Red Switch Palace

Level
Red Switch Palace
Mario avoiding Koopas while holding a Switch Block
Level code	RSP
World	Vanilla Dome
Game	Super Mario World
Time limit	200 seconds
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The Red Switch Palace is a Switch Palace found in the Vanilla Dome in Super Mario World and its reissue. It is the third Switch Palace that Mario or Luigi can encounter, and it is unlocked by finding the secret exit of Vanilla Dome 2; coding inside Super Mario World indicated that the Red Switch Palace would actually have been encountered much later (in fact, nearing the end of the game at the Valley of Bowser). This level cannot be replayed after it has been completed.

Overview

The Red Switch

The palace consists of two rooms, which the player has 200 seconds on the timer to complete. The first room has eight Koopa Troopas, each separated by a Brown Block, with one Koopa next to a Yellow Shell. There is a Switch Block and a line of coins above the Koopas. The first Koopa enters the Yellow Shell and becomes a flashing shell. The player can press the Switch Block to turn the coins into blocks and vice versa, then jump onto the blocks above and run to the end of the room before the Switch Block's effect wears off. The flashing shell follows the player below and defeats the other eight Koopas, earning the player an extra life.

The second room is empty except for the Red Switch, which is activated by jumping on it.

Enemies

Sprite	Name	Count
	Koopa without a Shell (yellow)	1
	Koopa Troopa (green)	3
	Koopa without a Shell (green)	3 (if stomped)
	Koopa Troopa (red)	3
	Koopa without a Shell (red)	3 (if stomped)
	Koopa Troopa (blue)	2
	Koopa without a Shell (blue)	2 (if stomped)
	Flashing Shell	1

Gameplay effects

When the Red Switch is hit, all red Dotted-Line Blocks become Red Blocks. These blocks help the player progress through levels by filling in certain gaps and allowing easy access to a few secret exits.

Levels with Red Blocks

Red Blocks can be found in fifteen levels:

• Vanilla Dome 1
• Vanilla Dome 3
• Cookie Mountain
• Butter Bridge 1
• Forest Fortress
• Chocolate Fortress
• Chocolate Island 1
• Chocolate Island 2
• Chocolate Island 4
• #6 Wendy's Castle
• Valley of Bowser 1
• Valley of Bowser 2
• Front Door
• Star World 4
• Star World 5

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	バニラドーム　あかスイッチ Banira Dōmu Aka Suicchi	Vanilla Dome Red Switch
French	Palais Bloc Rouge	Red Block Palace
German	Rot. Schalterpalast	Red Switch Palace
Italian	Cupola Vaniglia, Interruttore rosso	Vanilla Dome, Red Switch
Spanish	Palacio Rojo	Red Palace