Ball on chains

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Ball on chains
A ball on chains from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork of a ball on chains
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)

Ball on chains,[1] also referred to as cogs,[2] are a type of platform found exclusively in the third level of the Mario Zone of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, in which they appear in a lighter color and a darker color. The light-colored balls on chains are stationary platforms, but the dark-colored variant moves along the length of the chain for a finite amount of time when Mario jumps on it, eventually flashing and disappearing. These balls on chains have the tendency to move in the path of enemies, such as Bullet Bills and Tatenoko.

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Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese エスカタマ[3][4]
Esukatama
Portmanteau of「エスカレーター」(esukarētā, "escalator") and「玉」(tama, "ball")
Italian Sfera ascensore[5] Lift sphere

References

  1. ^ "You can avoid the ground spikes by riding balls on chains." – December 1992. Nintendo Power, volume 43. Page 48.
  2. ^ August 1993. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5. Page 56.
  3. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 15.
  4. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Daijiten
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 78.