Plane Mode
| Plane Mode | |
|---|---|
| |
| Applies to | Paper Mario |
| Item needed | Plane panel |
| Power(s) given | Fly |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
Plane Mode is one of Mario's transformations seen in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its remake, and the first one obtained. Like his other origami-themed forms, it is granted to him in the form of a "curse" from one of the Black Chest Demons in Rogueport Underground.
Plane Mode allows Mario to morph into a paper plane. However, this move can only be activated when pressing 
on top of a plane panel. It is very similar to Boat Mode in this manner. As a paper plane, Mario will constantly float downward at a diagonal angle, and this slope may be leveled off by tilting 
in the opposite direction of Mario's descent. Flying in this manner, though, will result in the ride being slower, sometimes taken to the extreme of Mario dropping straight to the ground. If necessary, the player can end Mario's ride as a paper plane by pressing 
, resulting in Mario transforming back into his standard self.
Like the rest of the "cursed" transformations, there is a minigame in the Pianta Parlor based around this mode.
On May 30, 2024, to promote the game's Nintendo Switch remake, Nintendo of America released a Snapchat Lens based on Mario's Plane Mode whereby users of this application can turn a photograph into an AR paper plane, then flick it forward to send it flying over the visuals captured by their camera.[1] Nintendo posted the Snapcode for this lens on their social media accounts.[2][3]
Gallery[edit]
The plane panel texture in the original version
Code for the official Paper Mario Lens on Snapchat, which is based on the game's Plane Mode
See also[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒコーキモード[?] Hikōki Mōdo |
Airplane Mode | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 飞机模式[?] Fēijī Móshì |
Airplane Mode | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 飛機模式[?] Fēijī Móshì |
Airplane Mode | |
| French | Mode avion[?] | Airplane mode | |
| German | Fliegermodus[?] | Airplane mode | |
| Italian | Modalità cartaplano[?] | Paper-plane mode | |
| Korean | 비행기모드[?] Bihaenggi Modeu |
Airplane Mode | |
| Spanish | Avión de papel[?] | Paper plane |
References[edit]
- ^ NintendoAmerica. Paper Mario Lens. snapchat.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024. (Archived June 1, 2024, 10:53:57 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ NintendoAmerica (May 30, 2024). X. Retrieved June 1, 2024. (Archived June 1, 2024, 10:37:10 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ NintendoSwitch (May 30, 2024). Facebook. Retrieved June 1, 2024. (Archived June 1, 2024, 10:39:16 UTC via archive.today.)
