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(Nintendo Power apparently called these "balls on chains". Seems more logical to me than the "cog" name the Australian Nintendo Magazine System has given them...) |
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{{Distinguish|[[Spinner]], also referred to as Ball 'N' Chain or Ball and Chain}} | |||
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|image=[[File:SML2 Artwork Cog.png|165px]]<br>Artwork of a | |image=[[File:SML2 Artwork Cog.png|165px]]<br>Artwork of a ball on chains | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) | ||
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'''Balls on chains''',<ref>{{cite|quote=You can avoid the ground spikes by riding balls on chains.|title=''Nintendo Power'', volume 43|page=48|date=December 1992}}</ref> also referred to as '''cogs''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|page=56|date=August 1993}}</ref> are a type of [[platform]] found exclusively in the [[Beware: Jagged Spikes|third level]] of the [[Mario Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', in which they appear in a lighter color and a darker color. The light-colored balls on chains are stationary platforms, but the dark-colored variant moves along the length of the chain for a finite amount of time when [[Mario]] [[jump]]s on it, eventually flashing and disappearing. These balls on chains have the tendency to move in the path of enemies, such as [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Tatenoko]]. | |||
==Profiles and statistics== | ==Profiles and statistics== | ||
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''=== | ===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''=== | ||
{{PEGMCE profile | {{PEGMCE profile | ||
|name=エスカタマ (JP) / | |name=エスカタマ (JP) / Ball on chains (EN) | ||
|shusshin=メカ族 | |shusshin=メカ族 | ||
|seikaku=親切 | |seikaku=親切 | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Mario Zone Area 3.png|Mario, riding on a dark-colored ball on chains | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 12:11, April 15, 2024
- Not to be confused with Spinner, also referred to as Ball 'N' Chain or Ball and Chain.
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 Artwork of a ball on chains | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
Balls on chains,[1] also referred to as cogs,[2] are a type of platform found exclusively in the third level of the Mario Zone of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, in which they appear in a lighter color and a darker color. The light-colored balls on chains are stationary platforms, but the dark-colored variant moves along the length of the chain for a finite amount of time when Mario jumps on it, eventually flashing and disappearing. These balls on chains have the tendency to move in the path of enemies, such as Bullet Bills and Tatenoko.
Profiles and statistics
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
Gallery
Mario, riding on a dark-colored ball on chains
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | エスカタマ[3][4] Esukatama |
Portmanteau of「エスカレーター」(esukarētā, "escalator") and「玉」(tama, "ball") | |
| Italian | Sfera ascensore[5] | Lift sphere |
References
- ^ "You can avoid the ground spikes by riding balls on chains." – December 1992. Nintendo Power, volume 43. Page 48.
- ^ August 1993. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5. Page 56.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 15.
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedDaijiten - ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 78.
