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The '''Cap Switches'''<ref>''Super Mario 64'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> are a trio of [[! Switch]]es 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''' are 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 break them open to receive the corresponding [[cap]] ability. The [[Wing Cap]] Switch is found on the [[Tower of the Wing Cap]], the [[Metal Cap]] Switch is found in the [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]], and the [[Vanish Cap]] Switch is found in [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]].


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 by the [[? Switch]], while the other two are removed entirely.
In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', due to the cap items getting overhauled as a result of the playable characters and the main power-ups being replaced by the [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]], the Cap Switches were changed as well. As the Power Flower's effect depends on the current playable character, the number of switches was reduced from three to one, and is equivalent to the red Wing Cap Switch. Instead of a [[! Switch]], it is now a [[? Switch]], and is simply referred to as such.
 
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]]. Remnants in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' also suggest that the green and blue switches were planned for ''Super Mario 64 DS'' but [[list of Super Mario 64 pre-release and unused content|deleted]].
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
===Cap Switch===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=アイテムスイッチ<br>''Aitemu Suicchi''
|Jap=アイテムスイッチ
|JapR=Aitemu Suicchi
|JapM=Item Switch
|JapM=Item Switch
|Jap2=ビックリスイッチ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 64'' section, page 92.</ref>
|Jap2R=Bikkuri Suicchi
|Jap2M=[[! Switch]]
}}
===Wing Cap Switch===
{{foreign names
|Jap=『はねのぼうし』のスイッチ
|JapR="Hane no Bōshi" no Suicchi
|JapM="[[Wing Cap]]" Switch (''Super Mario 64'')
|Jap2=あかいスイッチ
|Jap2R=Akai Suicchi
|Jap2M=Red Switch (''Super Mario 64'' and ''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|Jap3=ハテナスイッチ
|Jap3R=Hatena Suicchi
|Jap3M=[[? Switch]] (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
}}
===Metal Cap Switch===
{{foreign names
|Jap=『メタルのぼうし』のスイッチ
|JapR="Metaru no Bōshi" no Suicchi
|JapM="[[Metal Cap]]" Switch
|Jap2=みどりのスイッチ
|Jap2R=Midori no Suicchi
|Jap2M=Green Switch
|Jap3=メタルスイッチ
|Jap3R=Metaru Suicchi
|Jap3M=Metal Switch
}}
===Vanish Cap Switch===
{{foreign names
|Jap=『とうめいのぼうし』のスイッチ
|JapR="Tōmei no Bōshi" no Suicchi
|JapM="[[Vanish Cap]]" Switch
|Jap2=あおいスイッチ
|Jap2R=Aoi Suicchi
|Jap2M=Blue Switch
}}
}}


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 15:45, April 5, 2022

Template:Item-infobox The Cap Switches are 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 break them open to receive the corresponding cap ability. The Wing Cap Switch is found on the Tower of the Wing Cap, the Metal Cap Switch is found in the Cavern of the Metal Cap, and the Vanish Cap Switch is found in Vanish Cap Under the Moat.

In Super Mario 64 DS, due to the cap items getting overhauled as a result of the playable characters and the main power-ups being replaced by the Power Flower, the Cap Switches were changed as well. As the Power Flower's effect depends on the current playable character, the number of switches was reduced from three to one, and is equivalent to the red Wing Cap Switch. Instead of a ! Switch, it is now a ? Switch, and is simply referred to as such.

A yellow variant of the Cap Switch was originally going to appear in Super Mario 64 but went unused. Remnants in Super Mario 64 DS also suggest that the green and blue switches were planned for Super Mario 64 DS but deleted.

Names in other languages

Cap Switch

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アイテムスイッチ[?]
Aitemu Suicchi
Item Switch
ビックリスイッチ[1]
Bikkuri Suicchi
! Switch

Wing Cap Switch

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 『はねのぼうし』のスイッチ[?]
"Hane no Bōshi" no Suicchi
"Wing Cap" Switch (Super Mario 64)
あかいスイッチ[?]
Akai Suicchi
Red Switch (Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS)
ハテナスイッチ[?]
Hatena Suicchi
? Switch (Super Mario 64 DS)

Metal Cap Switch

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 『メタルのぼうし』のスイッチ[?]
"Metaru no Bōshi" no Suicchi
"Metal Cap" Switch
みどりのスイッチ[?]
Midori no Suicchi
Green Switch
メタルスイッチ[?]
Metaru Suicchi
Metal Switch

Vanish Cap Switch

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 『とうめいのぼうし』のスイッチ[?]
"Tōmei no Bōshi" no Suicchi
"Vanish Cap" Switch
あおいスイッチ[?]
Aoi Suicchi
Blue Switch

References

  1. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 64 section, page 92.