Editing ON/OFF Switch

{{item infobox
|image=[[File:SMM2-NSMBU-OnSwitch.png]] [[File:SMM2-NSMBU-OffSwitch.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|effect=Transforms [[block]]s, adjusts [[track]] junctions, or changes other stage elements when hit
}}{{quote|The ON/OFF Switch. No one knows how it actually works. Wireless protocols? Ancient magic?|Doctor Gizmo|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''}}
An '''ON/OFF Switch''' (alternatively '''ON/OFF switch'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=71|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=August 1991}}</ref> or '''On/Off Switch'''<ref>{{cite|url=play.nintendo.com/activities/skill-quizzes/super-mario-maker-2-trivia-quiz/|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Trivia Quiz|language=en-us|publisher=Play Nintendo|accessdate=January 11, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200722015945/https://play.nintendo.com/activities/skill-quizzes/super-mario-maker-2-trivia-quiz|quote=Question 3 (''"What would you use an On/Off Switch for?"'') and message displayed after it is answered (''"Hit an On/Off Switch, and the red and blue blocks will swap! If you use them wisely, you can set up traps and puzzles."'')}}</ref>), also known as an '''ON Block''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=100|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=August 1991}}</ref> an '''ON/OFF Block''',<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Bryan|date=February 26, 2002|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2–Prima’s Official Strategy Guide''|page=17|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=0-7615-3913-1|language=en-us}}</ref> or simply a '''Switch''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=162|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=August 1991}}</ref> is an object introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
ON/OFF Switches are objects in ''Super Mario World'' and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|its reissue]]. One can be used by [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] either to change the path that a [[Lift|Pulley Lift]] is traveling on or, in [[4 Ludwig's Castle|#4 Ludwig's Castle]], to toggle the direction in which the falling ceiling is moving. The switches can be turned on or off by either [[jump]]ing against them from below, whirling [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]]'s cape next to them, or throwing an object, such as a [[Koopa Shell]], at them. Since the player can use the cape to activate a [[block]] by hitting it multiple times in succession, toggling an ON/OFF Switch that way does not guarantee that it will end up in the state intended by the player. Apart from #4 Ludwig's Castle, ON/OFF Switches are mostly found in the levels [[Donut Plains 3]] (where they first appear) and [[Way Cool]], where the switches are abundant. They are sometimes guarded by a [[Fuzzy]].

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
[[File:SMM2screenshot5.png|thumb|right|ON/OFF Switches as seen in [[Dash On, Dash Off]]]]
ON/OFF Switches are objects in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They are a usable course element. Compared to their original appearance in ''Super Mario World'', they have a more saturated red and blue color scheme in all game styles, and the "ON" and "OFF" now flash in every style except for ''Super Mario 3D World''. When hit, they can change the direction of Y-shaped [[track]] intersections, toggle the visibility of red and blue [[Dotted-Line Block]]s, change the direction of red or blue Conveyor Belts, and change the radius of light around objects in the night Ghost House and night Underwater course styles. In the ''Super Mario 3D World'' game style, ON/OFF Switches can switch the state of red and blue [[Spike Block]]s and activate or deactivate [[ON/OFF Trampoline]]s.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
ON/OFF Switches are objects in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. They retain their ability to activate Dotted-Line Blocks, switch the direction of tracks, and lower the radius of light around objects. They can also switch the direction that red and blue [[Zip Track]]s travel in, similarly to how they affected [[Conveyor Belt]]s in ''Super Mario Maker 2''. All of these attributes are displayed prominently in the level [[Color-Switch Dungeon]].

===''Super Mario Party Jamboree''===
ON/OFF Switches reappear in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' in the 1-vs.-3 minigame [[On-Again, Off-Again]], where the solo player attempts to use them to eliminate the team players by using [[Grrrol]]s. The ON/OFF Switches retain the same look from the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style in ''Super Mario Maker 2''. 
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==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Maker 2''===
{{multilang profile
|type=website
|EngA=Step on an ON/OFF Switch and the red and blue blocks will swap! Use them to set up a trap or a tricky puzzle.}}

*'''[[Play Nintendo]]:'''<br>'''''Two-item combos'''<br>When a player hits an ON/OFF Switch, the red and blue blocks will swap. You can use these sneaky switches to set up traps. You can even combine two items in a cool way. For example, you can create two conveyor belts, then connect an ON/OFF Switch to make a puzzling challenge for the player. When the switch is hit, the conveyor belt changes direction. Talk about a trick combo!''<ref>{{cite|url=play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/super-mario-maker-2-tips-tricks|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Tips & Tricks|publisher=Play Nintendo|accessdate=July 5, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200722022205/https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/super-mario-maker-2-tips-tricks|language=en-us}}</ref>

