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====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ? Switches are again less common. Some act somewhat similar to the giant [[! Switch]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' by causing red blocks to appear.
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ? Switches are again less common. Some act somewhat similar to [[! Switch]]es in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' by causing red blocks to appear.


=====Locations=====
=====Locations=====
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====''New Super Luigi U''====
====''New Super Luigi U''====
In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ? Switches are considerably uncommon, only appearing in three stages.
In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ? Switches are considerably uncommon, only appearing in three levels.


=====Locations=====
=====Locations=====
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[[File:SMM-NSMBU-Switch.png|frame]]
[[File:SMM-NSMBU-Switch.png|frame]]
In versions of ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' before version 1.30, [[P Switch]]es in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' game style have the appearance of ? Switches.
In versions of ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' before version 1.30, [[P Switch]]es in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' game style have the appearance of ? Switches.
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', ? Switches are rare, only appearing in two Break Time! levels and one main level.
=====Locations=====
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|[[Zip-Go-Round]]
|Turning certain ground blocks into [[Zip Track]]s and spawning [[coin]]s, [[flower coin]]s, and [[Wonder Token]]s
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|[[Tumble House]]
|Causing the entire level to periodically rotate ninety degrees counterclockwise and spawning [[coin]]s, [[flower coin]]s, and [[Wonder Token]]s
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|[[Deep Magma Bog Flying Battleship]]
|Turning certain yellow blocks into [[Dotted-Line Block]]s
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 22:32, October 28, 2023

This article is about the object that appears in various games. For the level with the same name in Super Mario 64 DS, see Tower of the Wing Cap.
? Switch
A ? Switch
A red ? Switch from Yoshi's Story
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1998)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Effect Causes a mysterious event
“If you step on it, something secret will happen. Exactly what, is a secret.”
Yoshi's Story instruction manual[1]

A ? Switch, also known as a Mystery Switch,[2][3] a Question Mark Switch,[4] a ? Switch Block,[5] or erroneously a ? Block,[6] is a Switch Block that has widely varying effects depending on the context.

History

Yoshi's Story

Sprite of a ? Switch in Yoshi's Story

In Yoshi's Story, when a Yoshi presses a ? Switch by simply jumping on it, the ? Switch disappears and a part of the level is changed briefly. As the effect expires, the switch's music speeds up. There are panels that also act as a ? Switch and extend the switch's time limit.

Super Mario series

Super Mario 64 DS

? Switch
Main article: Cap Switch

In Super Mario 64 DS, the red, green, and blue ! Switches from Super Mario 64 were reduced to a red ? Switch. It appears in a secret course named after it (also titled Tower of the Wing Cap), and it activates corresponding ? Blocks.

New Super Mario Bros.

Sprite of a ? Switch in New Super Mario Bros.

? Switches later appear in New Super Mario Bros., this time with an orange color. Like the ones in Yoshi's Story, these switches change or add to an area of a level, like adding moving platforms or flipping the entire level upside down. The effects of these switches can be temporary or permanent, varying from switch to switch. One appears in the fight against Mega Goomba, being the only time one is used against a boss.

Locations
Level Function
World 2-3 Raising the water level
World 2-4 Causing certain sand hills to form
World 2-Castle Causing certain sand trenches to form
World 3-3 Disabling currents
World 3-Ghost House Causing staircases to form over slopes, and causing certain Warp Doors to appear
World 4-3 Disabling currents
World 4-Ghost House Causing ? Blocks on strings to drop down
World 4-Castle Causing elevating platforms to appear to allow Mario to reach Mega Goomba
World 5-C Causing some Red Blocks to appear, one column after another
World 7-Ghost House Causing certain Warp Doors to appear
Causing certain lifts to appear
World 8-2 Raising the water level
World 8-Bowser's Castle Tilting certain parts of the level upside down
Causing a certain lift to appear

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Qswitch.png

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, ? Switches reappear with their design from New Super Mario Bros., though they are less common than before. World 6-6 notably features multiple with separate functions.

Locations
Level Function
World 2-2 Causing certain lifts to appear
World 5-Ghost House Causing all of the Light Blocks to light up
World 6-3 Raising the water level
World 6-6 Activating the tilt-controlled lights for the raft
Causing certain lifts to appear
World 7-Ghost House Causing certain lifts to appear
World 8-4 Destroying certain Hard Blocks
World 9-5 Causing certain lifts to appear

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Question Switch

In New Super Mario Bros. 2, ? Switches have become more common. Several are used for spawning more coins. They additionally appear in some of the DLC courses.

