Touchstone
| Touchstone | |
|---|---|
 Touchstones inTouchstone Trouble inCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) |
| Latest appearance | WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021) |
Touchstones (also referred to asTouch Screen Platforms[1] andrainbow-colored blocks[2]) are objects inSuper Mario 3D World,Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, andCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker (including both ofits ports). These movableplatforms can be activated by using theWii U GamePad, the touchscreen of theNintendo Switch in handheld mode, the
button while using dual Joy-Con or a Pro Controller, or the
button while using single Joy-Con, as all of these methods summon the touch cursor. Tapping a Touchstone with the touch cursor causes it to move to a set position until it is touched a second time or the timer expires, which makes it return to its original state.
InSuper Mario 3D World andSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Touchstones also revert after a short time has passed. They are mainly purple and appear rarely, found only inPuffprod Peaks,Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo, andCaptain Toad's Fiery Finale. InCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Touchstones can be found in various colors and shapes and are more common, making their debut in the thirdlevel,Touchstone Trouble.
Touchstones appear in theCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker microgame ofWarioWare: Get It Together! In the microgame, the player must push one of the Touchstones to create a slope forCaptain Toad to walk on, which leads to aPower Star. If the player pushes the wrong Touchstone, Captain Toad will be blocked, preventing him from obtaining the Power Star.
Gallery[edit]
A set of Touchstones inSuper Mario 3D World
A Touchstone Platform that forms a wall inSuper Mario 3D World
Touchstones inWarioWare: Get It Together!
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タッチストーン[3] Tatchi Sutōn | Touch Stone | |
| タッチ床[4] Tatchi Yuka | Touch Floor | ||
| French | Tactibloc[?] | Touch Block | |
| German | Tippstein[?] | Tap Stone | |
| Touch-Plattform[?] | Touch Platform | ||
| Italian | Toccapietra[?] | Touch-stone | |
| Toccablocco[?] | Touch-block | ||
| Spanish | Toquebloque[5] | Touch Block |
References[edit]
- ^Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013).Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-804-16249-4. Page 17.
- ^IGN Guides (February 12, 2021).Super Mario 3D World Walkthrough - World 2-2: Puffprod Peaks (0:22).YouTube (American English). Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^進め！キノピオ隊長 : たっぷり遊べる70以上の箱庭コース.Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World."『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 233.
- ^Guía Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Spanish guide.www.guiasnintendo.com (Spanish).
