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{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMB3_Roto-Disc.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:SMB3_Roto-Disc.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
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|comparable=[[Roto Disc (Super Mario Land)|Roto Disc (''Super Mario Land'')]]
|comparable=[[Roto Disc (Super Mario Land)|Roto Disc (''Super Mario Land'')]]
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'''Roto-Discs'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, pages 9 & 80.</ref><ref>Peterson, Erik. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide. Page 15.</ref><ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 20, 29, 30, 45, 49, 50, 60, 66, 67, 76, 77, 82, 85, 96, 97, 104, 105, and 106.</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' entry on the official Mario portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/0bmQD Archived] August 13, 2022 14:26:17 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> (also formatted as '''Rotodiscs''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 38.</ref> '''Roto Discs''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, pages 46, 54, 55, 60, and 70.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide. Page 146.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''NES Game Atlas''. Page 42.</ref> and '''Roto-discs'''<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet, page 27.</ref>), or simply '''Discs''',<ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 85.</ref> are [[Fire Bar|Fire-Bar]]- and [[Spinner]]-like obstacles that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Roto-Discs are found orbiting gray or red orbs, on which it is possible for [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to stand. Roto-Discs are nearly invulnerable; they can be destroyed if [[Statue Mario]] lands on top of one. '''Duo-Roto-Discs'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 59.</ref> can also be found, and they consist of two Roto-Discs circling the central orb. If the player destroys one, the other disappears.
'''Roto-Discs'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=9 and 80|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=June 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Peterson, Erik|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide|page=15|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1930206-37-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=20, 29, 30, 45, 49, 50, 60, 66, 67, 76, 77, 82, 85, 96, 97, 104, 105, and 106|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' entry on the official Mario portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-142617/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en}}</ref> (also formatted as '''Rotodiscs''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=38|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1990}}</ref> '''Roto Discs''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=46, 54, 55, 60, and 70|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=June 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide|page=146|date=1993|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''NES Game Atlas''|page=42|date=Spring 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> and '''Roto-discs'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet|page=27|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|date=2010}}</ref>), or simply '''Discs''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=85|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref> are [[Fire Bar|Fire-Bar]]- and [[Spinner]]-like obstacles that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Roto-Discs are found orbiting gray or red orbs, on which it is possible for [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to stand. Roto-Discs are nearly invulnerable; they can be destroyed if [[Statue Mario]] lands on top of one. '''Duo-Roto-Discs'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=59|date=June 1990|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> can also be found, and they consist of two Roto-Discs circling the central orb. If the player destroys one, the other disappears.


Aside from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and its subsequent [[reissue]]s, the only other appearance of Roto-Discs is in the [[Mini-Mario]] course in [[Bowser's Castle]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. As a throwback to the previous games, they are obstacles that send Mario back to the beginning of the area if they connect with him.
Aside from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and its subsequent [[reissue]]s, the only other appearance of Roto-Discs is in the [[Mini-Mario]] course in [[Bowser's Castle]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. As a throwback to the previous games, they are obstacles that send Mario back to the beginning of the area if they connect with him.
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==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>クッキー</big><br>
{{PEGMCE profile
'''{{ruby|種族|しゅぞく}}''' ゴースト{{ruby|族|ぞく}}<br>
|name=クッキー (JP) / Roto-Disc (EN)
'''{{ruby|性格|せいかく}}''' きまじめ<br>
|shuzoku=ゴースト{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
'''{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム''' 3<br>
|seikaku=きまじめ
'''<big>{{ruby|安全地帯|あんぜんちたい}}で{{ruby|一息|ひといき}}つにう</big><br>
|tojo_gemu=3
{{ruby|玉|たま}}を{{ruby|中心|ちゅうしん}}に、クルクル{{ruby|回|まわ}}るファイア{{ruby|系|けい}}のゴース卜{{ruby|族|ぞく}}。{{ruby|赤|あか}}い{{ruby|玉|たま}}の{{ruby|上|うえ}}はどんなときも{{ruby|安全地帯|あんぜんちたい}}なので、ここでタイミングをはかって{{ruby|抜|ぬ}}けていこう。<ref>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/WCiU8TI.jpeg page 67.]</ref>
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|安全地帯|あんぜんちたい}}で{{ruby|一息|ひといき}}つにう</big><br>
 
