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{{about|the doors found in many Mario games|the warp door from [[Wario: Master of Disguise]]|[[Warp door (Wario: Master of Disguise)]]}}
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|title=Warp Door
|image=[[File:SMM3DS Art - Warp Door.png|120px]]<br>Artwork of a Warp Door from ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''<br>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
|image=[[File:SMM3DS Art - Warp Door.png|120px]]<br>Artwork of a Warp Door from ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''<br>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
|description=A regular door.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' ([[List of games by date#1986|1986]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' ([[List of games by date#1986|1986]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
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'''Warp Doors''' (or simply '''doors''')<ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' manual|page=20|date=2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are objects appearing in several installments of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] that take [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], or another character to another part of the level. Most of them are unlocked, while some, known as [[Key Door]]s, require a [[key]] to be opened. Some games feature [[P Warp Door]]s, which are blue doors that only appear while a [[P Switch]] is active.
'''Warp Doors''' (or simply '''doors''')<ref>[http://www.mariomayhem.com/downloads/mario_instruction_booklets/DS_New_Super_Mario_Bros.pdf ''New Super Mario Bros.'' North American manual], page 20.</ref> are objects appearing in several [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' games]] that take the player to another part of the level. Most of them are unlocked, while some, known as [[Key Door]]s, require a [[key]] to be opened.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''===
====''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====
[[File:NES LL Warp Door Sprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:SMBTLL-Door.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' (and to a much lesser extent, ''[[All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.]]''), Warp Doors only appear in [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 8-4]] and [[World D-4]], after [[Bowser]] ([[Impostor Bowser|fake Bowser]] in the [[Family Computer Disk System]] version of World D-4) is defeated. Both lead to [[Princess Peach]]. Despite ''[[VS. Super Mario Bros.]]'' having the same ending as ''The Lost Levels'' and ''All Night Nippon'', there is no door leading to Peach after Bowser is defeated, much like in the first game. The door does not appear in any of the SNES remakes, instead being replaced with Peach locked inside a cage suspended over a pit of lava.
In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', Warp Doors appear only in two castle levels (from Worlds 8 and D, respectively), after Bowser is defeated. Both lead to [[Princess Peach]].
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====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
===''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
[[File:SMB2 Doors.PNG|frame|left]]
[[File:SMB2 Doors Sprites.png|frame|left]]
As [[Warp Pipe]]s are absent in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Warp Doors are the main means of transporting between areas. The game consists of three different types of Warp Doors: red swing-open ones, doorless entryways, and special doors with keyholes that require the player to search for the Key in Phantos' lairs to open those doors. They also served as [[checkpoint]]s as, on dying, the player would resume from the last door they passed through.
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Warp Doors are the main means of transporting between areas. The game consists of three different types of Warp Doors: red swing-open ones, doorless entryways, and special doors with keyholes that require the player to search for the Key in [[Phanto]]s' lairs to open those doors. They also serve as [[checkpoint]]s as, on dying, the player would resume from the last door they passed through. In both the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' versions, a pair of dark yellow double doors (similar to ''Super Mario World''{{'}}s) replaced doorless entryways while in the overworld areas, and a giant iron bar door with a Bob-omb emblem appears as the cave entrance in [[World 6-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-3]].{{br|left}}
 
===''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:SMB3 Warp Door.png|frame|left]]
Doorless entryways are also used in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In both the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' versions, they are replaced with wooden doors. Big Warp Doors also appear in both of [[Bowser]]'s boss arenas, which open after he is defeated, and both lead to Princess Toadstool. Another variant known as [[Magic Door]]s appear in [[World 4-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-6]]; when entered, Mario can transition between giant and normal-sized versions of the stage.
 
===''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===
[[File:DoorSMW.png|frame|left]]
Wooden Warp Doors, named '''Yellow Doors'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Super NES'' Player's Guide|page=12|date=1992|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''Yellow Exit Doors''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Super NES'' Player's Guide|page=13|date=1992|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are used mainly in [[Ghost House]]s, [[fortress]]es, and [[castle]]s in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|its reissue]] to transport [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to another room. Big red ones debut in this game, serving as boss rooms' entry points.
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===''New Super Mario Bros.'' series===
In the [[New Super Mario Bros. (disambiguation)|''New Super Mario Bros.'' series]], Warp Doors have appeared in many Ghost Houses, Castles and [[Tower]]s, as well as at the end of each Castle and Tower throughout the series leading to the boss. The regular Warp Doors now has the control pad and an up arrow on them. Starting with ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', tower boss doors are red, and castle boss doors are blue. Some doors in Ghost Houses are fake; if the player tries to open one, it disappears and four [[Boo]]s run away, leaving a [[coin]] behind.


In ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', a pair of dark yellow double doors (similar to ''Super Mario World''{{'}}s) replaced doorless entryways while in the overworld areas, and a giant iron bar door with a Bob-omb emblem appears as the cave entrance in [[World 6-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-3]].{{br|left}}
===''Super Mario 3D'' series===
Warp Doors also appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', in [[Toad House]]s and in some stages.


====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
===''Super Mario Maker'' subseries===
Doorless entryways were also used in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', despite Warp Pipes returning, until ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they were replaced with Warp Doors. Big Warp Doors also appear in both of [[Bowser]]'s boss arenas, which open after he is defeated, and both lead to Princess Peach. Another variant known as [[Magic Door]]s appear in [[World 4-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-6]]; when entered, Mario can transition between giant and normal-sized versions of the stage.
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In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', Warp Doors can be used as course elements. They transport the player to a different part of the area. Up to 8 pairs of doors (4 pairs per area) can be placed in the level. As of the 1.20 update, players can knock multiple times on doors in the Course Maker to reveal [[Weird Mushroom (item)|Weird Mario]]. The 1.30 update introduces a variation: The [[P Warp Door]], which cannot be activated until pressing a [[P Switch]]. Another variation introduced on the 1.40 update is the [[Key Door]]; they can only be opened with a [[key]], another feature introduced in this update.


====''Super Mario World''====
Warp Doors reappear as course elements in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' under the Gizmos section and can be used in all game styles, including the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style. Like the previous game, players can knock multiple times on doors in the Course Maker to reveal Weird Mario.
Warp Doors are used predominantly in [[Ghost House]]s, [[Fortress]]es, and [[Castle]]s in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', to transport [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to another room. Big ones debut in this game, serving as boss rooms' entry points.


====''New Super Mario Bros.'' series====
===''Super Mario Run''===
In the [[New Super Mario Bros. (disambiguation)|''New Super Mario Bros.'' series]], Warp Doors have appeared in many Ghost Houses, Castles and [[Tower]]s, as well as at the end of each Castle and Tower throughout the series leading to the boss. Some doors in Ghost Houses are fake; if the player tries to open one, it disappears and four [[Boo]]s run away and a [[Coin]] is left behind.
[[File:SMR Ghost House.png|100px|thumb]]
Warp Doors appear in some courses in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', using their Ghost House appearance from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They mainly appear in Ghost House courses, where they help the player advance from one room to another. A Warp Door also appears in [[Cutting Edge Spire]] where it takes the player outside the Tower and to the end of the course. The player enters Warp Doors by being on the ground while within their space, rather than through any separate input. The player cannot enter any Warp Door that they exited from. In interior areas of a Ghost House, such doors are red instead of green.


====''Super Mario 3D Land'' / ''Super Mario 3D World''====
In the courses [[Ghost Door Deception]], there are multiple fake doors and a real door in each room. The player can tell which door is fake by the fact that it shakes periodically. In [[Boohind Lock and Key]], there is one Key Door in every room. Since the courses [[Fishing Boo Taunts You]] and [[Dark and Stormy]] take place entirely in the exterior of a Ghost House, they start at a cosmetic Warp Door.
Warp Doors also appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', in Toad Houses and in some stages.


====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
In Remix 10, Warp Doors serve as the goal of courses in Ghost House interiors as well as in Cutting Edge Spire. This also means the Warp Door takes on some of the properties of the [[Goal Pole]], in that entering one collects all gravity affected coins and converts [[Super Mushroom]]s and [[Super Star]]s that are not inside [[bubble]]s into five coins.
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', Warp Doors can be used as course elements. They transport the player to a different part of the area. Up to 8 doors (4 pairs of doors per area) can be placed in the level. As of the 1.20 update, players can knock multiple times on the door in the Course Maker to reveal Weird Mario. The 1.30 update introduces a variation: The [[P Door|P Warp Door]], which cannot be activated until pressing a [[P Switch]]. Another variation introduced on the 1.40 update is the [[Key Door]]; they can only be opened with a [[key]], another feature introduced in this update.


