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[[File:Flatbed_Ferry.png|thumb|A Flatbed Ferry]]
[[File:Flatbed_Ferry.png|thumb|A Flatbed Ferry]]
A '''Flatbed Ferry'''<ref>[[Flatbed Ferry Freefall]]</ref> is a kind of moving platform which appears in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. It is similar in appearance to the individual platforms of a [[Paddle Wheel]], but travelling on it is less dangerous, as the player only has to step on it once to make it start following the dotted line that it is attached to. When it reaches the end of the line and is blocked by a little red sphere, it will switch its direction of movement; if the line ends without a sphere, the Flatbed Ferry will fall down, but may be "caught" by another dotted line if it falls on one and starts following it.
A '''Flatbed Ferry'''<ref>[[Flatbed Ferry Freefall]]</ref> is a kind of moving platform which appears in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', and is comparable to a generic [[Lift]]; they differ mainly through the distinct zig-zag pattern on their sides. When jumped upon, they typically follow a preset path marked by a line. When a Flatbed Ferry reaches the end of the line, blocked by a little red sphere, it will switch its direction of movement; if the line ends without a sphere, the Flatbed Ferry will fall down, but may be "caught" by another dotted line if it falls on one, and will start following it.


There are three varieties of Flatbed Ferries, which only differ in their speed of movement. The green Flatbed Ferry is the slowest of the three types, the yellow Flatbed Ferry runs at a medium speed, and the red Flatbed Ferry is the fastest. When traveling on one of the faster types, quick reflexes will often be required to prevent being carried into an enemy or other hazard. Some Flatbed Ferries are on top of ghosts' heads.
Flatbed Ferries appear in a variety of colors, such as green, yellow, and red, with each getting progressively faster; in the isometric sections found in certain fortresses, the colors are a pale pink, periwinkle, and cyan. Magenta ones appear as part of [[Paddle Wheel]]s. [[Blarggwich]]es carry green Flatbed Ferries.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 20:21, April 5, 2018

A green Flatbed Ferry.
A Flatbed Ferry

A Flatbed Ferry[1] is a kind of moving platform which appears in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Super Princess Peach, Yoshi's Island DS, and Yoshi's New Island, and is comparable to a generic Lift; they differ mainly through the distinct zig-zag pattern on their sides. When jumped upon, they typically follow a preset path marked by a line. When a Flatbed Ferry reaches the end of the line, blocked by a little red sphere, it will switch its direction of movement; if the line ends without a sphere, the Flatbed Ferry will fall down, but may be "caught" by another dotted line if it falls on one, and will start following it.

Flatbed Ferries appear in a variety of colors, such as green, yellow, and red, with each getting progressively faster; in the isometric sections found in certain fortresses, the colors are a pale pink, periwinkle, and cyan. Magenta ones appear as part of Paddle Wheels. Blarggwiches carry green Flatbed Ferries.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese せんリフト[citation needed]
Sen Rifuto
Wire Lift

References