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{{image|more=yes|A sprite/render of a rolling log and screenshot from SM64/DS & NSMBW}}
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|image=[[File:NSMBU Bridge Over Poisoned Waters Screenshot.jpg|260px]]<br>A rolling log in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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'''Rolling logs'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Pages 66 and 102.</ref><ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. Page 80.</ref><ref>Bueno, Fernando. ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 99.</ref><ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 124.</ref> (also parsed '''Rolling Logs''')<ref>(June 10, 1998). [https://web.archive.org/web/19980610064708/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/7-4.html Course 7 - Star 4: Red-Hot Log Rolling]. ''Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy'' (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved March 15, 2022.</ref> are a type of wooden platform originating from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.
'''Rolling logs'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|date=1996|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=66 and 102|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=8|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=99|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=124|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> (also formatted as '''Rolling Logs''')<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980610064708/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/7-4.html|title=Course 7 - Star 4: Red-Hot Log Rolling|publisher=Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy|accessdate=June 3, 2024|language=en-us}}</ref> are wooden [[platform]]s in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] that rotate while being moved on.
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
Rolling logs first appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. They are cylindrical wooden platforms that, when stood on, will roll over. The player must [[dash|run]] along them or [[jump]] carefully to avoid falling off until they reach their destination on a set path. When the rolling logs are not stood on, they begin to roll back to their original positions. One appears in [[Lethal Lava Land]] and is the focus of the mission [[Red-Hot Log Rolling]], and another is on [[Tall, Tall Mountain]].
[[File:SM64 Rolling log.png|thumb|left|[[Mario]] running on a rolling log in ''Super Mario 64'']]
[[File:Red-Hot Log Rolling.png|thumb|right|Mario standing on a rolling log in ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]
Rolling logs in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' are cylindrical wooden platforms that, when stood on, roll over. The player must [[dash|run]] along them or [[jump]] carefully to avoid falling off until they reach their destination on a set path. When the rolling logs are not stood on, they begin to roll back to their original positions. One appears in [[Lethal Lava Land]] and is the focus of the mission [[Red-Hot Log Rolling]], and another is on [[Tall, Tall Mountain]].
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===''New Super Mario Bros.''===
===''New Super Mario Bros.''===
Rolling logs return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' In this game, they are stationary platforms whose purpose is to eventually drop the player off of them if stood on long enough. They only appear in the underground sections of [[World 6-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-3]].
Rolling logs in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' are stationary platforms with a purpose to eventually drop the player character off of them if stood on long enough. Rolling logs appear only in the underground sections of [[World 6-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-3]].


===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
Rolling logs reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', behaving the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', though they are colored slightly differently and now produce creaking noises when stood on. They only appear in [[World 5-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5-3]].
Rolling logs in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' function identically as in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', though they have a slightly different color and now produce creaking noises when stood on. They appear only in [[World 5-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5-3]].


===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
Rolling logs appear yet again in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|its remake]]. Their behavior is largely unchanged from its past 2D appearances, and they appear only in the level [[Bridge over Poisoned Waters]], though they reprise their role in the challenge [[Poison-Swamp Scramble]]. Rolling logs are among the few objects that do not return in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
Rolling logs in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|its remake]] function similarly as before and appear only in [[Bridge over Poisoned Waters]], though they reprise their role in the challenge [[Poison-Swamp Scramble]]. Rolling logs do not return in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Red-Hot Log Rolling.png|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
SM64 Asset Model Log.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
Rolling Toadsworth Waterfall.png|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
NSMB World 6-3 Underground.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMB World 6-3 Underground.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMBU Bridge Over Poisoned Waters Screenshot.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=まるた / 丸太<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 92, 119, 151, 217.</ref>
|Jap=まるた / 丸太<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Sunshine'' section|page=92, 119, 151, 217|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Maruta
|JapR=Maruta
|JapM=Log
|JapM=Log; compare [[makeshift surfboard#Names in other languages|makeshift surfboard]]
|Ita=Tronco<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=92, 119, 151, 217}}</ref>
|ItaM=Log
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Not to be confused with Log or Spinning Log.
Rolling log
New Super Mario Bros. U
A rolling log in New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)

Rolling logs[1][2][3][4] (also formatted as Rolling Logs)[5] are wooden platforms in the Super Mario franchise that rotate while being moved on.

History[edit]

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Screenshot of a Rolling log in Super Mario 64
Mario running on a rolling log in Super Mario 64
Mario standing on a rolling log in Super Mario 64 DS

Rolling logs in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS are cylindrical wooden platforms that, when stood on, roll over. The player must run along them or jump carefully to avoid falling off until they reach their destination on a set path. When the rolling logs are not stood on, they begin to roll back to their original positions. One appears in Lethal Lava Land and is the focus of the mission Red-Hot Log Rolling, and another is on Tall, Tall Mountain.

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Rolling logs in New Super Mario Bros. are stationary platforms with a purpose to eventually drop the player character off of them if stood on long enough. Rolling logs appear only in the underground sections of World 6-3.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Rolling logs in New Super Mario Bros. Wii function identically as in New Super Mario Bros., though they have a slightly different color and now produce creaking noises when stood on. They appear only in World 5-3.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Rolling logs in New Super Mario Bros. U and its remake function similarly as before and appear only in Bridge over Poisoned Waters, though they reprise their role in the challenge Poison-Swamp Scramble. Rolling logs do not return in New Super Luigi U.

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese まるた / 丸太[6]
Maruta
Log; compare makeshift surfboard

Italian Tronco[7]
Log

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 66 and 102.
  2. ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 8.
  3. ^ Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 99.
  4. ^ Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 124.
  5. ^ Course 7 - Star 4: Red-Hot Log Rolling. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy (American English). Archived June 10, 1998, 06:47:08 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  6. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Sunshine section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 92, 119, 151, 217.
  7. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 92, 119, 151, 217.