Spinning device

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Spinning device
Mario being flipped along with strange rectangles on Mount Lineland.
Mario riding a spinning device
First appearance Super Paper Mario (2007)
Effect Transports players across areas in a level
“Beyond the red door... I see Mount Lineland. A spinning device appears. You get on and go forward.”
Merluvlee, Super Paper Mario

Spinning devices, also called turning devices, are intersecting clusters of flipping rectangles which transport the player character between level sections in Super Paper Mario. They are found along Mount Lineland, Yold Desert, Gloam Valley, and Underwhere Road, sometimes requiring the activation of certain ! Switches to appear. While in 2-D, standing inside the red or blue square allows the first spinning device to pick the player character up, passing them along to the next rectangle in the chain until they reach another colored square. The player character cannot move or be damaged while riding a spinning device.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クルクル回るしかけ[?]
kurukuru mawaru shika ke
spinning mechanism