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[[File:FlSwG3.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Mario]] encounters [[Chomp]]s while navigating through Flip-Swap Platforms in the Flip-Swap Galaxy.]]
|image=[[File:Red-Blue Panel SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Red-Blue Panel in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
'''Flip-Swap Platforms''' are platforms that are found in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' and ''Super Mario 3D World''. They are flat metallic tiles suspended in midair, colored red on one side and blue on the other side, that flip over if a certain command is performed.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|effect=Flips to one side each time the player performs a specific action, usually [[jump]]ing
}}
'''Red-Blue Panels''',<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=20|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref> or '''flipping panels''',<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Random House Inc|date=May 23, 2010|page=92, 180, 221, 257|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6}}{{page needed}}</ref> are objects in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. These [[platform]]s are flat metallic tiles suspended in midair, colored red on one side and blue on the other side, that flip over if a certain command is performed.
==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
[[File:SMG2 Flip Swap Fourth Section.png|250px|thumb|left|Flipping panels as seen in the [[Flip-Swap Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
Red-Blue Panels are objects in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. When [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) performs a [[spin]], the platforms flip over, causing the red platforms to show while the blue ones are hidden, or vice versa. Flipping panels appear as the primary stage element of the [[Flip-Swap Galaxy]], though minor sections of the same platforms also make an appearance in various parts of the [[Chompworks Galaxy]] and the [[Grandmaster Galaxy]] as well. In order to successfully make his way through the areas in which these platforms are present, Mario must skillfully spin to make them flip at exactly the right moment. Otherwise, he will fall into open space and lose a life.
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===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
[[File:Flippy platforms scene SM3DL.png|thumb|Red-Blue Panels in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
Red-Blue Panels are objects in ''Super Mario 3D Land''. Unlike before, they can be activated just by [[jump]]ing.
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==History==
===''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''===
===''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''===
[[File:SM3DW World 6-House.png|thumb|left|200px|A Red-Blue Panel in [[Mystery House Throwdown]]]]
[[File:FlSwG4.png|250px|thumb|left|'''Reversible Platforms''' as seen in the [[Flip-Swap Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.]]
Red-Blue Panels are objects in ''Super Mario 3D World'' and ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''. They are noticeably larger and once again activated by jumps. In ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'', Red-Blue Panels are utilized in the mission Bully the Cat Bullies in [[Fort Flaptrap]].
In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', when [[Mario]] performs a [[spin]] move, the platforms will flip over, causing the red platforms to show while the blue ones are hidden, or vice versa. Flip-Swap Platforms appear as the primary stage element of the [[Flip-Swap Galaxy]], though minor sections of the same platforms also make an appearance in various parts of the [[Chompworks Galaxy]] and the [[Grandmaster Galaxy]] as well. In order to successfully make his way through the areas in which these platforms are present, Mario must skillfully spin to make them flip at exactly the right moment. Otherwise, he will fall into open space and lose a [[Extra Life|life]].
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===''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''===
==See also==
[[File:Flippy platforms scene SM3DL.png|thumb|Flip-Swap Platforms in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.]]
*[[Red and blue blocks]]
These platforms return in ''Super Mario 3D Land'', where they function the same as the previous game. They are now activated simply by jumping, making the player plan their jumps in order to avoid falling down a [[Pit (obstacle)|bottomless pit]].
*[[Rotating Panel]]


