Chain-Link
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| Chain-Link | |||
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 Artwork withMario fromNew Super Mario Bros. 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) | ||
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AChain-Link, also known as afence,Chain Link Fence,[1]wire net,[2]cage, ormetal screen,[3] is an object that player characters can climb along the surface of andpunch it to defeat enemies on the other side. In some games, there arepanels that can be used to flip the character to the other side. Similar climbable meshes of vines and other interlocking materials appear inWario Land 3.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario World[edit]
Fences can bejumped on, climbed on, and jumped off of byMario orLuigi in variouscastle levels ofSuper Mario World. Punching aRevolving Door flips the player character to the opposite end of the fence.Climbing Koopas often climb fences, which they can climb to the other side of. Punching a Climbing Koopa on the opposite side of a fence defeats it.[4] The counter for getting morepoints and anextra life does not reset until the player actually touches the ground, so the player can continue grabbing onto the fence and stomping eight or more Climbing Koopas to gain extra lives, especially in the final room of#4 Ludwig's Castle.
Super Mario 64 /Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
InSuper Mario 64 andSuper Mario 64 DS, wire nets are designed differently between locations and can also work differently.Hazy Maze Cave, inBowser in the Fire Sea, and onTiny-Huge Island has wire nets that the player can only hang on from below and climb horizontally. There are some functionally similar objects such as the bridge near the start ofBob-omb Battlefield, both bridges in theCastle Grounds, the ceiling in front of theMushroom Castle's main entrance, and the normally inaccessible starting cloud platform inOver the Rainbows.[5]
Other wire nets are instead used as walls that onlyVanish Mario can get through, which is used more commonly. Sometimes, this is needed to collect aPower Star, while other times (particularly in the remake), it is simply a shortcut (such as in "Express Elevator--Hurry Up!"). Certain brick walls inWet-Dry World's downtown work the same way. Sometimes, vertical or block-shaped ones are not found near aVanish Cap (orPower Flower in the remake) and, as such, are simply used as walls or platforms. This type appears heavily in the Hazy Maze Cave;Dire, Dire Docks; andTick Tock Clock.
Super Mario Sunshine[edit]
InSuper Mario Sunshine, metal screens (also referred to aschain-links)[6] can be climbed in both horizontal and vertical orientations. Many of the metal screens take the form of boxes that enclose enemies andcoins, although some are traditionally flat. Metal screens appear inRicco Harbor,Pinna Park, andPianta Village and can be used to knock off enemies from the other side. The game also introducesMoving Fences.
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Fences return inWorld 3-
Tower andWorld 4-Tower ofNew Super Mario Bros., and are featured throughout.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
Fences are obstacles inTowers andCastles ofNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, and using the flip panel to go to the opposite side is sometimes necessary to access certain areas. There is also a type of fence that rotates 90 degrees left or right by the first player on it tilting theirWii Remote in either direction. There are giant, circular fences that spin continuously. Also, a yellow fence is used in thePower-up Panels minigame.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Fences return inNew Super Mario Bros. 2, which also introduces a few others.World 5-
Tower has large fences that move up with the rising lava, rotating at times. Moving Fences travel along atrack inWorld 5-Castle, and pressing
/
causes it to move either above or below. The flip panels are absent.
New Super Mario Bros. U[edit]
Moving Fences appear inNew Super Mario Bros. U. They use their design fromSuper Mario World, except with red borders instead of gray. Players can no longer punch the fences.
Super Mario 3D World /Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
Chain-Links (formatted asChain Links in thePrima guide[7] andChainlinks in the PAL release) appear inSuper Mario 3D World andSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury in several stages as either stationary walls or platforms or moving along tracks as obstacles. In this game, they cannot be climbed on unless the character assumes theCat form, but can otherwise simply be used towall jump.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
Chain-Links with platforms on top of them appear inSuper Mario Maker 2 in several themes (except ground, ghost house, and desert) in theSuper Mario 3D World style as the style'sSemisolid Platforms, all of which Cat Mario can climb up, regardless of theme. Unlike inSuper Mario 3D World, they can be climbed indefinitely without falling off.
Super Mario World television series[edit]
A small fence makes a brief appearance as an obstacle inNeon Castle in theSuper Mario World episode "Mama Luigi". Mario, Luigi andYoshi are able to easily pass this fence by simply using its revolving gate.
