Flip Panel (Chain-Link)
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| Flip Panel | |
|---|---|
 Artwork withMario fromSuper Mario World | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Variant of | Chain-Link |
TheChain-Link variety ofFlip Panels,[1] also known asRevolving Doors[2] orRevolving Gates,[3] is a type of fence-based object that rotates the player and certain enemies to the other side of the fence when hit.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario World[edit]
Revolving Doors first appear inSuper Mario World, where they can be found in#1 Iggy's Castle and the second room ofFront Door. They are objects attached to fences that, when hit, rotate the player onto the other side of the fence.
Super Mario Sunshine[edit]
Revolving Gates return inSuper Mario Sunshine, appearing in certain areas ofRicco Harbor andPinna Park. One mission,The Runaway Ferris Wheel, involvesMario using a particular Revolving Gate in the latter area to defeat theElectro-Koopa King and obtain said mission'sShine Sprite.
When climbing on vertical Revolving Gates, the player must press
to flip them, but when climbing from the bottom of a horizontal Revolving Gate, the player must press
instead. To flip a horizontal Revolving Gate from the top, the player must perform aGround Pound.
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Flip Panels reappear inNew Super Mario Bros. In this game, they also come in two different sizes; while the small ones have dimensions 2×2 and take roughly a third of a second to flip over, the large ones have dimensions 12×4 and take roughly three quarters of a second to flip over. While two large ones appear inWorld 3-
Tower along with a small one in the area with thelevel's thirdStar Coin, numerous small ones appear throughoutWorld 4-Tower.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
Flip Panels return inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, behaving the same as inNew Super Mario Bros., though the small ones have dimensions 4×4. Though eighteen appear as the basis of the minigamePower-up Panels, only three others appear in the entire rest of the game, all of which are found inWorld 4-
Castle: A small one appears near the beginning of the level, a large one subsequently appears just after the level's first Star Coin, and another small one appears just before theWarp Door leading to themidway point.
Notably,a particular glitch involving the large Flip Panel exists in this game; if the player uses anIce Ball to freeze aClimbing Koopa, then flips the Flip Panel while the Climbing Koopa intersects it, the Climbing Koopa will fall to the ground and produce infinitecoins.
Super Mario World television series[edit]
A single Revolving Door appears in theSuper Mario World episode "Mama Luigi," with the babyYoshisaur jumping through one while Mario andLuigi chase him throughKing Koopa's Neon Castle.
Mario Party series[edit]
In theMario Party series, Flip Panels appear only in two games,Mario Party 9 andMario Party: Star Rush. InMario Party 9, a handful of Flip Panels of different sizes appear in the minigameCage Match, where they function identically as in the platform games and are necessary in order to reachBowser Jr. InMario Party: Star Rush, six Flip Panels are the basis of the minigameBowser's Fence Fury, where ifBowser smacks a Flip Panel while a player is on it, they are automatically eliminated from theminigame.
Gallery[edit]
Sprite fromSuper Mario World
Sprite fromNew Super Mario Bros.
Sprite of the larger variant fromNew Super Mario Bros.
A Flip Panel inWorld 4-
Tower fromNew Super Mario Bros.
Sprite of a Flip Panel fromPower-up Panels inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii
Power-up Panels fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii
A large Flip Panel inWorld 4-
Castle fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii
Flip Panels inCage Match fromMario Party 9
Flip Panels inMario Party: Star Rush
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Kaiten Tobira | Spin Door | |
| 回転フェンス[6] Kaiten Fensu | Spin Fence | ||
Kaiten Kanaami | SpinWire Netting | ||
| Korean | 회전문 돌리기[8] Hoejeonmun Dolligi | Revolving Gate |
References[edit]
- ^2006.New Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 21.
- ^1991.Super Mario World instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
- ^2002.Super Mario Sunshine instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 26.
- ^1990.スーパーマリオワールド (Sūpā Mario Wārudo) instruction booklet (PDF).Nintendo (Japanese). Page 16.
- ^2002. スーパーマリオサンシャイン (Sūpā Mario Sanshain) instruction booklet.Nintendo (Japanese). Page 26.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015).Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook,Super Mario Sunshine section.Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 105.
- ^2006.
New スーパーマリオブラザーズ instruction booklet (PDF).Nintendo (Japanese). Page 21. - ^Super Mario Sunshine Korean manual. Page 35.
