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{{About|the obstacles from [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]|the obstacles from [[Super Mario Land]]|[[Roto Disc (Super Mario Land)]]}}
{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Roto-disc
|image=[[File:SMB3_Roto-Disc.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|image=[[File:SMB3_Roto-Disc.jpg|200px]]
|related=[[Fire Bar]]<br>[[Spinner]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|relatives=[[Satellite]]
|comparable=[[Roto Disc (Super Mario Land)|Roto Disc (''Super Mario Land'')]]
}}
}}
'''Roto-discs'''<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet, page 27.</ref> (also spelled '''Rotodiscs'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 38.</ref>, '''Roto-Discs'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Nintendo Power Strategy Guide, pages 9 & 80.</ref><ref>Peterson, Erik. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Nintendo Power Strategy Guide, page 15.</ref> or '''Roto Discs'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Nintendo Power Strategy Guide, pages 46, 54, 55, 60, 70.</ref>) are [[Fire Bar]]-like obstacles that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Roto-discs are found orbiting gray or red orbs, on which it is possible for [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to stand. Roto-discs are nearly invulnerable; they can only be destroyed if the player transforms into a [[Statue Mario|statue]] by using the [[Tanooki Suit]] and lands on top of one. '''Duo-Roto-Discs'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Nintendo Power Strategy Guide, page 59.</ref> can also be found, which consist of two Roto-discs circling the central orb. If the player destroys one using the Tanooki Suit, the other will disappear.
'''Roto-Discs'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=9 and 80|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=June 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Peterson, Erik|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide|page=15|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1930206-37-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=20, 29, 30, 45, 49, 50, 60, 66, 67, 76, 77, 82, 85, 96, 97, 104, 105, and 106|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' entry on the official Mario portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-142617/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en}}</ref> (also formatted as '''Rotodiscs''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=38|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1990}}</ref> '''Roto Discs''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=46, 54, 55, 60, and 70|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=June 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide|page=146|date=1993|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''NES Game Atlas''|page=42|date=Spring 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> and '''Roto-discs'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet|page=27|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2010}}</ref>), or simply '''Discs''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=85|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref> are [[Fire Bar|Fire-Bar]]- and [[Spinner]]-like obstacles that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Roto-Discs are found orbiting gray or red orbs, on which it is possible for [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to stand. Roto-Discs are nearly invulnerable; they can be destroyed if [[Statue Mario]] lands on top of one. '''Duo-Roto-Discs'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=59|date=June 1990|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> can also be found, and they consist of two Roto-Discs circling the central orb. If the player destroys one, the other disappears.


Aside from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and its subsequent remakes, the only other appearance of Roto-discs is in the [[Mini-Mario]] course in [[Bowser's Castle]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. As a throwback to the previous games, they are obstacles that will send Mario back to the beginning of the area if they connect with him.
Roto-Discs make their only other appearance in the [[Mini-Mario (form)|Mini-Mario]] course of [[Bowser's Castle]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. As a throwback to the previous games, they are obstacles that send Mario back to the beginning of the area if they come in contact with him.


''[[Super Mario Land]]'' contains fiery orb enemies that similarly orbit a [[block]] and share the same attack pattern.
''[[Super Mario Land]]'' contains similar [[Roto Disc (Super Mario Land)|Roto Disc]]s that similarly orbit a [[block]] and share the same attack pattern. ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' also contains an enemy known as a [[satellite]] in the [[Mario Zone]], and it behaves in a similar fashion.


''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' also contains an enemy known as a [[Satellite]] in the [[Mario Zone]], which behaves in a similar fashion to a Roto-disc.
==Profiles==
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
While Roto-discs don't appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' they can be created. Here's how:
{{PBMCD profile
 
|name=クッキー (JP) / Roto-Disc (EN)
1). Take any block that doesn't blend in with your surroundings.
|artwork=[[File:Roto-Disc Perfect.png|200px]]
 
|shuzoku=ゴースト{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
2.A). Take tracks and have them encircle the block mentioned in step 1. Then select it all and shake it so that it curves.
|seikaku=きまじめ
 
|tojo_gemu=3
2.B). If any tracks are curving the other direction, then shake those tracks so they curve the other way.
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|安全地帯|あんぜんちたい}}で{{ruby|一息|ひといき}}つにう</big><br>
 
{{ruby|玉|たま}}を{{ruby|中心|ちゅうしん}}に、クルクル{{ruby|回|まわ}}るファイア{{ruby|系|けい}}のゴース卜{{ruby|族|ぞく}}。{{ruby|赤|あか}}い{{ruby|玉|たま}}の{{ruby|上|うえ}}はどんなときも{{ruby|安全地帯|あんぜんちたい}}なので、ここでタイミングをはかって{{ruby|抜|ぬ}}けていこう。<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/WCiU8TI.jpeg 67]}}</ref>
3). Next, get a ''[[Podoboo]]'' and place it on the track. Then put a wing on it.
|tribe=Ghost clan
 
