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Revision as of 00:30, January 22, 2021

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Particularly: Information is needed in Day results menu.

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Particularly: Information is needed in Options menu and Pause menu.

Menus in video games allow the player to navigate outside the game world, and the Pikmin games have several of these menus. Some menus allow access to gameplay or other menus, while others allow the viewing of bonus content, while others change the settings of the game. Menus in the Pikmin games tend to have a consistent graphical style featuring heavy use of bubbles.

Hub menus

These menus allow access to other menus or sections of gameplay.

Main

See: Main menu

The main menu or title screen allows the player to begin the game, start an alternative game mode, or open the options. This menu is presented upon booting up the game, but after some other minor screens.

  • The main menu in Pikmin.

    The main menu in Pikmin.

  • The main menu in Pikmin 2.

    The main menu in Pikmin 2.

  • The main menu in Pikmin 3.

    The main menu in Pikmin 3.

  • The main menu in Pikmin 3 Deluxe.

    The main menu in Pikmin 3 Deluxe.

Saved game selection

See: Saved game selection menu

This menu allows the player to select which saved game to play on from the three available in Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3 Deluxe, and Hey! Pikmin.

  • The saved game selection menu in Pikmin.

    The saved game selection menu in Pikmin.

  • The saved game selection menu in Pikmin 2.

    The saved game selection menu in Pikmin 2.

  • The saved game selection menu in Hey! Pikmin.

    The saved game selection menu in Hey! Pikmin.

Day selection

See: Day selection menu
The day selection menu in Pikmin 3.

This menu allows the player to select which day to play from. It is incorporated into the saved game selection menu in New Play Control! Pikmin.

Area selection

See: Area selection menu

This menu allows the player to choose which area to explore next, out of all the ones they have unlocked.

  • The area selection menu in Pikmin.

    The area selection menu in Pikmin.

  • The area selection menu in Pikmin 2.

    The area selection menu in Pikmin 2.

  • The area selection menu in Pikmin 3.

    The area selection menu in Pikmin 3.

  • The sector selection menu in Hey! Pikmin.

    The sector selection menu in Hey! Pikmin.

  • Brilliant Garden Complete no deaths.jpg

    One of the area selection menus in Hey! Pikmin.

Challenge Mode

See: Challenge Mode menu

The Challenge Mode menu allows a player to select a Challenge Mode level to play.

  • The Challenge Mode menu in Pikmin.

    The Challenge Mode menu in Pikmin.

  • The Challenge Mode menu in Pikmin 2.

    The Challenge Mode menu in Pikmin 2.

Mission Mode

See: Mission Mode menu

The Mission Mode menu in Pikmin 3 allows a player to select a Mission Mode level to play.

Side Stories

See: Side Stories menu

The Side Stories menu allows a player to select a Side Stories day to play.

  • The story selection section of the menu.

    The story selection section of the menu.

  • The day selection section of the menu.

    The day selection section of the menu.

2-Player Battle

See: 2-Player Battle menu
The 2-Player Battle menu in Pikmin 2.

This menu allows the players to select battle settings in the 2-Player Battle mode, including the battle stage and the number of starting Pikmin, as well as view detailed rules on the mode.

Bingo Battle

See: Bingo Battle menu
The stage select of Bingo Battle.
The Bingo Battle menu in Pikmin 3.

This menu allows the players to select battle settings in the Bingo Battle mode, including the battle stage, the controllers, and the number of starting Pikmin.

Pause

See: Pause menu

The pause menu appears in-game when the player presses a specific button, and allows them to do various actions.

  • The pause menu in Pikmin.

    The pause menu in Pikmin.

  • A section of the pause menu in Pikmin 2.

    A section of the pause menu in Pikmin 2.

  • The pause menu in Pikmin 3.

    The pause menu in Pikmin 3.

  • The main page of the pause menu in Pikmin 3 Deluxe.

    The main page of the pause menu in Pikmin 3 Deluxe.

Function menus

The following menus don't lead to other menus, and instead allow the player to change or view certain information.

Options

See: Options menu

The options menu allows the player to choose some of the game's options.

  • The options menu in Pikmin.

    The options menu in Pikmin.

  • The options menu in Pikmin 2.

    The options menu in Pikmin 2.

