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'''Switchboards'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. ''Super Mario 3D World'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide, page 19.</ref> are a kind of platform in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They are green and have two arrows, pointing left and right, each one on a pad. If the player steps on one of this pads, the arrow on the side they stand on will turn yellow, and the Switchboard will move over rails to the indicated direction. | '''Switchboards'''<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. ''Super Mario 3D World'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide, page 19.</ref> are a kind of platform in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They are green and have two arrows, pointing left and right, each one on a pad. If the player steps on one of this pads, the arrow on the side they stand on will turn yellow, and the Switchboard will move over rails to the indicated direction. | ||
==History== | |||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | |||
====''Super Mario 3D Land''==== | |||
Switchboards first appear in ''Super Mario 3D Land'' in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-3]], and appear in large numbers in [[World 1-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-4]], [[Special 3-1]] and [[Special 5-3]]. If there are small blocks at the end of the rails, the platform will simply bump and stop. Rails with no blocks on the end will cause the Switchboard to fall down. | Switchboards first appear in ''Super Mario 3D Land'' in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-3]], and appear in large numbers in [[World 1-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-4]], [[Special 3-1]] and [[Special 5-3]]. If there are small blocks at the end of the rails, the platform will simply bump and stop. Rails with no blocks on the end will cause the Switchboard to fall down. | ||
====''Super Mario 3D World''==== | |||
[[File:SM3DW Switchboard Falls.png|thumb|left|''Super Mario 3D World''.]] | [[File:SM3DW Switchboard Falls.png|thumb|left|''Super Mario 3D World''.]] | ||
Switchboards return in ''Super Mario 3D World'', appearing in World 3-7, [[Switchboard Falls]] and {{World|star2|9}}, [[Cosmic Cannon Cluster]] where they are the main mode of transportation. This time, the border around the platforms is white instead of green. | Switchboards return in ''Super Mario 3D World'', appearing in World 3-7, [[Switchboard Falls]] and {{World|star2|9}}, [[Cosmic Cannon Cluster]] where they are the main mode of transportation. This time, the border around the platforms is white instead of green. | ||
===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''=== | |||
[[File:3DS SmashBros scrnS01 17 E3.png|thumb|right|Switchboards in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.]] | [[File:3DS SmashBros scrnS01 17 E3.png|thumb|right|Switchboards in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.]] | ||
Switchboards also appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' in the final portion of the [[3D Land]] stage, albeit without the arrows. They can be destroyed by [[Skewer (obstacle)|Spike Pillar]]s, which serve as stage hazards in the stage. | Switchboards also appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' in the final portion of the [[3D Land]] stage, albeit without the arrows. They can be destroyed by [[Skewer (obstacle)|Spike Pillar]]s, which serve as stage hazards in the stage. | ||
===''Mario Party 10''=== | |||
The Switchboard also appears in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in the minigame [[Bullet Bill Bullies]]. | The Switchboard also appears in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in the minigame [[Bullet Bill Bullies]]. | ||
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Switchboards[1] are a kind of platform in Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World. They are green and have two arrows, pointing left and right, each one on a pad. If the player steps on one of this pads, the arrow on the side they stand on will turn yellow, and the Switchboard will move over rails to the indicated direction.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario 3D Land
Switchboards first appear in Super Mario 3D Land in World 1-3, and appear in large numbers in World 1-4, Special 3-1 and Special 5-3. If there are small blocks at the end of the rails, the platform will simply bump and stop. Rails with no blocks on the end will cause the Switchboard to fall down.
Super Mario 3D World
Switchboards return in Super Mario 3D World, appearing in World 3-7, Switchboard Falls and World 
Star-9, Cosmic Cannon Cluster where they are the main mode of transportation. This time, the border around the platforms is white instead of green.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Switchboards also appear in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS in the final portion of the 3D Land stage, albeit without the arrows. They can be destroyed by Spike Pillars, which serve as stage hazards in the stage.
Mario Party 10
The Switchboard also appears in Mario Party 10 in the minigame Bullet Bill Bullies.
Names in other languages
Trivia
- A similarly functioning type of platform with four arrows and directions that it can move in appears in Hazy Maze Cave in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS.
- Another similar platform appears in New Super Mario Bros., more specifically, in World 7-2 from that game.
References
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