Screwtop
| Screwtop | |
|---|---|
 Model from New Super Mario Bros. Wii | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
Screwtops, also rendered as screw-tops[1] and originally known as bolts[2] or screws,[3] are spinnable objects in the Super Mario series. They are embedded into terrain and twirl when the player character performs a spin move on top of them, causing the platform they are on to move or triggering a nearby event.
Tail Wheels and Cat Wheels are comparable to Screwtops.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy, bolts most often occur in industrialized galaxies, such as the Battlerock Galaxy and Buoy Base Galaxy. Performing a spin while on top of a bolt embeds it into the ground and triggers a nearby event, such as the shifting of a platform. Bolts are very similar to valves, green objects in Super Mario Galaxy that usually release Star Bits when spun. There are two varieties of bolts: a blue screw[4] with a Phillips head, and a gold screw[5][6] (also called a golden bolt,[7] yellow screw,[8] and golden screw[5]) with a slotted head. Both bolts often appear together in the same galaxies. During Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser, blue and gold screws are embedded into the body of Mecha-Bowser. Unscrewing them causes its body to fall apart. In the Buoy Base Galaxy, a gold screw is attached to a Ball Beamer and disengages it when spun. A bolt can only be used once, flattening it with the surrounding ground.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
Screws are incorporated into the tops of Screwtop Lifts and Screwtop Shrooms that are found throughout the games. Spinning a screw causes the platform to quickly shift positioning before slowing returning to its starting point. Unlike Super Mario Galaxy, the screws can be spun an indefinite amount of times. Screws appear independently of these platforms in World 8-
Airship, where spinning them causes metal obstacles to temporarily move out of place.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Screwtops appear as they did in the previous game in New Super Mario Bros. U, being incorporated into various platforms. They first appear in Stoneslide Tower as part of Screwtop Platforms. They are not physically incorporated into these platforms, instead being a fixture on the nearby ground. Spinning a Screwtop causes its assocated platform to shift their positioning along a track. These Screwtops are brown and resemble the steering wheels of ancient vessels. The Screwtops part of Screwtop Lifts are metal, as they were in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
Screwtops subsequently appear in Screwtop Tower, Stoneslide Tower Climb, and Screwtop It Up. In New Super Luigi U, they appear in Wind-Up Tower and Sumo Bro's Spinning Tower.
Gallery[edit]
Model of a blue screw from Super Mario Galaxy
Model of a Ball Beamer with a gold screw from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot of a blue screw from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot of a blue screw from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot of a gold screw from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Screenshot from New Super Mario Bros. U
Screenshot of a Screwtop Lift from New Super Mario Bros. U
Screenshot from New Super Luigi U
Screenshot of a Screwtop Lift from New Super Luigi U
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ネジ[9][10] Neji ネジ (青)[11] Neji (Ao) |
Screw Screw (Blue) (blue screw) |
| French | Boulon[12] |
Bolt |
| Spanish | Tornillo[13] |
Bolt |
References[edit]
- ^ Bueno, Fernando (2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Prima Games. Page 31.
- ^ (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Instruction Booklet. Redmond: Nintendo of America. Page 21.
- ^ (2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii Instruction Booklet. Redmond: Nintendo of America. Page 12.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games. Page 104.
- ^ a b Black. Page 238.
- ^ Black. Page 258.
- ^ Black. Page 160.
- ^ Black. Page 236.
- ^ (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Instruction Booklet. Tokyo: Nintendo, Co. Ltd. (Japanese). Page 25.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros. Wii."『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 150.
- ^ ---- (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy."『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 136.
- ^ (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Instruction Booklet. Redmond: Nintendo of America (French). Page 43.
- ^ (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Instruction Booklet. Redmond: Nintendo of America (Spanish). Page 65.
