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{{ | {{Species-infobox | ||
|title=Pterodactyl | |title=Pterodactyl | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:DKR Pterodactyl model.png|300px]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[ | |first_appearance=''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''{{wp|Pterodactylus|Pterodactyl}}''' is a prehistoric flying reptile that appears in several games. As with many pterodactyls in fiction, they are often given traits of the related ''{{wp|pteranodon}}''. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Mario's Time Machine''=== | ===''Mario's Time Machine''=== | ||
[[File:Pterodactyl MTMDX.png|frame|left]] | [[File:Pterodactyl MTMDX.png|frame|left]] | ||
Pterodactyls appear in the PC version of ''[[ | Pterodactyls appear in the PC version of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]''. It appears if [[Mario]] enters an incorrect time or date into the [[Timulator]], in which case he ends up in the [[Cretaceous Period]]. As soon as he arrives, the Pterodactyl begins launching eggs at him, and the only way for Mario to return to the present is by catching enough of them in a basket. The number of eggs that he needs to catch depends on the difficulty that the game is set at. [[Bullet Bill]]s also attack Mario while he is catching them. After Mario catches enough eggs, he [[jump]]s onto the back of [[Yoshi]], who runs back to the present. | ||
===''Diddy Kong Racing''=== | ===''Diddy Kong Racing''=== | ||
Pink Pterodactyls appear as airborne obstacles in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', where they appear in [[Dino Domain]] courses. Due to being constantly in flight, they only pose an issue when flying a [[plane]]. | |||
Pink | |||
===''Mario Artist: Paint Studio''=== | ===''Mario Artist: Paint Studio''=== | ||
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===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''=== | ===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''=== | ||
Magenta | [[File:MKDDPterodactylModel.png|thumb|right]] | ||
Magenta Pterodactyls can be seen flying through the sky of the [[Dino Dino Jungle]] track in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. They do not reappear in subsequent remakes of the track. | |||
{{MTM}} | {{MTM}} | ||
{{DKR}} | {{DKR}} | ||
[[Category:Pterosaurs | [[Category:Pterosaurs]] | ||
[[Category:Diddy Kong Racing]] | [[Category:Diddy Kong Racing]] | ||
[[Category:Mario's Time Machine enemies]] | [[Category:Mario's Time Machine enemies]] | ||
