Piston
- This article is about the object that appears inYoshi's Story andWario Land 4. For the object referred to as a "piston" in theNew Super Mario Bros. WiiPrima Games guide, seeSkewer § New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
Apiston[1][2] is a machine that first appears inYoshi's Story. In theMecha Castle, pistons appear in pairs and try to crush an unsuspectingYoshi passing between. If a Yoshi is crushed, he is defeated instantly and lost as a result. Not even theSuper Happy form can protect the Yoshi from this hazard.
A different-looking type of piston[3][4] (also known as ametal crusher[5]) appears inWario Land 4. If a piston squishesWario, it transforms him intoFlat Wario, allowing him to crawl into small spaces. Pistons do not harm Wario or any enemy in any sort of way. These objects mainly appear in factorylevels (such asThe Curious Factory) and somepink areas. There is always aDecompressor or a body ofwater that returns Wario to his normal size and shape.
Pistons return inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder as hazardous objects that appear in only one level:Fluff-Puff Peaks Flying Battleship. IfMario is crushed by a piston, he reverts toSmall Mario and loses a life immediately after.
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Sprite fromYoshi's Story
Sprite fromWario Land 4
Screenshot fromSuper Mario Bros. Wonder
References[edit]
- ^Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998).Yoshi's Story Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 112 and 114.
- ^Mecha Castle.Yoshi's Story official North American website (American English). Archived May 8, 1999, 19:57:36 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^Fall 2001.Nintendo Power Advance Volume 3.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 57.
- ^Wessel, Craig.Warioland 4.Scholastic (American English). ISBN0-439-36711-5. Page 29.
- ^February 2002.Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) issue 113. Page 71.
