Key Door
- This article is about the locked doors found inside levels. For the doors found in worlds in Super Mario Bros. 3, seeLocked Door.
| Key Door | |
|---|---|
Artwork fromCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker | |
| First appearance | Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall) Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988,Super Mario franchise) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
| Variant of | Warp Door |
- “You should always make sure there are enoughKeys to open all the Key Doors!”
- —Nina,Super Mario Maker 2
Key Doors, also known asLocked Doors (orlocked doors), are doors in platformers of theSuper Mario franchise that the player cannot enter unless they have collected akey. Key Doors usually have the appearance of a regularWarp Door with a keyhole.
History[edit]
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Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Key Doors make their debut inSuper Mario Bros. 2, first appearing inWorld 1-2. They can be opened only by keys. If the player picks up a key for a Key Door, aPhanto will chase the player.
In the originalSuper Mario Bros. 2, once a Key Door is unlocked, it disappears. In the game's remakes, only the keyhole disappears by transforming them into normal swing-open Warp Doors.
Super Mario 64 /Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
Keys inSuper Mario 64 are used to open Key Doors that lead to new courses and, in theDS remake, Key Doors that holdMario,Luigi,Wario, and a secretPower Star.
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
While Key Doors do not appear inSuper Mario Bros. 3, one can be found in theGame Boy Advance remakeSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, in theWorld-e-exclusive levelDoors o' Plenty.
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Key Doors appear in theGhostly Galaxy inSuper Mario Galaxy and itsNintendo Switchport, where they automatically open as soon as Mario or Luigi obtains a key. In the case of the missionMatter Splatter Mansion, multiple Key Doors can be unlocked at once with one key.
Super Mario Maker series[edit]
Key Doors were introduced inSuper Mario Maker in the version 1.40 update, and available at the start inSuper Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS. They can be produced by shaking aWarp Door again after being shaken into aP Warp Door. They also appear inSuper Mario Maker 2, with the same function as in the previous game. As of version 3.0.0 ofSuper Mario Maker 2,Cursed Keys can also be used to unlock Key Doors.
Super Mario Run[edit]
Key Doors appear inSuper Mario Run in the courseBoohind Lock and Key. They can be opened only by using the key found in their room. If the player approaches a Key Door without a key, then the door wobbles in place. Once the player has the key, they act identically to Warp Doors. Key Doors resembleGhost House doors fromNew Super Mario Bros. U but with keyholes in the center.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]
Key Doors return inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, where only two appear inColor-Switch Dungeon: one requiring a red heart-shaped key, then another later on requiring a blue spade-shaped key, each indicated by the shape of the doorframe and the emblem on the door. They behave the same as in theSuper Mario Maker games.
Yoshi's Story[edit]
InYoshi's Story, locked doors are found in theLift Castle,Ghost Castle, andMagma Castle.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong[edit]
InMario vs. Donkey Kong and itsremake for theNintendo Switch, locked doors appear in all levels excluding Mini-Mario levels and Donkey Kong levels, and are designated with a giant keyhole on them. In the original game, they were referred to generically asdoors[1]. The player has to carry aKey to the door to reach the next area of the level. In all Plus andExpert levels, doors act as the goal instead, with no new areas beyond them. InPlus levels, there are no keys, and the player instead has to lead aMini-Mario with a key to the door.
In the remake, doors are redesigned, with an additional red frame featuring a gold star symbol on top. Doors continue to retain their usual purpose, but the music does not stop and no victory fanfare is played when a player enters one, except in Plus and Expert levels. In multiplayer sessions, a player who is not close to the door at the time of its unlocking will be instantly warped inside of it with similar mechanics toSuper Mario 3D World. Additionally, the door will be chained with a silver lock, bearing a resemblance to locked doors inMario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!. This requires obtaining a silverflying key in the level to unchain the door before the main key can be used on it.
Doors are succeeded by similarly functioningGoal Doors throughout theMario vs. Donkey Kong series, however most appearances do not always require the use of a key to go through them.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]
Key Doors appear again inCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker, behaving like in previousSuper Mario games.
Minecraft[edit]
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack inMinecraft, there is a painting of Key Doors fromSuper Mario 64.
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario Maker (Super Mario Bros. style) (locked)
Super Mario Maker (Super Mario Bros. 3 style) (locked)
Super Mario Maker (Super Mario World style) (locked)
Super Mario Maker (New Super Mario Bros. U style) (locked)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario 3D World style) (locked)
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy | ObjectData/DarknessRoomDoorA.arc | DarknessRoomDoorA | Darkness Room Door A |
| StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | 暗闇部屋の扉A (Kurayami Heya no Tobira A) | ||
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | content/ObjectData/DoorKey.szs | DoorKey | Door Key |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カギドア[?] Kagi Doa | Key Door | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 上锁门[?] Shàngsuǒ Mén | Locked Door | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 上鎖門[?] Shàngsuǒ Mén | Locked Door | |
| Dutch | Gesloten deur[2] | Closed door | |
| French | Porte verrouillée[?] | Locked Door | |
| German | Schlüsseltür[?] | Key door | |
| Italian | Porta chiusa[3][4] | Locked/Closed door | |
| Porta con serratura[5] | Door with keyhole | ||
| Porta chiusa a chiave[?] | Locked door | ||
| Portuguese(European) | Porta fechada à chave[6] | Locked door | |
| Russian | Запертая дверь[?] Zapertaya dver' | Closed door | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Puerta cerrada con llave[?] | Locked door |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Mario vs. Donkey Kong North American Virtual Console digital manual. Page 9.
- ^Nintendo Nederland (March 9, 2016).Super Mario Maker - Gesloten deuren! Spijkerzuilen! Roze munten! (Wii U).YouTube (Dutch). Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 17.
- ^2010.Super Mario All-Stars Italian manual.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 20.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 70.
- ^Nintendo Portugal (March 9, 2016).Super Mario Maker - Portas fechadas à chave! Postes com espinhos! Moedas rosa! (Wii U).YouTube (European Portuguese). Retrieved January 11, 2021.
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