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A '''cog''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|page=56|date=August 1993}}</ref> also called a '''ball on chains''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'', volume 43|page=48|date=December 1992}}</ref> is a type of [[platform]] attached to a chain found exclusively in the [[Mario Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. When [[Mario]] [[jump]]s on a cog, it moves along the length of the chain for a finite amount of time, eventually flashing and disappearing. Cogs have the tendency to move in the path of enemies, such as [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Tatenoko]].
A '''cog''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|page=56|date=August 1993}}</ref> also called a '''ball on chains''',<ref>{{cite|quote=You can avoid the ground spikes by riding balls on chains.|title=''Nintendo Power'', volume 43|page=48|date=December 1992}}</ref> is a type of [[platform]] attached to a chain found exclusively in the [[Mario Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. When [[Mario]] [[jump]]s on a cog, it moves along the length of the chain for a finite amount of time, eventually flashing and disappearing. Cogs have the tendency to move in the path of enemies, such as [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Tatenoko]].


==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==

Revision as of 06:13, April 13, 2024

Ball on chains
A ball on chains from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork of a cog
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)

A cog,[1] also called a ball on chains,[2] is a type of platform attached to a chain found exclusively in the Mario Zone of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. When Mario jumps on a cog, it moves along the length of the chain for a finite amount of time, eventually flashing and disappearing. Cogs have the tendency to move in the path of enemies, such as Bullet Bills and Tatenoko.

Profiles and statistics

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

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Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese エスカタマ[3][4]
Esukatama
Portmanteau of「エスカレーター」(esukarētā, "escalator") and「玉」(tama, "ball")
Italian Sfera ascensore[5] Lift sphere

References

  1. ^ August 1993. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5. Page 56.
  2. ^ "You can avoid the ground spikes by riding balls on chains." – December 1992. Nintendo Power, volume 43. Page 48.
  3. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 15.
  4. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Daijiten
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 78.