Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door/Pianta Parlor

The Pianta Parlor is on the west side of town next to Westside Goods. It uses Piantas as game tokens. They can be purchased from the Pianta Changer machine for 3 coins/Pianta.

Slot Machines

GameCube version

It costs one Pianta to play. Press to stop a slot. Tilt left and right to select which slot to stop. If Mario matches three symbols, Piantas will pop out for him to collect.

• Green Piantas yield 3 Piantas.
• Blue Stars yield 15 Piantas.
• Yellow Sevens yield 100 Piantas.

Switch version

The slot machines in the Switch version

The slots operate very similarly to the slots in Super Mario Bros. 3. The player must stop all three reels to line up an image, and if completed will reward Piantas. There are two machines available: The right machine is the "Sweet" version and the left is the "Spicy" version. While the Sweet machine only costs 1 Pianta to play and is generally easier to win, the payout is far lower than the Spicy version (which costs 4 Piantas per play). The rewards are as follows:

Sweet

• Don Pianta — 2 Piantas
• POW Block — 4 Piantas
• Mushroom — 6 Piantas

Spicy

• Don Pianta — 6 Piantas
• POW Block — 12 Piantas
• Mushroom — 20 Piantas
• Flower — 30 Piantas
• Star — 50 Piantas

Parlor Games

These games and rewards do not appear until the respective card is collected. These cards are earned by competing the following Trouble Center requests:

Trouble name	Card rewarded	Game unlocked	Items/Badges unlocked
Try to find me!	Special Card	Plane Game	Power Jump HP Plus FP Plus Maple Syrup
Help my Daddy!	Silver Card	Paper Game	Power Smash Multibounce HP Plus P Gold Bar x3
Important Thing!	Gold Card	Tube Game	Power Rush Power Rush P Hammer Throw Tornado Jump
I must have that book.	Platinum Card	Boat Game	Quake Hammer Money Money Ultra Shroom Jammin' Jelly

Plane Game

Flying through the Plane Game

Landing on the ground with some bonus panels

Mario must fly as far as possible before landing on the ground for the most Piantas. The ground has several bonus panels that can either add, subtract, or multiply the total Piantas earned. There are also a few Piantas floating in the air. The maximum distance is 600.

Paper Game

Playing the Paper Game

Mario races against a large stream of other characters across a course with fans occasionally blowing across the map. Use of Paper Mode stops Mario from being blown off and losing.

Tube Game

Playing the Tube Game

Mario races around a track in Tube Mode as fast as possible, grabbing floating Piantas on the way. He must complete the lap under three minutes, or will face a game over. Completing the lap without falling off will award a technical bonus.

Boat Game

Playing the Boat Game

Mario races two laps around a swirling lazy river-like course, dodging barrels and whirlpools along the way. The objective is to reach the end as swiftly as possible while collecting Piantas on the way. Mario receives a technical bonus for not colliding with any barrels, but is only penalized for time by striking a Whirlpool. Failure to complete two laps within two minutes results in a game over.

Prizes

Out of all prizes offered at the Pianta Parlor, only Cake Mix is truly exclusive. That said, the odds of enemies dropping any of the badges offered is extremely low, and purchasing them from the parlor is far easier to do. Refund and Money Money are generally only found here, and not in any hidden blocks, the Lovely Howz of Badges, or held by Dazzle.

GameCube

Prize name	Pianta cost	Coin equivalent
Cake Mix	6 Piantas	18
Super Shroom	10 Piantas	30
Maple Syrup	14 Piantas	42
Power Rush P	34 Piantas	102
Power Rush	34 Piantas	102
Power Smash	34 Piantas	102
Power Jump	34 Piantas	102
Refund	34 Piantas	102
Super Appeal	34 Piantas	102
Hammer Throw	50 Piantas	150
Multibounce	50 Piantas	150
Quake Hammer	67 Piantas	201
Tornado Jump	67 Piantas	201
Jammin' Jelly	67 Piantas	201
Ultra Shroom	67 Piantas	201
HP Plus	100 Piantas	300
FP Plus	100 Piantas	300
HP Plus P	200 Piantas	600
Gold Bar x3	234 Piantas	702
Money Money	234 Piantas	702

Switch

Prize name	Pianta cost	Coin equivalent
Cake Mix	6 Piantas	18
Super Shroom	10 Piantas	30
Maple Syrup	14 Piantas	42
Refund	60 Piantas	180
Super Appeal	60 Piantas	180
Power Jump	80 Piantas	240
Power Smash	80 Piantas	240
Jammin' Jelly	80 Piantas	240
Ultra Shroom	80 Piantas	240
Power Rush P	100 Piantas	300
Power Rush	100 Piantas	300
Multibounce	100 Piantas	300
Hammer Throw	120 Piantas	360
HP Plus	150 Piantas	450
FP Plus	150 Piantas	450
Tornado Jump	150 Piantas	450
Quake Hammer	150 Piantas	450
HP Plus P	160 Piantas	480
Money Money	450 Piantas	1350
Gold Bar x3	600 Piantas	1800