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[[File:SM64 Crystal Tap.png|thumb|left|A Crystal Tap as seen in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'']]
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[[File:Crystal Tap.png|thumb|A Crystal Tap as seen in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'']]
|image=[[File:SM64 Asset Model Crystal Tap.png|100px]]<br>Model from ''Super Mario 64''
'''Crystal Taps''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Pages 95&ndash;98.</ref> also known as '''crystal switches''',<ref>Official UK Nintendo Magazine. ''Super Mario 64'' The Essential Player's Guide. Page 20.</ref> are colorful octahedral switches that will either lower or raise the water level in [[Wet-Dry World]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. If [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] touches one, the water will drain or rise to the level of the Crystal Tap. There are seven in all, and they are placed in strategic locations across Wet-Dry World. There are five in the main area and two in the underwater town.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
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'''Crystal Taps''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Pages 95&ndash;98.</ref> also known as '''crystal switches'''<ref>Official UK Nintendo Magazine. ''Super Mario 64'' The Essential Player's Guide. Page 20.</ref> or '''diamonds''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 189, page 78.</ref> are colorful octahedral switches that either lower or raise the [[water]] level in [[Wet-Dry World]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. If [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] touches one, the water drains or rises to the level of the Crystal Tap. There are seven in all, and they are placed in strategic locations across Wet-Dry World. There are five in the main area and two in the underwater town.


If one of the player characters activates a Crystal Tap in the downtown, there will be no way for him to get back to the main area. He can [[swim]] back through the tunnel and reach the other side, but the cage will be far too tall to get over. It is possible, though, to use Luigi's [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] ability to turn [[Vanish Mario|invisible]] and get back into the main area.
If one of the player characters activates a Crystal Tap in the downtown, there is no way for him to get back to the main area. He can [[swim]] back through the tunnel and reach the other side, but the cage is far too tall to get over. It is possible, though, to use Luigi's [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]] ability to turn [[Vanish Mario|invisible]] and get back into the main area.
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==Gallery==
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SM64 Crystal Tap.png|A Crystal Tap as seen in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
Crystal Tap.png|A Crystal Tap as seen in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Latest revision as of 12:52, April 11, 2024

Crystal Tap
Model of a Crystal Tap from Super Mario 64.
Model from Super Mario 64
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)

Crystal Taps,[1] also known as crystal switches[2] or diamonds,[3] are colorful octahedral switches that either lower or raise the water level in Wet-Dry World in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. If Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, or Wario touches one, the water drains or rises to the level of the Crystal Tap. There are seven in all, and they are placed in strategic locations across Wet-Dry World. There are five in the main area and two in the underwater town.

If one of the player characters activates a Crystal Tap in the downtown, there is no way for him to get back to the main area. He can swim back through the tunnel and reach the other side, but the cage is far too tall to get over. It is possible, though, to use Luigi's Power Flower ability to turn invisible and get back into the main area.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 水位変更スイッチ[4]
Suii Henkō Suicchi
 Water Level Change Switch

Italian Interruttore Livello Acqua[5]
 Water Level Switch

References[edit]

  1. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Pages 95–98.
  2. ^ Official UK Nintendo Magazine. Super Mario 64 The Essential Player's Guide. Page 20.
  3. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 189, page 78.
  4. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 64 section, page 92.
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 93
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