Tilting mushroom
| Tilting mushroom | |
|---|---|
Model fromNew Super Mario Bros. U | |
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. (2006) |
| Latest appearance | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019) |
| Effect | Wide platforms that tilt back and forth on their own |
| Variant of | Mushroom Platform |
Tilting mushrooms,[1] also referred to asunstable mushrooms,[2] areMushroom Platforms in theSuper Mario series that debuted inNew Super Mario Bros. Unlike stationary Mushroom Platforms orSeesaw Shrooms, tilting mushrooms sway back and forth all on their own. They typically appear in athletic sky-themed levels, in which their movements necessitate well-timedjumps. Tilting mushrooms are of varying widths and heights, and their overall design is different between titles.
History[edit]
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Tilting mushrooms appear throughoutNew Super Mario Bros. They can be used to reach distant or heightened platforms, collectStar Coins, and find secrets. The way they tilt impacts the trajectory of launchedKoopa Shells that slide along their caps. In this game, they are the same colors as most static Mushroom Platforms: red orange caps with yellow spots.
Tilting mushrooms first appear in the sky-themedWorld 1-3 alongside static Mushroom Platforms andMushroom Trampolines. They subsequently occur inWorld 2-2 andWorld 3-2. They are present inprerelease material.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
Unstable mushrooms occur only inWorld 8-1 inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. They have dull purple caps with white spots, and a helix of stripes around their stalk. Unlike the firstNew Super Mario Bros., these mushrooms are low to the ground and in a lava-themed level withvolcanic debris falling from the sky. Some grow directly out of thelava. The caps of the unstable mushrooms intercept the debris and can be stood under to avoid contact, but their movements make protection inconsistent. Unless they are in theirPropeller form, the first Star Coin in the level can only be reached by the player character if they jump off the edge of a very wide unstable mushroom as it tilts to the left.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
InNew Super Mario Bros. 2, tilting mushrooms occur in the sky-themedWorld 1-4 and the snow-themedWorld 4-4. The are physically identical to normal Mushroom Platforms, but the caps are always pink with white spots. The way the mushrooms tilt allow Mario (or Luigi) to reach? Blocks,coins,Gold Rings, and Star Coins, as well as cross gaps. Tilting mushrooms are the only platforms in one of World 1-4'ssub-areas, where the level's second Star Coin is. In World 4-4, they are one of the only platforms other than static Mushroom Platforms andScale Lifts available.
New Super Mario Bros. U /New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Tilting mushrooms appear only inMushroom Heights andWiggler Stampede inNew Super Mario Bros. U. In this game, they have spots slightly lighter than their caps and a helix of stripes around their stalks, similar toNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. The ones in Mushroom Heights are turquoise, whereas the ones in Wiggler Stampede are a dull purple.
In Mushroom Heights, tilting mushrooms appear alongside normal Mushroom Platforms and pink ones that move up and down, high in the sky.Flowers grow out of the caps of some of the wider ones. The tilting mushrooms provide allow the player character to collectHidden Coins and reach taller Mushroom Platforms at the furthest extremes of their tilts.Balloon Baby Yoshis can be used to navigate the level without being too reliant on these platforms. The ones in Wiggler Stampede grow out ofPoison Bogs.
Tilting mushrooms appear unaltered inNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. They are one of the few objects in theNew Super Mario Bros. U campaign to not appear inNew Super Luigi U, though their design is inherited by Mushroom Platforms that move up and down in the levelPiranha Heights.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 揺れるキノコ[3] Yureru Kinoko | Swaying Mushroom | |
| ゆれるキノコ[4] Yureru Kinoko | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | ||
| Italian | Fungo dondolo[5] | Rocking mushroom | Shared withSeesaw Shroom |
| Funghi Dondolo[6] | Rocking Mushrooms | New Super Mario Bros. Wii |
References[edit]
- ^Knight, Michael (2010).Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Roseville:Prima Games. ISBN978-0-307-46760-7. Page 22.
- ^Bueno, Fernando (2009).New Super Mario Bros. Wii: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville:Prima Games. ISBN978-0-307-46592-4. Page 152.
- ^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 119, 151, 217.
- ^---- (2015). "New Super Mario Bros. 2" 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 201.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 119, 201, 217.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 151.