==Gallery==
===Sprites===
<gallery>
On Off Switch SMW.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMW_on-off_switch-off.png|''Super Mario World''
SMA2 ON Block.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
SMA2 OFF Block.png|''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''
SMM2-SMB-OnSwitch.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style)
SMM2-SMB-OffSwitch.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario Bros.'' style)
SMM2 SMB3 On Block.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style)
SMM2 SMB3 Off Block.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style)
SMM2-SMW-OnSwitch.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario World'' style)
SMM2-SMW-OffSwitch.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario World'' style)
SMM2-NSMBU-OnSwitch.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style)
SMM2-NSMBU-OffSwitch.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
SMM2 SM3DW On Block.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style)
SMM2 SM3DW Off Block.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''Super Mario 3D World'' style)
SMBW_On_OnOffSwitch.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
SMBW_Off_OnOffSwitch.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Certainty Switch]]
*[[Face Block (switch)]]
*[[Switch Block (Super Mario 3D World)|Switch Block (''Super Mario 3D World'')]]

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ＯＮ−ＯＦＦスイッチ<ref name=Sho>{{cite|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオワールド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario World'')|page=48|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=December 10, 1992|location=Tokyo|isbn=4-09-104117-5}}</ref>
|JpnR=ON-OFF Suitchi
|JpnM=ON-OFF Switch
|Jpn2=ＯＮ−ＯＦＦブロック<ref name=Sho/>
|Jpn2R=ON-OFF Burokku
|Jpn2M=ON-OFF Block
|Jpn3=ON／OFFスイッチ<ref>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|date=October 19, 2015|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), スーパーマリオワールド (''Sūpā Mario Wārudo'') section|language=ja|location=Tokyo|page=60}}</ref>
|Jpn3R=ON/OFF Suitchi
|Jpn3M=ON/OFF Switch
|ChiS=ON/OFF开关
|ChiSR=ON/OFF Kāiguān
|ChiSM=ON/OFF Switch
|ChiT=ON/OFF開關<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo HK|date=May 17, 2019|url=youtu.be/SZoM0HopW_g|language=zh-hant|title=《Super Mario Maker 2 (超級瑪利歐創作家 2)》Direct 2019.5.16|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 21, 2019}}</ref>
|ChiTR=ON/OFF Kāiguān
|ChiTM=ON/OFF Switch
|Dut=Aan-uitschakelaar<ref>{{cite|language=nl|author=Nintendo Nederland|date=May 15, 2019|url=youtu.be/PUVPXThV-uc?t=183|03:03|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16 mei 2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 16, 2019}}</ref>
|DutM=On-Off Switch
|Fre=Interrupteur ON/OFF
|Fre2=Interrupteur en forme de bloc<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario-kun|Super Mario Manga Adventures]]'' Volume 2|page=91|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|date=February 4, 2015|isbn=2302043561|author=Sawada, Yukio}}</ref>
|FreM=ON/OFF Switch
|Fre2M=Block shaped switch
|Ger=EIN/AUS-Schalter
|GerM=ON/OFF Switch
|Ita=Interruttore ON/OFF
|ItaM=ON/OFF Switch
|PorE=Interruptor ON/OFF<ref>{{cite|language=pt-pt|author=Nintendo Portugal|date=May 15, 2019|url=youtu.be/uG5PwoP3Ch8?t=184|timestamp=03:04|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 10, 2021}}</ref>
|PorEM=ON/OFF switch
|Rus=Переключатель ВКЛ./ВЫКЛ.<ref>{{cite|language=ru|author=NintendoRU|date=May 15, 2019|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16/05/2019|timestamp=03:03|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190917192349/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsGC95GOw4I&gl=US&hl=en|deadlink=y|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 17, 2019}}</ref>
|RusR=Pereklyuchatel' VKL./VYKL.
|RusM=ON/OFF Switch
|Spa=Interruptor ON/OFF
|SpaM=ON/OFF Switch
|Kor=ON/OFF스위치<ref>{{cite|author=한국닌텐도 공식 채널|date=May 16, 2019|url=youtu.be/GPn-xZbmZ2Q|title=슈퍼 마리오 메이커 2 Direct 2019.5.16|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 11, 2022|language=ko}}</ref>
|KorR=ON/OFF Seuwichi
|korM=ON/OFF Switch
}}

==References==
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