Bars (Boo Mario)
| Bars | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot of bars fromSuper Mario Galaxy | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
- “Shake
to turn transparent, and you can go through bars.” - —Sign during "Luigi and the Haunted Mansion",Super Mario Galaxy
Certain missions inSuper Mario Galaxy andSuper Mario Galaxy 2 feature criss-crossingbars that form walls, blocking hallways entirely. These bars are penetrable only if the player character is in hisBoo form. Equivalent walls calledcrystal[1] appear in the firstSuper Mario Galaxy as well. They function the same way. They are similar to thewire nets inSuper Mario 64.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
InSuper Mario Galaxy and itsNintendo Switchport, bars appear in theGhostly Galaxy, whereLuigi is being imprisoned during "Luigi and the Haunted Mansion." They are introduced alongsideBoo Mushrooms, which transformMario intoBoo Mario. Shaking makes Boo Mario turn intangible for five seconds, enabling him to phase through the bars and ultimately reach Luigi. Bars are otherwise impenetrable to Mario or Luigi.
Luigi himself is behind bars. If Boo Mario phases through his holding cell to return outside, he loses the power-up.
During "Racing the Spooky Speedster," Boo Mario or Boo Luigi race theSpooky Speedster inBoo's Boneyard Galaxy. The entire raceway is on a 2D plane. The caverns are blocked by translucent, ghostly walls called crystal that function identically to bars.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
InSuper Mario Galaxy 2 and its Nintendo Switchport, bars appear only in the Howling Tower ofBoo Moon Galaxy, the only part of the game to include Boo Mushrooms. Bars behave as they did in the prior game. This area is accessible only during "Haunting the Howling Tower." The layout of the Howling Tower is comparable to that of Boo's Boneyard Galaxy.
Gallery[edit]
Ghostly Galaxy fromSuper Mario Galaxy
Ghostly Galaxy fromSuper Mario Galaxy
Boo's Boneyard Galaxy fromSuper Mario Galaxy
Boo's Boneyard Galaxy fromSuper Mario Galaxy
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 鉄格子[2] Tetsugōshi | Grille | bars |
| 薄い壁[3] Usui Kabe | Thin Wall | crystal | |
| Italian | Grata/Parete sottile[4] | Grate / Thin wall | |
| Grata[5] | Grate | bars | |
| Parete[6] | Wall | ||
| Inferriata[7] | Grating | ||
| Cristallo[8] | Crystal | crystal | |
| Parete di cristallo[4] | Crystal wall |
References[edit]
- ^"Shake to turn invisible so you can pass through crystal." –Jill Board during "Racing the Spooky Speedster" (12 Nov. 2007).Super Mario Galaxy byNintendo EAD Tokyo (North American Localization).Nintendo of America.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 136, 170.
- ^Sakai et al. "Super Mario Galaxy."『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Page 136.
- ^abNovember 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 136.
- ^November 16, 2007.La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy.primagames.com (Italian). ISBN978-1-906064-03-7. Page 143.
- ^July 1, 2010.Super Mario Galaxy 2 Italian PRIMA Guide.multiplayer.it (Italian). ISBN9788863551198. Page 197.
- ^Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 170.
- ^«Scuoti per renderti trasparente e passare attraverso il cristallo.» –Messaggello (2007).Super Mario Galaxy.Nintendo (Italian).