====''Super Mario Run''====
===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
Warp Doors reappear in some levels in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', with their appearances from Ghost Houses in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. Key Doors also reappear.
Warp Doors appear again in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. One type of Warp Door is colored red with a golden top hat in the middle of it that can only be opened by throwing [[Cappy]] at it. Another type is one that is colored blue that can only be opened by throwing Cappy onto a [[Scarecrow (object)|Scarecrow]], thereby forcing Mario to traverse whatever is behind the Warp Door without the aid of Cappy. The third type of Warp Doors are pink-colored ones with locks on them that can only be opened by wearing a specific outfit and talking to the nearby NPC, who will allow Mario access to whatever is inside. The final type of Warp Doors are pink doors without locks, and they can lead Mario to different areas, such as a shop, the [[Slots]] minigame, or another area in the same kingdom.


====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
Warp Doors appear again in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. One type of Warp Door is colored red with a golden top hat in the middle of it that can only be opened by throwing [[Cappy]] at it. Another type is one that is colored blue that can only be opened by throwing Cappy onto a [[Scarecrow (object)|Scarecrow]], thereby forcing Mario to traverse whatever is behind the Warp Door without the aid of Cappy. The third type of Warp Doors are pink-colored ones with locks on them that can only be opened by wearing a specific outfit and talking to the nearby NPC, who will allow Mario access to whatever is inside. The final type of Warp Doors are pink doors without locks, and they can lead Mario to different areas, such as a shop, the [[Slots]] Minigame, or another area in the same kingdom.
Warp Doors appear once again in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', acting how they did in previous games. Additionally, an enemy called a [[Noknok]] is introduced in this game. This enemy disguises as a normal Warp Door, but when the player comes near, it opens up, revealing large teeth and legs. It then chases the player until they jump on it, stunning it and allowing the player to go in the door, either gaining a coin or warping.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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DoorSMW.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMB2 Sprite Door.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
SMASdoor.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')
SMAS SMB3 Door.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')
DoorNSMB.png|Front of a Warp Door from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''.
SMW2 Door.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
NSMB Back Warp Door.png|Back of a Warp Door from ''New Super Mario Bros.''.
SMW2 Door sealed.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' (sealed)
SMW2 Door boss.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' (boss)
SMW2 Door Bowser.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' (final boss)
SMW2 Door carousel.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SM64 Doors.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
Story Door.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
DoorNSMB.png|Front of a Warp Door from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMB Back Warp Door.png|Back of a Warp Door from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
Castle Door.png|A boss Door from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
BowserBossDoorNSMB.png|The final boss Door from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
SPM Door.png|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
DoorNSMBW.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
DoorNSMBW.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
GhostHouseDoorNSMBW.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''<br>(Ghost House)
GhostHouseDoorNSMBW.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' (Ghost House)
NewToadDoor.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''<br>(Toad House)
NSMBW Tower Door Render.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' (Tower)
NewGhostDoor.png|''New Super Mario Bros. 2''<br>(Ghost House)
NSMBW Castle Door Render.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' (Castle)
DoorNSMBU.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''<br>(Ghost House)
NSMBW Bowser Door Render.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' (Bowser's Castle)
SMM-SMB-Door.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''<br>(''Super Mario Bros.'' style)
NewToadDoor.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (Toad House)
SMM-SMB3-Door.png|''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''<br>(''Super Mario Bros. 2''-styled Warp Door, used in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' game style)
NewGhostDoor.png|''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' (Ghost House)
SMM-SMW-Door.png|''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''<br>(''Super Mario World'' style)
DoorNSMBU.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' (Ghost House)
SMM-NSMBU Door.png|''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''<br>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
NSMBU Asset Model Door.png|''New Super Mario Bros. U'' ([[Peach's Castle]])
SMM2 3DW Door.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style icon)
ND SMM 2016 Nengajo.jpg|2016 nengajō for ''[[Nintendo DREAM]]'' by developers of ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
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== Names in other languages ==
==Names in other languages==
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|FraM=Portmanteau of "''téléporter''" ("to teleport") and "''porte''" ("door")
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|JapM=Door
|ChiS=门
|ChiSR=Mén
|ChiSM=Door
|ChiT=門
|ChiTR=Mén
|ChiTM=Door
|Dut=Warpdeur<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Nederland|language=nl|date=March 9, 2016|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV4Hwg2Y_JA|title=''Super Mario Maker'' - Gesloten deuren! Spijkerzuilen! Roze munten! (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 19, 2019}}</ref>
|DutM=Warp Door
|Fre=Télé-porte<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo France|date=December 17, 2015|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkkgfDdwF2g&t=38s|timestamp=00:38|language=fr|title=''Super Mario Maker'' - Nouvelles fonctionnalités ! (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 4, 2017}}</ref>
|Fre2=Porte<ref>{{cite|title=''Yoshi Story'' instruction booklet, French segment|url=fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_YoshisStory_FR.pdf|page=60|language=fr|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Fre2N=''Yoshi's Story''
|FreM=Pun on ''téléporter'' ("to teleport") and ''porte'' ("door")
|Fre2M=Door
|Ger=Warp-Tür
|GerM=Warp Door
|Ita=Porta teletrasporto
|ItaM=Warp Door
|PorA=Porta
|PorAM=Door
|PorE=Porta de Teletransporte<ref>{{cite|language=pt-pt|author=Nintendo Portugal|date=December 17, 2015|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R6_NUj31eA|title=Super Mario Maker - Novas funcionalidades! (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 11, 2021}}</ref>
|PorEM=Teleport Door
|Rus=Дверь-телепорт
|RusR=Dver'-teleport
|RusM=Teleport Door
|Spa=Puerta
|Spa=Puerta
|SpaM=Door
|SpaM=Door
|SpaA=Puerta de teletransporte
|SpaAM=Teleporting door
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Latest revision as of 11:22, November 2, 2024

