Editing Binoculars

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|image=[[File:Binoculars SM3DL artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a pair of binoculars from ''Super Mario 3D Land''

'''Binoculars'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. ''Super Mario 3D World'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide, page 18.</ref> (called '''Telescopes''' in ''[[Nintendo Power]]''<ref>Chris Slate, Nintendo Power Issue 272, page 50</ref>) are telescopic devices that are commonly used in 3D ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games.

[[File:SM3DL_ss13.png|thumb|left|Mario looking through a pair of binoculars in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]

Binoculars are introduced in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. If [[Mario]] steps on a green platform in front of it, he can look through the lens and get a view of the whole area. The binoculars are controlled by moving the [[Nintendo 3DS]] around using its gyro-sensor control and the player can press {{button|3ds|L}} or {{button|3ds|R}} to zoom out and zoom in, respectively. The player can also look for hidden [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, and if the Toads are sighted, they will throw out items such as [[Star Medal]]s, [[1-Up Mushroom]]s, or even [[Super Star]]s. The camera can also be moved about using the {{button|3ds|Stick}} on the 3DS. The image within the binoculars appears as 2D even if 3D is turned on.

In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', a [[Sprixie]] holding a pair of orange binoculars appears in certain points of the levels, indicated with a white, round platform. Once the player(s) step on that platform, the camera shifts towards the direction of the [[Goal Pole]], as the Sprixie looks through the binoculars. While these spots are referred to as Binoculars in the game's Prima eGuide, there are differences compared to other games: the player(s) cannot zoom in or out, and can only move the camera angle along a fixed plane.

[[File:SMO Wooded Kingdom Binoculars.jpg|thumb|A pair of binoculars in ''Super Mario Odyssey'']]

Binoculars return in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. Here, Mario uses them by [[capture|capturing]] them with [[Cappy]], and they launch upward a set distance (due to being tethered by a thin cord) before usage, allowing Mario to view more of the area he is in. In some kingdoms, a peculiar flying object (such as the [[Sphynx]] or a [[taxi]]) can be spotted in the sky, and zooming onto it with the binoculars will make a [[Power Moon]] appear. Their model shows them having no eyes, instead glass as binoculars usually have. However, they actually do have eyes, but underneath the glass in their model.<ref>https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1317884207847378944?</ref>

===''Mario Party: Island Tour''===

In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', binoculars taking on their designs from ''Super Mario 3D Land'' appear as the objects the players use in the minigame [[Point 'n' Shoot]].

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*'''North American website bio:''' ''Take a peek into one of these to see far away platforms or possible secret areas.''

*'''European website bio:''' ''These are to be found dotted around the game's courses. Use them to get a glimpse of the world around you.''

|Jap=望遠鏡<ref>mario_odysseyJP (September 10, 2017). [https://twitter.com/mario_odysseyJP/status/906997468268716032 おはようございます。 この「望遠鏡」にキャプチャーすると、箱庭世界を俯瞰して見ることができるんです。上から眺めれば、きっと新しい発見が…！] ''Twitter''. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref>

|JapR=Bōenkyō

|JapM=Telescope

|ChiS=望远镜<ref>[https://www.ique.com/3ds/arej/jrec.pdf Online simplified Chinese manual for ''Super Mario 3D Land'']. Retrieved March 1, 2020.</ref>

|ChiT=望遠鏡<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/3dland/AREW.pdf Online traditional Chinese manual for ''Super Mario 3D Land'']. Retrieved March 1, 2020.</ref>

|Dut=Verrekijker

|Fra=Jumelles

|FraM=Binoculars

|Rus=Бинокль<br/>Телескоп <small>(''Super Mario 3D Land'')</small>

|RusR=Binokl'<br/>Teleskop

|RusM=Binoculars<br/>Telescope

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