Talk:Spinning block

This article should be merged with Track

Title. The creation of this article was a mistake of mine, as this is just track functionality and should only be mentioned on its page. Spectrogram (talk) 14:46, August 16, 2022 (EDT)

I'll end up forgetting about this page tommorow anyway so I better do this now

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Current time: Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 02:10 GMT

Good day!

I believe I shouldn't have created this article, as there really is no point in having it in the first place. This is just a track functionality. These are shapes that rotate 90 degrees on tracks. We can't just attach something to a track and call it a new object or platform.

What should be done? The functionality of tracks in this sub-area differs from regular tracks: they usually just move an object in one direction with a set amount of speed, but these tracks rotate these "blocks" by 90 degrees, they then pause and repeat. This behaviour should be added to the page track (they're even referred to as tracks by Prima).

Also, "Spinning Block" is already a redirect to Rotating Block. It may be confusing.

Option 1. This page gets deleted, the new functionality of tracks is added to the appropriate page.

Option 2. The page stays. You decide.

Proposer: Spectrogram (talk)
Deadline: August 31, 2022, 23:59 GMT

Burn this page

1. Spectrogram (talk) Preferred option.
2. Archivist Toadette (talk) Per my suggestion below, which has very little to do with the article in question, but I digress.

Comments

Before I vote on this, one thing I'm thinking of is the rotating blocks from Super Mario Sunshine—specifically in the mission "The Secret of Ricco Tower"—in which they're turning wooden planks spotted with random notches on them. They also reappear in both missions of Twisty Trials Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2. The two platforms in this photo are what I'm talking about.

And here's the kicker: these particular platforms even reappear in A Hat in Time in some of the Time Rift levels (though I can't remember which ones). What I'm saying is, why don't we create an article on those platforms instead, especially since they're not as generic as they appear to be? ^(T|C) 14:53, August 17, 2022 (EDT)

I support this. These are unique objects which should have their own article. Spectrogram (talk) 14:57, August 17, 2022 (EDT)

I would suggest to add a third option, then: "Rename it to something else" (and redirect the old name to Rotating Block). Or, perhaps, merge it with Rotating platform if you prefer that. In all regards, I am vehemently against merging this article with Track, because the blocks attached to a track move along the track's... well, er, track, they don't stay in one place and rotate. Meanwhile, these spinning platforms are attached to straight rods like a shish kebab, and said rod spins (which is very unlike a Track). Like Archivist Toadette said, this could very well serve as its own article, but just needs a different name. There have also been several rotating platforms in previous Mario games too, like in Super Mario 64 or Super Mario 3D World, as well as 2D ones like New Super Mario Bros. Wii, so maybe this article can be broadened to include those rotating platform as well (then again, in that case, I'd suggest merging with Rotating platform and expand that article to include more kinds of rotating platforms). Arend (talk) 16:18, August 17, 2022 (EDT)