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[[File:SML2 Artwork Cog.png|thumb|Artwork of a cog]]
[[File:SML2 Artwork Cog.png|thumb|Artwork of a cog]]
[[File:Marioland2cog.png|thumb|A screenshot of a cog]]
[[File:Marioland2cog.png|thumb|A screenshot of a cog]]
A '''cog'''<ref>https://archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Magazine_System_05_1993-08_Trielle_AU#page/n55/mode/2up</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]] 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 Bill]]s and [[Tatenoko]]s.
A '''cog'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5, page 56.</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]] 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 Bill]]s and [[Tatenoko]]s.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 02:25, August 9, 2020

A ball on chains from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork of a cog
File:Marioland2cog.png
A screenshot of a cog

A cog[1] 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 Tatenokos.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese エスカタマ[2][3]
Esukatama
Portmanteau of "escalator" (エスカレーター) and "ball" (タマ).

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5, page 56.
  2. ^ Mario character guide, page 36
  3. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1. Pages 6-7.