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[[Image:HintTV-SMG2.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Mario]] near a '''Hint TV'''.]]
[[File:SMG2 Tipnetwork screen.png|thumb|250px|left|The hint video from the Tip Network at [[Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla]]]]
'''Hint TVs''' are a new type of object in the upcoming ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Hint TVs are mounted on a green and yellow signboard-like post. They provide helpful tips for the player for upcoming obstacles or challenges that lie ahead. Mario will need to stand in front of a Hint TV to activate it. The TV will show a quick demonstration of how to surpass a difficult part of the [[galaxy]]. Unlike the [[Cosmic Witch]], it will not degrade the [[Power Star]] to a [[Bronze Star]]. The Hint TVs play a similar role to [[Princess Peach's Castle]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', except that it does not cost the player anything.
{{quote|Wanna see how to use the [[Cloud Flower]]? I'll show you.|TV in the [[Fluffy Bluff Galaxy]]}}
The '''Tip Network'''<ref>{{cite|language=en|quote=In some galaxies, you'll find TVs showing the Tip Network that can help explain how to perform certain moves or advance through a tough area. If you need a hint, try talking to the TV to see what it has to show you.|date=2010|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=21}}</ref> is a channel viewed on TV screens in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. The TVs are mounted on a green-and-yellow [[sign]]-like post. They provide helpful tips for the player for upcoming obstacles or challenges that lie ahead. [[Mario]] needs to stand in front of a TV to activate it. The Tip Network shows a quick demonstration of how to surpass a difficult part of the [[galaxy]]. Unlike the [[Cosmic Spirit]], it does not degrade the [[Power Star]] to a [[Bronze Star]]. The Tip Network plays a similar role to the [[hint movies]] in [[Peach's Castle]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', except that it does not cost the player anything. If the player plays as [[Luigi]], the TVs do not appear.
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==Names in Other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
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{{foreign names
|Jap=ヒントテレビ
|Jap=ヒントテレビ<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=October 19, 2015|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=171|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Hinto Terebi
|JapR=Hinto Terebi
|JapM=Hint TV
|JapM=Hint TV
|Fre=Plasma Stuce
|FreM=Portmanteau of "plasma" and ''astuce'' ("hint")
|SpaA=Pantalla guía
|SpaAM=Screen guide
|ChiT=提示電視機<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/smg2/support/index.html|title=超級瑪利歐銀河2|publisher=Nintendo of HK|language=zh-hant|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Tíshì diànshì jī
|ChiTM=Hint TV
|Ita=TV<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' instruction manual|page=29|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|date=2010}}</ref>
}}
}}


[[Category:Objects]]
==Trivia==
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2]]
*After the Tip Network finishes showing the player how to overcome obstacles, the entire [[level]] is reset as if the player just landed in the galaxy. Because this causes [[coin]]s and [[Star Bit]]s to reappear, the player can collect 999 of them in a single level this way.
[[Category:Game Mechanics]]
*If the player looks directly at the Tip Network sign through Mario's view, they will see what appears to be an infinite mirror effect of the Tip Network screen, as the screen on the Tip Network sign displays whatever is currently on the game screen.
*Like the Cosmic Spirit, some of the TVs may appear if the player loses too many lives.
 
==References==
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[[Category:Game mechanics]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 objects]]

Latest revision as of 23:19, August 6, 2024

A Tip Network
The hint video from the Tip Network at Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla
“Wanna see how to use the Cloud Flower? I'll show you.”
TV in the Fluffy Bluff Galaxy

The Tip Network[1] is a channel viewed on TV screens in Super Mario Galaxy 2. The TVs are mounted on a green-and-yellow sign-like post. They provide helpful tips for the player for upcoming obstacles or challenges that lie ahead. Mario needs to stand in front of a TV to activate it. The Tip Network shows a quick demonstration of how to surpass a difficult part of the galaxy. Unlike the Cosmic Spirit, it does not degrade the Power Star to a Bronze Star. The Tip Network plays a similar role to the hint movies in Peach's Castle in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, except that it does not cost the player anything. If the player plays as Luigi, the TVs do not appear.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヒントテレビ[2]
Hinto Terebi
Hint TV
Chinese (traditional) 提示電視機[3]
Tíshì diànshì jī
Hint TV
French Plasma Stuce[?] Portmanteau of "plasma" and astuce ("hint")
Italian TV[4] -
Spanish (NOA) Pantalla guía[?] Screen guide

Trivia[edit]

  • After the Tip Network finishes showing the player how to overcome obstacles, the entire level is reset as if the player just landed in the galaxy. Because this causes coins and Star Bits to reappear, the player can collect 999 of them in a single level this way.
  • If the player looks directly at the Tip Network sign through Mario's view, they will see what appears to be an infinite mirror effect of the Tip Network screen, as the screen on the Tip Network sign displays whatever is currently on the game screen.
  • Like the Cosmic Spirit, some of the TVs may appear if the player loses too many lives.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "In some galaxies, you'll find TVs showing the Tip Network that can help explain how to perform certain moves or advance through a tough area. If you need a hint, try talking to the TV to see what it has to show you." – 2010. Super Mario Galaxy 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 21.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 171.
  3. ^ 超級瑪利歐銀河2. Nintendo of HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  4. ^ 2010. Super Mario Galaxy 2 instruction manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 29.