Teeter-totter
| Teeter-totter | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's New Island (2014) |
| Variant of | Seesaw |
Teeter-totters[1] are wooden platforms in the Yoshi's Island series. They are shorter than conventional seesaws and typically teeter on wooden stakes. Like the seesaws, teeter-totters tilt under a Yoshi's weight, but standing on one end of a teeter-tooter for too long causes it to slide off. This can be debilitating in levels where the teeter-totters are suspended over empty space.
The mechanics of teeter-totters are similar to those of a Japanese wooden toy called a yajirobe, and this is reflected in their Japanese name as well, 「やじろべえゆか（くい）」 (Yajirobē Yuka (Kui)).[2]
History[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
Teeter-totters resemble Spinning Logs and first appear in Watch Out For Lakitu. Each of these logs teeters on a wooden stake. Standing on them causes them to tilt and potentially fall unless a Yoshi moves towards the center. The stakes they rest on sometimes have a different color like other posts, such as dark blue in underground levels. Certain teeter-totters balance on other surfaces that are not dangerous to touch.
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
In Yoshi's New Island, teeter-totters appear in the level Seesaw Scramble alongside larger seesaws. Most of them are positioned on wooden stakes, but two in one of the hidden areas of the level teeter on logs horizontally embedded into the background. They are nondamaging.
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's New Island
Yoshi's New Island
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | やじろべえゆか（くい）[2] Yajirobē Yuka (Kui) |
Balancing-Toy Floor (Stake) |
References[edit]
- ^ Miller, Kent and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo Power (American English). Page 123.
- ^ a b 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシー New アイランド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's New Island). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 81.
