Tail Wheel

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Tail Wheel
SM3DL W2-4 Tail Wheel.png
Screenshot from Super Mario 3D Land
First appearance Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Latest appearance Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013)
Comparable

Tail Wheels[1] are objects in Super Mario 3D Land. These wooden wheels are hidden in Brick Blocks on top of some platforms and can rotate when when tail-whipped by Tanooki Mario, causing the platform to ascend and allowing him to reach a new area. A Tail Wheel is also an object in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, where the skaters in Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular use a Tail Wheel by performing a spin to return to Peach's Castle.

Tail Wheels have been replaced with Cat Wheels since Super Mario 3D World.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese しっぽハンドル[2]
Shippo Handoru
Tail Handle
Italian Ingranaggio Tanuki[3] Tanooki gear

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick (November 13, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 12.
  2. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 185.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 185.