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{{Quote|Countdown Platforms can only be stepped on so many times. Watch that number!|Message Block|Yoshi's New Island}}
{{quote|Countdown Platforms can only be stepped on so many times. Watch that number!|Message Block|Yoshi's New Island}}
'''Countdown Platforms''' are floating [[Semisolid Platform|semisolid platform]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' (and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its reissue]]), ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. They resemble scales with a number labeled on each, this number decreasing by one every time something moves off of them. Because of this, the counter will not go down when the player has a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] stand on them; it will decrease only when the Yoshi steps off or [[jump]]s off of them. If the weight on the scale is removed when the counter is at one, the platform will vanish in a puff of smoke. Countdown Platforms typically range from a highest display of four to a lowest of one, but in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'', some go as high as nine. In most games, Countdown Platforms can be activated only by a Yoshi, and every other object passes through them. However, in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'', [[Koopa Shell|shell]]s can also trigger these platforms.
'''Countdown Platforms''' are floating [[Semisolid Platform|semisolid platform]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' (and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its reissue]]), ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. They resemble scales with a number labeled on each, this number decreasing by one every time something moves off them. Because of this, the counter does not go down when the player has a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] stand on them; it decreases only when the Yoshi steps off or [[jump]]s off them. If the weight on the scale is removed when the counter is at one, the platform vanishes in a puff of smoke. Countdown Platforms typically range from a highest display of four to a lowest of one, but in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'', some go as high as nine. In most games, Countdown Platforms can be activated only by a Yoshi, and every other object passes through them. However, in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'', [[Koopa Shell|shell]]s can also trigger these platforms.


[[Countdown Lift]]s from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' function very similarly to Countdown Platforms, both being semisolid platforms which count down how many times the player can step on them. However, the counter on a Countdown Lift will decrease when stepped ''on'', rather than when when stepped off.
[[Dropdown Countdown Lift]]s from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' function very similarly to Countdown Platforms, both being semisolid platforms that count down how many times the player can step on them. However, the counter on a Dropdown Countdown Lift decreases when stepped on, rather than when stepped off.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
SMW2 Countdown Platform TCOTMM 2.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 Countdown Platform TCOTMM 2.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[The Cave Of The Mystery Maze]])
SMW2 Countdown Platform TCOTMM 3.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Countdown Platform TCOTMM 3.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' (The Cave Of The Mystery Maze)
SMW2 Number Platform.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Number Platform.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' ([[Don't Look Back!]])
SMW2 Countdown Platform DLB 2.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Countdown Platform DLB 2.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' (Don't Look Back!)
SMW2 Countdown Platform DLB 3.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Countdown Platform DLB 3.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' (Don't Look Back!)
SMW2 Countdown Platform KM 1.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Countdown Platform KM 1.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' ([[KEEP MOVING!!!!]])
SMW2 Countdown Platform KM 2.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Countdown Platform KM 2.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' (KEEP MOVING!!!!)
SMW2 Countdown Platform KM 3.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Countdown Platform KM 3.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' (KEEP MOVING!!!!)
SMW2 Countdown Platform KM 4.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Countdown Platform KM 4.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' (KEEP MOVING!!!!)
Icon SMW2-YI - Don't Look Back!.png|Don't Look Back! level icon from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Don't Look Back SMW2 screenshot.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Don't Look Back SMW2 screenshot.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Windblown Wilderness.png|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
Windblown Wilderness.png|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
Lose the Lunge Fish.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
Lose the Lunge Fish.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
YWW Countdown Platform.png|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=カウントゆか<br>''Kaunto Yuka''<br>すうじのついたブロック<br>''Sūji no Tsuita Burokku''
|Jpn=カウント{{ruby|床|ゆか}}<ref>{{cite|date=November 20, 1995|title=「オールカラー版 スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド全百科」 (''All-Color Ban - Super Mario: Yossy Island All Hyakka'')|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|page=140}}</ref>
|JapM=Count Floor<br><br>Numbered Block (''Yoshi's New Island'' [[Message Block]])
|JpnR=Kaunto Yuka
|JpnM=Count Floor
|Jpn2=すうじのついたブロック
|Jpn2R=Sūji no Tsuita Burokku
|Jpn2M=Numbered Block (''Yoshi's New Island'' [[Message Block]])
|Spa=Plataforma concordant
|Spa=Plataforma concordant
|SpaM=Counter platform
|SpaM=Counter platform
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|GerM=Counter platform
|GerM=Counter platform
|Dut=Platformen geven
|Dut=Platformen geven
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|Ita=Piattaforma a conteggio
|Ita=Piattaforma a conteggio
|ItaM=Count platform
|ItaM=Count platform
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|Rus=Платформ со счетчиком
|Rus=Платформ со счетчиком
|RusR=Platform so schetchikom
|RusR=Platform so schetchikom
|RusM=
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:31, April 1, 2025

Not to be confused with Count-Lift or Dropdown Countdown Lift.
Countdown Platform
Sprite of a Countdown Platform in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (2017)
“Countdown Platforms can only be stepped on so many times. Watch that number!”
Message Block, Yoshi's New Island

Countdown Platforms are floating semisolid platforms that appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (and its reissue), Yoshi's Island DS, Yoshi's New Island, and Yoshi's Woolly World. They resemble scales with a number labeled on each, this number decreasing by one every time something moves off them. Because of this, the counter does not go down when the player has a Yoshi stand on them; it decreases only when the Yoshi steps off or jumps off them. If the weight on the scale is removed when the counter is at one, the platform vanishes in a puff of smoke. Countdown Platforms typically range from a highest display of four to a lowest of one, but in Yoshi's Woolly World, some go as high as nine. In most games, Countdown Platforms can be activated only by a Yoshi, and every other object passes through them. However, in Yoshi's Woolly World, shells can also trigger these platforms.

Dropdown Countdown Lifts from Super Mario Bros. Wonder function very similarly to Countdown Platforms, both being semisolid platforms that count down how many times the player can step on them. However, the counter on a Dropdown Countdown Lift decreases when stepped on, rather than when stepped off.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カウントゆか[1]
Kaunto Yuka
Count Floor
すうじのついたブロック[?]
Sūji no Tsuita Burokku
Numbered Block (Yoshi's New Island Message Block)
Dutch Platformen geven[?] -
French Plateforme compte à rebours[?] Countdown platform
German Zähler-Plattform[?] Counter platform
Italian Piattaforma a conteggio[?] Count platform
Portuguese Plataforma com contador[?] Platform with counter
Russian Платформ со счетчиком[?]
Platform so schetchikom
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Spanish Plataforma concordant[?] Counter platform

References[edit]

  1. ^ November 20, 1995. 「オールカラー版 スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド全百科」 (All-Color Ban - Super Mario: Yossy Island All Hyakka). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 140.