Start Space
AStart Space is a kind ofspace that appears in a number of games in theSuper Mario franchise.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Start Spaces first appear inSuper Mario Bros. 3, in which they are namedStart Panels.[1] Here, they are white squares with the word "START" on them. They appear at the beginning of eachworld.Mario andLuigi start on them, and they get thrown back to the start place when they lose a life in the firstlevel of the game or get aGame Over. Sometimes,minigame markers appear on the Start Space, as it is possible of all other spaces onSuper Mario Bros. 3 maps. InSuper Mario World,Yoshi's House could be considered a Start Space of sorts, as Mario begins here.
Start Spaces return inNew Super Mario Bros., in which they serve as the start of each world as well, but they are now black circles with red arrows. InNew Super Mario Bros. Wii andNew Super Mario Bros. 2, however, they are white rather than black.
Mario Party series[edit]
Onboards in theMario Party series, Start Spaces are where the players start at the beginning of a game. Here, the players determine their starting order by hittingDice Blocks and start to play. When players pass the Start Space inMario Party,Koopa Troopa gives them 10coins (20 during the last five turns). Several events during the game are hosted on the Start Space, such as theLast Five Turns Event inMario Party 2,Mario Party 3, andMario Party 4 andBowser Time inMario Party 7. Severalevents also throw players back to the Start Space. However, the Start Space does not behave as a regular space onMario Party boards, as they cannot be reached after the players have left them, unless they are thrown back by an item or an event. InSuper Mario Party, the Start Space only appears in the "Mario Party" game mode, due to the free movements mechanic and that no players ever start in the same space.
Gallery[edit]
Tile fromSuper Mario Bros. 3
Tile fromSuper Mario Bros. 3
Tile fromSuper Mario Bros. 3
Tile fromSuper Mario Bros. 3
A Start Space inSuper Mario Party andSuper Mario Party Jamboree
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スタートパネル[2] Sutāto Paneru | Start Panel (Super Mario Bros. 3) | |
| Dutch | Startvak (Super Mario Bros. 3)[?] | Start Panel | |
| Startvakje (Mario Party Superstars)[?] | Start space | ||
| French | Tableau de départ (Super Mario Bros. 3)[?] | Start Panel | |
| Italian | Quadro START[3] | START Square | |
| Inizio del livello[4] | Beginning of the level | ||
| Pannello d'inizio[5] | Start panel | ||
| Inizio[6] | Start | ||
| Punto di partenza (Mario Party Superstars)[?] | Starting point | ||
| Portuguese | Casa de início[?] | Start Space |
References[edit]
- ^1990.Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (English). Page 17.
- ^1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet.Nintendo (Japanese). Page 15.
- ^Super Mario Bros. 3 manual.Nintendo (Italian). Page 16.
- ^2003.Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 109.
- ^2010.Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 17.
- ^Super Mario Bros. 3 (3DS -Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 10.
- Mario Party spaces
- Mario Party 2 spaces
- Mario Party 3 spaces
- Mario Party 4 spaces
- Mario Party 5 spaces
- Mario Party 6 spaces
- Mario Party 7 spaces
- Mario Party 8 spaces
- Mario Party DS spaces
- New Super Mario Bros. objects
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 objects
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii objects
- Super Mario Bros. 3 objects
- Super Mario Party spaces
- Super Mario Party Jamboree spaces
