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[[File:SMW RotatingLift.png|frame|A brown Single Swing Lift]]
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A '''Single Swing Lift'''<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.4, page 87. "''Go right past the secret exit and over the Single and Triple Swing Lifts toward the Goalpost.''"</ref> is a type of [[lift]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It is a platform on a swing attached to a pivot point. Single Swing Lifts come in two versions. The gray ones perpetually rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. Some of them have [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] moving around their pivot points. The brown Single Swing Lifts do not move until [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] stands on them. When either brother stands on a brown Single Swing Lift, it rotates clockwise. It stops moving at the top if he [[jump]]s off it when the platform is at the top. If Mario or Luigi stands on the lift for too long, it eventually stops moving at the bottom, at which point he cannot make it swing back to the top. Brown Single Swing Lifts are mostly found in the level [[Yoshi's Island 3]], while gray ones are mostly found in the level [[Chocolate Island 3]].
|image=[[File:SMW RotatingLift.png|100px]]<br>A brown Single Swing Lift
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|variant_of=[[Lift]]
}}
A '''Single Swing Lift''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 4|page=87|quote=Go right past the secret exit and over the Single and Triple Swing Lifts toward the Goalpost.|date=Winter 2002|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> also referred to as a '''Rotating Platform''',<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 28|page=14|date=September 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> is a type of [[lift]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It is a platform on a swing attached to a pivot point. Single Swing Lifts come in two versions. Brown Single Swing Lifts do not move until [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] stands on them. When either character stands on a brown Single Swing Lift, it rotates clockwise or counterclockwise if he [[jump]]s to the right or left, respectively, onto it. In general, it stops moving at the point where he jumps off it. If Mario or Luigi jumps off the lift when it is at the bottom, he usually cannot make it swing back to the top. Gray Single Swing Lifts perpetually rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. Many of them have red or blue [[Koopa Troopa]]s walking on their pivot points, while others have [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] moving around their pivot points. Brown Single Swing Lifts are mostly found in [[Yoshi's Island 3]], while gray ones are mostly found in [[Chocolate Island 3]] and [[Star World 4]].


==See also==
==Names in other languages==
*[[Triple Swing Lift]]
{{foreign names
*[[Paddle Platform]]
|Jap=回転リフト<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario World'' section|page=60|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Kaiten Rifuto
|JapM=Spin Lift; shared with [[Triple Swing Lift]] and [[Paddle Platform]]
|Ita=Piattaforma girevole
|ItaM=Spinning platform
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=60}}</ref>
|ItaN=Shared with [[Triple Swing Lift]]
}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 00:43, December 11, 2024

Single Swing Lift
Brown Single Swing Lift from Super Mario World
A brown Single Swing Lift
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001)
Variant of Lift

A Single Swing Lift,[1] also referred to as a Rotating Platform,[2] is a type of lift in Super Mario World. It is a platform on a swing attached to a pivot point. Single Swing Lifts come in two versions. Brown Single Swing Lifts do not move until Mario or Luigi stands on them. When either character stands on a brown Single Swing Lift, it rotates clockwise or counterclockwise if he jumps to the right or left, respectively, onto it. In general, it stops moving at the point where he jumps off it. If Mario or Luigi jumps off the lift when it is at the bottom, he usually cannot make it swing back to the top. Gray Single Swing Lifts perpetually rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. Many of them have red or blue Koopa Troopas walking on their pivot points, while others have Fuzzies moving around their pivot points. Brown Single Swing Lifts are mostly found in Yoshi's Island 3, while gray ones are mostly found in Chocolate Island 3 and Star World 4.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 回転リフト[3]
Kaiten Rifuto
Spin Lift; shared with Triple Swing Lift and Paddle Platform
Italian Piattaforma girevole[4] Spinning platform Shared with Triple Swing Lift

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Go right past the secret exit and over the Single and Triple Swing Lifts toward the Goalpost." – Winter 2002. Nintendo Power Advance Volume 4. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 87.
  2. ^ September 1991. Nintendo Power Volume 28. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 60.
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 60.