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===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros.''====
====''Super Mario Bros.''====
Scale Lifts make their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they are the main gimmick of [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-3]].
Lifts make their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they are the main gimmick of [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-3]].


====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
While Scale Lifts themselves do not make an appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', similar platforms named '''Piston Lifts'''<ref>''Mario Mania'', pages 98 and 99.</ref> appear. As other scales, landing on one part of the scale causes the other to rise, though the Piston Lift does not break. They appear in [[Butter Bridge 1]].
While Lifts themselves do not make an appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', similar platforms named '''Piston Lifts'''<ref>''Mario Mania'', pages 98 and 99.</ref> appear. As other scales, landing on one part of the scale causes the other to rise, though the Piston Lift does not break. They appear in [[Butter Bridge 1]].


====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Scale Lifts appear in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', in the [[World-e]] level [[Caped Escape]].
Lifts appear in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', in the [[World-e]] level [[Caped Escape]].


====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
Scale Lifts reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' in [[World 1-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-5]]. They behave just like the ones in ''Super Mario Bros.''
Lifts reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' in [[World 1-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-5]]. They behave the same way as the Lifts do in ''Super Mario Bros.''


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Scale Lifts reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where they are the main gimmick of [[World 6-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-4]]. Unlike in ''Super Mario Bros.'', enemies and other items now affect the scales with the player.
Lifts reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where they are the main gimmick of [[World 6-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-4]]. Unlike the Lifts in ''Super Mario Bros.'', enemies and other items affect the scales with the player.


====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Scale Lifts reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', in [[World 4-4 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-4]]. Unlike the Scale Lifts in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', these Lifts reappear after breaking.
Lifts reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', in [[World 4-4 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-4]]. Unlike the Lifts in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', these Lifts reappear after breaking.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
Scale Lifts appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where they are the main gimmick of [[Scaling the Mountainside]]. They work as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''.
Scale Platforms appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where they are the main gimmick of [[Scaling the Mountainside]]. They work as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Scale Lifts also appear as stage elements in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]; they react to fighters' weights and drop or rise at appropriate speeds. They also reappear after breaking. One appears in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]] stage of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and another appears in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Mushroom Kingdom]] stage of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. A Scale Lift also appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', as part of the [[Golden Plains]] stage, though it is only available if the stage has scrolled to the right side. Scale Lifts reappear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', in the Mushroom Kingdom and Golden Plains stages, where they act the same as they did in previous games.
Scale Platforms also appear as stage elements in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]; they react to fighters' weights and drop or rise at appropriate speeds. They also reappear after breaking. One appears in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]] stage of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and another appears in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Mushroom Kingdom]] stage of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. A Scale Platform also appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', as part of the [[Golden Plains]] stage, though it is only available if the stage has scrolled to the right side. Scale Lifts reappear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' in the Golden Plains and Mushroom Kingdom stages where they act the same as they did in previous games.


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

Revision as of 14:36, March 3, 2019

This article is about the scale-look platforms. For lifts in general, see Lift.

Scale Lifts[1], also called Scale Platforms[2], and Lifts[3], are platforms present in the Super Mario series. When a player lands on one platform, the parallel one rises. If the player lingers too long on one platform, the scale breaks apart.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros.

Lifts make their first appearance in Super Mario Bros., where they are the main gimmick of World 3-3.

Super Mario World

While Lifts themselves do not make an appearance in Super Mario World, similar platforms named Piston Lifts[4] appear. As other scales, landing on one part of the scale causes the other to rise, though the Piston Lift does not break. They appear in Butter Bridge 1.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

Lifts appear in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, in the World-e level Caped Escape.

New Super Mario Bros.

Lifts reappear in New Super Mario Bros. in World 1-5. They behave the same way as the Lifts do in Super Mario Bros.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Lifts reappear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where they are the main gimmick of World 6-4. Unlike the Lifts in Super Mario Bros., enemies and other items affect the scales with the player.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Lifts reappear in New Super Mario Bros. 2, in World 4-4. Unlike the Lifts in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, these Lifts reappear after breaking.

New Super Mario Bros. U

Scale Platforms appear in New Super Mario Bros. U, where they are the main gimmick of Scaling the Mountainside. They work as they did in New Super Mario Bros. 2.

Super Smash Bros. series

Scale Platforms also appear as stage elements in the Super Smash Bros. series; they react to fighters' weights and drop or rise at appropriate speeds. They also reappear after breaking. One appears in the Mushroom Kingdom stage of Super Smash Bros. and another appears in the Mushroom Kingdom stage of Super Smash Bros. Melee. A Scale Platform also appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, as part of the Golden Plains stage, though it is only available if the stage has scrolled to the right side. Scale Lifts reappear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in the Golden Plains and Mushroom Kingdom stages where they act the same as they did in previous games.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese てんびんリフト[5] Balance (scales) lift
Korean 저울리프트[?]
Jeoullipeuteu
Balance Lift

References

  1. ^ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 454.
  2. ^ Stratton, Steve. New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 107.
  3. ^ Hiroo Tochikubo, How to Win at Super Mario Bros., Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 4-19-720003-XC. Page 7.
  4. ^ Mario Mania, pages 98 and 99.
  5. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Hyakka: Nintendō Kōshiki Gaido Bukku, New Super Mario Bros. section