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{{species infobox
|title=Roto-disc
|image=[[File:SMB3_Roto-Disc.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:SMB3_Roto-Disc.jpg|200px]]
|related=[[Firebar]]<br>[[Ball 'n' Chain]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2010|2010]])
|relatives=[[Satellite]]
|comparable=[[Roto Disc (Super Mario Land)|Roto Disc (''Super Mario Land'')]]
}}
}}
[[File:Rotodisc.gif|frame|left|A rotating Roto-disc.]]
'''Roto-Discs'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, pages 9 & 80.</ref><ref>Peterson, Erik. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide. Page 15.</ref><ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 20, 29, 30, 45, 49, 50, 60, 66, 67, 76, 77, 82, 85, 96, 97, 104, 105, and 106.</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' entry on the official Mario portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/0bmQD Archived] August 13, 2022 14:26:17 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> (also formatted as '''Rotodiscs''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 38.</ref> '''Roto Discs''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, pages 46, 54, 55, 60, and 70.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide. Page 146.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''NES Game Atlas''. Page 42.</ref> and '''Roto-discs'''<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet, page 27.</ref>), or simply '''Discs''',<ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 85.</ref> are [[Fire Bar|Fire-Bar]]- and [[Spinner]]-like obstacles that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Roto-Discs are found orbiting gray or red orbs, on which it is possible for [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to stand. Roto-Discs are nearly invulnerable; they can be destroyed if [[Statue Mario]] lands on top of one. '''Duo-Roto-Discs'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 59.</ref> can also be found, and they consist of two Roto-Discs circling the central orb. If the player destroys one, the other disappears.
'''Roto-discs'''<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet, page 27.</ref> (also spelled '''Rotodiscs''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet, page 38.</ref> '''Roto-Discs''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Nintendo Power Strategy Guide, pages 9 & 80.</ref> or '''Roto Discs'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Nintendo Power Strategy Guide, pages 46, 54, 55, 60, 70.</ref>) are [[Fire Bar]]-like obstacles that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In this game, Rotodiscs are found orbiting gray or red orbs, on which it is possible for [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to stand. Rotodiscs are nearly invulnerable, they can only be destroyed if Mario or Luigi transform into a [[Statue Mario]] or Statue Luigi by using a [[Tanooki Suit]] and land on top of one. If there are two discs orbiting one orb, the player will only need to destroy one and the other will disappear. Occasionally, '''Duo-Roto-Discs'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Nintendo Power Strategy Guide, page 59.</ref> can be found, and consist of two harmful lights on opposite sides.


[[File:Rotodiscmlss.PNG|thumb|left|A Rotodisc in [[Bowser's Castle]] in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.]]
Aside from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and its subsequent [[reissue]]s, the only other appearance of Roto-Discs is in the [[Mini-Mario]] course in [[Bowser's Castle]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. As a throwback to the previous games, they are obstacles that send Mario back to the beginning of the area if they connect with him.
Aside from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and its subsequent remakes, the only other appearance of Rotodiscs is in the [[Mini Mario|Mini-Mario]] course in [[Bowser's Castle]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. As a throwback to the previous games, they are obstacles that can kill Mario in one hit, sending him back to the beginning of the area.


''[[Super Mario Land]]'' also contains enemies that orbit a similar-locking block and share the same attack pattern; their name isn't given, but it is assumed they are Rotodiscs.
''[[Super Mario Land]]'' contains similar [[Roto Disc (Super Mario Land)|Roto Disc]]s that similarly orbit a [[block]] and share the same attack pattern.
 
''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' also contains an enemy known as a [[satellite]] in the [[Mario Zone]], and it behaves in a similar fashion.
 
==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>クッキー</big><br>
'''{{ruby|種族|しゅぞく}}''' ゴースト{{ruby|族|ぞく}}<br>
'''{{ruby|性格|せいかく}}''' きまじめ<br>
'''{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム''' 3<br>
'''<big>{{ruby|安全地帯|あんぜんちたい}}で{{ruby|一息|ひといき}}つにう</big><br>
{{ruby|玉|たま}}を{{ruby|中心|ちゅうしん}}に、クルクル{{ruby|回|まわ}}るファイア{{ruby|系|けい}}のゴース卜{{ruby|族|ぞく}}。{{ruby|赤|あか}}い{{ruby|玉|たま}}の{{ruby|上|うえ}}はどんなときも{{ruby|安全地帯|あんぜんちたい}}なので、ここでタイミングをはかって{{ruby|抜|ぬ}}けていこう。<ref>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/WCiU8TI.jpeg page 67.]</ref>
 