===''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''===
==Names in other languages==
Flip-Swap Platforms also appear in ''Super Mario 3D World''. Here, the panels are noticeably larger, and are again activated by jumps. They can not be flipped using [[Rosalina]]'s [[spin]] attack unlike in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' however.
{{foreign names
|Jap=レッドブルーパネル<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=171, 186 and 234|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Reddo-Burū Paneru
|JapM=Red-Blue Panel
|Ger=Schüttelklapp-Scharnier (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')<br>Springklapp-Scharnier
|GerM=Shake Folding Hinge (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')<br>Spring Folding Hinge
|Ita=Pannello Saltescambia
|Ita2=Pannello Piroetta<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=171}}</ref>
|Ita3=Pannello girevole<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=162 and 186}}</ref>
|Ita4=Pannello mobile<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=234}}</ref>
|ItaM=Jump-n-Switch Panel
|Ita2M=Spin Jump Panel
|Ita3M=Turning Panel
|Ita4M=Moving Panel
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Red Coins of the Dirty Lake.png|thumb|right|Red and blue flipping platforms that appear in [[Cliff Spring Cave|a secret level]] of [[Bianco Hills]].]]
*[[List of Super Mario Galaxy 2 glitches#Flip-Swap Superjump|A glitch]] utilizing these platforms can be performed in the Flip-Swap Galaxy, allowing Mario to "jump" much higher than he would normally be able to.
*[[List of glitches in Super Mario Galaxy 2#Flip-Swap Superjump|A glitch]] utilizing these platforms can be performed in the Flip-Swap Galaxy, which allows Mario to "jump" much higher than he would normally be able to.
 
*A similar type of platform made an appearance in "[[Bianco Hills#Episode 6: The Secret of the Dirty Lake|The Secret of the Dirty Lake]]" mission of [[Bianco Hills]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. These platforms also flip over, though they are wooden and are not controlled by the player. Also unlike Flip-Swap Platforms, these have a yellow version found in a different level that never stop rotating.
==References==
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==See Also==
*[[Reversible Wall]]
{{BoxTop}}
{{SMG2}}
{{SMG2}}
{{SM3DL}}
{{SM3DL}}
{{SM3DW}}
{{SM3DW}}
[[Category:Objects]]
[[Category:Platforms]]
[[Category:Super Mario 3D World]]
[[Category:Bowser's Fury objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario 3D Land objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario 3D World objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 objects]]
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Red-Blue Panel
A Red-Blue Panel from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork of a Red-Blue Panel in Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Effect Flips to one side each time the player performs a specific action, usually jumping

Red-Blue Panels,[1] or flipping panels,[2] are objects in Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Mario 3D Land, Super Mario 3D World, and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. These platforms are flat metallic tiles suspended in midair, colored red on one side and blue on the other side, that flip over if a certain command is performed.

History[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Flipping panels as seen in the Flip-Swap Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2

Red-Blue Panels are objects in Super Mario Galaxy 2. When Mario (or Luigi) performs a spin, the platforms flip over, causing the red platforms to show while the blue ones are hidden, or vice versa. Flipping panels appear as the primary stage element of the Flip-Swap Galaxy, though minor sections of the same platforms also make an appearance in various parts of the Chompworks Galaxy and the Grandmaster Galaxy as well. In order to successfully make his way through the areas in which these platforms are present, Mario must skillfully spin to make them flip at exactly the right moment. Otherwise, he will fall into open space and lose a life.

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

Red-Blue Panels in Super Mario 3D Land

Red-Blue Panels are objects in Super Mario 3D Land. Unlike before, they can be activated just by jumping.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

A Red-Blue Panel in Mystery House Throwdown

Red-Blue Panels are objects in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. They are noticeably larger and once again activated by jumps. In Bowser's Fury, Red-Blue Panels are utilized in the mission Bully the Cat Bullies in Fort Flaptrap.

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese レッドブルーパネル[3]
Reddo-Burū Paneru
Red-Blue Panel
German Schüttelklapp-Scharnier (Super Mario Galaxy 2)
Springklapp-Scharnier
[?]
Shake Folding Hinge (Super Mario Galaxy 2)
Spring Folding Hinge
Italian Pannello Saltescambia[?] Jump-n-Switch Panel
Pannello Piroetta[4] Spin Jump Panel
Pannello girevole[5] Turning Panel
Pannello mobile[6] Moving Panel

Trivia[edit]

  • A glitch utilizing these platforms can be performed in the Flip-Swap Galaxy, allowing Mario to "jump" much higher than he would normally be able to.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 20.
  2. ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 92, 180, 221, 257.[page number needed]
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 171, 186 and 234.
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 171.
  5. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 162 and 186.
  6. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 234.