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{{about|the block-like platforms debuting in [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]|the [[lift]]s debuting in the same game also referred to as "Screwtop Platforms"|[[Screwtop Lift]]}}
{{about|the block-like platforms debuting in [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]|the [[lift]]s debuting in the same game also referred to as "Screwtop Platforms"|[[Screwtop Lift]]}}
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{{item infobox
|image=
|image=[[File:NSLU Wind-Up Tower Screenshot.png|250px]]<br>Screwtop Platforms in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
}}
}}
'''Screwtop Platforms''' are a type of block platform found in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' sub-series.
'''Screwtop Platforms''' are a type of block platform found in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' sub-series.
==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 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.
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 appear only 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]] 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 same behavior as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', though the direction that they move in is now represented by a [[track]] that 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]]''.
Screwtop Platforms reprise the aforementioned roles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''.
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NSMBU Stoneslide Tower Screenshot.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSMBU Stoneslide Tower Screenshot.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSLU Wind-Up Tower Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
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Revision as of 11:49, March 10, 2023

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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.
Screwtop Platform
E3 2013 release screenshot of New Super Luigi U
Screwtop Platforms in New Super Luigi U
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)

Screwtop Platforms 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 appear only in Template:World-link, 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 same behavior as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, though the direction that they move in is now represented by a track that 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.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Piattaforma a verricello/Verricello[?] Winch platform/Winch

References

  1. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section, page 216.