Editing Color Switch

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[[File:MvDK_NS_Switch.png|thumb|right|Artwork of a red Color Switch from the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'']]
'''Color Switches''',<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Virtual Console digital instruction manual, page 13 (Items and Features)</ref> originally known as simply '''switches''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' instruction booklet|language=en|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=23}}</ref> are objects found throughout the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]. They come in red (known as a '''Red Color Switch'''<ref>{{cite|date=2016|title=''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge'' North American Wii U digital instruction manual|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|section=9|accessdate=25 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2015|title=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars'' North American 3DS digital instruction manual|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|section=11|accessdate=25 July 2025}}</ref>), yellow, or blue varieties, and are activated when [[Mario]] or a [[Mini]] [[jump]]s on top of them. They typically enable [[Color Block]]s of the same color, but also affect other color-coded platforms, ladders, and assorted objects. Color Switches may turn certain enemies of their color, such as [[Polterguy|Phantom Guys]], into harmless solid blocks.
==History==
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===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
[[File:MVDK_1-1_1.png|thumb|left|Color Switches in [[Level 1-1 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Level 1-1]]]]
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', Color Switches appear as rounded buttons, similar to [[P Switch]]es. When Mario presses a Color Switch, Color Blocks of the same color activate and become tangible, while Color Blocks of different colors deactivate and become intangible. This also applies to red, yellow, and blue ladders and platforms. After a Color Switch is pressed, it cannot be pressed again until a Color Switch of a different color is pressed. Color Switches are introduced in the first level in the game, [[Level 1-1 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Level 1-1]].

Color Switches can also manipulate [[Polterguy]]s in [[Spooky House]]. If Mario presses a Color Switch of the same color as a Polterguy, it will turn into a harmless block that Mario can stand on. However, if Mario presses a Color Switch of a different color than a Polterguy, it will revert to its standard form.

In the game's [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], the switches reappear with the same function, but their design has been changed to resemble their appearances in future games in the series. Color Switches can now also manipulate [[Flower Fan]]s and [[Warp Box]]es, as they will function only if their respective switch is activated.
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===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''===
[[File:MvDK2 Room 2-1.png|thumb|Color Switches in Room 2-1]]
[[File:Color_Switch1.PNG|frame|left]]
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', Color Switches are introduced in [[Room 2-1 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis)|Room 2-1]] of [[Tropical Island]], with a different design featuring a flat top. A Mini must jump on a Color Switch to press it. When a Color Switch is activated, '''sliding bridges'''<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' object graphics filename (<tt>contents/data/anims/slidingBridge1_anim.bin</tt>)</ref> and '''sliding doors'''<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' object graphics filename (<tt>contents/data/anims/slidingDoor_anim.bin</tt>)</ref> of the same color extend, while sliding bridges and sliding doors of different colors retract. In [[Spooky Attic]], Color Switches can manipulate Phantom Guys in the same way as Polterguys in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''.

In the [[Workshop (Mario vs. Donkey Kong series)|Construction Zone]], Color Switches can be used in the Tropical Island construction kit, [[Special Kit 1]], [[Special Kit 2]], and [[Special Kit 3]].

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''===
[[File:4-5 MvsDK MMA.png|thumb|left|Color switches in [[Room 4-5 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!)|Room 4-5]]]]
Color Switches reappear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'', where they are parsed as '''color switches'''.<ref name=colorswitcheshelp>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'' Floor 2 Help 1 (Color Switches)</ref>They are introduced in [[Room 2-1 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!)|Room 2-1]] of [[Sandstone Stroll]]. When a Mini presses a color switch, any retracted '''color bridges'''<ref name=colorswitcheshelp/> and '''gates'''<ref name=colorswitcheshelp/> of the same color extend. When a color switch of the same color is pressed again, any extended color bridges and gates retract. Unlike in previous games, after a Mini presses a color switch, it raises itself automatically after a short time and can be pressed again. Color switches can also manipulate color blocks. When a color switch is pressed, color blocks of the same color invert their current state: solid color blocks become clear, and clear color blocks become solid.

If a red color switch is pressed, [[Spear Guy]]s turn into harmless blocks. If a yellow color switch is pressed, [[Pokey]]s also turn into groups of three blocks. Polterguys can also turn into blocks in the same way as in previous games. All of these enemies can revert to their standard form if a color switch of the same color is pressed again.

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars''===
[[File:MvsDKTS2-2.jpg|thumb|Color Switches in [[Level 2-2 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars)|Level 2-2]]]]
Color Switches reappear in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars''. When a Mini presses a Color Switch, it inverts the state of Color Blocks of the same color. Like in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'', a pressed Color Switch raises itself shortly after being pressed, at which point it can be pressed again.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
MvsDK Switch.png|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' sprites
MvDK NS promo animation a.png|Frame from a promotional stop motion animation for ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
MarioVsDKSwitch ColorSwitchRed.png|A red Color Switch from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
MarioVsDKSwitch ColorSwitchYellow.png|A yellow Color Switch from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
MarioVsDKSwitch ColorSwitchBlue.png|A blue Color Switch from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=カラースイッチ
|JpnR=Karā Suitchi
|JpnM=Color Switch
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_PAGJ_00.pdf|title=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Japanese instruction booklet|page=13|format=PDF|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=December 11, 2022}}</ref>
|ChiS=颜色开关
|ChiSR=Yánsè Kāiguān
|ChiSM=Color Switch
|ChiSC=<ref name=NSLang>[[Level 1-2 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Level 1-2]] in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)</ref>
|ChiT=顔色開關
|ChiTR=Yánsè Kāiguān
|ChiTM=Color Switch
|ChiTC=<ref name=NSLang/>
|Fre=Bouton
|FreM=Button
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioVsDonkeyKong_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' European instruction booklet|page=57|format=PDF|publisher=nintendo-europe.com|accessdate=December 11, 2022}}</ref>
|Ger=Schalter
|GerM=Switch
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' European instruction booklet|page=37}}</ref>
|Ita=Interruttore
|ItaM=Switch
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title = ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' European instruction booklet|page=117}}</ref>
|Spa=Interruptor
|SpaM=Switch
|SpaC=<ref>{{cite|title = ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' European instruction booklet|page=97}}</ref>
|Spa2=Botones de Color
|Spa2M=Buttons of Color
|Spa2C=<ref>{{cite|url=www.guiasnintendo.com/1_GAMEBOY_ADVANCE/mario_vs_dk/mario_vs_dk_sp/objetos.html|title=Guía Mario vs. Donkey Kong § Objetos|publisher=Guías Nintendo|language=es-es|accessdate=June 11, 2018|archive=web.archive.org/web/20140326034854/http://www.guiasnintendo.com/1_GAMEBOY_ADVANCE/mario_vs_dk/mario_vs_dk_sp/objetos.html}}</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Switches]]
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[[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]
[[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]
[[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]
[[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]
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