Rotary Lift
| Rotary Lift | |
|---|---|
 Rotary Lifts in the Super Mario All-Stars reissue of Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) |
| Latest appearance | NES Remix 2 (2014) |
| Variant of | Lift |
Rotary Lifts[1] are spinning platforms that first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, and they return in the game's reissues in Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. There are three kinds of Rotary Lifts: those that spin for a short time and then stop before they resume spinning shortly afterward, those that spin endlessly, and those that tilt based on where the player is standing on them. The first of these is similar to the Spinning Logs from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They appear in World 3-3, World 3-6, World 5-4, World 6-4, and World 6-10. In the Game Boy Advance version, they also appear in two World-e levels, A Towering Tour and An Aqueous Adventure, the latter being their only underwater appearance.
Rotary Lifts also appear in the Modern version of Donkey Kong Jr. in Game & Watch Gallery 3 and Game & Watch Gallery 4. When Donkey Kong Jr. gets the key on the first stage, a Rotary Lift appears left of Donkey Kong's cage. If Donkey Kong Jr. jumps onto the lift as it spins, he falls to the second floor.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
- NES manual bio: "Sometimes these lifts spin. Be careful or you'll be spun off!"
- 3DS Virtual Console manual bio: "Sometimes these lifts spin. Some occasionally spin, and some always spin. Be careful, or Mario may be spun off."
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | くるくるリフト[2] Kurukuru Rifuto |
Spinning Lift | |
| Italian | Ascensore Rotatorio[3] | Rotatory Lift | |
| Piattaforma rotante[4] | Rotating platform | ||
| Piattaforma girevole[5] | Turning platform |
References[edit]
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
- ^ 1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 17.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3, Italian booklet. Page 19.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 15.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 41.
