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|title=Yellow Switch Palace
|image=[[File:YellowSwitchPalace.png]]
|image=[[File:YellowSwitchPalace.png|256px]]<br>Mario and [[Yoshi]] collecting coins
|code=YSP
|code=YSP
|world=[[Yoshi's Island (location)#Super Mario World|Yoshi's Island]]
|game=''[[Super Mario World]]''
|game=''[[Super Mario World]]''
|notes=This is the only switch palace of the game without enemies.
|limit=200 seconds
|difficulty=Very Easy
|track=[[Bonus Men BGM|Bonus Screen BGM]]
|sample=[[File:Bonus Screen Theme Super Mario World.oga]]
|before=[[Yoshi's Island 1|<<]]
|before=[[Yoshi's Island 1|<<]]
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The '''Yellow Switch Palace''' is a [[Switch Palace]] found on top of [[Kappa Mountain]] in the northwest of [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It is the first Switch Palace that [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] find, as the palace is not hidden. It is accessed by completing [[Yoshi's Island 1]], thus making it the only Switch Palace that the player does not need to find a secret exit to access. The entire [[level]] contains no enemies or power-ups (and is the only Switch Palace to do so), and it [[Unrevisitable area|cannot be replayed]] after it has been completed, at least without the aid of [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2#Glitches|an exploit in ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'']].


The '''Yellow Switch Palace''' is a level in the game ''[[Super Mario World]]'' that contains a giant, yellow [[! Switch]]. It's the first [[Switch Palace]] that [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] find, as the palace is not hidden. It's on top of [[Kappa Mountain]] in the northwest of [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]], and is accessed by completing [[Yoshi's Island 1]]. The entire level contains no enemies or powerups and cannot be replayed after it has been completed.
==Layout==
[[File:YellowSwitch-SMW.png|frame|left|The Yellow Switch]]
The palace consists of two rooms, which the player has 200 seconds on the [[Time Limit|timer]] to complete. The first room of the palace is a large open area with a single [[P Switch|Switch Block]]. When the switch is hit, the room gets filled with 470 [[coin]]s, and the player has 11.5~12.0 seconds to collect as many as possible; however, the player is not required to hit the Switch Block to progress through the level.


==Overview==
A [[Warp Pipe]] guides the player to the second room, which contains the [[! Switch|Yellow Switch]]. The player can simply [[jump]] on top of it to activate it and end the level. Once the Yellow Switch is activated, all the yellow [[Dotted-Line Block]]s turn into [[! Block|Yellow Block]]s. During gameplay, a [[Super Mushroom]] appears when a Yellow Block is hit. These blocks also help the player progress through levels by filling in some gaps. Yellow Blocks can be found in 21 levels:
[[File:YellowSwitch-SMW.png|frame|left]]
The palace consists of two rooms, which the player has 200 seconds on the [[Time Limit|timer]] to complete. The first room of the Palace is a large open area with a single [[P-Switch]]. When the switch is hit, the room will get filled with about 500 [[Coin]]s, and the player will have about ten seconds to collect as many as possible; however, the player is not required to hit the P-Switch to progress through the level.
 
A [[Warp Pipe]] will guide the player to the second room, which contains the yellow ! Switch. The player can simply jump on top of it to activate it and end the level.
 
==Gameplay effects==
Once the yellow ! Switch is activated, all the yellow [[Dotted Line Block]]s will turn into yellow [[Exclamation Mark Block|! Blocks]]. During gameplay, a [[Super Mushroom]] will appear when a yellow ! Block is hit. These blocks also help the player progress through levels by filling in some gaps. The Yellow ! Blocks only appear in 20 levels after that.
 
