Square (platform)
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| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
- “These square sections may circle each other like dance partners, but their purpose is to dump Mario into the void.”
- —Super Mario 64 Player's Guide, page 42
The squares[1] are objects in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. They are three pairs of platforms located in Bowser in the Dark World. One pair is found at the beginning of the level, while two more pairs are at a much higher elevation later in the level. Each of the pairs moves in a counterclockwise cycle around a larger square rim; one of the level's Red Coins is located on the edge of the rim of the first pair at the higher elevation, 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
- ^ "You'll begin on the platform beside the moving squares." – Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). The Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Redmond: Nintendo of America. Page 43.
