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|image=[[File:Switchboard SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]] | |image=[[File:Switchboard SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]]) | ||
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'''Switchboards'''<ref> | '''Switchboards'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. ''Super Mario 3D World'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide, page 19.</ref><ref>''Super Mario 3D World'' US English text, in-game name level name of World 3-7 - Switchboard Falls</ref> are green movable platforms in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. They are divided into two pads that display arrows pointing in opposite directions. Across the middle of the Switchboard is an axle with wheels, enabling it to move on rails. If the player steps on one of its pads, the arrow on the side they stand on turns yellow and the Switchboard moves on rails in the indicated direction. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | ===''Super Mario'' series=== | ||
====''Super Mario 3D Land''==== | ====''Super Mario 3D Land''==== | ||
[[File:SM3DL World 1-4.png|thumb|200px|Mario riding a Switchboard in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.]] | |||
Switchboards first appear in ''Super Mario 3D Land'' in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-3]] and appear in large numbers in [[World 1-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-4]], [[Special 3-1]] and [[Special 5-3]]. The rails under a Switchboard may have blunt ends, making the Switchboard come to a stop once it bumps into them. However, some rails do not have these ends, and the Switchboard will simply fall off the rails if led there. The Switchboard will safely land on other rails most of the time, but in some situations it may fall into an abyss, bringing the character along with it and causing the player to lose a life. The Switchboard accelerates on inclined rails, making it more difficult to control. | |||
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''==== | ====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''==== | ||
[[File:SM3DW Switchboard Falls.png|thumb| | [[File:SM3DW Switchboard Falls.png|thumb|left|''Super Mario 3D World''.]] | ||
Switchboards | Switchboards return in ''Super Mario 3D World'', appearing in [[Switchboard Falls]] and [[Cosmic Cannon Cluster]] as the main mode of transportation. Here, the border around the platforms is white instead of green. The character can use Switchboards to dodge [[Fuzzler]]s in the former level and [[Cannon]]s in the latter. If multiple characters stand on both sides of a Switchboard at once, it will slow to a stop and remain stationary unless it is on an inclined rail. Additionally, the {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} on the Wii U or the {{button|ns|r}} button on the Nintendo Switch can be used to control Switchboards without direct interaction, as tapping one side with the cursor will cause it to move in that direction. | ||
In the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign of ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', Switchboards are used to traverse [[Mount Magmeow]]. | |||
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ||
[[File:3DS SmashBros scrnS01 17 E3.png|thumb|right|Switchboards in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.]] | |||
Switchboards also appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' in the final portion of the [[3D Land]] stage, albeit without the arrows. They can be destroyed by [[Skewer|Spike Pillar]]s, which serve as stage hazards in the stage. | |||
In the ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' version of the stage, the Switchboards are redesigned to have red checker patterns on them. | |||
===''Mario Party 10''=== | ===''Mario Party 10''=== | ||
The Switchboard also appears in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in the minigame [[Bullet Bill Bullies]]. The solo player has to move sideways with it to dodge incoming [[Bullet Bill]]s from other players. | |||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jap=シーソートロッコ | ||
| | |JapR=Shīsō Torokko | ||
|JapM=Seesaw Trolley | |||
|Chi=跷跷板车<ref> | |Por=Plataforma Vaivém{{ref needed}} | ||
|PorM=To-and-fro Platform | |||
|Spa=Plataforma balancín{{ref needed}} | |||
|SpaM=Seesaw platform | |||
|Ita=Piattaforma Vaievieni{{ref needed}} | |||
|ItaM=Come-and-go Platform | |||
|Chi=跷跷板车<ref>[https://www.ique.com/3ds/arej/screenshot/index.html Official simplified Chinese website for ''Super Mario 3D Land'']. Retrieved February 12, 2020.</ref> | |||
|ChiR=Qiāoqiāobǎn Chē | |ChiR=Qiāoqiāobǎn Chē | ||
|ChiM=Seesaw Car | |ChiM=Seesaw Car | ||
}} | }} | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
*A | *A similarly functioning type of platform with four arrows and directions that it can move in appears in [[Hazy Maze Cave]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. | ||
**Another similar platform appears in [[World 7-2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-2]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', which also exists in the code of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. | **Another similar platform appears in in [[World 7-2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-2]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', which also exists in the code of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[it:Piattaforma Vaievieni]] | [[it:Piattaforma Vaievieni]] |