Chance Cube
| Chance Cube | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
| Effect | Gives the player a chance to obtain an item | ||
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- “Care to spin a Chance Cube for only 30
Star Bits?” - —Lumalee, Super Mario Galaxy 2
Chance Cubes are items that appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are found in several galaxies, usually in bonus rooms. Chance Cubes resemble dice, but each side shows either a 1-Up Mushroom, a coin, a Star Bit, or Bowser's emblem. When Mario or Luigi hits one, the cube flies back and lands in a similar fashion to a Dice Block. Whatever image is facing up determines what Mario or Luigi earns. If a 1-Up Mushroom is shown, Mario or Luigi earns a 1-Up Mushroom. If the coin side is facing up, the block bursts into ten coins. If the Star Bit side is facing up, Mario or Luigi earns a single Star Bit. However, if the Bowser emblem shows up, a Goomba appears. On Starship Mario, a variant called a Lucky Cube appears.
The Co-Star Luma can also spin Chance Cubes. Rolling into one as Rock Mario, burning it with a fireball as Fire Mario, hitting it with a double kick, rolling a snowball towards it, or shooting one with a Star Bit also activates it, as does riding Yoshi and doing a Head Shake. Moreover, if Mario or Luigi uses a spin on the cube when it is still rolling, it stops instantly, making it easier to get the desired item. This technique can even cause the cube to stop in midair with precise timing.
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/ItemDice.arc | ItemDice | Transliteration of below |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | アイテムダイス (Aitemu Daisu) | Item Dice |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ダイス[?] Daisu |
Dice | |
| Chinese | 骰子 (Simplified/Traditional)[?] Shǎizi |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| French (NOA) | Dé chanceux[?] | Lucky Dice | |
| French (NOE) | Dés Hasard[?] | Chance Dice | |
| German | Glückskubus[?] | Happiness Cube | |
| Italian | Dado Destino[?] | Dice of Destiny | |
| Korean | 다이스[?] Daiseu |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Dado del azar[?] | Random Dice | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Dado del azar[1] | Random Dice |
Notes[edit]
- When a Chance Cube is rolled, the player hears a snare drum roll, ended by a cymbal crash once it has landed on an image. The longer it takes for the picture to reveal (an example being when it is rolling down a big hill), the longer the snare drum roll sound is and the later the cymbal crash is heard. However, the faster it reveals, the shorter the sound and the sooner the cymbal crash sound is heard. Sometimes a few snare drum beats can be heard when the player spins multiple Chance Cubes, during the drum roll sound.
- The Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima Guide calls the Chance Cubes found in galaxies Lucky Cubes.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 170.
- ^ 2010. Super Mario Galaxy 2. Prima Games. Page 11.