{{ruby|玉|たま}}を{{ruby|中心|ちゅうしん}}に、クルクル{{ruby|回|まわ}}るファイア{{ruby|系|けい}}のゴース卜{{ruby|族|ぞく}}。{{ruby|赤|あか}}い{{ruby|玉|たま}}の{{ruby|上|うえ}}はどんなときも{{ruby|安全地帯|あんぜんちたい}}なので、ここでタイミングをはかって{{ruby|抜|ぬ}}けていこう。<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/WCiU8TI.jpeg 67]}}</ref>
'''''<big>Roto-Disc</big>'''''<br>
|tribe=Ghost clan
''Tribe: Ghost clan''<br>
|disposition=Too serious
''Disposition: Too serious''<br>
|game_appearances=3
''Game appearances: 3''<br>
|eng_desc='''''<big>Let's take a breather in the safe zone</big><br>
'''''<big>Let's take a breather in the safe zone</big><br>
''Fiery ghost tribe members that spin around a ball. The top of the red ball is a safe zone at all times, so use this area to get out of the way at the right time.''
''Fiery ghost tribe members that spin around a ball. The top of the red ball is a safe zone at all times, so use this area to get out of the way at the right time.''
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=クッキー<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 39.</ref>
|Jap=クッキー<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=39}}</ref>
|JapR=Kukkī
|JapR=Kukkī
|JapM=Cookie
|JapM=Cookie
|Fre=Rotodisque<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' French instruction booklet, page 44.</ref>
|Fre=Rotodisque<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' French instruction booklet|page=44}}</ref>
|FreM=Rotodisc
|FreM=Rotodisc
|Ita=Roto-Disc<br>Rotodisco<ref>''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual, pag. 28</ref><br>Roto-Disco<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 36</ref>
|Ita=Roto-Disc
|ItaM=-<br>Rotodisc<br>Roto-Disc
|Ita2=Rotodisco<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual|page=28}}</ref>
|Ita3=Roto-Disco<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=36}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Rotodisc
|Ita3M=Roto-Disc
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], activating a combo causes an energy orb to appear and refill [[Birdo]]'s time gauge. The sprite used for the orb is the same as the Roto-Discs, only with a different palette.<ref>https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1298715131715567616</ref>
*In ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], activating a combo causes an energy orb to appear and refill [[Birdo]]'s time gauge. The sprite used for the orb is the same as the Roto-Discs, only with a different palette.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1298715131715567616|title=After activating a combo in the SNES version of Wario's Woods, an energy orb appears and refills Birdo's time gauge. The sprite used for the orb is exactly the same as the Roto-disc enemy from Super Mario Bros. 3, only with a different palette. This connection is never explained.|author=MarioBrothBlog|date=August 26, 2020|publisher=X|accessdate=May 22, 2024}}</ref>
*A sign reading "ROTO DISC" appears in the 1993 ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film. According to production designer {{wp|David Snyder|David L. Snyder}}, the Roto-Discs were imagined as the energy-conversion engines used in the electric [[Dinohattan]] cars.{{ref needed}}
*A sign reading "ROTO DISC" appears in the 1993 ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film. According to production designer {{wp|David Snyder|David L. Snyder}}, the Roto-Discs were imagined as the energy-conversion engines used in the electric [[Dinohattan]] cars.{{ref needed}}



Revision as of 21:12, May 22, 2024

Roto-Disc
Super Mario Bros. 3 promotional artwork: Two Roto-Discs circling around.
Artwork from Super Mario Bros. 3
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Relatives
Comparable

Roto-Discs[1][2][3][4] (also formatted as Rotodiscs,[5] Roto Discs,[6][7][8] and Roto-discs[9]), or simply Discs,[10] are Fire-Bar- and Spinner-like obstacles that first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3. Roto-Discs are found orbiting gray or red orbs, on which it is possible for Mario or Luigi to stand. Roto-Discs are nearly invulnerable; they can be destroyed if Statue Mario lands on top of one. Duo-Roto-Discs[11] can also be found, and they consist of two Roto-Discs circling the central orb. If the player destroys one, the other disappears.

Aside from Super Mario Bros. 3 and its subsequent reissues, the only other appearance of Roto-Discs is in the Mini-Mario course in Bowser's Castle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. As a throwback to the previous games, they are obstacles that send Mario back to the beginning of the area if they connect with him.

Super Mario Land contains similar Roto Discs that similarly orbit a block and share the same attack pattern.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins also contains an enemy known as a satellite in the Mario Zone, and it behaves in a similar fashion.

Profiles

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

Template:PEGMCE profile

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッキー[12]
Kukkī
Cookie
French Rotodisque[13] Rotodisc
Italian Roto-Disc[?] -
Rotodisco[14] Rotodisc
Roto-Disco[15] Roto-Disc

Trivia

  • In Wario's Woods for the SNES, activating a combo causes an energy orb to appear and refill Birdo's time gauge. The sprite used for the orb is the same as the Roto-Discs, only with a different palette.[16]
  • A sign reading "ROTO DISC" appears in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film. According to production designer David L. Snyder, the Roto-Discs were imagined as the energy-conversion engines used in the electric Dinohattan cars.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 9 and 80.
  2. ^ Peterson, Erik (2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1930206-37-2. Page 15.
  3. ^ Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 20, 29, 30, 45, 49, 50, 60, 66, 67, 76, 77, 82, 85, 96, 97, 104, 105, and 106.
  4. ^ English Super Mario Bros. 3 entry on the official Mario portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 14:26:17 UTC via archive.today.)
  5. ^ Nintendo (1990). Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 38.
  6. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 46, 54, 55, 60, and 70.
  7. ^ 1993. Super Mario All-Stars Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 146.
  8. ^ Spring 1991. NES Game Atlas. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 42.
  9. ^ Nintendo (2010). Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 27.
  10. ^ Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 85.
  11. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 59.
  12. ^ スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Page 39.
  13. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 French instruction booklet. Page 44.
  14. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian manual. Page 28.
  15. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 36.
  16. ^ MarioBrothBlog (August 26, 2020). After activating a combo in the SNES version of Wario's Woods, an energy orb appears and refills Birdo's time gauge. The sprite used for the orb is exactly the same as the Roto-disc enemy from Super Mario Bros. 3, only with a different palette. This connection is never explained.. X. Retrieved May 22, 2024.