===Levels With Yellow ! Blocks===
Yellow ! Blocks can be found in these levels:
*[[Yoshi's Island 1]]
*[[Yoshi's Island 1]]
*[[Yoshi's Island 2]]
*[[Yoshi's Island 2]]
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*[[Donut Plains 1]]
*[[Donut Plains 1]]
*[[Donut Plains 2]]
*[[Donut Plains 2]]
*[[Morton's Castle|#2 Morton's Castle]]
*[[2 Morton's Castle|#2 Morton's Castle]]
*[[Vanilla Fortress]]
*[[Vanilla Fortress]]
*[[Forest of Illusion 2]]
*[[Forest of Illusion 2]]
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*[[Chocolate Island 2]]
*[[Chocolate Island 2]]
*[[Chocolate Island 4]]
*[[Chocolate Island 4]]
*[[Wendy's Castle|#6 Wendy's Castle]]
*[[6 Wendy's Castle|#6 Wendy's Castle]]
*[[Valley Fortress]]
*[[Valley Fortress]]
*[[Valley of Bowser 1]]
*[[Valley of Bowser 1]]
*[[Valley of Bowser 2]]
*[[Valley of Bowser 2]]
*[[Valley of Bowser 4]]
*[[Valley of Bowser 4]]
*[[Larry's Castle|#7 Larry's Castle]]
*[[7 Larry's Castle|#7 Larry's Castle]]
*[[Front Door]]
*[[Front Door]]
*[[Star World 5]]
*[[Star World 5]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=かっぱやま きいろスイッチ
|Jap=かっぱやま きいろスイッチ
|JapR=Kappa Yama Kīro Suicchi
|JapR=Kappa Yama Kiiro Suitchi
|JapM=Kappa Mountain Yellow Switch
|JapM=Kappa Mountain Yellow Switch
|Spa=Palacio Amarillo
|Spa=Palacio Amarillo
|SpaM=Yellow Palace}}
|SpaM=Yellow Palace
{{BoxTop}}
|Fre=Palais Bloc Jaune
{{SMW Levels}}
|FreM=Yellow Block Palace
[[Category: Places]]
|Ger=Glb. Schalterpalast
[[Category: Dinosaur Land]]
|GerM=Yellow Switch Palace (Glb. is an abbreviation of ''gelber'' ("yellow"))
[[Category: Yoshi's Island]]
|Ger2=Gelber Schalterpalast<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=23}}</ref>
|ChiS=河童山黄色开关
|ChiSR=Hétóng Shān Huángsè Kāiguān
|ChiSM=Kappa Mountain Yellow Switch
|Ita=Monte Kappa, palazzo dell'Interruttore giallo<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=57}}</ref>
|ItaM=Mount Kappa, Yellow Switch palace
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Yoshi's Island]]
[[Category:Super Mario World levels]]

Latest revision as of 22:10, September 6, 2024

Level
Yellow Switch Palace
Mario and Yoshi collecting coins in the Yellow Switch Palace of Super Mario World.
Mario and Yoshi collecting coins
Level code YSP
World Yoshi's Island
Game Super Mario World
Time limit 200 seconds
Music track Bonus Screen BGM
Music sample
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The Yellow Switch Palace is a Switch Palace found on top of Kappa Mountain in the northwest of Yoshi's Island in Super Mario World. It is the first Switch Palace that Mario and Luigi find, as the palace is not hidden. It is accessed by completing Yoshi's Island 1, thus making it the only Switch Palace that the player does not need to find a secret exit to access. The entire level contains no enemies or power-ups (and is the only Switch Palace to do so), and it cannot be replayed after it has been completed, at least without the aid of an exploit in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.

Layout[edit]

A yellow ! Switch, from Super Mario World.
The Yellow Switch

The palace consists of two rooms, which the player has 200 seconds on the timer to complete. The first room of the palace is a large open area with a single Switch Block. When the switch is hit, the room gets filled with 470 coins, and the player has 11.5~12.0 seconds to collect as many as possible; however, the player is not required to hit the Switch Block to progress through the level.

A Warp Pipe guides the player to the second room, which contains the Yellow Switch. The player can simply jump on top of it to activate it and end the level. Once the Yellow Switch is activated, all the yellow Dotted-Line Blocks turn into Yellow Blocks. During gameplay, a Super Mushroom appears when a Yellow Block is hit. These blocks also help the player progress through levels by filling in some gaps. Yellow Blocks can be found in 21 levels:

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese かっぱやま きいろスイッチ[?]
Kappa Yama Kiiro Suitchi
Kappa Mountain Yellow Switch
Chinese (simplified) 河童山黄色开关[?]
Hétóng Shān Huángsè Kāiguān
Kappa Mountain Yellow Switch
French Palais Bloc Jaune[?] Yellow Block Palace
German Glb. Schalterpalast[?] Yellow Switch Palace (Glb. is an abbreviation of gelber ("yellow"))
Gelber Schalterpalast[1] -
Italian Monte Kappa, palazzo dell'Interruttore giallo[2] Mount Kappa, Yellow Switch palace
Spanish Palacio Amarillo[?] Yellow Palace

References[edit]

  1. ^ Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 23.
  2. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 57.