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|image=[[File:SMW2 Wobble Rock.png]]<br>Sprite of a rolling rock in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
|image=[[File:Wobble Rock NSMBU.png|200x200px]]<br>Model from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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}}
'''Wobble Rocks''' are a type of rock platform originating from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They wobble from left to right when the player stands towards one of its edges.
{{quote|[[Jump]] on the Wobble Rock to keep your balance for 15.00 or longer.|[[Balancing Act (challenge)|Balancing Act]] description|[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]}}
'''Wobble Rocks''' are a type of rock platform that wobbles from left to right when the player stands towards one of its edges. They appear in the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]] and [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] mainly.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
'''Rolling rocks''',<ref>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. Page 98. "''This rolling rock is barely balanced on a precipitous peak (just like his name, Raphael the Raven likes pairing together words that sound the same). Step quickly across the boulder before it tumbles down the mountain. As long as you don’t linger on the rock to admire the view, you’ll be just fine.''" ('''BALANCING ACT''')</ref> also referred to as '''crumbling ledges''',<ref>Williams, Drew. ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide. Page 97. "''Jump from the last, crumbling ledge then right the Flatbed Ferries up to a door. Be wary of Goonies in flight.''" ('''Things Are Looking Up''')</ref> first appear in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. They are rock platforms balancing on the tip of a pillar, and when one is landed on, it begins weighing over to the side it was landed on, eventually falling over. Only one appears each at the start of [[Raphael The Raven's Castle]] and [[Kamek's Revenge]], after a sequence of similar-looking pillars outside.
'''Rolling rocks''',<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=98|quote=This rolling rock is barely balanced on a precipitous peak (just like his name, Raphael the Raven likes pairing together words that sound the same). Step quickly across the boulder before it tumbles down the mountain. As long as you don’t linger on the rock to admire the view, you’ll be just fine.|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> also referred to as '''crumbling ledges''',<ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide|page=97|quote=Jump from the last, crumbling ledge then right the Flatbed Ferries up to a door. Be wary of Goonies in flight.|language=en-us|date=2002|publisher=Nintendo of America|isbn=1-930206-25-9}}</ref> first appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They are rock platforms balancing on the tip of a pillar, and when one is landed on, it begins weighing over to the side it was landed on, eventually falling over. Only one appears each at the start of [[Raphael The Raven's Castle]] and [[Kamek's Revenge]], after a sequence of similar-looking pillars outside.


====''Yoshi's New Island''====
====''Yoshi's New Island''====
[[File:YNI Wobble Rock.png|thumb]]
A few Wobble Rocks appear in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', specifically in certain areas in the level [[Cruise the Clouds]]. They behave the same as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' subseries, but they come in two sizes.
A few Wobble Rocks appear in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', specifically in certain areas in the level [[Cruise the Clouds]]. They behave the same as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' sub-series, but come in two sizes.


===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
Wobble Rocks return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', behaving the same as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. They only appear in [[World 8-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-5]].
Rolling rocks return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', behaving the same as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. They only appear in [[World 8-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-5]].


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Wobble Rocks reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', behaving the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', though they can now be re-balanced by standing on the side opposite where they were weighted down. They only appear in [[World 8-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-1]].
'''Half-circle rocks'''<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=152|quote=The half-circle rocks are precariously balanced on thin rocks. If you stand near either side, the rocks will give way and begin to topple in your direction. Remember this as you’re jumping across them to avoid falling into the lava.|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 15, 2009|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4|language=en-us}}</ref> reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', behaving the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', though they can now be re-balanced by standing on the side opposite where they were weighted down. They only appear in [[World 8-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-1]].


