Touchstone
Touchstones (also referred to as Touch Screen Platforms[1] and rainbow-colored blocks[2]) are a type of moveable platform that appear in Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. They can be touched with the Wii U GamePad, the 
button on a docked Nintendo Switch, or touch controls in handheld mode. This causes them to move to a set position until they are touched a second time, which makes them return back to their original state. In Super Mario 3D World, they also revert after a short time has passed.
In Super Mario 3D World, Touchstones are mainly purple and appear rarely, found only in Puffprod Peaks and Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo. In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Touchstones can be found in various colors and shapes and are more common, making their debut in the third level, Touchstone Trouble.
Gallery
A set of Touch Screen Platforms in Super Mario 3D World
A Touch Screen Platform which forms a wall in Super Mario 3D World
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タッチストーン[?] Tacchi Sutōn |
Touch Stone | |
| German | Tippstein Touch-Plattform[?] |
Tap Stone Touch Platform |
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| Italian | toccapietra[?] | touch stone | |
| Spanish | Toquebloque[?] | Touch Block |
References
- ^ Super Mario 3D World Prima Official Game Guide, page 17.
- ^ IGN Guides. (February 12, 2021). Super Mario 3D World Walkthrough - World 2-2: Puffprod Peaks. YouTube.
