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====''Super Mario Bros. 3''==== | ====''Super Mario Bros. 3''==== | ||
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Anchors in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' are rare items that can only be received at a special [[Toad House#White Mushroom House|White Mushroom House]] after collecting a certain number of [[coin]]s in a certain [[level]] in the even-numbered worlds. An Anchor only keeps the [[Airship]] at the same spot on the map if [[Mario]] loses a life in said [[level]]; for this reason, Anchors are optional and intended for convenience | Anchors in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' are rare items that can only be received at a special [[Toad House#White Mushroom House|White Mushroom House]] after collecting a certain number of [[coin]]s in a certain [[level]] in the even-numbered worlds. An Anchor only keeps the [[Airship]] at the same spot on the map if [[Mario]] loses a life in said [[level]]; for this reason, Anchors are optional and intended for convenience because it saves Mario the step of having to go to the Airship before retrying the level. It also appears in cutscenes before Airship levels, where Mario climbs the chain while the Anchor is being hoisted up. | ||
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An anchor appears in the level [[Peaceful Pier]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', where it is launched from a cannon by the [[Scurvy Crew]] as an obstacle to the player. An anchor also appears in the level [[Blowhole Bound]], attached to a shipwreck and stuck to a [[Whale|whale]]. By freeing the whale from the anchor, the player is able to ride it through the rest of the level. | An anchor appears in the level [[Peaceful Pier]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', where it is launched from a cannon by the [[Scurvy Crew]] as an obstacle to the player. An anchor also appears in the level [[Blowhole Bound]], attached to a shipwreck and stuck to a [[Whale|whale]]. By freeing the whale from the anchor, the player is able to ride it through the rest of the level. | ||
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![]() An Anchor in the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) |
Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025) |
Anchors[1][2] are a type of heavy metal object usually used to prevent a ship (or most commonly an Airship in the Super Mario franchise) from moving.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 3
Anchors in Super Mario Bros. 3 are rare items that can only be received at a special White Mushroom House after collecting a certain number of coins in a certain level in the even-numbered worlds. An Anchor only keeps the Airship at the same spot on the map if Mario loses a life in said level; for this reason, Anchors are optional and intended for convenience because it saves Mario the step of having to go to the Airship before retrying the level. It also appears in cutscenes before Airship levels, where Mario climbs the chain while the Anchor is being hoisted up.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Anchors appear in World 4 and World 6 in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where they can be used to access World 4-Airship, World 6-
Airship. Despite World 8 featuring an airship level, World 8-
Airship, upon its completion, Bowser's Airship remains in the world map, and no anchor appears.
Nintendo Adventure Books
An anchor can be acquired in Double Trouble of the Nintendo Adventure Books series in either Mario Brothers Plumbing or a portion of the Doom Ship, and it can be used by Mario to reach the poop deck of the Doom Ship, where Roy Koopa is holding Luigi captive. An anchor can also be found in the subsequent book, Leaping Lizards, but it is a dud item; its only purpose is to drag Luigi down if he falls into a body of water, causing a Game Over.
Wario Land II
There is also an anchor in Wario Land II that can be found in the SS Tea Cup world. It only appears in the fourth level of Chapter 2 called Drop the anchor!!. Here, Wario has to use his attack to move it and drop it into the water. After it is dropped, the level is completed.
Game & Watch Gallery 4
Anchors appear as a type of platform in the third stage of the Modern version of Donkey Kong in Game & Watch Gallery 4. By grabbing onto one, Mario is able to avoid obstacles passing underneath.
Donkey Kong Country Returns
An anchor appears in the level Peaceful Pier in Donkey Kong Country Returns, where it is launched from a cannon by the Scurvy Crew as an obstacle to the player. An anchor also appears in the level Blowhole Bound, attached to a shipwreck and stuck to a whale. By freeing the whale from the anchor, the player is able to ride it through the rest of the level.
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart 7
Swinging anchors with Wario's emblem appear in the Wario Shipyard course as obstacles in the underwater section and the gliding section, where they block the player's path. They can be knocked back by touching them while under the effects of a Super Star or a Bullet Bill.