Locations
Level Function
World 3-1 Causing a nearby Warp Pipe to shower coins
World 3-4 Causing a nearby Warp Pipe to shower coins
World 3-A Disabling currents
World 4-5 Disabling currents
World 5-Ghost House Causing certain Warp Doors to appear
World 6-1 Causing certain Hard Blocks to appear, one large area after another
World 6-Ghost House Causing certain walls to retract
World 6-2 Destroying certain Hard Blocks
World Mushroom-Ghost House Causing certain blue blocks to appear and disappear
World Mushroom-3 Causing two nearby Warp Pipes to shower coins
World Mushroom-A Destroying certain unbreakable blocks
World Flower-B Causing certain Roulette Coin Blocks to appear
World Star-1 Changing the alignment of certain Brick Block structures
First Course of the Gold Mushroom Pack Causing an area directly above the player to shower Gold Mushrooms
First Course of the Coin Challenge Pack B Causing certain blue blocks to appear and disappear
Second Course of the Coin Challenge Pack C Destroying certain Hard Blocks
First Course of the Platform Panic Pack Causing an area directly above the player to shower coins
Third Course of the Mystery Adventures Pack Changing the alignment of certain Brick Block structures

New Super Mario Bros. U

In New Super Mario Bros. U, ? Switches are again less common. Some act somewhat similar to ! Switches in New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. 2 by causing red blocks to appear.

Locations
Level Function
Stone-Eye Zone Causing an area directly above the player to shower coins
Tropical Refresher Causing an area directly above the player to shower coins, including the second Star Coin at the end
Light Blocks, Dark Tower Causing all of the Light Blocks to light up
Thrilling Spine Coaster Causing some red blocks to appear
Roy's Conveyor Castle Destroying certain Hard Blocks
Pendulum Castle Causing some red blocks to appear
World Coin-7 Causing certain red blocks to disappear

New Super Luigi U

In New Super Luigi U, ? Switches are considerably uncommon, only appearing in three levels.

Locations
Level Function
Dancing Blocks, Poison Swamp Causing certain Brick Blocks to move into place
Switch-Lift Express Causing certain solid platforms to move from one position to another
Roy's Ironclad Castle Destroying certain Hard Blocks

Super Mario Maker

SMM-NSMBU-Switch.png

In versions of Super Mario Maker before version 1.30, P Switches in the New Super Mario Bros. U game style have the appearance of ? Switches.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, ? Switches are rare, only appearing in two Break Time! levels and one main level.

Locations
Level Function
Zip-Go-Round Turning certain ground blocks into Zip Tracks and spawning coins, flower coins, and Wonder Tokens
Tumble House Causing the entire level to periodically rotate ninety degrees counterclockwise and spawning coins, flower coins, and Wonder Tokens
Deep Magma Bog Flying Battleship Turning certain yellow blocks into Dotted-Line Blocks

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ?スイッチ
? Suicchi
ハテナスイッチ[7]
Hatena Suicchi
スイッチブロック[8]
Suicchi Burokku

? Switch (Yoshi's Story)

? Switch

Switch Block (New Super Mario Bros., shared with P Switch and ! Switch)

Chinese ?开关[12]
? Kāiguān
? Switch

German ?-Schalter[9]
? Switch
Italian Blocco Interruttore ?[citation needed] (New Super Mario Bros.)
Interruttore ?[citation needed] (Super Mario 64 DS)
? Switch Block
? Switch
Portuguese (NOE) Bloco de Mudança ? (New Super Mario Bros.)
? Change Block

Trivia

  • Although New Super Mario Bros. does have ? Switches in-game, the red ? Switch model from Super Mario 64 DS was left unused in the files of the final version. However, it was used in early prototypes.

References

  1. ^ Yoshi's Story instruction manual, page 15. Retrieved February 17th, 2023.
  2. ^ Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland. Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Page 16.
  3. ^ Nintendo (December 2, 1998). Yoshi's Story official website (Internet Archive). Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Prima Bath. Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 104, 111.
  5. ^ New Super Mario Bros. British English instruction booklet, page 18.
  6. ^ Yoshi's Story Australian manual, page 15.
  7. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, pages 119, 151, 200, 216.
  8. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Japanese manual, page 17.
  9. ^ New Super Mario Bros. German instruction booklet, page 20.
  10. ^ Super Mario 64 DS French instruction booklet, page 68
  11. ^ https://fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_YoshisStory_FR.pdf Yoshi Story instruction booklet, French segment.] Page 59
  12. ^ Official Chinese website for New Super Mario Bros. Retrieved March 5, 2020.