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|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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'''Pendulum Platforms''' (also referred to as '''swinging platforms'''<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 52.</ref>) are a type of platform found in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' sub-series.
'''Pendulum Platforms''' (also referred to as '''Pendulum Lifts'''<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=New Super Mario Bros. U Channel|date=March 28, 2013|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubhBbEbcqTo|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' -- Castle Coin Bypass (Gold Medal)|quote=Getting through this course without collecting coins is no easy feat! Pay particular attention to the Pendulum Lifts. Your coin-dodging route will appear and be gone again in a split second! Don't be afraid to replay this challenge many times, building your route as you go.|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 23, 2022}}</ref> or '''swinging platforms'''<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=52|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref>) are a type of [[platform]] in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. They are chained platforms that sway from side to side indefinitely.


==History==
==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
Pendulum Platforms first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are chained red platforms that sway from side-to-side indefinitely, and only appear in {{world-link|1|tower|World 1-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}.
Pendulum Platforms first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They appear only in {{world link|1|tower|World 1-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}.


===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
Pendulum Platforms return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', exhibiting the exact same behavior as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', albeit now being colored blue. They appear in [[Lemmy's Swingback Castle]] in the former and in [[Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle]] in the latter.
Pendulum Platforms return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', exhibiting exactly the same behavior as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They were changed from being colored red to blue. They appear in [[Lemmy's Swingback Castle]] in the former and in [[Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle]] and [[Boo's Favorite Haunt]] in the latter.
 
Pendulum Platforms reprise the aformentioned roles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Lemmy's Swingback Castle.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSMBW W1-T 3rd Star Coin.jpg|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSLU Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
Lemmy's Swingback Castle.png|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
NSLU Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''New Super Luigi U''
DLX Dungeon Playset (box) - Jakks Pacific.png|{{wp|Jakks Pacific}} Deluxe Dungeon Playset
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=振り子リフト<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=October 19, 2015|title=[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|page=151 and 217|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JpnR=Furiko Rifuto
|JpnM=Pendulum Lift
|Fre=Plateforme pendule<ref>{{cite|language=fr|author=Chaîne New Super Mario Bros. U|date=March 28, 2013|url=youtu.be/UUUbpKqqZOo|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' - Défis : Les pièces maudites du château (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
|FreM=Pendulum platform
|Ita=Piattaforma a pendolo
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0upTQw22I|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Sfide: Alla larga dalle monete del castello (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|date=March 28, 2013|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Pendulum platform
|Ita2=Piattaforma Pendolo
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=217}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Pendulum Platform
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:57, January 7, 2025

Pendulum Platform
Squared screenshot of a Pendulum Platform from New Super Luigi U.
Screenshot from New Super Luigi U
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
Variant of Lift

Pendulum Platforms (also referred to as Pendulum Lifts[1] or swinging platforms[2]) are a type of platform in the Super Mario series. They are chained platforms that sway from side to side indefinitely.

History[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Pendulum Platforms first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They appear only in World 1-Tower.

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

Pendulum Platforms return in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, exhibiting exactly the same behavior as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They were changed from being colored red to blue. They appear in Lemmy's Swingback Castle in the former and in Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle and Boo's Favorite Haunt in the latter.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 振り子リフト[3]
Furiko Rifuto
Pendulum Lift
French Plateforme pendule[4] Pendulum platform
Italian Piattaforma a pendolo[5] Pendulum platform
Piattaforma Pendolo[6] Pendulum Platform Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Getting through this course without collecting coins is no easy feat! Pay particular attention to the Pendulum Lifts. Your coin-dodging route will appear and be gone again in a split second! Don't be afraid to replay this challenge many times, building your route as you go." – New Super Mario Bros. U Channel (March 28, 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U -- Castle Coin Bypass (Gold Medal). YouTube (English). Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ^ 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 52.
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 151 and 217.
  4. ^ Chaîne New Super Mario Bros. U (March 28, 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Défis : Les pièces maudites du château (Wii U). YouTube (French). Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Canale New Super Mario Bros. U (March 28, 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Sfide: Alla larga dalle monete del castello (Wii U). YouTube (Italian).
  6. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 217.