|disposition=Too serious
And there you have it. That is how to make a Roto-disc.
|game_appearances=3
|eng_desc='''''<big>Let's take a breather in the safe zone</big><br>
''Fiery ghost tribe members that spin around a ball. The top of the red ball is a safe zone at all times, so use this area to get out of the way at the right time.''
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMB3 Sprite Roto-Disc.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
Rotodisc.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
Rotodisc.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
Rotodiscmlss.PNG|A Roto-disc in [[Bowser's Castle]] in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
Roto-discM&LSS.png|A Roto-Disc in [[Bowser's Castle]] in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
SMLRoto-disc.png|''Super Mario Land''
MLSS-Roto-disc.png|''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
SMLRoto-disc.png|[[Roto Disc (Super Mario Land)|Roto Disc]], from ''Super Mario Land''
Guruguri.png|[[Satellite]], from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
Guruguri.png|[[Satellite]], from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
SMB3 F40A Roto Discs Artwork.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=クッキー<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 39.</ref><br>''Kukkī''<br>回転する炎<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Land'' section, page 48.</ref><br>''Kaitensuru Honō''
|Jap=クッキー<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|language=ja|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo|page=39}}</ref>
|JapM=Cookie<br><br>Spinning Flame
|JapR=Kukkī
|Fra=Rotodisque<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' French instruction booklet, page 44.</ref>
|JapM=Cookie
|FraM=Rotodisc
|Fre=Rotodisque<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' French instruction booklet|page=44}}</ref>
|Ita=Rotodisco<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' Italian instruction booklet, page 28</ref>
|FreM=Rotodisc
|ItaM=Rotodisc}}
|Ita=Rotodisc
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual|page=38|date=1991|publisher=Nintendo|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ita2=Rotodisco
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual|page=28|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition''
|Ita3=Roto-Disco
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=36}}</ref>
|Ita3N=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''
|Ita2M=Rotodisc
|Ita3M=Roto-Disc
}}
 
==Trivia==
*In [[Wario's Woods (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|''Wario's Woods'' for the SNES]], activating a combo causes an energy orb to appear and refill [[Birdo]]'s time gauge. The sprite used for the orb is the same as the Roto-Discs, only with a different palette.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1298715131715567616|title=After activating a combo in the SNES version of Wario's Woods, an energy orb appears and refills Birdo's time gauge. The sprite used for the orb is exactly the same as the Roto-disc enemy from Super Mario Bros. 3, only with a different palette. This connection is never explained.|author=MarioBrothBlog|date=August 26, 2020|publisher=X|accessdate=May 22, 2024}}</ref>
*A sign reading "ROTO DISC" appears in the 1993 ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film. According to production designer {{wp|David Snyder|David L. Snyder}}, the Roto-Discs were imagined as the energy-conversion engines used in the electric [[Dinohattan]] cars.{{ref needed}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:52, November 30, 2024

This article is about the obstacles from Super Mario Bros. 3. For the obstacles from Super Mario Land, see Roto Disc (Super Mario Land).
Roto-Disc
Super Mario Bros. 3 promotional artwork: Two Roto-Discs circling around.
Artwork from Super Mario Bros. 3
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
Relatives
Comparable

Roto-Discs[1][2][3][4] (also formatted as Rotodiscs,[5] Roto Discs,[6][7][8] and Roto-discs[9]), or simply Discs,[10] are Fire-Bar- and Spinner-like obstacles that first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3. Roto-Discs are found orbiting gray or red orbs, on which it is possible for Mario or Luigi to stand. Roto-Discs are nearly invulnerable; they can be destroyed if Statue Mario lands on top of one. Duo-Roto-Discs[11] can also be found, and they consist of two Roto-Discs circling the central orb. If the player destroys one, the other disappears.

Roto-Discs make their only other appearance in the Mini-Mario course of Bowser's Castle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. As a throwback to the previous games, they are obstacles that send Mario back to the beginning of the area if they come in contact with him.

Super Mario Land contains similar Roto Discs that similarly orbit a block and share the same attack pattern. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins also contains an enemy known as a satellite in the Mario Zone, and it behaves in a similar fashion.

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

クッキー (JP) / Roto-Disc (EN)
A Roto-Disc from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ゴーストぞく Tribe Ghost clan
性格せいかく きまじめ Disposition Too serious
登場とうじょうゲーム 3 Game appearances 3
安全地帯あんぜんちたい一息ひといきつにう

たま中心ちゅうしんに、クルクルまわるファイアけいのゴース卜ぞくあかたまうえはどんなときも安全地帯あんぜんちたいなので、ここでタイミングをはかってけていこう。[12]

Let's take a breather in the safe zone

Fiery ghost tribe members that spin around a ball. The top of the red ball is a safe zone at all times, so use this area to get out of the way at the right time.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッキー[13]
Kukkī
Cookie
French Rotodisque[14] Rotodisc
Italian Rotodisc[15] - Super Mario Bros. 3
Rotodisco[16] Rotodisc Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition
Roto-Disco[17] Roto-Disc Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 9 and 80.
  2. ^ Peterson, Erik (2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1930206-37-2. Page 15.
  3. ^ Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 20, 29, 30, 45, 49, 50, 60, 66, 67, 76, 77, 82, 85, 96, 97, 104, 105, and 106.
  4. ^ English Super Mario Bros. 3 entry on the official Mario portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 14:26:17 UTC via archive.today.)
  5. ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 38.
  6. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 46, 54, 55, 60, and 70.
  7. ^ 1993. Super Mario All-Stars Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 146.
  8. ^ Spring 1991. NES Game Atlas. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 42.
  9. ^ 2010. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 27.
  10. ^ Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 85.
  11. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 59.
  12. ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 67.
  13. ^ 1990. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 39.
  14. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 French instruction booklet. Page 44.
  15. ^ 1991. Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian manual. Nintendo (Italian). Page 38.
  16. ^ 2010. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 28.
  17. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 36.
  18. ^ MarioBrothBlog (August 26, 2020). After activating a combo in the SNES version of Wario's Woods, an energy orb appears and refills Birdo's time gauge. The sprite used for the orb is exactly the same as the Roto-disc enemy from Super Mario Bros. 3, only with a different palette. This connection is never explained.. X. Retrieved May 22, 2024.