Mario Kart Tour
Swinging anchors return as obstacles in the Mario Kart Tour rendition of 3DS Wario Shipyard, as well as appearing in all of this course's variants. Drivers can push an anchor back (and receive bonus points in the process) by hitting it with a Spiny Shell, Bowser's Shell, Super Horn, Giga Bob-omb, or a Super Bell, or by touching it while under the effects of a Frenzy, Super Star, Mega Mushroom, or Bullet Bill.
Paper Mario: Color Splash
An anchor appears in Paper Mario: Color Splash as Mario's means of entering the Airship carrying the drained red paint from The Crimson Tower, as Johnson neglected to lift up the anchor and thus forced the Airship to stall.
Mario Tennis Aces
In Mario Tennis Aces, Boom Boom uses an anchor to lower himself onto the court in his entrance animation.
Profiles
Super Mario Bros. 3
- Wii Virtual Console manual: Use this item to stop airships from moving.
- Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual: Prevents the Koopa airship from moving to a new location.
Gallery
Super Mario Bros. 3 (inventory)
Donkey Kong (Modern), Game & Watch Gallery 4
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | イカリ[3][2] Ikari |
Anchor | |
Chinese (simplified) | 船锚[?] Chuán Máo |
Anchor | |
Chinese (traditional) | 船錨[2] Chuán Máo |
Anchor | |
French | Ancre[2] | Anchor | |
German | Anker[2] | Anchor | |
Italian | Ancora[2] | Anchor | |
Àncora[4] | |||
Korean | 닻[2] Dat |
Anchor | |
Portuguese | Âncora[2] | Anchor | |
Spanish | Ancla[2] | Anchor |
References
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Mario Kart Tour in-game name
- ^ 1988. Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 23.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 41.
Wario Land II | |
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Main characters | Wario • Captain Syrup |
Supporters | Gull • Hen • Owl • Turtle |
Bosses | Awabō • Big Kamukamu • Bobo • Cave master • Dunk • Ghost • Giant bee • Giant snake • Giant spear man • Mecha Kuri |
Chapters | Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 2* • Chapter 2** • Chapter 3 • Chapter 3* • Chapter 4 • Final Chapter • Final Chapter* • Final Chapter** • The Really Final Chapter |
Conditions | Ball • Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Crazy Wario • Fat Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Hot Wario • Puffy Wario • Tiny Wario • Zombie Wario |
Enemies | Bee • Bird • Chūta • Cook • D-Bat • D.D. • Drill • Flame • Gaugau • Ghost • Grunt • Gugi • Inamazu • Kamukamu • Pecan • Penguin • Pirate Goom • Pogo Guy • Punch • Rooster • Tobī • Togemen • Tsuriuo • Utsutsubo • Weight • White puff • Wizard • Yukimaru • Zombie |
Objects | 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • Alarm clock • Anchor • Big Block • Bonfire Block • Brick • Coin • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Ice block • Kotsuheri • Lance • Spike • Stove • Switch |
Mario Kart World | ||
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Drivers | ||
Mario • Luigi • Peach • Bowser • Yoshi • Toad • Daisy • Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Wario • Koopa Troopa • Pauline • Waluigi • Toadette • Baby Mario Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Bowser Jr. • Lakitu • King Boo • Shy Guy • Birdo • Dry Bones • Wiggler • Hammer Bro • Chargin' Chuck • Nabbit • Monty Mole Cow • Pianta • Pokey • Para-Biddybud • Penguin • Spike • Sidestepper • Snowman • Cataquack • Fish Bone • Dolphin • Peepa • Swoop • Goomba • Stingby • Rocky Wrench • Piranha Plant • Coin Coffer • Cheep Cheep • Conkdor | ||