This article is about the doors appearing in many games of the Super Mario series. For the warp door from Wario: Master of Disguise, see Warp door (Wario: Master of Disguise).
"Door" redirects here. For the door at the end of a level in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, see Goal Door (Mario vs. Donkey Kong series). For the doors in the Wrecking Crew series, see Door (Wrecking Crew series). For other kinds of doors in the Mario franchise, see Category:Doors.
Warp Door
Artwork from a Warp Door, from Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS.
Artwork of a Warp Door from Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
(New Super Mario Bros. U style)
First appearance Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)

Warp Doors (or simply doors)[1] are objects appearing in several installments of the Super Mario series that take Mario, Luigi, or another character to another part of the level. Most of them are unlocked, while some, known as Key Doors, require a key to be opened. Some games feature P Warp Doors, which are blue doors that only appear while a P Switch is active.

History[edit]

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels[edit]

Door

In Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (and to a much lesser extent, All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.), Warp Doors only appear in World 8-4 and World D-4, after Bowser (fake Bowser in the Family Computer Disk System version of World D-4) is defeated. Both lead to Princess Peach. Despite VS. Super Mario Bros. having the same ending as The Lost Levels and All Night Nippon, there is no door leading to Peach after Bowser is defeated, much like in the first game. The door does not appear in any of the SNES remakes, instead being replaced with Peach locked inside a cage suspended over a pit of lava.

Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

SMB2 Doors Sprites.png

In Super Mario Bros. 2, Warp Doors are the main means of transporting between areas. The game consists of three different types of Warp Doors: red swing-open ones, doorless entryways, and special doors with keyholes that require the player to search for the Key in Phantos' lairs to open those doors. They also serve as checkpoints as, on dying, the player would resume from the last door they passed through. In both the Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance versions, a pair of dark yellow double doors (similar to Super Mario World's) replaced doorless entryways while in the overworld areas, and a giant iron bar door with a Bob-omb emblem appears as the cave entrance in World 6-3.

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

A Warp Door from Super Mario Bros. 3.

Doorless entryways are also used in the Nintendo Entertainment System version of Super Mario Bros. 3. In both the Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 versions, they are replaced with wooden doors. Big Warp Doors also appear in both of Bowser's boss arenas, which open after he is defeated, and both lead to Princess Toadstool. Another variant known as Magic Doors appear in World 4-6; when entered, Mario can transition between giant and normal-sized versions of the stage.

Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

Sprite of a Yellow Door in Super Mario World.

Wooden Warp Doors, named Yellow Doors[2] or Yellow Exit Doors,[3] are used mainly in Ghost Houses, fortresses, and castles in Super Mario World and its reissue to transport Mario or Luigi to another room. Big red ones debut in this game, serving as boss rooms' entry points.

New Super Mario Bros. series[edit]

In the New Super Mario Bros. series, Warp Doors have appeared in many Ghost Houses, Castles and Towers, as well as at the end of each Castle and Tower throughout the series leading to the boss. The regular Warp Doors now has the control pad and an up arrow on them. Starting with New Super Mario Bros. Wii, tower boss doors are red, and castle boss doors are blue. Some doors in Ghost Houses are fake; if the player tries to open one, it disappears and four Boos run away, leaving a coin behind.

Super Mario 3D series[edit]

Warp Doors also appear in Super Mario 3D Land, Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, in Toad Houses and in some stages.

