Roto-Disc

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Roto-Disc
Super Mario Bros. 3 promotional artwork: Two Roto-Discs circling around.
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-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, which consist of two Roto-Discs circling the central orb. If the player destroys one, the other will disappear.

Aside from Super Mario Bros. 3 and its subsequent remakes, 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 will send Mario back to the beginning of the area if they connect with him.

In Super Mario World, Roto-Discs is was going to appear, but it was abandoned. They was replaced with Ball 'n' Chains.

Super Mario Land contains Kaitensuru Honō, fiery orbs 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 Guruguri in the Mario Zone, which behaves in a similar fashion.

Profiles

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

クッキー
種族 ゴースト族
性格 きまじめ
登場ゲーム 3
安全地帯て一息つにう
玉を中心に、クルクル回るファイア系のゴース卜族。赤い玉の上はどんなときも安全地帯なので、ここでタイミングをはかって抜けていこう。[12]

Roto-Disc
Tribe: Ghost clan
Disposition: Too serious
Game appearances: 3
Let's take a breather in the safe zone
Fire ghosts 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.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッキー[13]
Kukkī
Cookie
Italian Rotodisco[15] Rotodisc

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 bearing "ROTO DISC" can be found in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film. According to production designer David L. Snyder, the Rotodiscs were imagined as the energy-conversion engines used in the electric Dinohattan cars.

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, pages 9 & 80.
  2. ^ Peterson, Erik. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide. Page 15.
  3. ^ 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, 106.
  4. ^ English Super Mario Bros. 3 entry on the official Mario portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022 14:26:17 UTC via archive.today.)
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 English instruction booklet, page 38.
  6. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, pages 46, 54, 55, 60, 70.
  7. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario All-Stars Player's Guide. Page 146.
  8. ^ M. Arakawa. NES Game Atlas. Page 42.
  9. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet, page 27.
  10. ^ Hodgson, David S J. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 85.
  11. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, page 59.
  12. ^ 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), page 67.
  13. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Japanese instruction booklet, page 39.
  14. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 French instruction booklet, page 44.
  15. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian instruction booklet, page 28
  16. ^ https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1298715131715567616