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[[File:Blue Switch Palace.png|thumb|The [[Blue Switch Palace]], a Switch Palace in ''Super Mario World'']]
[[File:Blue Switch Palace.png|thumb|The Blue Switch Palace, a Switch Palace in ''Super Mario World'']]
{{quote|The power of the switch you have pushed will turn [[File:SMW Yellow Dotted Line Block.png|alt=yellow Dotted Line Block|link=Dotted-Line Block]] into [[File:SMW Yellow Exclamation Mark Block.png|alt=yellow Exclamation Mark Block|link=! Block]].|[[Yellow Switch Palace]] message|[[Super Mario World]]}}
{{quote2|The power of the switch you have pushed will turn [[File:SMW Yellow Dotted Line Block.png|alt=yellow Dotted Line Block|link=Dotted-Line Block]] into [[File:SMW Yellow Exclamation Mark Block.png|alt=yellow Exclamation Mark Block|link=! Block]] .|[[Yellow Switch Palace]] message|[[Super Mario World]]}}
A '''Switch Palace'''<ref>{{cite|date=1991|language=en|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=21}}</ref> is a small [[level]] that features a [[! Switch]] (or [[? Switch]], in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''). When hit, the switch turns [[Dotted-Line Block]]s of the same color into solid [[! Block]]s (or [[? Block]]s) throughout the game's other levels. In addition to becoming [[platform]]s, the ! Blocks may contain certain [[List of power-ups|power-ups]] or be empty, depending on the color and game.
'''Switch Palaces'''<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 21.</ref> are small [[level]]s that feature a [[! Switch]] (or [[? Switch]], in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''). When hit, the switch turns [[Dotted-Line Block]]s of the same color into solid [[! Block]]s (or [[? Block]]s) throughout the game's other levels. In addition to becoming platforms, the ! Blocks may contain certain [[List of power-ups|power-ups]] or be empty, depending on the color and game.


The music to the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' Switch Palace receives a rendition in ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'', under the name "[[Step by Step]]." The composition combines elements of the [[Bonus game (Super Mario World)|bonus game]] from said game as well.
There are four Switch Palaces in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. Each one contains a bonus room where at least one [[extra life]] can be earned, and a hall with the big switch. Hitting it clears the level, and the Switch Palace [[Unrevisitable area|cannot be played again]], indicated by its world map icon also becoming pressed. Switch Palaces are usually unlocked from the secret exit of an adjacent level; the exception is the [[Yellow Switch Palace]], whose [[Yoshi's Island 1|previous level]] only has one exit.
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In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', the three locations containing the [[Cap Switch#Super Mario 64|Cap Switches]] are called Switch Palaces in the German localization and the English [[Prima Games]] coverage.<ref>Bath, Prima. ''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 59.</ref> The [[Tower of the Wing Cap]], [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]], and [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]] are respectively called the Red, Green, and Blue Switch Palace. Whereas yellow and green Exclamation Mark Blocks in ''Super Mario World'' contain extra power-ups that appear elsewhere, each color of ! Block in ''Super Mario 64'' is the sole means of accessing a corresponding [[cap]] power-up. Accordingly, the Cap Switch courses are themed around their respective power-ups. [[Mario]] starts the course with the power of its cap, and can get a [[Power Star]] by collecting [[Red Coin]]s with the use of the power-up.
==History==
 
''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' removes all but one of the switches: the caps' abilities are allocated to the four playable characters through the [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] and [[Wing Cap|Feather]], both of which the ? Switch unlocks. The two courses whose Cap Switches were removed are renamed, and an extra Power Star is added to them.
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==List of Switch Palaces==
===''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===
===''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===
There are four Switch Palaces in ''Super Mario World'' and its [[reissue]], ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. Each one contains a bonus room where at least one [[extra life]] can be earned and a hall with the big switch. Hitting it clears the level, and the Switch Palace [[Unrevisitable area|cannot be played again]], indicated by its [[world]] map icon also becoming pressed. Switch Palaces are usually unlocked from the secret exit of an adjacent level; the exception is the [[Yellow Switch Palace]], whose [[Yoshi's Island 1|previous level]] has only one exit.
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!colspan="2" width="1%" style="text-align:center;"|Big switch
!colspan="2" width="1%" style="text-align:center;"|Big switch
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!rowspan="2" width="10%"|Means of access
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!style="text-align:center;"|SNES
!style="text-align:center;"|SMW
!style="text-align:center;"|GBA
!style="text-align:center;"|SMA2
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:YellowSwitch-SMW.png]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:YellowSwitch-SMW.png]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:SMA2 Yellow ! Switch.png]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:SMA2 Yellow ! Switch.png]]
|[[Yellow Switch Palace]]
|[[Yellow Switch Palace]]
|[[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]
|[[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]]
|Beat [[Yoshi's Island 1]].
|Beat [[Yoshi's Island 1]].
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|[[Red Switch Palace]]
|[[Red Switch Palace]]
|[[Vanilla Dome]]
|[[Vanilla Dome]]
|Find [[Vanilla Dome 2]]'s secret exit via keyhole.
|Find [[Vanilla Dome 2]]'s secret exit via [[keyhole]].
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Blue Switch.png]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Blue Switch.png]]
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|[[Blue Switch Palace]]
|[[Blue Switch Palace]]
|[[Forest of Illusion]]
|[[Forest of Illusion]]
|Find [[Forest of Illusion 2]]'s secret exit via keyhole.
|Find [[Forest of Illusion 2]]'s secret exit via [[keyhole]].
|}
|}


