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[[File:SM3DL World 1-4.png|thumb|200px|Mario riding a '''Switchboard''' in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.]]
[[File:SM3DL World 1-4.png|thumb|200px|Mario riding a Switchboard in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.]]
'''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 a kind of platform in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They are green and have two arrows, pointing left and right, each one on a pad. If the player steps on one of this pads, the arrow on the side they stand on will turn yellow, and the Switchboard will move over rails to the indicated direction.
'''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 a kind of platform in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They are green and have two arrows, pointing left and right, each one on a pad. If the player steps on one of this pads, the arrow on the side they stand on will turn yellow, and the Switchboard will move over rails to the indicated direction.


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World 1-4 from Super Mario 3D Land
Mario riding a Switchboard in Super Mario 3D Land.

Switchboards[1][2] are a kind of platform in Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World. They are green and have two arrows, pointing left and right, each one on a pad. If the player steps on one of this pads, the arrow on the side they stand on will turn yellow, and the Switchboard will move over rails to the indicated direction.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario 3D Land

Switchboards first appear in Super Mario 3D Land in World 1-3, and appear in large numbers in World 1-4, Special 3-1 and Special 5-3. If there are small blocks at the end of the rails, the platform will simply bump and stop. Rails with no blocks on the end will cause the Switchboard to fall down.

Super Mario 3D World

Switchboard Falls from Super Mario 3D World
Super Mario 3D World.

Switchboards return in Super Mario 3D World, appearing in World 3-7, Switchboard Falls and World Star-9, Cosmic Cannon Cluster where they are the main mode of transportation. This time, the border around the platforms is white instead of green.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Screenshot of a stage from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
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 Spike Pillars, which serve as stage hazards in the stage.

Mario Party 10

The Switchboard also appears in Mario Party 10 in the minigame Bullet Bill Bullies.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Portuguese Plataforma Vaivém[citation needed] To and Fro Platform or Shuttling Platform
Spanish Plataforma balancín[citation needed] Seesaw platform

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. Super Mario 3D World Prima Official Game Guide, page 19.
  2. ^ Super Mario 3D World US English text, in-game name level name of World 3-7 - Switchboard Falls
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