Lava Lift
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It has been suggested that this page be split into the following: Lava Lift, Fast Lava Lift. (discuss) |
- Not to be confused with Skull Platform.
| Lava Lift | |
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  Two types of Lava Lifts in the New Super Mario Bros. U style of Super Mario Maker | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) |
| Effect | Allows the player to cross gaps of otherwise uncrossable land |
A Lava Lift or Skull Raft[1] is a raft of skulls that debuted in Super Mario World. It is the precursor to the segmented platform.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario World
In Super Mario World, Skull Rafts are used to help Mario or Luigi cross the lava river. They are seen only in Vanilla Dome 3 and Vanilla Dome 4, where there are large areas filled with lava rivers. However, sometimes, Blarggs will jump out and try to attack Mario or Luigi, so he must jump to avoid them, then land back on the Skull Raft.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
Skull Rafts, now known as Lava Lifts, reappear in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS. This appearance is different than in Super Mario World. They are able to move in air on top of moving in lava. They can be used in all four styles, featuring new sprites for Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3, and a 2.5D model for New Super Mario Bros. U. A faster blue variant also exists, and it will not fall off the screen after a couple seconds. The rafts are generally used to follow tracks.
Super Mario Maker 2
Lava Lifts return in Super Mario Maker 2, where the blue ones are now referred to as Fast Lava Lifts.
Super Mario World television series
In the Super Mario World television series, a Skull Raft appears in the episode "Mama Luigi." Here, it shows that the Skull Raft is made of both wood and skulls, not just skulls like in the video game. In Luigi's story, he gets attacked by a Fire Sumo and falls into the Lava Pits. However, he lands on a Skull Raft, which saves his life. Unfortunately, the raft approaches a lava waterfall, and the two fall down. At the bottom, the Skull Raft floats away from the ground that Luigi lands on.
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Names in other languages
Lava Rift
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ドクロリフト[2] Dokuro Rifuto 溶岩リフト Yōgan Rifuto |
Skull Lift (Super Mario World) Lava Lift (Super Mario Maker 2) |
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| Chinese | 熔岩台[?] Róngyán Tái |
Lava Platform | |
| Dutch | Lavaplatform[?] | Lava Platform | |
| German | Lavaplattform[?] | Lava platform | |
| Italian | Piattaforma di lava Zattera di teschi (Super Mario World animated series)[?] |
Lava Platform Skulls raft |
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| Romanian | Plută din cranii (Super Mario World television series)[?] | Skull raft | |
| Russian | Лава-платформа[?] Lava-platforma |
Lava platform | |
| Spanish | Cráneo Balsa[?] | Barge Skull |
Fast Lava Lift
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