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The '''Cap Switches'''<ref>''Super Mario 64'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> are a trio of [[! Switches]] that appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. They are dome-shaped and color-coded, much like the switches found in the [[Switch Palace]]s in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When activated, they solidify [[Cap Block]]s of the same color, allowing [[Mario]] to use the corresponding [[cap]] ability. The [[Wing Cap]] Switch is found on the [[Tower of the Wing Cap]], the [[Vanish Cap]] Switch is found in [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]], and the [[Metal Cap]] Switch is found in the [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]].
The '''Cap Switches'''<ref>''Super Mario 64'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> are a trio of [[! Switches]] that appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. They are dome-shaped and color-coded, much like the switches found in the [[Switch Palace]]s in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When activated, they solidify [[Cap Block]]s of the same color, allowing [[Mario]] to use the corresponding [[cap]] ability. The [[Wing Cap]] Switch is found on the [[Tower of the Wing Cap]], the [[Vanish Cap]] Switch is found in [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]], and the [[Metal Cap]] Switch is found in the [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]].


In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', due to the power-up caps being replaced with the [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]], the Wing Cap Switch is replaced with the [[? Switch]], while the other two are removed entirely.
In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', due to the power-up caps being replaced by the [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]], the Wing Cap Switch is replaced with the [[? Switch]], while the other two are removed entirely.


A yellow variant of the Cap Switch was originally going to appear in ''Super Mario 64'' but went [[List of Super Mario 64 pre-release and unused content|unused]].
A yellow variant of the Cap Switch was originally going to appear in ''Super Mario 64'' but went [[List of Super Mario 64 pre-release and unused content|unused]].

Revision as of 02:12, February 3, 2022

Template:Item-infobox The Cap Switches[1] are a trio of ! Switches that appear in Super Mario 64. They are dome-shaped and color-coded, much like the switches found in the Switch Palaces in Super Mario World. When activated, they solidify Cap Blocks of the same color, allowing Mario to use the corresponding cap ability. The Wing Cap Switch is found on the Tower of the Wing Cap, the Vanish Cap Switch is found in Vanish Cap Under the Moat, and the Metal Cap Switch is found in the Cavern of the Metal Cap.

In Super Mario 64 DS, due to the power-up caps being replaced by the Power Flower, the Wing Cap Switch is replaced with the ? Switch, while the other two are removed entirely.

A yellow variant of the Cap Switch was originally going to appear in Super Mario 64 but went unused.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アイテムスイッチ
Aitemu Suicchi
[?]
Item Switch

References

  1. ^ Super Mario 64 English instruction booklet, page 19.