Editing Swing

{{about|the pendulous stone lifts|the wooden swings from Super Mario Sunshine|[[Swing (Super Mario Sunshine)]]|the objects from Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Super Mario 3D World originally called "swings"|[[Trapeze]]}}
{{item infobox 
|image=[[File:SM64 Asset Model Swing.png|150px]]<br>Model from ''Super Mario 64''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|effect=Platform that swings back and forth
|variant_of=[[Lift]]
}}

'''Swings''' are [[lift]]s in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series that debuted in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. One resembles a flat, broad platform attached to an unmoving pivot point swinging back and forth. Unlike similar platforms like [[Single Swing Lift]]s or [[Paddle Platform]]s, swings move regardless of whether any player character has touched it, like a [[pendulum]].

Though not in the game, the [[Pinna Park#Pirate Ships|Pirate Ships]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' function similarly.

==History==
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', two swings<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|date=1996|title=''The Super Mario 64 Player's Guide''|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|location=Redmond|page=122}}</ref> appear in [[Rainbow Ride]], towards the southwest. They are prominent fixtures in the mission [[Swingin' in the Breeze]], where the player character must use them, a [[seesaw]], and [[Donut Block|Falling Block]]s to reach the [[Power Star]]. The first swing moves over solid ground that catches the player character if he falls off. The second, higher swing needed to reach the Star is positioned away from solid ground, above the clouds.

===''New Super Mario Bros.''===
Large, broad swings make their only appearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' in {{world-link|4|castlen|World 4-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, moving back and forth over [[lava]]. They are the primary platforms needed to reach the boss [[Mega Goomba (boss)|Mega Goomba]].

===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
The swings in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' have even broader platforms than in prior appearances. They appear only in {{world-link|6|castle|World 6-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, swinging above a sea of lava in a course that leads to [[Morton|Morton Koopa Jr.]] These swings sweep through the lava, necessitating that the player keep moving. The similar-looking [[Pendulum Platform]] debuts in this game and has a comparable function, but it is suspended by chains and is a proportionately narrower lift.

===''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''===
In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', [[spiked roller]]s appear on some swings that roll as the platform sways. They have concave edges to keep them from rolling off their side, just like the circus-themed seesaws in the game. The only conventional courses that include swings are [[Spike's Lost City]] and [[Champion's Road]]. They otherwise appear in [[Mystery House Mad Dash]] and [[Mystery House Marathon]].

In the ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia]]'', swings are explicitly {{wp|Lumpers and splitters|lumped}} with lifts in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' section.<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title="Super Mario 3D World."『[[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]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=234}}</ref> This is not done in the sections for other games.<ref name=sakai>{{cite|author=----|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]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=92, 119, 151}}</ref>

===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
An otherworldly subarea in [[Cascade Kingdom|Fossil Falls]] has swings suspended between other platforms, swaying over [[pit|empty space]]. [[Mario]] must utilize them and the [[hat cloud]]s to obtain the [[List of Power Moons in the Cascade Kingdom|37th and 38th Power Moons]] in the Cascade Kingdom. This is the only location with swings in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. As with other platforms in these types of subareas, they resemble geometric, plastic blocks.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Swingin' in the Breeze.PNG|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
NSMB Asset Sprite Swing.png|Sprite from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMB Credits 047.png|Staff roll screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
NSMBW World 6-C Level Preview Icon.png|Preview image texture from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
Dish platform NSMBW.png|Model from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMBW-swing-platform.png|Screenshot of the unused design from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
SM3DW Screenshot Swing Lift.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
SMO Screenshot Swing.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブランコリフト<ref name=sakai/>
|JapR=Buranko Rifuto
|JapM=Swing Lift
|Ita=Piattaforma mobile altalena
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia'']]|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-8893674362|page=92}}</ref>
|Ita2=Piattaforma dondolo
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia'']]|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-8893674362|page=119}}</ref>
|Ita3=Piattaforma Altalena
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia'']]|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-8893674362|page=151}}</ref>
|ItaM=Moving swing platform
|ItaN=''Super Mario 64''
|Ita2M=Rocking platform
|Ita2N=''New Super Mario Bros.''
|Ita3M=Swing Platform
|Ita3N=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Lifts]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. objects]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Wii objects]]
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[[Category:Super Mario 64 objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Odyssey objects]]