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[[Image:P-Switches.PNG|thumb|100px|Two '''P-Switches''' From ''[[Super Mario World]]''.]]
[[Image:P-Switches.PNG|thumb|100px|Two '''POW-Switches''' From ''[[Super Mario World]]''.]]
[[Image:SMB3_BluePow.GIF|thumb|left|A '''P-Switch''' in ''Super Mario All-Stars''.]]
[[Image:SMB3_BluePow.GIF|thumb|left|A '''POW-Switch''' in ''Super Mario All-Stars''.]]
'''P-Switches''' (also known as '''Switch Blocks''' in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'') are items found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros.'' When pressed, a P-Switch changes something in the stage for a limited amount of time. This includes:
'''POW-Switches''' (also known as '''Switch Blocks''' in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'') are items found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros.'' When [[stomp]]ed, a POW-Switch changes something in the stage for a limited amount of time. This includes:


*Turning [[Brick Block]]s into [[coin]]s (in [[Super Mario World]] [[Used Block]]s into [[coin]]s, blue only)
*Turning [[Brick Block]]s into [[coin]]s (in [[Super Mario World]] [[Used Block]]s into [[coin]]s, blue only)
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One rather confusing thing is that a brick block with an item inside it will look like a coin but act like a block. This confusion was removed in the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of Super Mario Bros. 3.
One rather confusing thing is that a brick block with an item inside it will look like a coin but act like a block. This confusion was removed in the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of Super Mario Bros. 3.


In ''Super Mario World'', the gray version of the P-Switch makes most enemies turn into Silver Coins. Collecting eight of these coins awards [[Mario]] a [[1-Up Mushroom|1-Up]]. Collect one more for a 2-Up. After nine coins, Mario will earn 3-Ups for each additional coin.
In ''Super Mario World'', the gray version of the POW-Switch makes most enemies turn into Silver Coins. Collecting eight of these coins awards [[Mario]] a [[1-Up Mushroom|1-Up]]. Collect one more for a 2-Up. After nine coins, Mario will earn 3-Ups for each additional coin.


{{Switches}}
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Revision as of 02:29, May 5, 2009

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Two POW-Switches From Super Mario World.
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A POW-Switch in Super Mario All-Stars.

POW-Switches (also known as Switch Blocks in Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros.) are items found in Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. When stomped, a POW-Switch changes something in the stage for a limited amount of time. This includes:

One rather confusing thing is that a brick block with an item inside it will look like a coin but act like a block. This confusion was removed in the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 3.

In Super Mario World, the gray version of the POW-Switch makes most enemies turn into Silver Coins. Collecting eight of these coins awards Mario a 1-Up. Collect one more for a 2-Up. After nine coins, Mario will earn 3-Ups for each additional coin.

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