Scale Lift
- This article is about the scale-like platforms. For lifts in general, seeLift.
| Scale Lift | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Model fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. (1985) | ||
| Latest appearance | Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020) | ||
| Effect | Standing on one platform causes it to lower and the other to rise. | ||
| Variant of | Lift | ||
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Scale Lifts, also calledBalance Lifts,[1]Balance Beams,[2] andScale Platforms,[3] areplatforms present in theSuper Mario series. When a player lands on one platform, the parallel one rises. If the player lingers too long on one platform, the scale breaks apart.
History[edit]
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Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. /Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels[edit]
Balance Lifts first appear inSuper Mario Bros., being the main feature ofWorld 3-3,World 4-3 andWorld 6-3. The player is given 1,000 points if they break the lifts. They return inSuper Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, where they are more prevalent, being found in eight of the thirteen worlds. This time, they are made of mushrooms instead of metal. However, in theSuper Mario All-Stars remake, both games feature them in their metallic form.
Super Mario World[edit]
While Scale Lifts do not appear inSuper Mario World,Piston Lifts act very similarly. They appear only inButter Bridge 1.
Super Mario Sunshine[edit]
Scale Lifts (localized asscales[4]) are built into the cliffside ofNoki Bay. In this game, a scale is a pulley system with a platform attached to it. Filling the attached jug with water causes the platform to rise. The jug is cracked and slowly leaks water, causing the platform to lower.
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Super Mario Bros.-styled Balance Lifts appear inSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, in theWorld-e levelCaped Escape.
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Balance Lifts reappear inNew Super Mario Bros. inWorld 1-5 andWorld 3-2. They behave the same way as the Lifts do inSuper Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
Balance Lifts reappear inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, where they are the main gimmick ofWorld 6-4. Unlike the lifts inSuper Mario Bros., enemies and other items affect the scales with the player.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Balance Lifts reappear inNew Super Mario Bros. 2, inWorld 4-4 andWorld
Star-5. Unlike the lifts inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, these lifts reappear after breaking.
New Super Mario Bros. U /New Super Luigi U /New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Scale Lifts appear inNew Super Mario Bros. U,New Super Luigi U, andtheir remake. They are common objects inAbove the Cheep Cheep Seas andScaling the Mountainside in the former, and also appear inWeighty Waddlewings in the latter. They work as they did inNew Super Mario Bros. 2.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis[edit]
Scale Lifts appear inMario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, where they are known asBalance Beams. They only appear inRoom 6-4 andRoom 6-7 ofToadstool Castle. If aMini Mario steps onto one of the Balance Beam's platforms, it lowers while the other platform rises. Two Mini Marios can remain on a platform at once. If both platforms have the same number of Mini Marios on them, they both move to a middle height. A Mini Mario remains on a Balance Beam's platform until it is swiped with thestylus to change its direction. Unlike their appearances in other games, Balance Beams do not break. Balance Beams cannot be used in theConstruction Zone, as they do not appear in the Toadstool Castle construction kit.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Scale Lifts also appear as stage elements in theSuper Smash Bros. series; they react to fighters' weights and drop or rise at appropriate speeds. They also reappear after breaking. One appears in theMushroom Kingdom stage ofSuper Smash Bros. and another appears in theMushroom Kingdom stage ofSuper Smash Bros. Melee. Another appears inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, as part of theGolden Plains stage, though it is only available if the stage has scrolled to the right side. Scale Lifts reappear inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate in Golden Plains and the original Mushroom Kingdom stage, where they act the same as they did in previous games.
Gallery[edit]
Screenshot fromSuper Mario Bros. Special
Screenshot fromSuper Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | てんびんリフト[5] Tenbin Rifuto | Scale Lift | |
| 水掛瓶リフト[6] Mizukake Bin Rifuto | Water Jug Lift | variant fromSuper Mario Sunshine | |
| Chinese | 天秤[?] Tiānchèng | Scales | |
| French | Balancier[7] | Pendulum | |
| Italian | Saliscendi[8][9] | Lift | New Super Mario Bros. U (in-game),Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
| Piattaforma a bilancia[10] | Scale Lift | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (Super Mario Bros. section) | |
| Piattaforma bilancia[11] | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels,New Super Mario Bros.,New Super Mario Bros. Wii,New Super Mario Bros. 2 sections) | ||
| Ascensore bilancia[12] | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (New Super Mario Bros. U section) | ||
| Korean | 저울리프트[?] Jeoul Ripeuteu | Balance Lift | |
| Portuguese | Ascensor em Escada[13] | Stair Lift | |
| Russian | Лифт-качели[?] Lift-kacheli | Swing/seesaw lift |
References[edit]
- ^Tochikubo, Hiroo (1987).How to win at Super Mario Bros..Tokuma Shoten. ISBN4-19-720003-XC. Page 47.
- ^Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis help (no. 21)
- ^Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012).New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-89690-2. Page 107.
- ^Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal (2002).Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide. Redmond:Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN1-930206-23-2. Page 87.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (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). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 21, 29, 119, 150, 200, 216.
- ^---- (2015). "Super Mario Sunshine" 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). Page 105.
- ^Chaîne New Super Mario Bros. U.New Super Mario Bros. U - Mont Sorbet-4 - Troisième pièce étoile (Wii U) video description.YouTube. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^New Super Mario Bros. U,Saliscendi e cannoni.
- ^Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tips,Golden Plains section: "Saliscendi"
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 21.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 29, 119, 151, 200.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 216.
- ^Canal New Super Mario Bros. U.New Super Mario Bros. U - Planalto Sorvete-4 - Terceira Moeda-Estrela (Wii U).YouTube. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
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