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|image=[[File:SMO Screenshot Board.jpg|200x200px]]<br>Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' | |image=[[File:SMO Screenshot Board.jpg|200x200px]]<br>Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]]) | ||
|effect=Provides information when read | |effect=Provides information when read. | ||
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{{ | {{quote2|To read a sign, stand in front of it and press B, like you did just now.|Sign in the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]]|[[Super Mario 64]]}} | ||
'''Signs''',<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo]] | '''Signs''',<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo of America]]|date=1996|title=''Super Mario 64 Instruction Booklet''|format=PDF|url=https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/USA/NSME/NSME_E.pdf|location=Redmond|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo of America]]|date=2005|title=''Super Mario 64 DS Instruction Booklet''|location=Redmond|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=While standing in front of certain characters or signs, you can press {{button|wii|a}} to speak or read.|author=[[Nintendo of America]]|date=2007|title=''Super Mario Galaxy Instruction Booklet''|format=PDF|url=https://csassets.nintendo.com/noaext/image/private/t_KA_PDF/Wii_Super_Mario_Galaxy?_a=BATCtdAA0|location=Redmond|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe]]|date=2012|title=''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''|format=electronic manual|url=https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_3ds_2/paper_mario_sticker_star/ElectronicManual_Nintendo3DS_PaperMarioStickerStar_EN.pdf|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=A classic wooden sign. Useful for conveying information and only occasionally snarkily.|author=Collectible Treasure description in the [[Musée Champignon]]|date=2020|title=''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' by [[Intelligent Systems]]|format=North American localization|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo of America]]}}</ref> or '''signboards''',<ref>{{cite|quote=I see...a Close Call Badge. Near the signboard located on the path from Goomba Village to Toad Town, you see a red Block. When you smash it from below, the Badge appears.|author=[[Merluvlee]]|date=2001|title=''[[Paper Mario]]'' by [[Intelligent Systems]]|format=North American localization|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo of America]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Stand in front of certain characters and press the A Button to talk to them, or stand in front of signboards and press the A Button to read them.|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe]]|date=2010|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2 Instruction Booklet''|format=PDF|url=https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/EUR/SB4P/SB4P_E.pdf|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|page=18}}</ref> are bulletins in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] that debuted in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. In all appearances, a sign provides information on an available action or the current level when prompted. Signs are either staked into the ground like [[Stump|post]]s or fastened to the side of walls. Staked signs have a secondary interactive element in a few games. They are comparable to [[Message Block]]s. | ||
The player is rarely obligated to read signs. Rather, they are available at their discretion. In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', there are a few boards that are [[Boards (characters)|conscious, speaking characters]] that do impose themselves onto the player character when encountered. | The player is rarely obligated to read signs. Rather, they are available at their discretion. In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', there are a few boards that are [[Boards (characters)|conscious, speaking characters]] that do impose themselves onto the player character when encountered. | ||
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Signs can be read by the player character in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' by pressing {{button|n64|b}} on the Nintendo 64 Controller or {{button|ds|a}} on the Nintendo DS system, respectively. It is the same input used by the player to speak with a non-playable character. Signs compensate for the diversity of moves the developers included in the game and provide context for players who may be lost. | Signs can be read by the player character in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' by pressing {{button|n64|b}} on the Nintendo 64 Controller or {{button|ds|a}} on the Nintendo DS system, respectively. It is the same input used by the player to speak with a non-playable character. Signs compensate for the diversity of moves the developers included in the game and provide context for players who may be lost. | ||
