Talk:Island

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I think the non-vegetable things in this image are the same basic subject as these, as the resident flat-topped ambiguous island/tree-like platforms for athletic stages. They even have a similar design. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 00:20, February 20, 2025 (EST)

I struggle including it because Piston Lifts appear to be made out of the same assets, and we know from their names in Japan that they are a legitimate type of Mushroom Platform. I think the reality is that the abandoned using the island in favor of Mushroom Platforms (which are just as old as they are) and other Semisolid Platforms. - Nintendo101 (talk) 00:37, February 20, 2025 (EST)

The dotted sprites used here certainly make me think of a mushroom platform rather than a grassy island plateau. They simply have bulky stalks.--PopitTart (talk) 00:43, February 20, 2025 (EST)

Maker has both them as the Semisolid Platform for SMW alongside Mushroom Platforms that use similar tiles, though - with thin stalks, like Piston Lifts have. They seem to see them as separate objects from Mushroom Platforms because of that. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 00:49, February 20, 2025 (EST)

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SMM2 NSMU Airship "Mushroom Platform"

I think that's more of a functional restriction than a statement of intent - The Mushroom Platforms in SMM have to be flat platforms with 1-block wide stalks in every game style. In order to represent these wider platforms, they have to be implemented as the more generic Semisolid Platforms that display as full boxes. An inverse example also applies to the airship theme in the NSMBU style, where Mushroom Platforms are replaced with umbrella-like platforms because their centered "posts" can only be implemented as Mushroom Platform stems.--PopitTart (talk) 01:06, February 20, 2025 (EST)