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|image=[[File:Cat Wheel SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:Cat Wheel SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario 3D World''
|description=A wheel that only [[Cat Mario]] can spin.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
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A '''Cat Wheel'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. ''Super Mario 3D World'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide, page 19.</ref> is a wheel with a cat paw icon that appears in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', similar to the [[Tail Wheel]]s seen in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. These wheels are first found in [[Mount Beanpole]], and can only be spun by [[Cat Mario]] via scratching it. When spun, a number of things may happen, such as a platform rising or a secret area opening. Later, a Cat Wheel is used to collect the final [[Green Star]] in [[Chain-Link Charge]].
A '''Cat Wheel'''<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander; Hatchett, Geson|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=19|date=November 22, 2013|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref> is an object in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. Cat Wheels resemble {{iw|wikipedia|ship's wheel|ships' wheels}} but with a cat paw icon tacked on each, similarly to the [[Tail Wheel]]s in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. Cat Wheel first appear in [[Mount Beanpole]], and they can be spun only by [[Cat Mario]] via scratching them. When a Cat Wheel is spun, a number of things may happen, such as a platform rising or a secret area opening. Later, a Cat Wheel is used to collect the final [[Green Star]] in [[Chain-Link Charge]]. Cat Wheels also appear in the ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' campaign, where they are used to extend [[rising pillar]]s in the Lakeside and Wasteland regions, allowing Cat Mario to collect the "Climb to the Shine" and "Spin, Scramble, Shine" [[Cat Shine]]s, respectively.
 
In the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign of ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'', Cat Wheels are used to extend platforms in the Lakeside and Wasteland regions, enabling Cat Mario to collect the Climb to the Shine and Spin, Scramble, Shine [[Cat Shine]]s, respectively.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ネコハンドル<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 233.</ref>
|Jap=ネコハンドル<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section|page=233|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Neko Handoru
|JapR=Neko Handoru
|JapM=Cat Handle
|JapM=Cat Handle
|Por=Leme Miau{{ref needed}}
|Por=Leme Miau
|PorM=Meow Rudder
|PorM=Meow Rudder
|Ita=Ruota miao
|Ita=Ruota miao
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|Rus=Кошестеренка
|Rus=Кошестеренка
|RusR=Koshesterenka
|RusR=Koshesterenka
|RusM=From ''кошка'' (''koshka'', cat) and ''шестерёнка'' (''shesteryonka'', gear wheel)
|RusM=From ''кошка'' (''koshka'', "cat") and ''шестерёнка'' (''shesteryonka'', "gear wheel")
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Latest revision as of 09:26, October 15, 2024

Cat Wheel
A Cat Wheel from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)

A Cat Wheel[1] is an object in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Cat Wheels resemble ships' wheels but with a cat paw icon tacked on each, similarly to the Tail Wheels in Super Mario 3D Land. Cat Wheel first appear in Mount Beanpole, and they can be spun only by Cat Mario via scratching them. When a Cat Wheel is spun, a number of things may happen, such as a platform rising or a secret area opening. Later, a Cat Wheel is used to collect the final Green Star in Chain-Link Charge. Cat Wheels also appear in the Bowser's Fury campaign, where they are used to extend rising pillars in the Lakeside and Wasteland regions, allowing Cat Mario to collect the "Climb to the Shine" and "Spin, Scramble, Shine" Cat Shines, respectively.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ネコハンドル[2]
Neko Handoru
Cat Handle
German Katzenschalter[?] Cat Switch
Italian Ruota miao[?] Meow wheel
Portuguese Leme Miau[?] Meow Rudder
Russian Кошестеренка[?]
Koshesterenka
From кошка (koshka, "cat") and шестерёнка (shesteryonka, "gear wheel")

References[edit]

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander; Hatchett, Geson (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 19.
  2. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 233.