Red-Blue Panel
Red-Blue Panel | |
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![]() Artwork of a Red-Blue Panel in Super Mario 3D World | |
First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) |
Effect | Flips to one side each time the player performs a specific action, usually jumping |
Red-Blue Panels,[1] or flipping panels,[2] are objects in Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Mario 3D Land, Super Mario 3D World, and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. These platforms are flat metallic tiles suspended in midair, colored red on one side and blue on the other side, that flip over if a certain command is performed.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
![](https://mario.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/1/19/SMG2_Flip_Swap_Fourth_Section.png/250px-SMG2_Flip_Swap_Fourth_Section.png)
Red-Blue Panels are objects in Super Mario Galaxy 2. When Mario (or Luigi) performs a spin, the platforms flip over, causing the red platforms to show while the blue ones are hidden, or vice versa. Flipping panels appear as the primary stage element of the Flip-Swap Galaxy, though minor sections of the same platforms also make an appearance in various parts of the Chompworks Galaxy and the Grandmaster Galaxy as well. In order to successfully make his way through the areas in which these platforms are present, Mario must skillfully spin to make them flip at exactly the right moment. Otherwise, he will fall into open space and lose a life.
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
Red-Blue Panels are objects in Super Mario 3D Land. Unlike before, they can be activated just by jumping.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
![](https://mario.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/d/dc/SM3DW_World_6-House.png/200px-SM3DW_World_6-House.png)
Red-Blue Panels are objects in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. They are noticeably larger and once again activated by jumps. In Bowser's Fury, Red-Blue Panels are utilized in the mission Bully the Cat Bullies in Fort Flaptrap.
See also[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | レッドブルーパネル[3] Reddo-Burū Paneru |
Red-Blue Panel | |
German | Schüttelklapp-Scharnier (Super Mario Galaxy 2) Springklapp-Scharnier[?] |
Shake Folding Hinge (Super Mario Galaxy 2) Spring Folding Hinge |
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Italian | Pannello Saltescambia[?] | Jump-n-Switch Panel | |
Pannello Piroetta[4] | Spin Jump Panel | ||
Pannello girevole[5] | Turning Panel | ||
Pannello mobile[6] | Moving Panel |
Trivia[edit]
- A glitch utilizing these platforms can be performed in the Flip-Swap Galaxy, allowing Mario to "jump" much higher than he would normally be able to.
References[edit]
- ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 20.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 92, 180, 221, 257.[page number needed]
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 171, 186 and 234.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 171.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 162 and 186.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 234.