Typically, signs provide information on a move the player can perform or contextualize a potentially cryptic detail in the environment. The signs that are staked into the ground can be [[Ground Pound|ground-pounded]] by the player character, rendering it unreadable unless they exit and reenter the course. Like [[stump|stake]]s, it takes [[Mario]] three strikes to fully bury the sign. This is the case for [[Luigi]] and [[Yoshi]] in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' as well. [[Wario]] | Typically, signs provide information on a move the player can perform or contextualize a potentially cryptic detail in the environment. The signs that are staked into the ground can be [[Ground Pound|ground-pounded]] by the player character, rendering it unreadable unless they exit and reenter the course. Like [[stump|stake]]s, it takes [[Mario]] three strikes to fully bury the sign. This is the case for [[Luigi]] and [[Yoshi]] in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' as well. It takes [[Wario]] only one. Signs otherwise occur pinned to walls and can only be read. | ||
Some of the text on signs were written by other characters in the game, such as the [[King Bob-omb|Big Bob-omb]], a [[Penguin|Big Penguin]], and a [[Piranha Plant]]. [[Ukikipedia:Main Page|Ukikipedia]] has fully documented all lines of text displayed on the signs and the locality of each one. Their list can be viewed [[Ukikipedia:All text|here]]. | Some of the text on signs were written by other characters in the game, such as the [[King Bob-omb|Big Bob-omb]], a [[Penguin|Big Penguin]], and a [[Piranha Plant]]. [[Ukikipedia:Main Page|Ukikipedia]] has fully documented all lines of text displayed on the signs and the locality of each one. Their list can be viewed [[Ukikipedia:All text|here]]. | ||
====''Super Mario Sunshine''==== | ====''Super Mario Sunshine''==== | ||
Only staked signs appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. The player can read one by pressing {{button|gcn|b}}. Signs do not present tips on actions or progression, instead relaying [[mission|episode]]-specific information about the active [[level|stage]] | Only staked signs appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. The player can read one by pressing {{button|gcn|b}}. Signs do not present tips on actions or progression, instead relaying [[mission|episode]]-specific information about the active [[level|stage]]. The details written on some signs changes depending on the active episode, such as the one in front of the [[Surf Cabana]] on [[Gelato Beach]]. Unlike ''Super Mario 64'', signs have no secondary interactive component to them. | ||
In the original Japanese release, English text is displayed on signs, reading: | In the original Japanese release, English text is displayed on signs, reading: | ||
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</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
In the North American localization, this text is replaced with writing in the [[Isle Delfino#Language|fictional language of Isle Delfino]].<ref>{{cite|author=2CPhoenix|date=1 | In the North American localization, this text is replaced with writing in the [[Isle Delfino#Language|fictional language of Isle Delfino]].<ref>{{cite|author=2CPhoenix|date=February 1, 2024|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1CNpu4fguI|title=Mario Sunshine’s Mysterious Text|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 12, 2024}}</ref> It reads: | ||
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RZTU<br> | RZTU<br> | ||
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====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== | ====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== | ||
Staked signs appear throughout ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and are read when the player presses {{button|wii|a}} | Staked signs appear throughout ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and are read when the player presses {{button|wii|a}}. Like prior appearances, nearly all signs are inanimate objects that the player choses to engage with. However, a few [[Boards (characters)|speaking board character]]s impose themselves in scenarios where the player character's controls are different from usual. For example, the first one, Bill Board, appears in the [[Rolling Green Galaxy]] where [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) can only traverse platforms on the [[Star Ball|Rolling Ball]]. | ||
As in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', signs lack secondary interactive elements, though one in the [[Ghostly Galaxy]] is written in [[Boo#Language|Booish]] and can only be read if the player character is in their [[Boo Mario|Boo form]]. The front of the house in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]] is readable because the developers hid a sign within the model. | |||
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''==== | ====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''==== | ||
[[File:SMG2 Yoshi space dragon.png|200px|thumb|Mario reading the sign written by [[Yoshi]] in the [[Sky Station Galaxy]].]] | [[File:SMG2 Yoshi space dragon.png|200px|thumb|Mario reading the sign written by [[Yoshi]] in the [[Sky Station Galaxy]].]] | ||
