Cliff
- This article is about the recurring platform that juts out of background mountainsides. For the world in Donkey Kong Country Returns, seeCliff (world).
| Cliff | |||
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 Sprite fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii | |||
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. (2006) | ||
| Latest appearance | New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) | ||
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Cliffs,[1] also referred to asledges,[2][3] function as narrow platforming strips in the mountainous levels ofNew Super Mario Bros. andNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. The player character's movement is restricted while they are on cliffs. While on top of them, the player character can only sidestep andjump in low arches. No other moves are available. The player character can also cling to the bottom of cliffs and shimmy back and forth. Flicking upward on the control stick brings them on top of the cliff, and vice versa.
The movement options on cliffs are similar to the ones inSuper Mario 64 DS, from which the originalNew Super Mario Bros. heavily derives. InNew Super Mario Bros. U,rocky walls inherit the function of cliffs at their tops and are recognized as the same object in the game's section in theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia.[4] The way player characters cling to the horizontalpoles that emerge fromPole Blocks inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder is also similar to cliffs.
History[edit]
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Cliffs first appear in the mountainousWorld 6 and specifically appear inWorld 6-1 andWorld 6-4. In World 6-1, the cliffs bridge distant ground in narrow corridors.Bill Blaster Turrets launchBullet Bills directly above the cliffs, necessitating the player character either hop or swing downward to avoid being hit. One of the level'sStar Coins is only collectible when the character is clinging down from a cliff. The cliffs in World 6-4 go throughFire Bars of various lengths, which makes avoiding them challenging. Smaller strips of cliff and be jumped between to collectcoins and reach theWarp Pipes needed to reach the level's final Star Coin andpole. Cliffs subsequently appear in the volcanic levelWorld 8-7, within a narrow corridor connecting two strips of land.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
InNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, cliffs appear in the coastal levelWorld 4-2 and the mountainousWorld 6, where they appear inWorld 6-1 andWorld 6-5.Rocky walls feed directly into cliffs in some instances. In World 4-2, the cliffs occur in narrow corridors and overhangwater with leapingCheep Cheeps. Some of the cliffs feed intoyellow ledges, a variant that drops if clung to or stood on for too long likeDonut Blocks. In World 6-1, stretches of cliff extend underneath rock-droppingStone Spikes and directly below traveling Bullet Bills. The center of the level, all of the collectibleRed Coins appear on top of cliffs. In World 6-5, strips of cliff overhangfluctuating tides and a leapingPorcupuffer.
Gallery[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | Gake | Cliff | |
| 崖[7] Gake | Shared withrocky walls inNew Super Mario Bros. U | ||
| Italian | Precipizio[8] | Cliff | New Super Mario Bros.; shared withrocky wall inNew Super Mario Bros. U |
| Strapiombo[9] | Overhang | New Super Mario Bros. Wii |
References[edit]
- ^Nintendo (2006).New Super Mario Bros. Instruction Booklet (PDF). Redmond:Nintendo of America. Page 20.
- ^Knight, Michael (2010).Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Roseville:Prima Games. ISBN978-0-307-46760-7. Page 7.
- ^Bueno, Fernando (2009).New Super Mario Bros. Wii: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville:Prima Games. ISBN978-0-307-46592-4. Page 110, 112, 113, 123.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in 『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 215.
- ^Nintendo Co., Ltd. (2006).『New Super Mario Bros.
取扱説明書 』 (PDF). Tokyo:Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 20. - ^Nintendo Co., Ltd. (2009).『New Super Mario Bros. Wii
取扱説明書 』 (PDF). Tokyo:Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 22. - ^---- (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). Page 118, 149.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 118.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 149.
