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(The reason this is a near carbon-copy of the Screwtop Lift article is because both of these platforms have near-identical attributes.)
 
(Just the screw and Screw Lift mentioned in the New Super Mario Bros. Wii section, not the moving platform, though they seem to be the same thing.)
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==History==
==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
Screwtop Platforms first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where they move either horizontally or vertically when the corresponding [[screwtop]] is spun on. They have a Screwtop on them which needs to be spun to activate the platform and make it move. They slowly move back in the direction they came from when the player is not spinning the corresponding screwtop. They only appear in {{world-link|8|airship|World 8-Airship (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, where they appear throughout the level.
Screwtop Platforms first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where they move either horizontally or vertically when the corresponding screw is spun on. The platforms slowly move back in the direction they came from when the player is not spinning the corresponding screw. They only appear in {{world-link|8|airship|World 8-Airship (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, where they appear throughout the level.


===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
Screwtop Platforms return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', exhibiting the exact same behavior as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', though the direction that they move in is now represented by a [[Track (object)|track]] which symbolizes its movement path. They appear in [[Stoneslide Tower]] in the former and in [[Wind-Up Tower]] in the latter. They also reprise the former role in the challenge [[Stoneslide Tower Climb]].
Screwtop Platforms return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', exhibiting the exact same behavior as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', though the direction that they move in is now represented by a [[Track (object)|track]] which symbolizes its movement path. They appear in [[Stoneslide Tower]] in the former and in [[Wind-Up Tower]] in the latter. They also reprise the former role in the challenge [[Stoneslide Tower Climb]].


Screwtop Platforms reprise the aformentioned roles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''.
Screwtop Platforms reprise the aforementioned roles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''.


==Gallery==
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==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ネジ式足場<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section, page 216.</ref>
|JapR=Neji-shiki Ashiba
|JapM=Screw-type Foothold
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Revision as of 15:16, June 30, 2020

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This article is about the block-like platforms debuting in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. For the lifts debuting in the same game also referred to as "Screwtop Platforms", see Screwtop Lift.

Template:Item-infobox Screwtop Platforms[1] are a type of block platform found in the New Super Mario Bros. sub-series.

History

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Screwtop Platforms first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where they move either horizontally or vertically when the corresponding screw is spun on. The platforms slowly move back in the direction they came from when the player is not spinning the corresponding screw. They only appear in World 8-Airship, where they appear throughout the level.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Screwtop Platforms return in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, exhibiting the exact same behavior as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, though the direction that they move in is now represented by a track which symbolizes its movement path. They appear in Stoneslide Tower in the former and in Wind-Up Tower in the latter. They also reprise the former role in the challenge Stoneslide Tower Climb.

Screwtop Platforms reprise the aforementioned roles in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ネジ式足場[2]
Neji-shiki Ashiba
Screw-type Foothold

References

  1. ^ Stratton, Steve. New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 65.
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section, page 216.