Nearly all of the signboards in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' are presented as inanimate objects. The only character from the previous game to return is Bill Board. However, there are a few instances where simply being near a signboard causes a small dialogue box to appear above it, suggesting they are "calling out" to the player character. While their physical appearances are largely unchanged, signboards have more lines of text on the page nailed to their exterior than they did in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. | Nearly all of the signboards in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' are presented as inanimate objects. The only character from the previous game to return is Bill Board. However, there are a few instances where simply being near a signboard causes a small dialogue box to appear above it, suggesting they are "calling out" to the player character. While their physical appearances are largely unchanged, signboards have more lines of text on the page nailed to their exterior than they did in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. The text boxes for signs are {{wp|Skeuomorph|skeuomorphic}}. | ||
Giant signs appear in the [[Supermassive Galaxy]]. | Giant signs appear in the [[Supermassive Galaxy]]. | ||
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Signs, here referred to as '''Travel Tips''', appear throughout ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. It is the first 3D game in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] to include these signs in seven years. Most Travel Tips only inform the player on an action available to [[Mario]] and/or [[Cappy]]. Environmental details are instead available in the visited kingdom's brochure, while hints on course progression are in the names of the [[mission|objective]]s and can be relayed by [[Hint Toad]], [[Talkatoo]], and [[Uncle amiibo]]. However, the Travel Tip found by [[Yoshi's House]] was directly written by [[Yoshi|him]]. After a Travel Tip is read, an animation of the described action being performed appears in the bottom right of the screen. | Signs, here referred to as '''Travel Tips''', appear throughout ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. It is the first 3D game in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] to include these signs in seven years. Most Travel Tips only inform the player on an action available to [[Mario]] and/or [[Cappy]]. Environmental details are instead available in the visited kingdom's brochure, while hints on course progression are in the names of the [[mission|objective]]s and can be relayed by [[Hint Toad]], [[Talkatoo]], and [[Uncle amiibo]]. However, the Travel Tip found by [[Yoshi's House]] was directly written by [[Yoshi|him]]. After a Travel Tip is read, an animation of the described action being performed appears in the bottom right of the screen. | ||
Unlike previous titles, Travel Tips are made of metal in ''Super Mario Odyssey''. Like [[Arrow Sign]]s, staked Travel Tips spin when struck by Cappy. They otherwise appear fastened to the sides of terrain | Unlike previous titles, Travel Tips are made of metal in ''Super Mario Odyssey''. Like [[Arrow Sign]]s, staked Travel Tips spin when struck by Cappy. They otherwise appear fastened to the sides of terrain. | ||
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''==== | ====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''==== | ||
Signs appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', a 2D game that saw involvement from [[ | Signs appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', a 2D game that saw involvement from [[Nintendo EPD]] staff typically involved with the 3D ones.<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo]]|title=Super Mario Bros. Wonder—Part 3|url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-11-super-mario-bros-wonder-part-3/|date=18 Oct. 2023|publisher=Ask the Developer Vol. 11}}</ref> This is their first appearance in a 2D ''Super Mario'' title. Signs only appear in the overworld map of the [[Flower Kingdom]] and relay information about the overworld itself. As in ''Super Mario Odyssey'', they are depicted here as metal. At least one sign is posted in each [[world]]. | ||
===''Paper Mario'' series=== | ===''Paper Mario'' series=== | ||
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In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', the Talk icon appears above an approached signboard as if it were a non-playable character. Pressing {{button|n64|a}} displays the text. A small star icon appears in the button right of a textbox when their are multiple pages. Pressing {{button|n64|a}} again turns to the next page. | In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', the Talk icon appears above an approached signboard as if it were a non-playable character. Pressing {{button|n64|a}} displays the text. A small star icon appears in the button right of a textbox when their are multiple pages. Pressing {{button|n64|a}} again turns to the next page. | ||
