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[[Image:RaphaelTheRavensCastle1.png|right|thumb|'''One-Way Flipper doors'''.]]
{{about|the object from the [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]] franchise|other uses|[[Flipper (disambiguation)]]}}
{{Distinguish|[[One-Way Wall]]}}
[[File:RaphaelTheRavensCastle1.png|thumb|Flippers in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'']]
Throughout the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], many courses feature objects that act as access points for the player character that, once passed through, prevent access to the area before. They may be referred to as '''flippers'''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|date=1995|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=122}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|date=November 6, 2006|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide|page=72, 80, 82, and 127|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-016-6}}</ref> (due to their common resemblance to {{wp|pinball}} flippers) or '''one-way gates'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=94, 173, 175, 179, 180, 190, 193, 197, 212, 213, 220, 225, 228, 264, 267, 271, and 274|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 19, 2006|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-5576-5}}</ref> Once activated, they remain open as long as the player character stays at their threshold. Flippers are encountered both horizontally and vertically.


'''One-Way Flippers''' are [[Door]]s that, once passed through, prevents access to the area before. Players who find a set of these in a [[level]] should remember to make sure they have all the desired items/collectibles before passing through the flippers.
==History==
===''Yoshi'' franchise===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance''====
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its reissue]], flippers open up to any moving entity, including a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], an enemy, or a thrown [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]].


They are commonly referred to as "pinball flippers" due to their resemblance to flippers from a pinball game.
====''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''====
Flippers reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', serving the same function as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and its [[reissue]].


Originally debuting in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', the flippers showed up again in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3#Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' during the stages [[Slidin' the Slopes]], [[Doors o' Plenty]], and [[Swinging Bars of Doom]].
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Flippers appear in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' in the following [[World-e]] levels: [[Slidin' the Slopes]], [[Doors o' Plenty]], [[Swinging Bars of Doom]], [[Sea to Sky]], [[Puzzling Pipe Maze]], and [[Treacherous Halls]]. In this game, the flippers are colored yellow.


The One-Way Flippers also appeared in level 2-3 of [[New Super Mario Bros.]] and were originally going to appear in [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]].  
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
A similar type of flipper appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' in [[World 2-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-3]] only. These flippers are wooden with red arrows on them indicating which way they open to, and they are usually found individually rather than in pairs. When touched from the opening side, they swing forward 90 degrees around their pivot and remain in place as long as [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] is in its range of rotation, returning to the previous position once the character departs from it. They are solid objects; after opening, they act as platforms or ceilings if they stand horizontally, or as walls if they stand vertically.


They also reappear in [[New Super Mario Bros. 2]] in a few levels, including a [[Ghost House]].
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' features flippers with a near-identical design and function to those from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' They are found in a few [[level]]s, such as [[World 1-A (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-A]].


[[Category:Traps and Obstacles]]
===Unused appearances===
[[Category:Objects]]
Flippers exist in the assets of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They use their design from ''New Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:New Super Mario Bros. Wii/Unused Objects#One-Way Gate|New Super Mario Bros. Wii/Unused Objects § One-Way Gate]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=May 28, 2024}}</ref>
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]
 
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros.]]
==Gallery==
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]
<gallery>
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. 2]]
NsmbFlipper.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMB2 Asset Sprite Flipper.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=一方通行ゲート<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=118 and 199|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Ippōtsūkō Gēto
|JapM=One-Way Gate
|Ita=Porta unidirezionale<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=118 and 199}}</ref>
|ItaM=Unidirectional door
}}
 
==See also==
*[[One-Way Wall]]
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{YI}}
{{SMB3}}
{{NSMB}}
{{NSMB2}}
{{YNI}}
{{YWW}}
[[Category:Hazardous objects]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. objects]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. 2 objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island objects]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]
[[Category:Yoshi's New Island objects]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Woolly World objects]]

Latest revision as of 19:32, November 13, 2024

This article is about the object from the Super Mario franchise. For other uses, see Flipper (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with One-Way Wall.

Throughout the Super Mario franchise, many courses feature objects that act as access points for the player character that, once passed through, prevent access to the area before. They may be referred to as flippers[1][2] (due to their common resemblance to pinball flippers) or one-way gates.[3] Once activated, they remain open as long as the player character stays at their threshold. Flippers are encountered both horizontally and vertically.

History[edit]

Yoshi franchise[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance[edit]

In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its reissue, flippers open up to any moving entity, including a Yoshi, an enemy, or a thrown egg.

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

Flippers reappear in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, serving the same function as in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its reissue.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Flippers appear in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 in the following World-e levels: Slidin' the Slopes, Doors o' Plenty, Swinging Bars of Doom, Sea to Sky, Puzzling Pipe Maze, and Treacherous Halls. In this game, the flippers are colored yellow.

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

A similar type of flipper appears in New Super Mario Bros. in World 2-3 only. These flippers are wooden with red arrows on them indicating which way they open to, and they are usually found individually rather than in pairs. When touched from the opening side, they swing forward 90 degrees around their pivot and remain in place as long as Mario or Luigi is in its range of rotation, returning to the previous position once the character departs from it. They are solid objects; after opening, they act as platforms or ceilings if they stand horizontally, or as walls if they stand vertically.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. 2 features flippers with a near-identical design and function to those from New Super Mario Bros. They are found in a few levels, such as World 1-A.

Unused appearances[edit]

Flippers exist in the assets of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They use their design from New Super Mario Bros.[4]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 一方通行ゲート[5]
Ippōtsūkō Gēto
One-Way Gate
Italian Porta unidirezionale[6] Unidirectional door

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 122.
  2. ^ Williams, Drew (November 6, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-016-6. Page 72, 80, 82, and 127.
  3. ^ Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5576-5. Page 94, 173, 175, 179, 180, 190, 193, 197, 212, 213, 220, 225, 228, 264, 267, 271, and 274.
  4. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Wii/Unused Objects § One-Way Gate. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  5. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 118 and 199.
  6. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 118 and 199.