Paper Mario[edit]
Wire nets make a brief appearance inPaper Mario, where they are found in aConveyor Belt–filled segment ofShy Guy's Toy Box and have a similar function to their appearance inSuper Mario 64. To get past them, Mario needs to useLady Bow'sOutta Sight ability while on a Conveyor Belt.
Wario World[edit]
Chain-link fences appear inWario World, found inMirror Mansion andPecan Sands. Unlike in some other games, chain-link fences are always found affixed to solid walls, with only one side accessible toWario. Wario can climb on them much like the game'sladders, though they have more horizontal layouts. The only actions Wario can take while climbing are movement and jumping off of the fence.
Mario Party series[edit]
Fences appear in a few minigames of theMario Party series. TheMario Party 7 minigameFunderwall! involves climbing a long fence while avoiding obstacles and attacks from theKoopa Kids. InMario Party 9, a large fence appears in theBowser Jr. minigameCage Match, where it is used the same way as inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. InMario Party: Island Tour, fences appear as floor during one segment ofGyro for the Gold. InSuper Mario Party, a climbable fence appears prominently inDrop Shot.
Mario Kart series[edit]
- Main article:Kanaami Road
Platforms made of Chain-Links, known as Kanaami Roads, appear in some courses in theMario Kart series, mostly inMario Kart Tour.
Gallery[edit]
VanishMetal Mario standing by wire nets inDire, Dire Docks inSuper Mario 64
A metal screen inRicco Harbor inSuper Mario Sunshine
Metal screens inSuper Mario Sunshine
Mario beside a cage of wire nets inWet-Dry World inSuper Mario 64 DS
VanishLuigi in a cage of wire nets inTick Tock Clock inSuper Mario 64 DS
Fences inNew Super Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Sunshine | bamboofence_rail[8] | bamboo fence rail | bamboo fence |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Kanaami | Wire Netting | |
| フェンス[12] Fensu | Fence | ||
| Chinese(Simplified) | 铁网[?] Tiěwǎng | Iron Mesh | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 鋼絲網[13] Gāngsīwǎng | Steel Wire Mesh | |
| French | Grillage[?] | Fence | |
| German | Zaun[?] | Fence | |
| Italian | Rete[14] | Net | |
| Filo elettrico[15] | Electrical wire | ||
| Recinzione[16][17] | Fence | ||
| Rete metallica[18] | Wire net | ||
| Grata[19] | Grate | ||
| Korean | 철망[?] Cheolmang | Wire Netting | |
| Portuguese(European) | Cerca Móvel[20] | Mobile Fence | |
| Russian | Сетка[?] Setka | Fence | |
| Spanish | Valla[?] | Fence |
References[edit]
- ^September 1991.Nintendo Power Volume 28.Nintendo of America (English). Page 17.
- ^1996.Super Mario 64 instruction booklet (PDF).Nintendo of America (English). Page 13 and 19.
- ^2002.Super Mario Sunshine instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (English). Page 26.
- ^"When the Koopa is on the opposite side, Mario can punch it by pushing the X or Y Button." – June 1991.Mario Mania Player's Guide.Nintendo of America. Page 61.
- ^UncommentatedPannen (December 5, 2017).All Hangable Ceilings. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal (2002).Super Mario Sunshine: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Redmond:Nintendo of America. ISBN1-930206-23-2. Page 46.
- ^Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013).Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-804-16249-4. Page 20.
- ^Super Mario Sunshine internal filename (ObjectData/bamboofence_rail.dae)
- ^1990.スーパーマリオワールド (Sūpā Mario Wārudo) instruction booklet (PDF). Tokyo:Nintendo Co., Ltd.. Page 16.
- ^1996.スーパーマリオ
６４ (Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon) (PDF).Nintendo (Japanese). Page 13 and 19. - ^2002. スーパーマリオサンシャイン (Sūpā Mario Sanshain) instruction booklet.Nintendo (Japanese). Page 26.
- ^October 19, 2015.Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook,Super Mario Sunshine section.Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 105.
- ^Online Chinese manual forNew Super Mario Bros. 2 (PDF).Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^Super Mario World Italian manual. Page 13.
- ^Super Mario 64 European manual. Page 33.
- ^New Super Mario Bros. European manual. Page 92.
- ^New Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian quick guide
- ^New Super Mario Bros. Wii Italian manual. Page 20.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 91.
- ^Canal New Super Mario Bros. U (January 11th, 2013).New Super Mario Bros. U - Mar de Menta-CASTELO - Terceira Moeda-Estrela (Wii U) video description.YouTube (European Portuguese). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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