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{{about|Switchback Hill, a level in [[New Super Mario Bros. U]]|other uses|[[Meringue Clouds-3]]}}
{{Levelbox
{{level infobox
|title=Switchback Hill
|title=Switchback Hill
|image=[[File:NSMBU Switchback Hill Screenshot.jpg|250px]]
|image=[[File:NSMBU 3-SwitchbackHill.Still001.jpg|250px]]
|code=World 7-3
|code=Meringue Clouds-3
|world=[[Meringue Clouds]]
|world=[[Meringue Clouds]]
|game=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' (''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Deluxe]]'')
|game=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|powerup=[[Ice Flower]]
|limit=400 seconds
|limit=400 seconds
|before_alt=
|notes=A level with [[Switchback Platform]]s and [[Bullet Bill]]s.
|beforealt=
|before=[[Land of Flying Blocks|<<]]
|before=[[Land of Flying Blocks|<<]]
|after=[[Slide Lift Tower|>>]]
|after=[[Slide Lift Tower|>>]]
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}}
}}
'''Switchback Hill''', or '''Meringue Clouds-3''', is the third level of [[Meringue Clouds]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. It is unlocked via completion of [[Land of Flying Blocks]] and its own completion opens the path to [[Slide Lift Tower]].
'''Switchback Hill''', or '''Meringue Clouds-3''', is the third level of [[Meringue Clouds]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. It is unlocked via completion of [[Land of Flying Blocks]] and its own completion opens the path to [[Slide Lift Tower]].
In [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge Mode]], a portion of the level is used in [[Perilous Coin Dodge]], and a hidden room is used in [[The Trial of Bullet Bill Hill]].


==Layout==
==Layout==
The level begins with a [[Bill Blaster]] above, and an [[Arrow lift (New Super Mario Bros. series)|arrow lift]] is located nearby. Another Bill Blaster is found, along with a [[? Block]] containing a power-up. A trail of [[coin]]s foreshadow a [[Hidden Block]] with a [[1-Up Mushroom]]. Two more arrow lifts are found after another Bill Blaster. A [[Bill Blaster Turret]] is found, along with an arrow lift that takes the player beneath a section of the ground. [[Koopa Troopa]]s and arrow lifts are found, along with a tall Bill Blaster. A [[Roulette Block]] can be found in a section of the ground. An arrow lift that moves down is found, allowing access to platforms below. The [[Checkpoint Flag]] is then found. A row of downward-moving arrow lifts is found above a pit, as well as some Bill Blasters. Another Bill Blaster is found, followed by Koopa Troopas and a [[POW Block]]. More arrow lifts and Bill Blaster Turrets are in the following section. The level concludes with a [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]] on a staircase leading to the [[Goal Pole]].
The level takes place in a sky of white clouds and grassy platforms. The level is also infested with [[Bullet Bills]]. The main gimmick of this level are [[Switchback Platform]]s that help the player progress through the level.


==[[Star Coin]]s==
==Star Coins==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
*'''Star Coin 1:''' Near the very beginning of the level, the first Star Coin is in plain sight underneath an orange bridge. The player should take a Switchback Platform while avoiding the Bullet Bills to safely reach the Star Coin. {see above)
|-
*'''Star Coin 2:''' Right before the midway point, there's a hidden green [[Warp Pipe]] above a Switchback Platform. In the next area, the player must work their way through to reach the second Star Coin.
!Image
*'''Star Coin 3:''' A [[POW Block]] can be hit to reveal the third Star Coin. However, the coin will fall on an unreachable Switchback Platform. The player can either bounce off a Bullet Bill to reach it, or wait until the platform drops off the Star Coin.
!Location
|-
|[[File:NSMBU Switchback Hill Screenshot.jpg|200px]]
|Near the very beginning of the level, the first Star Coin is in plain sight underneath an orange bridge. The player should take an arrow lift while avoiding the Bullet Bills to safely reach the Star Coin.
|-
|[[File:NSMBU 7-3 Coin 2.jpg|200px]]
|Right before the [[Checkpoint Flag]], there is a hidden green [[Warp Pipe]] above an arrow lift. In the next area, the player must work their way through to reach the second Star Coin.
|-
|[[File:NSMBU 7-3 Coin 3.jpg|200px]]
|A [[POW Block]] can be hit to reveal the third Star Coin. However, the Star Coin falls on an unreachable arrow lift. The player can either bounce off a Bullet Bill to reach it, wait until the platform drops off the Star Coin, or jump up to it using a flight powerup such as a [[Super Acorn]].
|}
{{br|left}}


==Enemies==
==Enemies==
{{number of enemies
*[[Bill Blaster]]s
|image1=[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Bullet Bill.png|50px]]
*[[Bullet Bill]]s
|name1=[[Bullet Bill]]
*[[Koopa Troopa]]s
|count1=(infinitely spawned)
*[[Koopa Paratroopa]]s
|image2=[[File:SMM-NSMBU-BillBlaster.png|50px]]
|name2=[[Bill Blaster]]
|count2=9
|image3=[[File:Multi Bill Blaster NSMBU Sprite.png|50px]]
|name3=[[Bill Blaster Turret]]
|count3=6
|image4=[[File:KoopatroopaNSMBU.png|50px]]
|name4=[[Koopa Troopa|Red Koopa Troopa]]
|count4=8
|image5=[[File:ParatroopaNSMBU.png|50px]]
|name5=[[Koopa Paratroopa|Green Paratroopa]]
|count5=1
}}
 
==''Monopoly Gamer''==
Switchback Hill is the fourteenth Property on the game board in ''[[Monopoly Gamer]]''. It is one of two properties in the Green Color Set (along with [[Meringue Clouds]]).


==Names in other languages==
==Names in Other Languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreignname
|Jap=すすんでもどるリフトのおか
|SpaE=Las mil balas
|JapR=Susunde modoru rifuto no oka
|SpaEM=The thousand bullets
|JapM=Hill of Back-and-Forth Lifts
|Spa=Las mil balas
|SpaM=The thousand bullets
|Dut=Heen-en-weerheuvel
|DutM=Back-and-forth hill
|Ger=Hin-und-Her-Hügel
|GerM=Back-and-forth hill
|Ita=Collina avanti e indietro
|ItaM=Back and forth hill
|Por=Plataformas Fugidias
|PorM=Fleeing Platforms
|Rus=Туда и обратно
|RusR=Tuda i obratno
|RusM=Back and forth
|Kor=갔다가 돌아오는 리프트 언덕
|KorR=Gattaga Doraoneun Ripeuteu Eondeok
|KorM=Back-And-Forth Lift Hill
|Chi=不进反退的平台山丘 (Simplified)<br>不進反退的平台山丘 (Traditional)
|ChiR=Bújìnfǎntuì de Píngtái Shānqiū
|ChiM=Going-reverse Platform Hill
}}
}}


==Level map==
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[[File:NSMBU Switchback Hill Map.png|600px|thumb|left|]]
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