Switchboards [1] [2] are movable green platforms in Super Mario 3D Land , Super Mario 3D World , and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury . They are divided into two pads that display arrows pointing in opposite directions. Across the middle of a Switchboard is an axle with wheels, enabling it to move on rails . If the player steps on one of its pads, the arrow on the side they stand on turns yellow and the Switchboard moves on rails in the indicated direction.
History [ edit ]
Super Mario series[ edit ]
Super Mario 3D Land [ edit ]
Mario riding a Switchboard in
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 2-3 , and Special 5-3 . The rails under a Switchboard may have blunt ends, making the Switchboard come to a stop once it bumps into them. However, some rails do not have these ends, and the Switchboard will simply fall off the rails if led there. The Switchboard will safely land on other rails most of the time, but in some situations, it may fall into an abyss , bringing the character along with it and causing the player to lose a life. The Switchboard accelerates on inclined rails, making it more difficult to control.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury [ edit ]
Switchboards in
Super Mario 3D World
Switchboards return in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury , appearing in Switchboard Falls and Cosmic Cannon Cluster as the main mode of transportation. Here, the border around the platforms is white instead of green. The character can use Switchboards to dodge Fuzzlers in the former level and Cannons in the latter. If multiple characters stand on both sides of a Switchboard at once, it will slow to a stop and remain stationary unless it is on an inclined rail. Additionally, on the Wii U or the button on the Nintendo Switch can be used to control Switchboards without direct interaction, as tapping one side with the cursor causes it to move in that direction.
In the Bowser's Fury campaign of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury , Switchboards are used to traverse Mount Magmeow .
Super Smash Bros. series[ edit ]
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 Spike Pillars , which serve as stage hazards in the stage .
In the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate version of the stage, the Switchboards are redesigned to have red checker patterns on them.
Mario Party 10 [ edit ]
A Switchboard also appears in Mario Party 10 in the minigame Bullet Bill Bullies . The solo player has to move sideways with it to dodge incoming Bullet Bills from other players.
Gallery [ edit ]
Names in other languages [ edit ]
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
シーソートロッコ[3] Shīsō Torokko
Seesaw Trolley
Chinese
跷跷板车[4] Qiāoqiāobǎn Chē
Seesaw Car
Italian
Piattaforma Vaievieni (Super Mario 3D Land ) Carrello alternato (Super Mario 3D World )
Come-and-go Platform Alternated cart
Korean
시소보드Siso-bodeu
Seesaw Board
Portuguese
Plataforma Vaivém[citation needed ]
To-and-fro Platform
Spanish
Plataforma balancín[citation needed ]
Seesaw platform
References [ edit ]
^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (2013). Super Mario 3D World Prima Official Game Guide. Page 19.
^ Super Mario 3D World US English text, in-game name level name of World 3-7 – Switchboard Falls
^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック 』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 185, 232.
^ Official simplified Chinese website for Super Mario 3D Land . Retrieved February 12, 2020.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury / Bowser's Fury
Playable characters
Mario • Luigi 1,2 • Peach 1,2 • Toad 1,2 • Rosalina 1,2 • Captain Toad 1,2 • Bowser Jr. 3 • Hint Toad 2 • Banktoad 2 • Yellow Toad 2
Non-playable characters
Kittens 3 • Little birds • Mii 1 • Neko Parent 3 • Plessie • Rabbits (Mega Rabbits ) • Sprixie Princesses 1,2 • Sprixies 1,2 • Toads • Toadette 3
Worlds 1,2
Sprixie Kingdom • World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World Castle • World Bowser • World Star • World Mushroom • World Flower • World Crown
Lake Lapcat locations3
Fur Step Island • Scamper Shores • Pounce Bounce Isle • Fort Flaptrap • Slipskate Slope • Clawswipe Colosseum • Trickity Tower • Crisp Climb Castle • Risky Whisker Island • Pipe Path Tower • Roiling Roller Isle • Mount Magmeow • Lucky Isle
Bosses
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+ Clock 1,2 • ? Block • 1-Up Mushroom 1,2 • Arrow platform 1,2 • Arrow Sign • Assist Block 1,2 • Baseball • Beep Block 1,2 • Big Block 1,2 • Blue Coin • Brick Block • Board 1,2 • Bomb • Boomerang Flower • Cage 3 • Cannon Box 1,2 • Cat Shine 3 • Cat Shine Shard 3 • Cat Wheel • Chain-Link • Character Switch 1,2 • Checkpoint Flag 1,2 • Clear Pipe • Clear Pipe Cannon • Cloud Cannon • Cloud Lift • Coin • Coin Block • Coin Box • Coin pile • Color Panel 1,2 • Crate • Crystal Block 1,2 • Dark 1,2 • Dash Panel • Double Cherry • Elevator 1,2 • Fire Flower • Fling Pole 3 • Floating couch 1,2 • Flower 1,2 • Fluff 1,2 • Fury Block 3 • Fury Sun 3 • Giga Bell 3 • Goal Pole 1,2 • Gold Ring • Goomba Mask 1,2 • Gong 1,2 • Graffiti 3 • Green Coin 1,2 • Green Star 1,2 • Green Star Ring 1,2 • Ground-Pound Switch 3 • Grumblump 1,2 • Hexagon 1,2 • Hidden Block • Ice Skate • Illusion 1,2 • Invincibility Bell 2,3 • Invincibility Leaf • Item storage • Jump Panel • Key Coin • Kick Bomb • Lift 1,2 • Light Box 1,2 • Lighthouse 3 • Lucky Bell • Mega ? Block • Mega Mushroom 1,2 • Multi-Vator 1,2 • Mushroom Trampoline • Mystery Box 1,2 • Plessie Medal 3 • P Panel 1,2 • P Switch 1,2 • Potted Piranha Plant • POW Block • Propeller Box • Propeller Platform 1 • Red-Blue Panel • Red Coin 1,2 • Red POW Block 1,2 • Red Ring 1,2 • Rising pillar 1,2 • Rock Block 1,2 • Rotating Panel 1,2 • Searchlight 1,2 • Shelf 1,2 • Slamming block 1,2 • Sliding door 1,2 • Slot Block 1,2 • Snowball • Springboard 1,2 • Stamp 1,2 • Super Star • Super Bell • Super Jump Panel 3 • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Switch Block 1,2 • Switch Panel 1,2 • Switchboard • Timer Gate 3 • Touchstone 1,2 • Trapeze 1,2 • Tree • Turning Floor • Warp Box 1,2 • Warp Box (With Key) 1,2 • Warp Pipe • World Warp Pipe 1, 2 • Zipline lift 1,2
Moves
Crawl • Crouch • Crouch Jump • Dash • Dive 2,3 • Ground Pound • Ground Pound Jump 2,3 • Jump • Long Jump • Roll • Shell dash • Side Somersault • Slide • Spin Jump • Swim • Synchro Ground-Pound 1,2 • Wall Jump
Forms
Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Cat Mario (Lucky Cat Mario · Giga Cat Mario 3 · White Cat Mario 2,3 ) • Double Mario • Tanooki Mario (White Tanooki Mario ) • Boomerang Mario • Mega Mario • Invincible Mario
Enemies and obstacles
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Miscellaneous
Captain Toad's Adventures 1,2 • Enemy Battles 1,2 • Mystery House 1,2 • Luigi Bros. 1,2 • Luigi sightings 1,2 • Sprixie House 1,2 • Lucky House 1,2 • Snapshot Mode 2,3 • Stamps
Further info
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