Piston
- This article is about the object that appears in Yoshi's Story and Wario Land 4. For the object referred to as a "piston" in the New Super Mario Bros. Wii Prima Games guide, see Skewer § New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
A piston[1][2] is a machine that first appears in Yoshi's Story. In the Mecha Castle, pistons appear in pairs and try to crush an unsuspecting Yoshi passing between. If a Yoshi is crushed, he is defeated instantly and lost as a result. Not even the Super Happy form can protect the Yoshi from this hazard.
A different-looking type of piston[3][4] appears in Wario Land 4. If a piston squishes Wario, it transforms him into Flat Wario, allowing him to crawl into small spaces. Pistons do not harm Wario or any enemy in any sort of way. These objects mainly appear in factory levels (such as The Curious Factory) and some pink areas. There is always a Decompressor or a body of water that returns Wario to his normal size and shape.
Pistons return in Super Mario Bros. Wonder as hazardous objects that appear in only one level: Fluff-Puff Peaks Flying Battleship. If Mario is crushed by a piston, he reverts to Small Mario and loses a life immediately after.
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Yoshi's Story
Sprite from Wario Land 4
Screenshot from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
References[edit]
- ^ Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 112 and 114.
- ^ Mecha Castle. Yoshi's Story official North American website (American English). Archived May 8, 1999, 19:57:36 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Fall 2001. Nintendo Power Advance Volume 3. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 57.
- ^ Wessel, Craig. Warioland 4. Scholastic (American English). ISBN 0-439-36711-5. Page 29.