High scores

See: High scores menu

This screen contains records and statistics for runs of the main story mode, and also Mission Mode in Pikmin 3.

Bonuses

See: Bonuses menu

The bonuses menu in Pikmin 2 contains the game's pre-rendered cutscenes. In addition, in the Japanese version of Pikmin 2 for the GameCube, this menu gives access to the e-Reader's games.

Olimar's voyage log

The Olimar's voyage log menu in Pikmin.
See: Olimar's voyage log menu

This menu allows the player to read Olimar's voyage log.

Piklopedia and Treasure Hoard

See: Piklopedia and Treasure Hoard menu

The Piklopedia and Treasure Hoard in Pikmin 2 are viewed through similar menus accessed from the area selection menu.

  • The Piklopedia menu in Pikmin 2.

    The Piklopedia menu in Pikmin 2.

  • The Treasure Hoard menu in Pikmin 2.

    The Treasure Hoard menu in Pikmin 2.

Onion

The Onion menu in Pikmin 3.
See: Onion menu

The Onion menu appears during gameplay to let the player take Pikmin out of an Onion or put them back in.

Olimar's monitor

See: Olimar's monitor

The Olimar's monitor menu in Pikmin allows the usage of the radar.

  • Olimar's monitor in Pikmin, on the radar page.

    Olimar's monitor in Pikmin, on the radar page.

  • The controls page in the original Pikmin.

    The controls page in the original Pikmin.

  • The controls page in New Play Control! Pikmin.

    The controls page in New Play Control! Pikmin.

KopPad

See: KopPad

The KopPad menu in Pikmin 3 allows the use of the radar, as well as several other functions such as viewing data files.

  • The radar page.

    The radar page.

  • The Fruit File page.

    The Fruit File page.

  • The Pikmin Info page.

    The Pikmin Info page.

Day results

See: Day results menu
The sunset screen in Pikmin, showing a detailed analysis of the day.
The day results menu in Pikmin.

At the end of each day, after the ship takes off, a screen appears containing an analysis of the day with various statistics. A similar menu appears when the player exits a cave.

  • First page of the day results menu in Pikmin 2.

    First page of the day results menu in Pikmin 2.

  • Second page, detailing population changes.

    Second page, detailing population changes.

  • Sub-page of the second page, detailing Pikmin deaths.

    Sub-page of the second page, detailing Pikmin deaths.

  • Final page, showing the day's mail.

    Final page, showing the day's mail.

Challenge results

See: Challenge results menu

When a Challenge Mode level is over, either by being successfully completed or by ending in a failure (but not by manually quitting from the pause menu), a menu appears to detail the results of the run.

Final results

See: Final results menu

This menu appears when the player completes the game, and gives statistics for the playthrough.

  • The Final Analysis menu in Pikmin.

    The Final Analysis menu in Pikmin.

  • The ship parts page of the Final Analysis menu in Pikmin.

    The ship parts page of the Final Analysis menu in Pikmin.

  • The Final Report menu in Pikmin 3 Deluxe.

    The Final Report menu in Pikmin 3 Deluxe.

Other menus

See: Minor menus

Other menus also exist in the Pikmin games, but these are either very minor or non-interactive.

Trivia

The dot on the top-left corner of a question box's screen, using Dolphin's free camera mode.
  • In Pikmin 2, whenever a question dialog box opens, like the one asking the player if they are sure they wish to go to the next sublevel, a dot appears on the top-left corner of the screen for a split second. Only the bottom-right corner of the dot is visible during normal gameplay.

See also

External links

Menus
Pikmin Area selection • Challenge Mode • Challenge results • Day results • Final Analysis • High scores • Olimar's monitor • Olimar's voyage log • Onion • Options • Pause • Saved game selection • Title screen
Pikmin 2 2-Player Battle • Area selection • Bonuses • Challenge Mode • Challenge results • Day results • High scores • Onion • Options • Pause • Piklopedia and Treasure Hoard • Saved game selection • Title screen
Pikmin 3 Area selection • Bingo Battle • Day results • Day selection • Final Report • High scores • KopPad • Mission Mode • Mission results • Onion • Pause • Saved game selection • Side Stories • Title screen
Hey! Pikmin Area selection • Area results • Logs • Options • Pause • Saved game selection • Title screen
Loading screen • Minor menus • Pikmin Bloom interface
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