'''Mad Props Station''' is a mission in the ''[[Octo Expansion]]''.
'''Mad Props Station''' is a test in {{S2}}{{'s}} paid downloadable content, the ''[[Octo Expansion]]''. This station is unlocked after clearing either [[Slap Bracelet Station]] or [[All That 8-Ball Station]].
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==Access==
The player must clear either {{OctoExpansionStation|H|01}}{{OctoExpansionStation|D|03}} [[Slap Bracelet Station]] or {{OctoExpansionStation|D|05}} [[All That 8-Ball Station]] to access this test.
When the player begins the stage, they find themselves on a narrow platform that slopes down to a grated walkway. When they drop down they land on a rotating platform with a propeller located in front of it. Hitting the propeller moves the platform towards the next area while balloons can be splatted along the way. The player has to avoid an [[Octotrooper]] and hit the [[Grapplink]] to make progress and get to the second checkpoint.
When the player begins the stage, they find themselves on a narrow platform that slopes down to a grated walkway. When they drop down they land on a rotating platform with a propeller located in front of it. Hitting the propeller moves the platform towards the next area while balloons can be splatted along the way. The player has to avoid a [[Sanitized Octarian|Sanitized]] [[Octotrooper]] and hit the [[Grapplink]] to make progress and get to the second checkpoint.
===Checkpoint 2===
Follow the path with three [[Power Egg]]s to another rotating platform with a propeller. The player has to hit the propeller first before they can drop down on the platform and by doing so, [[Squid Ring]]s appear. The player has to hit two [[Splat-Switch]]es to open a gate so they can hit another Grapplink and a chance to collect a Power Egg container. Follow the path to a [[Launchpad]] to the third and final checkpoint.
Follow the path with three [[Power Egg]]s to another rotating platform with a propeller. The player has to hit the propeller first before they can drop down on the platform and by doing so, [[Squid Ring]]s appear. The player has to hit two [[Splat-Switch]]es to open a gate so they can hit another Grapplink and a chance to collect a Power Egg container. Follow the path to a [[Launchpad]] to the third and final checkpoint.
When the player follows the path and falls down through a grated walkway onto another rotating platform, they have to hit the propeller so the platform follows a certain track with Octotroopers to avoid and balloons for splatting. The player eventually encounters an [[Octosniper]] on a moving platform they have to splat to open a gate with another Grapplink behind it and get to [[goal]].
===Final checkpoint===
When the player follows the path and falls down through a grated walkway onto another rotating platform, they have to hit the propeller so the platform follows a certain track with Octotroopers to avoid and balloons for splatting. The player eventually encounters a [[Sanitized Octarian|Sanitized]] [[Octosniper]] on a moving platform they have to splat to open a gate with another Grapplink behind it and get to [[goal]].
==Gallery==
==Enemies and Mechanics==
===First Introduced===
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Octo Valley mission 06 Propeller-Lift Playground icon.png|[[Propeller]]
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===Previously Introduced===
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S2 OE Mad Props Station - Weapon select.webp|Weapon select screen.
When the player begins the stage, they find themselves on a narrow platform that slopes down to a grated walkway. When they drop down they land on a rotating platform with a propeller located in front of it. Hitting the propeller moves the platform towards the next area while balloons can be splatted along the way. The player has to avoid a SanitizedOctotrooper and hit the Grapplink to make progress and get to the second checkpoint.
Checkpoint 2
Follow the path with three Power Eggs to another rotating platform with a propeller. The player has to hit the propeller first before they can drop down on the platform and by doing so, Squid Rings appear. The player has to hit two Splat-Switches to open a gate so they can hit another Grapplink and a chance to collect a Power Egg container. Follow the path to a Launchpad to the third and final checkpoint.
Final checkpoint
When the player follows the path and falls down through a grated walkway onto another rotating platform, they have to hit the propeller so the platform follows a certain track with Octotroopers to avoid and balloons for splatting. The player eventually encounters a SanitizedOctosniper on a moving platform they have to splat to open a gate with another Grapplink behind it and get to goal.
The Rainmaker Mem Cake rewarded after completing the Mad Props Station.
Trivia
The title is a play on the nineties slang phrase "to give [mad] props", meaning "to give credit / recognition"; with the fact that "props" could also be short for "propellers", and the subtitle is a phrase from the TV game show Wheel of Fortune.
The Japanese title is a pun on "Poke-beru uchi" (sending a message to a pager).
This station has portable CD players, discs, cases, and earphones floating around in the background.
J05C14Stick 'n' Move Station has portable CD players, discs and cases floating around in the background as well.
The Dutch title of this station, "Met de muziek mee", alludes to the CD players.
"Met de muziek mee" was also a popular Dutch TV program about music from the seventies.
