Square (platform)

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Square
Model of a square from Super Mario 64.
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)

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Mario in Bowser in the Dark World
Mario navigating the squares

The squares[1] are two pairs of platforms in Bowser in the Dark World in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Each of the pairs move in a counterclockwise cycle around a larger square rim; one of the level's Red Coins is located on the edge of the rim, requiring Mario to use the squares to reach it. The platforms themselves have a steel blue color in Super Mario 64, while they are gray in Super Mario 64 DS. Despite their name, they are actually octahedrons due to being composed of eight slanted triangles.

References

  1. ^ "You'll begin on the platform beside the moving squares." – Scott Pelland and Dan Owsen. The Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Redmond: Nintendo of America, 1996. Page 43.