars • Mario Slot • Memory Master • Memory Match • Mushroom Roulette • Pair-a-Gone • Pair-a-Gone and On • Picture Poker • Super Mario Slot |
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| Mario | Bounce and Pounce • Bounce and Trounce • Connect the Characters • Mario's Slides • Shell Smash • Shuffle Shell • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Terror • Trampoline Time |
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| Wario | Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom |
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| Yoshi | Boom Box • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Mix-a-Mug • Puzzle Panel • Puzzle Panic • Tox Box Shuffle • Wanted! • Which Wiggler? |
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| Further info | Glitches (DS) • Image gallery (DS) • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content (DS) • Quotes • Staff |
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| * Exclusive to Super Mario 64. † Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS. |