Vehicles | ||
Karts | Standard Kart • Plushbuggy • Zoom Buggy • Rally Kart • Baby Blooper • Chargin' Truck • Blastronaut III • Roadster Royale • Carpet Flyer • Billdozer • Hot Rod • Pipe Frame • B Dasher • Tiny Titan • Bumble V • Cloud 9 • Biddybuggy | |
Bikes | Standard Bike • Cute Scoot • Rally Bike • Mach Rocket • W-Twin Chopper • Fin Twin • Dolphin Dasher | |
ATVs | Bowser Bruiser • Funky Dorrie | |
Courses | ||
Mushroom Cup | Mario Bros. Circuit • Crown City • Whistlestop Summit • DK Spaceport | |
Flower Cup | Desert Hills • Shy Guy Bazaar • Wario Stadium • Airship Fortress | |
Star Cup | DK Pass • Starview Peak • Sky-High Sundae • Wario Shipyard | |
Shell Cup | Koopa Troopa Beach • Faraway Oasis • Crown City • Peach Stadium | |
Banana Cup | Peach Beach • Salty Salty Speedway • Dino Dino Jungle • Great ? Block Ruins | |
Leaf Cup | Cheep Cheep Falls • Dandelion Depths • Boo Cinema • Dry Bones Burnout | |
Lightning Cup | Moo Moo Meadows • Choco Mountain • Toad's Factory • Bowser's Castle | |
Special Cup[conjectural] | Acorn Heights • Mario Circuit • Peach Stadium • Rainbow Road | |
Knockout Tour rallies | Golden Rally • Ice Rally • Moon Rally • Spiny Rally • Cherry Rally • Acorn Rally • Cloud Rally • Heart Rally | |
Battle courses | Big Donut | |
Other | Ghost Valley 1 • Choco Island 2 • Ghost Valley 2 • Vanilla Lake 1 • Ghost Valley 3 • Intermission | |
Other | ||
Item Box items | Green Shell • Triple Green Shells • Red Shell • Triple Red Shells • Banana • Triple Bananas • Mushroom • Triple Mushrooms • Fire Flower • Ice Flower • Boomerang Flower • Star • Feather • Blooper • Bob-omb • Spiny Shell • Lightning • Bullet Bill • Boo • Super Horn • Mega Mushroom • Hammer • Coin Box • Kamek | |
Course elements | ? Block • ? Panel • Anchor • Arrow field • Banzai Bill Cannon • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Batadon • Binoculars • Bob-omb Car • Bomber Bill • Bone Piranha Plant • Boom Boom • Boomerang Bro • Bouncy Cloud • Boulder • Bowser's Flame • Bowser Monument • Brick Block • Bully • Burner • Bus • Cactus • Camel • Car • Cargo truck • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chargin' Chuck • Charvaargh • Cheep Cheep • Cheep Chomp • Chill Bully • Cannon • Conkdor • Conveyor Belt • Cow • Crate • Dash Panel • Dinosaur • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Flying Shy Guy • Freezie • Glide Ramp • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Grindrail • Hammer Bro • Ice Bro • Innertube Goomba • Jar • Lakitu's Cloud • Lava • Lava Bubble • Lava Geyser • Monty Mole • Mud • Mushroom Trampoline • Note Block • Oil drum • P Switch • Penguin • Peepa • Piranha Plant • Poison swamp • Pokey • Ptooie • Ring • Robo DK • Rocky Wrench • Sandmaargh • Shoe Goomba • Skating Goomba • Skeeter • Snow Pokey • Snowball • Snowboarding Shy Guy • Snowman • Spike • Spike Ball • Spiny • Stingby • Sumo Bro • T-Rex • Thwomp • Tire • Tokotoko • Traffic cone • Train • Trampoline • Ty-foo • UFO • Water • Water Geyser • Warp Pipe • Whale • Whirlpool • Wiggler • Yoshi's | |
Background characters and species | Boo Crew • Boohemoth • Bulber • Dolphin • Heavy Fire Bro • Jellybeam • Koopa Paratroopa • Lakitu (Mario Kart referee) • Luma • Pianta • Porcupuffer • Pterodactyl • Seagull • Shy Guy • Small bird • Sledge Bro • Super Koopa • Swoop • Toad • Yoshi | |
Miscellaneous | Dash Food • Finish line • Peach Medallion • Sponsors |