Editing ON/OFF Switch

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|image=[[File:On Off Switch SMW.png|100px]] [[File:SMW_on-off_switch-off.png|100px]]

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])

|effect=Transforms blocks, adjusts line-guided platforms, or changes other stage elements when hit.

}}

 

An '''ON/OFF Switch''' (alternatively with "switch" not capitalized<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 71.</ref>), also known as an '''ON Block''',<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 100.</ref> '''ON/OFF Block''',<ref>Stratton, Bryan. (2002) ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 17.</ref> or simply '''Switch''',<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 162.</ref> is a stationary object that first appears in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and its remakes.

 

===''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', it 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 either by jumping against them from below, whirling [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]]'s cape next to them or throwing an object, like a [[Koopa Shell]], at them. Since using the cape to activate a block can hit 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, they 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]].

===''New Super Mario Bros. 2''===

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', two ON/OFF Switches appear in {{world-link|flower|castle|World Flower-Castle}}, where they switch the direction of certain Conveyor Belts. In this game, they bear a closer appearance to other switches in the game, and can only be hit from below. The first one appears close to the end of the level where it controls two Conveyor Belts leading to the third [[Star Coin]], and the second one appears during the boss fight with [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]] to control the Conveyor Belt used during the fight.

===''Super Mario Maker 2''===

In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', they appear as a placeable course element. When hit by the player, they can transform red and blue [[Dotted-Line Block]]s into outlines or vice versa. In this game, they have more saturated red and blue palettes rather than having magenta and slate palettes. They can also transform other objects such as [[Track (object)|tracks]], [[Conveyor Belt]]s, [[Spike Block]]s, [[Track Block]]s, and [[ON/OFF Trampoline]]s. In the night Ghost House and Underwater themes, they make the radius of light around the player smaller when hit.

*'''North American website bio:''' "''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]]:''' "''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>[https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/super-mario-maker-2-tips-tricks/ Super Mario Maker 2 Tips & Tricks]. ''Play Nintendo''. Retrieved July 5, 2020.</ref>

SMM2-SMW-OnSwitch.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[Super Mario World]]'' style)

LemmyKoopaNSMB2.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''

|Jap=ON/OFFスイッチ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario World'' section, page 60.</ref>

|JapR=ON/OFF Suicchi

|JapM=ON/OFF Switch

|Spa=Interruptor ON/OFF

|SpaM=ON/OFF Switch

|Fra=Interrupteur ON/OFF

|FraM=ON/OFF Switch

|Dut=Aan-uitschakelaar<ref>Nintendo Nederland (May 15, 2019). [https://youtu.be/PUVPXThV-uc?t=183 Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16 mei 2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 16, 2019.</ref>

|Rus=Переключатель ВКЛ./ВЫКЛ.<ref> NintendoRU (May 15, 2019). [https://youtu.be/fsGC95GOw4I?t=183 Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16/05/2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 17, 2019.</ref>

|ChiS=ON/OFF开关

|ChiSR=ON/OFF Kāiguān

|ChiSM=ON/OFF Switch

|ChiT=ON/OFF開關<ref>Nintendo HK (May 17, 2019). [https://youtu.be/SZoM0HopW_g 《Super Mario Maker 2 (超級瑪利歐創作家 2)》Direct 2019.5.16]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 21, 2019.</ref>

|ChiTR=ON/OFF Kāiguān

|ChiTM=ON/OFF Switch

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