Magic carpet
- “Ahhhhhh, how romantic! Who would guess that my raunchy little game had such a mood-inspiring vehicle? Change your flight direction with right or left on the Control Pad and jump to fly higher! Be careful not to fall off! P.S. I’d like to ride that carpet with little miss you-know-who!”
- —Wario,Wario Land 4 instruction booklet
Magic carpets[1] (also spelledMagic Carpets),[2] generally also known asflying carpets[3][4] or justcarpets,[4] appear in theSuper Mario franchise as interactive flying platforms that can be used by player characters.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
InSuper Mario Bros. 2,Pidgit’s carpets[5] are used byPidgits to fly around. If the playable character grabs and throws or defeats the Pidgit, they are able to briefly ride it before it vanishes (Lakitu's Cloud would later act the same way, as ofSuper Mario World). Pidgit's carpets are colored black and red in the NES version, yellow and white inSuper Mario All-Stars, and red and white inSuper Mario Advance; they are also stretched in the latter version, and thus appear larger than they were in prior versions. In the game's data, however, they are still the same size.
Super Mario 64 /Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
Magic carpets inSuper Mario 64 andits Nintendo DS remake do not have anything riding them at first and remain in place until the player character steps on them. Magic carpets appear only inRainbow Ride. When stepped on, the carpet will follow a set rail, which is styled like a rainbow. If the player remains off the carpet for too long, it will disappear and respawn back in its original position. Once it gets to the end of the line, it will fall into the abyss and then respawn back at where it started.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]
Magic carpets inThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show! are a recurring mode of transportation.Mario,Luigi,Princess Toadstool,Toad and other characters use these carpets sometimes.
Magic carpets are first seen during the intro of the show, where Mario and his friends ride one during thePlumber's Rap. Magic carpets later appear in the episode "Mario's Magic Carpet", where it is established that they are the favorite food ofPidgits. In this episode, they appear to have a car-like protrusion on them.
Later, in the episode "Mario and the Red Baron Koopa", different carpets are seen.King Koopa is seen flying a magic carpet that has a warplane protrusion, while Mario and Luigi fly around on normal-looking carpets that have steering wheels. Later on in the episode, Mario, Luigi and Toad use two ordinary magic carpets together to construct the wings of theflying carpet biplane. In this episode,Sam Shalam ofCloud Land appears, who is a used magic carpet dealer.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
A magic carpet was planned to appeared in the unaired episode "Frog Feats," where it is owned by theSultan ofDesert Land. It is stolen byKing Koopa andKoopalings during the episode, but the Mario Bros., who are wearingFrog Suits, manage to create a flood in Desert Land by connecting an oasis's plumbing with an aquifer and fight back against Koopa and his Koopalings, ultimately managing to defeat them and reclaim the magic carpet.[6]
Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]
A flying carpet is used by Princess Toadstool, Mario, Toad, and (depending on which route the reader takes) possibly Luigi to enterIggy Koopa's secret laboratory inWater Land in theNintendo Adventure BookLeaping Lizards. Three weeks later, some flying carpets are used in the first event in theInternational Mushroom Games, the obstacle course.
InKoopa Capers, Bowser sends a magic carpet toMario Brothers Plumbing to kidnap the Mario Bros., whom he is desperate enough to ask to help in the search for his missingdaughter. The carpet captures only Luigi (who had at first assumed the carpet was a gift and "aGoomba pattern rug") and proceeds to bring him toBowser's Castle through the Mario Bros.' personalWarp Pipe.
InBrain Drain, if Luigi punches the correct code into the KoopaFone in theKoopa Command Center's cafeteria, he will order a pizza from Magic Carpet Pizzas, a business run by Pidgits who deliver pizzas with their magic carpets.
Wario Land 4[edit]
InWario Land 4, flying carpets[7] are found in the levelArabian Night. Wario can step on a carpet and fly by repeatedly jumping from it. Flying carpets can be maneuvered in a certain direction by walking on their edge. They disappear when they touch water but will respawn if Wario exits and re-enters the area. They are necessary to use throughout the level.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Magic carpets in theSuper Smash Bros. series were introduced in two differentSuper Mario-themed stages inSuper Smash Bros. Melee,Mushroom Kingdom II andRainbow Cruise, both in which they are usable platfomrs. In Mushroom Kingdom II, Pidgits sometimes briefly fly across the stage, but unlike them, their red carpets are 3D. Since they come and leave from the left and right sides of the stage, players are at risk of beingKO'd while using one. In Rainbow Cruise, there is a magic carpet fromSuper Mario 64, functioning identically as before, but without the rainbow trails. However, more than one player can stay on a carpet, and as long as one player is on one, it does not vanish prematurely. As both stages return inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate (with the latter also returning inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl), their respective magic carpets also come back, though the ones in Mushroom Kingdom II are now yellow (due to the stage's moreSuper Mario All-Stars-themed graphics).
Mario Party series[edit]
Magic carpets in theMario Party series have appeared a few times. In the minigameRandom Ride fromMario Party 5, players can choose to ride a magic carpet from a list of machines. InMario Party 9, a magic carpet simply titled theFlying Carpet is the starter vehicle of theBoo's Horror Castle board. InMario Party: Island Tour, players use magic carpets to move through theKamek's Carpet Ride board.
Mario Kart series[edit]
InMario Kart 7 andMario Kart Tour,Flying Shy Guys use magic carpets to move around theShy Guy Bazaar course. In the latter game, magic carpets appear on their own in theDo Jump Boosts bonus challenge set in the same course, where the player can jump off of one for aJump Boost.