Super Mario Maker subseries[edit]

SMM-SMB-Door.png
SMM-SMB3-Door.png
SMM-SMW-Door.png
A New Super Mario Bros. U-styled Warp Door in Super Mario Maker.

In Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, Warp Doors can be used as course elements. They transport the player to a different part of the area. Up to 8 pairs of doors (4 pairs per area) can be placed in the level. As of the 1.20 update, players can knock multiple times on doors in the Course Maker to reveal Weird Mario. The 1.30 update introduces a variation: The P Warp Door, which cannot be activated until pressing a P Switch. Another variation introduced on the 1.40 update is the Key Door; they can only be opened with a key, another feature introduced in this update.

Warp Doors reappear as course elements in Super Mario Maker 2 under the Gizmos section and can be used in all game styles, including the Super Mario 3D World style. Like the previous game, players can knock multiple times on doors in the Course Maker to reveal Weird Mario.

Super Mario Run[edit]

A ghost house level in Super Mario Run

Warp Doors appear in some courses in Super Mario Run, using their Ghost House appearance from New Super Mario Bros. U. They mainly appear in Ghost House courses, where they help the player advance from one room to another. A Warp Door also appears in Cutting Edge Spire where it takes the player outside the Tower and to the end of the course. The player enters Warp Doors by being on the ground while within their space, rather than through any separate input. The player cannot enter any Warp Door that they exited from. In interior areas of a Ghost House, such doors are red instead of green.

In the courses Ghost Door Deception, there are multiple fake doors and a real door in each room. The player can tell which door is fake by the fact that it shakes periodically. In Boohind Lock and Key, there is one Key Door in every room. Since the courses Fishing Boo Taunts You and Dark and Stormy take place entirely in the exterior of a Ghost House, they start at a cosmetic Warp Door.

In Remix 10, Warp Doors serve as the goal of courses in Ghost House interiors as well as in Cutting Edge Spire. This also means the Warp Door takes on some of the properties of the Goal Pole, in that entering one collects all gravity affected coins and converts Super Mushrooms and Super Stars that are not inside bubbles into five coins.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

Warp Doors appear again in Super Mario Odyssey. One type of Warp Door is colored red with a golden top hat in the middle of it that can only be opened by throwing Cappy at it. Another type is one that is colored blue that can only be opened by throwing Cappy onto a Scarecrow, thereby forcing Mario to traverse whatever is behind the Warp Door without the aid of Cappy. The third type of Warp Doors are pink-colored ones with locks on them that can only be opened by wearing a specific outfit and talking to the nearby NPC, who will allow Mario access to whatever is inside. The final type of Warp Doors are pink doors without locks, and they can lead Mario to different areas, such as a shop, the Slots minigame, or another area in the same kingdom.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

Warp Doors appear once again in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, acting how they did in previous games. Additionally, an enemy called a Noknok is introduced in this game. This enemy disguises as a normal Warp Door, but when the player comes near, it opens up, revealing large teeth and legs. It then chases the player until they jump on it, stunning it and allowing the player to go in the door, either gaining a coin or warping.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドア[?]
Doa
Door
Chinese (simplified) [?]
Mén
Door
Chinese (traditional) [?]
Mén
Door
Dutch Warpdeur[4] Warp Door
French Télé-porte[5] Pun on téléporter ("to teleport") and porte ("door")
Porte[6] Door Yoshi's Story
German Warp-Tür[?] Warp Door
Italian Porta teletrasporto[?] Warp Door
Portuguese (NOA) Porta[?] Door
Portuguese (NOE) Porta de Teletransporte[7] Teleport Door
Russian Дверь-телепорт[?]
Dver'-teleport
Teleport Door
Spanish Puerta[?] Door
Spanish (NOA) Puerta de teletransporte[?] Teleporting door

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2006. New Super Mario Bros. manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20.
  2. ^ 1992. Nintendo Super NES Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 12.
  3. ^ 1992. Nintendo Super NES Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
  4. ^ Nintendo Nederland (March 9, 2016). Super Mario Maker - Gesloten deuren! Spijkerzuilen! Roze munten! (Wii U). YouTube (Dutch). Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Nintendo France (December 17, 2015). Super Mario Maker - Nouvelles fonctionnalités ! (Wii U) (00:38). YouTube (French). Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  6. ^ Yoshi Story instruction booklet, French segment (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 60.
  7. ^ Nintendo Portugal (December 17, 2015). Super Mario Maker - Novas funcionalidades! (Wii U). YouTube (European Portuguese). Retrieved January 11, 2021.