A message board near [[Merlon]]'s house displays [[Toad Town News]]. The contents of the board change depending on what the active chapter is. | A message board near [[Merlon]]'s house displays [[List of Toad Town News in Paper Mario|Toad Town News]]. The contents of the board change depending on what the active chapter is. | ||
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''==== | ====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''==== | ||
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====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''==== | ====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''==== | ||
[[File:PaintGuyCloseUp.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The Paint Guy splayed on a sign in Ruddy Road, near the Paint Guy themselves.]] | [[File:PaintGuyCloseUp.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The Paint Guy splayed on a sign in Ruddy Road, near the Paint Guy themselves.]] | ||
In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', signs occur throughout [[Prism Island]] and provide information on the visited area when the player presses {{button|wiiu|a}} | In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', signs occur throughout [[Prism Island]] and provide information on the visited area when the player presses {{button|wiiu|a}}. On [[Ruddy Road]], several signs warn of a [[Ruddy Road Paint Guy|thieving Paint Guy]]. They conceals themselves on one of them towards the end of the area. Striking the sign with a [[hammer]] forces the Paint Guy to fall off. | ||
====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''==== | ====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''==== | ||
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Board SM64.png|''Super Mario 64'' | Board SM64.png|''Super Mario 64'' | ||
SM64 Sign 1.png|''Super Mario 64'' | SM64 Sign 1.png|''Super Mario 64'' | ||
SM64 Sign 2.png|''Super Mario 64'' | |||
Goomba Road.png|''[[Paper Mario]]'' | Goomba Road.png|''[[Paper Mario]]'' | ||
Fork in the Road ShootingStarSummit.png|''Paper Mario'' | Fork in the Road ShootingStarSummit.png|''Paper Mario'' | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap={{ruby|看板|かんばん}} | |Jap={{ruby|看板|かんばん}}<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.]]|date=1997|title=『Super Mario 64 振動パック対応バージョン {{ruby|取扱説明書|とりあつかいせつめいしょ}}』|format=PDF|url=https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/JPN/NSMJ/NSMJ_J.pdf|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.]]|date=2004|title=『Super Mario 64 DS {{ruby|取扱説明書|とりあつかいせつめいしょ}}』|format=PDF|url=https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NTR/JPN/ASMJ/ASMJ_J.pdf|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|page=11}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.]]|date=2007|title=『Super Mario Galaxy {{ruby|取扱説明書|とりあつかいせつめいしょ}}』|format=PDF|url=https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/JPN/RMGJ/RMGJ_J.pdf|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.]]|date=2010|title=『Super Mario Galaxy 2 {{ruby|取扱説明書|とりあつかいせつめいしょ}}』|format=PDF|url=https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/JPN/SB4J/SB4J_J.pdf|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|page=18}}</ref> | ||
|JapR=Kanban | |JapR=Kanban | ||
|JapM=Signboard | |JapM=Signboard | ||
| | |Jap2=看板<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|date=2015|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|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]]』|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|page=105, 136, 169}}</ref> | ||
|Jap2R=Kanban | |Jap2R=Kanban | ||
| | |Fre=Affiche<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo of America]]|date=2007|title=''Super Mario Galaxy Instruction Booklet''|format=PDF|url=https://csassets.nintendo.com/noaext/image/private/t_KA_PDF/Wii_Super_Mario_Galaxy?_a=BATCtdAA0|language=French|location=Redmond|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=35}}</ref> | ||
|FreM=Poster | |FreM=Poster | ||
| | |Spa=Signo<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo of America]]|date=2007|title=''Super Mario Galaxy Instruction Booklet''|format=PDF|url=https://csassets.nintendo.com/noaext/image/private/t_KA_PDF/Wii_Super_Mario_Galaxy?_a=BATCtdAA0|language=Spanish|location=Redmond|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=57}}</ref> | ||
|SpaM=Sign | |SpaM=Sign | ||
}} | |||
| | ==See also== | ||
{{columns| | |||
*[[Arrow Sign]] | |||
*[[Happy Lucky Lottery]] | |||
*[[Hint Art]] | |||
*[[No Animal Sign]] | |||
*[[Rankings Board]] | |||
*[[Standee]] | |||
*[[Star Coin Sign]] | |||
*[[Stump]] | |||
*[[List of Toad Town News in Paper Mario|Toad Town News]] | |||
*[[Tip Network]] | |||
*[[Starship Mario#Totals Sign|Totals Sign]] | |||
*[[Wooden cutout]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
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[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story objects]] | [[Category:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story objects]] | ||
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team objects]] | [[Category:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team objects]] | ||