'''''<big>Roto-Disc</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Ghost clan''<br>
''Disposition: Too serious''<br>
''Game appearances: 3''<br>
'''''<big>Let's take a breather in the safe zone</big><br>
''Fiery ghost tribe members that spin around a ball. The top of the red ball is a safe zone at all times, so use this area to get out of the way at the right time.''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Rotodisc.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
Roto-discM&LSS.png|A Roto-Disc in [[Bowser's Castle]] in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
MLSS-Roto-disc.png|''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
SMLRoto-disc.png|[[Roto Disc (Super Mario Land)|Roto Disc]], from ''Super Mario Land''
Guruguri.png|[[Satellite]], from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
SMB3 F40A Roto Discs Artwork.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
</gallery>


''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' contains an enemy known as a [[Satellite]] in [[Mario Zone]], which behaves in a very similar fashion to a Rotodisc.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=クッキー
|Jap=クッキー<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 39.</ref>
|JapR=Kukkī
|JapR=Kukkī
|JapM=Cookie
|JapM=Cookie
|Ita=Roto-Disco
|Fre=Rotodisque<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' French instruction booklet, page 44.</ref>
|ItaM=Roto-Disc}}
|FreM=Rotodisc
|Ita=Roto-Disc<br>Rotodisco<ref>''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual, pag. 28</ref><br>Roto-Disco<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 36</ref>
|ItaM=-<br>Rotodisc<br>Roto-Disc
}}
 
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], activating a combo causes an energy orb to appear and refill [[Birdo]]'s time gauge. The sprite used for the orb is the same as the Roto-Discs, only with a different palette.<ref>https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1298715131715567616</ref>
*A sign reading "ROTO DISC" appears in the 1993 ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film. According to production designer {{wp|David Snyder|David L. Snyder}}, the Roto-Discs were imagined as the energy-conversion engines used in the electric [[Dinohattan]] cars.{{ref needed}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:56, February 13, 2024

Roto-Disc
Super Mario Bros. 3 promotional artwork: Two Roto-Discs circling around.
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Relatives
Comparable

Roto-Discs[1][2][3][4] (also formatted as Rotodiscs,[5] Roto Discs,[6][7][8] and Roto-discs[9]), or simply Discs,[10] are Fire-Bar- and Spinner-like obstacles that first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3. Roto-Discs are found orbiting gray or red orbs, on which it is possible for Mario or Luigi to stand. Roto-Discs are nearly invulnerable; they can be destroyed if Statue Mario lands on top of one. Duo-Roto-Discs[11] can also be found, and they consist of two Roto-Discs circling the central orb. If the player destroys one, the other disappears.

Aside from Super Mario Bros. 3 and its subsequent reissues, the only other appearance of Roto-Discs is in the Mini-Mario course in Bowser's Castle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. As a throwback to the previous games, they are obstacles that send Mario back to the beginning of the area if they connect with him.

Super Mario Land contains similar Roto Discs that similarly orbit a block and share the same attack pattern.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins also contains an enemy known as a satellite in the Mario Zone, and it behaves in a similar fashion.

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

クッキー
種族しゅぞく ゴーストぞく
性格せいかく きまじめ
登場とうじょうゲーム 3
安全地帯あんぜんちたい一息ひといきつにう
たま中心ちゅうしんに、クルクルまわるファイアけいのゴース卜ぞくあかたまうえはどんなときも安全地帯あんぜんちたいなので、ここでタイミングをはかってけていこう。[12]

Roto-Disc
Tribe: Ghost clan
Disposition: Too serious
Game appearances: 3
Let's take a breather in the safe zone
Fiery ghost tribe members that spin around a ball. The top of the red ball is a safe zone at all times, so use this area to get out of the way at the right time.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese クッキー[13]
Kukkī
Cookie

French Rotodisque[14]
Rotodisc
Italian Roto-Disc
Rotodisco[15]
Roto-Disco[16]
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Rotodisc
Roto-Disc

Trivia[edit]

  • In Wario's Woods for the SNES, activating a combo causes an energy orb to appear and refill Birdo's time gauge. The sprite used for the orb is the same as the Roto-Discs, only with a different palette.[17]
  • A sign reading "ROTO DISC" appears in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film. According to production designer David L. Snyder, the Roto-Discs were imagined as the energy-conversion engines used in the electric Dinohattan cars.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, pages 9 & 80.
  2. ^ Peterson, Erik. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide. Page 15.
  3. ^ Hodgson, David S J. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 20, 29, 30, 45, 49, 50, 60, 66, 67, 76, 77, 82, 85, 96, 97, 104, 105, and 106.
  4. ^ English Super Mario Bros. 3 entry on the official Mario portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022 14:26:17 UTC via archive.today.)
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 English instruction booklet, page 38.
  6. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, pages 46, 54, 55, 60, and 70.
  7. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario All-Stars Player's Guide. Page 146.
  8. ^ M. Arakawa. NES Game Atlas. Page 42.
  9. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet, page 27.
  10. ^ Hodgson, David S J. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 85.
  11. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, page 59.
  12. ^ Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten), page 67.
  13. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Japanese instruction booklet, page 39.
  14. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 French instruction booklet, page 44.
  15. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian manual, pag. 28
  16. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 36
  17. ^ https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1298715131715567616