====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
NSMB World 8-5.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
SMW2 Wobble Rock.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
NSMBW World 8-1 Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMB Asset Sprite Wobble Rock.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMB World 8-5.png|''New Super Mario Bros.''
WobbleRockNSMBW.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBW World 8-1 Screenshot.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
BalancingAct.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
BalancingAct.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSMBU Wobble and Rock Screenshot.jpg|''New Super Mario Bros. U''
Wobble and Rock NSMBU.png|''New Super Mario Bros. U''
YNI Wobble Rock.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
SSB4 WiiU NSMBU World6.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
SSB4 WiiU NSMBU World6.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=グラグラ岩 / ぐらぐらいわ<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシー New アイランド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's New Island''), page 220.</ref>
|Jap=グラグラ岩 / ぐらぐらいわ<ref>{{cite|publisher=Shogkukan|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシー New アイランド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's New Island'')|page=220|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Guragura Iwa
|JapR=Guragura Iwa
|JapM=Wobble Rock
|JapM=Wobble Rock
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|KorM=Wobble Rock
|KorM=Wobble Rock
|Ita=Roccia instabile
|Ita=Roccia instabile
|ItaM=Unstable rock
|ItaM=Unstable rock; shared with [[Cascading Stone]] in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
|Fra=Rocher vacillant<ref>Chaîne New Super Mario Bros. U.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeT-ZOtzg7I New Super Mario Bros. U - Défis : En équilibre (Wii U)] video description</ref>
|Fre=Rocher vacillant<ref>{{cite|author=Chaîne New Super Mario Bros. U|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeT-ZOtzg7I|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Défis : En équilibre (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|date=February 12, 2013|language=fr}}</ref>
|FraM=Wavering rock
|FreM=Wavering rock
}}
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Latest revision as of 20:41, October 8, 2024

Wobble Rock
Top of a Wobble Rock
Model from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
Jump on the Wobble Rock to keep your balance for 15.00 or longer.”
Balancing Act description, New Super Mario Bros. U

Wobble Rocks are a type of rock platform that wobbles from left to right when the player stands towards one of its edges. They appear in the Yoshi's Island series and Super Mario series mainly.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

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

Rolling rocks,[1] also referred to as crumbling ledges,[2] first appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They are rock platforms balancing on the tip of a pillar, and when one is landed on, it begins weighing over to the side it was landed on, eventually falling over. Only one appears each at the start of Raphael The Raven's Castle and Kamek's Revenge, after a sequence of similar-looking pillars outside.

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

A few Wobble Rocks appear in Yoshi's New Island, specifically in certain areas in the level Cruise the Clouds. They behave the same as in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and the New Super Mario Bros. subseries, but they come in two sizes.

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Rolling rocks return in New Super Mario Bros., behaving the same as in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They only appear in World 8-5.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Half-circle rocks[3] reappear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, behaving the same as in New Super Mario Bros., though they can now be re-balanced by standing on the side opposite where they were weighted down. They only appear in World 8-1.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Wobble Rocks appear yet again in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. Their behavior is largely unchanged from its past appearances. They appear only in the level Walking Piranha Plants!, though they also play major roles in the challenges Balancing Act and Wobble and Rock. Wobble Rocks are among the few objects that do not return in New Super Luigi U.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Teetering platforms similar to Wobble Rocks appear in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze in Crumble Cavern, where they are constantly pushed from left to right by periodically overfalling streams of water.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a giant Wobble Rock comprises the Rock-Candy Mines portion of the Mushroom Kingdom U stage.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese グラグラ岩 / ぐらぐらいわ[4]
Guragura Iwa
Wobble Rock
French Rocher vacillant[5] Wavering rock
Italian Roccia instabile[?] Unstable rock; shared with Cascading Stone in Yoshi's Island DS
Korean 흔들흔들바위[?]
Heundeul Heundeul Bawi
Wobble Rock

References[edit]

  1. ^ "This rolling rock is barely balanced on a precipitous peak (just like his name, Raphael the Raven likes pairing together words that sound the same). Step quickly across the boulder before it tumbles down the mountain. As long as you don’t linger on the rock to admire the view, you’ll be just fine." – Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 98.
  2. ^ "Jump from the last, crumbling ledge then right the Flatbed Ferries up to a door. Be wary of Goonies in flight." – Williams, Drew (2002). Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-25-9. Page 97.
  3. ^ "The half-circle rocks are precariously balanced on thin rocks. If you stand near either side, the rocks will give way and begin to topple in your direction. Remember this as you’re jumping across them to avoid falling into the lava." – Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 152.
  4. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシー New アイランド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's New Island). Shogkukan (Japanese). Page 220.
  5. ^ Chaîne New Super Mario Bros. U (February 12, 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Défis : En équilibre (Wii U). YouTube (French).