===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', the three locations containing the [[Cap Switch]]es are called Switch Palaces in the German localization and certain English coverage.<ref>{{cite|publisher=EMAP|language=en-gb|title=''Official UK Nintendo Magazine'' Issue #56|date=May 1997|page=45}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=59|date=April 21, 1999|author=Prima Bath|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=0-7615-2083-X}}</ref> The [[Tower of the Wing Cap]], the [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]], and [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]] are respectively called the Red, Green, and Blue Switch Palaces. Whereas yellow and green ! Blocks in ''Super Mario World'' contain extra power-ups that appear elsewhere, each color of ! Block in ''Super Mario 64'' is the sole means of accessing a corresponding [[cap]] power-up. Accordingly, the Cap Switch courses are themed around their respective power-ups. [[Mario]] starts a Cap Switch course with the power of its cap and can get a [[Power Star]] by collecting [[Red Coin]]s with the use of the power-up.
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''Super Mario 64 DS'' removes all but one of the switches: The caps' abilities are allocated to the four playable characters through the [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] and [[Wings (Super Mario 64 DS)|Wings]], both of which the ? Switch unlocks. The two courses whose Cap Switches were removed are renamed, and an extra Power Star is added to them.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Tower of the Wing Cap.png|160px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Tower of the Wing Cap.png|160px]]
|[[Tower of the Wing Cap]] (''Super Mario 64''){{br}}? Switch (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|[[Tower of the Wing Cap]] (''Super Mario 64''){{br}}? Switch (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|[[Wing Cap]] (''Super Mario 64''){{br}}[[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] or [[Wings (Super Mario 64 DS)|Wings]] (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|[[Wing Cap]] (''Super Mario 64''){{br}}[[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] or [[Wing Cap|Feather]] (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|Collect ten [[Power Star]]s (14 in ''Super Mario 64 DS''), stand on the rug in the center of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]'s foyer, and use the first-person camera mode to look up at the source of the beam of light.
|Collect ten [[Power Star]]s (14 in ''Super Mario 64 DS''), stand on the rug in the center of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]'s foyer, and use the first-person camera mode to look up at the source of the beam of light.
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|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Cavern of the Metal Cap.png|160px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Cavern of the Metal Cap.png|160px]]
|[[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]] (''Super Mario 64''){{br}}Behind the Waterfall (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|[[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]] (''Super Mario 64''){{br}}Behind the Waterfall ​(''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|[[Metal Cap]] (''Super Mario 64''){{br}}None (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|[[Metal Cap]] (''Super Mario 64''){{br}}None (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|In the Underground Lake in the [[Hazy Maze Cave]], steer [[Dorrie]] to reach the double doors, and fall into the pool of rippling metal in the next room.
|In the underground lake in [[Hazy Maze Cave]], steer [[Dorrie]] to reach the double doors, and fall into the pool of rippling metal in the next room.
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:SM64 Vanish Cap Under The Moat.png|160px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:SM64 Vanish Cap Under The Moat.png|160px]]
|[[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]] (''Super Mario 64''){{br}}The Secret Under the Moat (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|[[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]] (''Super Mario 64''){{br}}The Secret Under the Moat (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|[[Vanish Cap]] (''Super Mario 64''){{br}}None (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|[[Vanish Cap]] (''Super Mario 64''){{br}}None (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|[[Ground Pound|Ground-pound]] two [[brick pillar]]s in the Mushroom Castle's basement, then fall down a hole in the drained moat.
|[[Ground Pound]] two pillars in the Mushroom Castle's basement, then fall down a hole in the drained moat.
|}
|}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=スイッチの{{ruby|宮殿|きゅうでん}}<ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref>
|Jap=スイッチの<span class="explain" title="きゅうでん">宮殿</span><ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref>
|JpnR=Suitchi no Kyūden
|JapR=Suicchi no Kyūden
|JpnM=Switch Palace
|JapM=Switch Palace
|Spa=Palacio del Interruptor
|Spa=Palacio del Interruptor
|SpaM=Switch Palace
|SpaM=Switch Palace
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|Por=Palácio de Transformação
|Por=Palácio de Transformação
|PorM=Transformation Palace
|PorM=Transformation Palace
|Ita=Palazzo dell'interruttore
|ItaN=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''
|ItaM=Palace of the Switch
}}
}}


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