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[[File:RaphaelTheRavensCastle1.png|right|thumb|'''Flippers''' in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.]]
{{about|the object from the [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]] franchise|other uses|[[Flipper (disambiguation)]]}}
'''Flippers'''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Nintendo Player's Guide, page 122.</ref> are bars that, once passed through, prevent access to the area before. They are commonly referred to as "pinball flippers" due to their resemblance to flippers from a pinball game. [[Yoshi]] can open them temporarily if he [[jump]]s on them.
[[File:RaphaelTheRavensCastle1.png|thumb|Flippers in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'']]
Throughout the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] franchise, many courses feature objects that act as access points for the player character which, once passed through, prevent access to the area before. They may be referred to as '''flippers'''<ref>{{cite|author=M. Arakawa|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=122}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide|page=72, 80, 82, and 127}}</ref> (due to their common resemblance to {{wp|pinball}} flippers) or '''one-way gates'''<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=94, 173, 175, 179, 180, 190, 193, 197, 212, 213, 220, 225, 228, 264, 267, 271, and 274}}</ref>. Once activated, they remain open as long as the player character stays at their threshold. Flippers are encountered both horizontally and vertically.


Debuting in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', the flippers showed up again in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' during the stages [[Slidin' the Slopes]], [[Doors o' Plenty]], and [[Swinging Bars of Doom]].
==History==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance''===
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', they open up to any moving entity, including a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], an enemy, or a thrown [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]].


A similar type of Flippers appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' in [[World 2-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-3]] only. These types are wooden flippers with red arrows on them indicating which way it opens to, and are usually found individually rather than in pairs. Flippers exist unused in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''; however, they reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' in a few levels.
===''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Flippers show up again in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' in the following [[World-e]] levels: [[Slidin' the Slopes]], [[Doors o' Plenty]], [[Swinging Bars of Doom]], [[Sea to Sky]], [[Puzzling Pipe Maze]], and [[Treacherous Halls]]. In this game, they are colored yellow.


They reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', serving the same function as in previous [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi'' games]].
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
A similar type of flipper appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' in [[World 2-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-3]] only. These flippers are wooden with red arrows on them indicating which way they open to, and they are usually found
individually rather than in pairs. When touched from the opening side, they swing forward 90 degrees around their pivot and remain in place as long as [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] is in its range of rotation, returning to the previous position once the character departs from it. They are solid objects; after opening, they act as platforms or ceilings if they stand horizontally, or as walls if they stand vertically.
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' features flippers with a near-identical design and function to those from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' They are found in a few levels, such as [[World 1-A (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-A]].
 
===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
Flippers reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', serving the same function as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' games.
 
===Unused appearances===
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Flippers exist in the assets of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They use their design from ''New Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:New Super Mario Bros. Wii/Unused Objects#One-Way Gate|New Super Mario Bros. Wii/Unused Objects § One-Way Gate]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved May 28, 2024}}</ref>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=一方通行ゲート<ref>{{cite|date=2015|title=[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'']]|page=118 and 199|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]}}</ref>
|JapR=Ippōtsūkō Gēto
|JapM=One-Way Gate
|Ita=Porta unidirezionale<ref>{{cite|title=[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia'']]|page=118 and 199}}</ref>
|ItaM=Unidirectional door
}}


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Latest revision as of 04:00, May 29, 2024

This article is about the object from the Super Mario franchise. For other uses, see Flipper (disambiguation).
Yoshi about to morph into a Train in a bonus room in the level Raphael The Raven's Castle in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Flippers in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Throughout the Super Mario franchise, many courses feature objects that act as access points for the player character which, once passed through, prevent access to the area before. They may be referred to as flippers[1][2] (due to their common resemblance to pinball flippers) or one-way gates[3]. Once activated, they remain open as long as the player character stays at their threshold. Flippers are encountered both horizontally and vertically.

History[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance[edit]

In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, they open up to any moving entity, including a Yoshi, an enemy, or a thrown egg.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Flippers show up again in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 in the following World-e levels: Slidin' the Slopes, Doors o' Plenty, Swinging Bars of Doom, Sea to Sky, Puzzling Pipe Maze, and Treacherous Halls. In this game, they are colored yellow.

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

A similar type of flipper appears in New Super Mario Bros. in World 2-3 only. These flippers are wooden with red arrows on them indicating which way they open to, and they are usually found individually rather than in pairs. When touched from the opening side, they swing forward 90 degrees around their pivot and remain in place as long as Mario or Luigi is in its range of rotation, returning to the previous position once the character departs from it. They are solid objects; after opening, they act as platforms or ceilings if they stand horizontally, or as walls if they stand vertically.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. 2 features flippers with a near-identical design and function to those from New Super Mario Bros. They are found in a few levels, such as World 1-A.

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

Flippers reappear in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, serving the same function as in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island games.

Unused appearances[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Flippers exist in the assets of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They use their design from New Super Mario Bros.[4]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 一方通行ゲート[5]
Ippōtsūkō Gēto
One-Way Gate

Italian Porta unidirezionale[6]
Unidirectional door

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Page 122.
  2. ^ Williams, Drew. Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Page 72, 80, 82, and 127.
  3. ^ Black, Fletcher. Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 94, 173, 175, 179, 180, 190, 193, 197, 212, 213, 220, 225, 228, 264, 267, 271, and 274.
  4. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Wii/Unused Objects § One-Way Gate. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  5. ^ (2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan. Page 118 and 199.
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 118 and 199.