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'''Gray P Switches'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Pages 153 and 161.</ref> (or '''Gray P-Switches''')<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 28, page 23.</ref> are objects in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|its reissue]]. They appear identical to normal [[P Switch|Switch Block]]s except that they are gray with pink rims as opposed to blue with orange rims. When pressed, they turn some types of enemies into [[Gray Coin]]s.
'''Gray P Switches'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=153 and 161}}</ref> (or '''Gray P-Switches''')<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 28|page=23|date=September 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are objects in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|its reissue]]. They appear identical to normal [[P Switch|Switch Block]]s except that they are gray with pink rims as opposed to blue with orange rims. When pressed, they turn some types of enemies into [[Gray Coin]]s.


As revealed by hacking, Gray P Switches also possess the ability to transform [[Muncher]]s into ordinary [[coin]]s for the duration of their effect, similar to regular Switch Blocks in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. However, as Gray P Switches never appear in the same [[level]]s as Munchers in ''Super Mario World'', this functionality cannot be seen in-game.
As revealed by hacking, Gray P Switches also possess the ability to transform [[Muncher]]s into ordinary [[coin]]s for the duration of their effect, similar to regular Switch Blocks in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. However, as Gray P Switches never appear in the same [[level]]s as Munchers in ''Super Mario World'', this functionality cannot be seen in-game.


Due to a [[List of Super Mario World glitches#Switch Block color swap|glitch]], they will act like normal P Switches after being taken through a [[Warp Pipe|pipe]], though they will retain their gray coloration.
Due to [[List of Super Mario World glitches#Switch Block color swap|a glitch]], Gray P Switches act like normal P Switches after being taken through a [[Warp Pipe|pipe]], though they retain their gray coloration.


Gray P Switches are also [[List of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|unused]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they would act as they originally did.<ref>TCRF. [[tcrf:Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3/Unused Objects#Silver P-Switch|Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3/Unused Objects#Silver P-Switch]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved July 31, 2021.</ref>
Coincidentally, Switch Blocks in [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] releases of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' appear in a gray palette in the [[fortress]] levels. Gray P Switches themselves went [[List of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|unused]] in the [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Game Boy Advance version]], however, and would have functioned like how they originally did.<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3/Unused Objects#Silver P-Switch|Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3/Unused Objects#Silver P-Switch]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=July 31, 2021}}</ref>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
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|Jap=スイッチブロック (銀色)<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario World'' section, page 60.</ref>
|Jap=スイッチブロック (銀色)<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario World'' section|page=60}}</ref>
|JapR=Suicchi Burokku (gin-iro)
|JapR=Suitchi Burokku (gin-iro)
|JapM=Switch Block (silver-colored)
|JapM=Switch Block (silver-colored)
|Ita=Interruttore P d'argento<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 60</ref>
|Ger=Silberner P-Block<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=17}}</ref>
|GerM=Silver P-Block
|Ita=Interruttore P d'argento<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=60}}</ref>
|ItaM=Silver P Switch
|ItaM=Silver P Switch
|SpaA=P-Switch Gris<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Chile) Año 1 No. 2, page 11.</ref>
|SpaA=P-Switch Gris<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Chile) Año 1 No. 2|page=11}}</ref>
|SpaAM=Gray P-Switch
|SpaAM=Gray P-Switch
}}
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==Trivia==
*In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], Switch Blocks appear in a gray palette in the [[fortress]] levels, predating the Gray P Switches.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:02, December 19, 2024

Gray P Switch
A Gray P Switch in Super Mario World Gray P Switch
Gray P Switches from Super Mario World (left) and Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (right)
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001)
Effect Temporarily turns onscreen enemies into Gray Coins
Variant of P-Switch

Gray P Switches[1] (or Gray P-Switches)[2] are objects in Super Mario World and its reissue. They appear identical to normal Switch Blocks except that they are gray with pink rims as opposed to blue with orange rims. When pressed, they turn some types of enemies into Gray Coins.

As revealed by hacking, Gray P Switches also possess the ability to transform Munchers into ordinary coins for the duration of their effect, similar to regular Switch Blocks in Super Mario Bros. 3. However, as Gray P Switches never appear in the same levels as Munchers in Super Mario World, this functionality cannot be seen in-game.

Due to a glitch, Gray P Switches act like normal P Switches after being taken through a pipe, though they retain their gray coloration.

Coincidentally, Switch Blocks in Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System releases of Super Mario Bros. 3 appear in a gray palette in the fortress levels. Gray P Switches themselves went unused in the Game Boy Advance version, however, and would have functioned like how they originally did.[3]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スイッチブロック (銀色)[4]
Suitchi Burokku (gin-iro) 		Switch Block (silver-colored)
German Silberner P-Block[5] Silver P-Block
Italian Interruttore P d'argento[6] Silver P Switch
Spanish (NOA) P-Switch Gris[7] Gray P-Switch

References[edit]

  1. ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 153 and 161.
  2. ^ September 1991. Nintendo Power Volume 28. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
  3. ^ TCRF. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3/Unused Objects#Silver P-Switch. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. ^ 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 60.
  5. ^ 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 17.
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 60.
  7. ^ Club Nintendo (Chile) Año 1 No. 2. Page 11.
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