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A '''Start Space''' is a kind of Space that appears in a few games.
A '''Start Space''' is a kind of [[space]] that appears in a number of games in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] franchise.
[[Image:Start_Space.PNG|left|thumb|]]
They first appear in the game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they are referred to as '''Start Panels'''. Here they are white squares with the word START on them. They appear at the beginning of each World. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] start on them, and get thrown back to the start place when they die in the first level of the game, or get a [[Game Over]]. Sometimes, mini-game markers appear on the Start Space, as it is possible of all other spaces on ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' maps. In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', [[Yoshi's House]] could be considered a Start Space of sorts, as Mario begins here.
[[Image:Start_Space1.PNG|left|thumb|]]
Start Pads return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they serve as the start of each world as well, but are now black circles with red arrows. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', however, Start Spaces are white rather than black.


==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
Start Spaces first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', in which they are named '''Start Panels'''.<ref>{{cite|date=1990|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=17}}</ref> Here, they are white squares with the word "START" on them. They appear at the beginning of each [[world]]. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] start on them, and they get thrown back to the start place when they lose a life in the first [[level]] of the game or get a [[Game Over]]. Sometimes, [[minigame]] markers appear on the Start Space, as it is possible of all other spaces on ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' maps. In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', [[Yoshi's House]] could be considered a Start Space of sorts, as Mario begins here.
Start Spaces return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', in which they serve as the start of each world as well, but they are now black circles with red arrows. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', however, they are white rather than black.
===''Mario Party'' series===
[[File:Marioparty4extra34.png|thumb|The Start Space as seen in ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. Here, there is a lottery going on.]]
[[File:Marioparty4extra34.png|thumb|The Start Space as seen in ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. Here, there is a lottery going on.]]
On ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' boards, Start Spaces is where the players start at the beginning of a game. Here, the player determine their starting order by hitting a [[Dice Block]] and start to play. When players pass the Start Space in ''[[Mario Party]]'', [[Koopa Troopa]] will give them 10 [[coin]]s. Several events during the game are hosted on the Start Space, such as the [[Last Five Turns Event]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', and ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', and [[Bowser Time]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. Several [[? Space|events]] also throw players back to the Start Space. The Start Space does, however, not behave as a regular space on ''Mario Party'' boards, as they cannot be reached after the players have left them, unless they are thrown back by an item or an [[? Space|event]].
On [[board (Mario Party series)|board]]s in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], Start Spaces are where the players start at the beginning of a game. Here, the players determine their starting order by hitting [[Dice Block]]s and start to play. When players pass the Start Space in ''[[Mario Party]]'', [[Koopa Troopa]] gives them 10 [[coin]]s (20 during the last five turns). Several events during the game are hosted on the Start Space, such as the [[Last Five Turns Event]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', and ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' and [[Bowser Time]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. Several [[Event Space|events]] also throw players back to the Start Space. However, the Start Space does not behave as a regular space on ''Mario Party'' boards, as they cannot be reached after the players have left them, unless they are thrown back by an item or an event. In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', the Start Space only appears in the "Mario Party" game mode, due to the free movements mechanic and that no players ever start in the same space.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Start Space.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
NSMBDS Start Space.png|Sprite from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
Nsmb2 start panel.png|Sprite from ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
SMP Start Space.png|A Start Space in ''Super Mario Party''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スタートパネル<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=15|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Sutāto Paneru
|JapM=Start Panel (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
|Dut=Startvak (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
|Dut2=Startvakje (''Mario Party Superstars'')
|DutM=Start Panel
|Dut2M=Start space
|Fre=Tableau de départ (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
|FreM=Start Panel
|Ger=
|GerM=
|Ita=Quadro START<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' manual|publisher=Nintendo|language=it|page=16}}</ref>
|Ita2=Inizio del livello<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' instruction booklet|page=109|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|date=2003}}</ref>
|Ita3=Pannello d'inizio<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' instruction booklet|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|date=2010}}</ref>
|Ita4=Inizio<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=10}}</ref>
|Ita5=Punto di partenza (''Mario Party Superstars'')
|ItaM=START Square
|Ita2M=Beginning of the level
|Ita3M=Start panel
|Ita4M=Start
|Ita5M=Starting point
|Kor=
|KorR=
|KorM=
|Por=Casa de início
|PorM=Start Space
|Rus=
|RusR=
|RusM=
|Spa=
|SpaM=
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 23:45, October 23, 2024

A Start Space is a kind of space that appears in a number of games in the Super Mario franchise.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Start Spaces first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, in which they are named Start Panels.[1] Here, they are white squares with the word "START" on them. They appear at the beginning of each world. Mario and Luigi start on them, and they get thrown back to the start place when they lose a life in the first level of the game or get a Game Over. Sometimes, minigame markers appear on the Start Space, as it is possible of all other spaces on Super Mario Bros. 3 maps. In Super Mario World, Yoshi's House could be considered a Start Space of sorts, as Mario begins here.

Start Spaces return in New Super Mario Bros., in which they serve as the start of each world as well, but they are now black circles with red arrows. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super Mario Bros. 2, however, they are white rather than black.

Mario Party series[edit]

Boo hosting the lottery in the Mario Party 4 version of the Last Five Turns Event.
The Start Space as seen in Mario Party 4. Here, there is a lottery going on.

On boards in the Mario Party series, Start Spaces are where the players start at the beginning of a game. Here, the players determine their starting order by hitting Dice Blocks and start to play. When players pass the Start Space in Mario Party, Koopa Troopa gives them 10 coins (20 during the last five turns). Several events during the game are hosted on the Start Space, such as the Last Five Turns Event in Mario Party 2, Mario Party 3, and Mario Party 4 and Bowser Time in Mario Party 7. Several events also throw players back to the Start Space. However, the Start Space does not behave as a regular space on Mario Party boards, as they cannot be reached after the players have left them, unless they are thrown back by an item or an event. In Super Mario Party, the Start Space only appears in the "Mario Party" game mode, due to the free movements mechanic and that no players ever start in the same space.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スタートパネル[2]
Sutāto Paneru
Start Panel (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Dutch Startvak (Super Mario Bros. 3)[?] Start Panel
Startvakje (Mario Party Superstars)[?] Start space
French Tableau de départ (Super Mario Bros. 3)[?] Start Panel
Italian Quadro START[3] START Square
Inizio del livello[4] Beginning of the level
Pannello d'inizio[5] Start panel
Inizio[6] Start
Punto di partenza (Mario Party Superstars)[?] Starting point
Portuguese Casa de início[?] Start Space

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 17.
  2. ^ 1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 15.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 manual. Nintendo (Italian). Page 16.
  4. ^ 2003. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 109.
  5. ^ 2010. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 17.
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 10.