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'''Time Machines''' are special devices that allow people to travel through time. Four time machines have appeared throughout the Mario series of games and cartoons.
A '''{{wp|Time travel|time machine}}''' is a hypothetical device that can be used to travel through time, whether backwards or forwards. In the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], several different time machines have appeared:
 
*[[Time Machine Robo]], [[Dr. Areku]]'s machine that can open time portals from the past and the future in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|''Super Mario'' Kodansha manga]] volume ''[[Super Mario Land 4]]''.
==The ''Time Travel Tube''==
*The [[Time Travel Tube]], the time machine created by [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky von Koopa]] in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Toddler Terrors of Time Travel]]".
[[Image:TimeTravelTube.jpg|thumb|The ''Time Travel Tube'', Kooky's '''time machine.''']]  
*[[Time Dokan]], a [[warp pipe]] that [[Kāmenētā]] used to go to the past in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 5|volume 5]].
The first time machine appeared in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Toddler Terrors of Time Travel]]", in which [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky von Koopa]] built a device known as the ''Time Travel Tube'' (or just simply ''Time Tube''). It was built in order to allow travel to the past and prevent the Mario brothers from finding their way into the Mushroom Kingdom, allowing [[Bowser]] to take over without hinderance. In addition to traveling through time it is capable of manipulating a person's age.
*An [[Wecker|alarm clock]] from the ''[[Club Nintendo (German magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit]]".
 
*The [[Timulator]], the time machine created by [[Bowser]] in ''[[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|Mario's Time Machine]]''.
However, the ''Time Travel Tube'' malfunctioned during its journey to the past, causing [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Toad]], and the Koopas to rejuvenate back into infancy. When the Mario brothers and Toad escaped in their baby forms, Kooky repaired the ''Time Travel Tube'' and restored himself and Bowser to their proper ages so they can carry out their plans. Before they had succeeded in preventing the Mario brothers' arrival, Toad stole the ''Time Travel Tube'' and then restored himself and the Mario brothers back into adulthood. The Mario brothers were able to open and enter the gate into the Mushroom Kingdom before the timeline became permanent, thwarting Bowser and Kooky's plans.
*[[Taru-gata Machine]], a barrel-shaped time machine used by Mario and Luigi to chase after future Bowser to ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 14|volume 14]].
 
*[[Prof. E. Gadd's time machine]], the first Time Machine invented by [[Professor E. Gadd]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.
==The ''Timulator''==
*The [[Stuffwell#Stuffwell's Special Service Warpulator|Warpulator]], the second time machine invented by [[Professor E. Gadd]], used in the end of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.
[[Image: Bowsertimemachine.PNG|thumb|left|Bowser standing aloft his ''Timulator.'']]
*The [[Time Obliterator 5.0]], a device created by [[Dr. Crygor]], used by Mike, Penny and himself to explore the rock art of [[Underarm Jungle]] in ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''.
 
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The second time machine, called the ''Timulator'', was built by Bowser during the events of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]].'' The time machine has three settings: the City, the Date, and the Epoch (BC or AD). Once a destination is set the user then is required to surf through the fabric of time, collecting [[Mushrooms]]. Once enough Mushrooms are collected the user then enters a portal and is sucked into the destination programmed in the ''Timulator''. If the user enters a portal too soon or has set a destination not within the game's story (e.g. Menlo Park in 2001 AD), the user is dumped back in 1993 (the present). The ''Timulator'' also comes with a remote control device, which at the press of a button returns its user to 1993 from any area in time.
 
Bowser initially used the ''Timulator'' to travel to significant points of human history on [[Earth]], and snatch various artifacts to display in his [[Bowser's Museum|museum]] within his [[Bowser's Castle|castle]], including the Declaration of Independence and Joan of Arc's shield. Mario gained control of the ''Timulator'' to return the items to their proper places in the timeline before the timeline would've changed forever. After Mario succeeded in restoring history back to normal and tracked down Bowser, Bowser attempted to use the ''Timulator'' and escape to an area of time known as "Paradise", but the machine overloaded, self-destructed and catapulted Bowser into the Jurassic era, where he was quickly stomped on by a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
 
==E. Gadd's Time Machine==
[[Image: Egadd_time_machine.png|thumb|Prof. E. Gadd showcasing his newly invented Time Machine.]]
The third Time Machine was invented by [[Professor E. Gadd]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]].'' Not much has been explained how it works, other than it is powered by a magnificent gem called the [[Cobalt Star]]; and moves through time by opening [[Time Holes]].
 
During its showcasing at Princess Peach's castle, the princess used it, along with [[Toadiko]] and [[Toadbert]] to visit the Mushroom Kingdom's distant past. She unfortunately came into the time in which the kingdom was invaded by the [[Shroobs]]. The Cobalt Star was then destroyed in order to trap the [[Elder Princess Shroob]], and with a last bit of energy a [[Junior Shrooboid]] transported back to the present, wrecking the Time Machine and rendering it useless. The Time Machine's return however temporally opened a Time Hole in the castle garden, allowing Mario and Luigi to step back into the past Mushroom Kingdom. The Time Machine was later re-engineered to run off of the energy illuminating from the numerous Time Holes in the castle, allowing the Mario brothers to safely return to the present. The last use of the Time Machine was by [[Baby Mario]], [[Baby Luigi]], [[Baby Peach]], and the younger [[Toadsworth the Younger|Toadsworth]] in their farewell back to the restored past.
 
==The ''Warpulator''==
The fourth time machine is the ''Warpulator'', which is possessed by [[Stuffwell]], another invention of E. Gadd. The ''Warpulator'' has the power to reverse the flow of time and send individuals to an predestinated point, bringing with them all their current inventory and stats. The ''Warpulator'' is only used near the climax of the game, where the Mario brothers are trapped in a point of no return and must face battle with Princess Shroob, so they can go back and do any tasks they might have missed. It can also be used after the elder Princess Shroob was defeated, at the price of reversing the victory over the Shroob empire.
 
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