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|image=[[File:SMW Gray P Switch sprite.png|100px]] [[File:SMA2 Gray P Switch sprite.png|100px]]<br>Gray P Switches from ''Super Mario World'' (left) and ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' (right).
|image=[[File:SMW Gray P Switch sprite.png|100px]] [[File:SMA2 Gray P Switch sprite.png|100px]]<br>Gray P Switches from ''Super Mario World'' (left) and ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' (right)
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|effect=Temporarily turns onscreen enemies into [[Gray Coin]]s
|effect=Temporarily turns onscreen enemies into [[Gray Coin]]s
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'''Gray P Switches'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Pages 153 and 161.</ref> (or '''Gray P-Switches'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 28, page 23.</ref>) are objects in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. They appear identical to normal [[P Switch|Switch Block]]s except that they are gray with a pink rim as opposed to blue with an orange rim. When pressed, they turn all enemies that are onscreen into [[Gray Coin]]s.
'''Gray P Switches'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Pages 153 and 161.</ref> (or '''Gray P-Switches'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 28, page 23.</ref>) are objects in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. They appear identical to normal [[P Switch|Switch Block]]s except that they are gray with pink rims as opposed to blue with orange rims. When pressed, they turn all enemies that are onscreen into [[Gray Coin]]s.


As revealed by hacking, Gray P Switches also possess the ability to transform [[Muncher]]s into ordinary [[coin]]s for the duration of their effect, similar to regular Switch Blocks in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. However, as Gray P Switches never appear in the same levels as Munchers in ''Super Mario World'', this functionality cannot be seen in game.
As revealed by hacking, Gray P Switches also possess the ability to transform [[Muncher]]s into ordinary [[coin]]s for the duration of their effect, similar to regular Switch Blocks in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. However, as Gray P Switches never appear in the same [[level]]s as Munchers in ''Super Mario World'', this functionality cannot be seen in-game.


Gray P Switches are also [[List of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|unused]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they would act as they originally did.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Advance_4:_Super_Mario_Bros._3/Unused_Objects#Silver_P-Switch</ref>
Gray P Switches are also [[List of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|unused]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they would act as they originally did.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Advance_4:_Super_Mario_Bros._3/Unused_Objects#Silver_P-Switch</ref>
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], Switch Blocks appear in a gray palette in the [[fortress]] levels, predating the Gray P Switches.
*In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], Switch Blocks appear in a gray palette in the [[fortress]] levels, predating the Gray P Switches.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:31, December 5, 2021

Template:Item-infobox Gray P Switches[1] (or Gray P-Switches[2]) are objects in Super Mario World and Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. They appear identical to normal Switch Blocks except that they are gray with pink rims as opposed to blue with orange rims. When pressed, they turn all enemies that are onscreen into Gray Coins.

As revealed by hacking, Gray P Switches also possess the ability to transform Munchers into ordinary coins for the duration of their effect, similar to regular Switch Blocks in Super Mario Bros. 3. However, as Gray P Switches never appear in the same levels as Munchers in Super Mario World, this functionality cannot be seen in-game.

Gray P Switches are also unused in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, where they would act as they originally did.[3]

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スイッチブロック (銀色)[4]
Suicchi Burokku (gin-iro)
Switch Block (gray-colored)
Italian Interruttore P d'argento[5] Silver P Switch

Trivia

  • In Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES, Switch Blocks appear in a gray palette in the fortress levels, predating the Gray P Switches.

References

  1. ^ M. Arakawa. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Pages 153 and 161.
  2. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 28, page 23.
  3. ^ https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Advance_4:_Super_Mario_Bros._3/Unused_Objects#Silver_P-Switch
  4. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario World section, page 60.
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 60