Yoshi's Woolly World /Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]
InYoshi's Woolly World andPoochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, magic carpets only appear inFlying-Carpet Cruise where there are a variety of carpets that differ color and length. All kinds have two arrows on them printed on and pointing to the left and right, respectively. IfYoshi lands on a magic carpet, the ends will curl up to prevent Yoshi from accidentally walking off it. If Yoshi stands on one side, the carpet moves in the direction of the arrow, similarly toSwitchboards. IfYoshi jumps off of a carpet, it rises, and if he crouches while on it, it drops. If Yoshi stays off a magic carpet for long enough, the edges will roll back out and the carpet will descend.
One carpet initially consists of just a wireframe. Ayarn ball can be thrown at the frame to create the carpet, which will match the color of the yarn ball.
Gallery[edit]
Cadillac-style magic carpet
Jalopy-style magic carpet
Warplane-style magic carpet
Magic carpet with steering wheel
Biplane with magic carpet wings
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 2 (World 1-2)
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 2)
Model fromSuper Mario 64
Texture fromSuper Mario 64
Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6: Take down Wart!
A flying carpet inWario Land 4
Rainbow Ride carpets inSuper Mario 64 DS
A wide magic carpet inYoshi's Woolly World
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 空飛ぶじゅうたん[8][9] Soratobu Jūtan | Flying Carpet | |
| Bulgarian | Вълшебен Кнлим[10] Valsheben Kilim | Magic Carpet | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 升起飞毯[11] Shēngqǐ Fēitǎn | Flying Carpet | |
| Danish | Flyvende Tæppe[12] | Flying Carpet | |
| Dutch | Vliegende Tapijt[13] | Flying Carpet | |
| Finnish | Taikamatto[14] | Magic Carpet | |
| French | tapis volant[15] | Flying Carpet | |
| Tapis Magique[16] | Magic Carpet | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | |
| German | Fliegender Teppich[17] | Flying Carpet | |
| Teppich[17] | Carpet | ||
| Hebrew | מרבד הקסמים[18] Marvad HaKsamim | Magic Carpet | |
| Icelandic | Töfrateppi[19] | Magic Carpet | |
| Italian | Tappeto volante[20][21][22][23] | Flying carpet | |
| Tappeto magico[24][25] | Magic carpet | ||
| Tappeto[22][26] | Carpet | ||
| Norwegian | Magi Tappe[27] | Magic Carpet | |
| Portuguese | Tapete Mágico[28] | Magic Carpet | |
| Russian | Волшебный Ковер[29] Volshebnyy Kover | Magic Carpet | |
| Spanish | alfombra mágica[30] | Magic Carpet | |
| Alfombra[30] | Carpet | ||
| Swedish | Flygende matt[31] | Flying carpet |
Notes[edit]
- Yoichi Kotabe's first assignment as an employee ofNintendo was to animate the magic carpets ridden by the Pidgits inYume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic.
- The carpets are alluded to in the 1993Super Mario Bros. film, whenMario,Angelica,Daniella, and four other women escape on a mattress out ofKoopa's Tower. The mattress gently floats and glides down overKoopa Square before it makes a sliding landing.
References[edit]
- ^2001.Super Mario Advance instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 31.
- ^Pelland, Scott; Owsen, Dan (1996).Super Mario 64 Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 119-120.
- ^1988.Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 25.
- ^ab2001.Wario Land 4 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 8.
- ^1989.Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out, Part II.Nintendo Power (American English). Page 9 and 10.
- ^Here's the plot summary for "Frog Feats," an unpublished episode of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, from the writer's bible. Search "Frog Feats Mario" on Google; you get no results. But with this, the episode is now public at last and we can imagine how it would have been!
- ^Fall 2001.Nintendo Power Advance Volume 3.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 66.
- ^1987.Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet.Nintendo (Japanese). Page 34.
- ^2001.Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara instruction booklet.Nintendo (Japanese). Page 11.
- ^Супер Марио - Епизод 04 (Български дублаж)
- ^超级马里奥兄弟 - Super Mario Brothers Super Show - 马里奥的魔毯 | Learn Chinese | Cartoons in Mandarin
- ^The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (EP4 - Dansk - Mario's flyvende tæppe)
- ^The Super Mario Bros. Super Show Dutch Subbed - Koning Mario van Cramalot / Mario's Vliegende Tapijt
- ^Super Mario Bros 2 VHS (Suomi)
- ^2001.Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 48.
- ^Super Mario Bros 004 Le Tapis magique
- ^ab2001.Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 28.
- ^האחים סופר מריו חלק 4
- ^Marío Bræðurnir á Íslensku, Super Mario Super Show in Icelandic!
- ^Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 25.
- ^The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, "Mario e il tappeto volante" title
- ^ab2001.Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 108.
- ^Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 92.
- ^The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, "Mario e il tappeto volante" dialogues
- ^2001.Super Mario Advance European manual.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 109.
- ^Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 67.
- ^The Super Mario Bros Super Show S01E04 - Mario's Magic Carpet/Marianne and Luigeena (Norsk Fox-Kids)
- ^Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - O Tapete Mágico / As Primas (Dublado)
- ^Супершоу супербратьев Марио - 4 серия
- ^ab2001.Wario Land 4 European instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish). Page 88.
- ^Nintendo Magasinet Nr 3 1990
