Directional Lift

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This article is about the platform from Super Mario Bros. 3. For the platform from Super Mario 64 referred to as a "Directional Lift" in the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, see Work Elevator.
Directional Lift
World 7-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3) from Super Mario All-Stars
Screenshot from the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003)
Variant of Lift

Directional Lifts[1][2] are objects in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are block-like platforms with arrows emblazoned on them. Directional Lifts appear in only two levels: World 4-Fortress 2 and World 7-6. When stood on, a Directional Lift releases a decolored form of itself and moves Mario or Luigi to the direction the arrow wheel is pointing. There is another Directional Lift with an exclamation mark on it, and if the player character steps on it, he can control the direction of the platform up, left, or right when he jumps. However, if the player character stands still while the platform is moving and stumbles upon an obstacle, such as a wall, the platform keeps moving or disappears, causing him to fall.

Profiles[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      You can control the direction of this lift by jumping and pressing the desired direction while in the air.
    • Other languages:
      • Japanese:
        乗ると矢印の方向に移動する。
        リフトが移動中にジャンプすると矢印の向きが変わる。

        (Translation: When you get on it, it travels in the direction of the arrow.
        Jumping while the lift is moving will change the direction of the arrow.
        )
  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      You can ride the lift in the direction shown by jumping on it. There are also other lifts that can be controlled by jumping to set the direction.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Japanese不思議ふしぎリフト
Fushigi Rifuto
Wonder Lift[3]
DutchRichting-liftDirection lift[4]
FrenchAscenseur directionnelDirectional lift[5]
GermanRichtungs-AufzugDirection Lift[6]
ItalianAscensore DirezionaleDirectional Lift[7]
Piattaforma direzionaleDirectional platformSuper Mario Bros. 3 Virtual Console e-manual[8]
Piattaforma mobile misteriosaMysterious mobile platformSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia[9]
Korean방향표시 승강기
Banghyang Pyosi Seungganggi
Direction Sign Lift[10]
SpanishElevador DireccionalDirectional Lift[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 Instruction Booklet (PDF). Redmond: Nintendo of America. Page 19.
  2. ^ Spring 1991. NES Game Atlas Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 37.
  3. ^ 1988. 『Super Mario Bros. 3 取扱説明書』 (PDF). Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 17.
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros 3 — NL
  5. ^ https://notipix.fr/nintendo/nes/super-mario-bros-3/
  6. ^ 1991. Super Mario Bros. 3 Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 19.
  7. ^ 1991. Super Mario Bros. 3 Libretto d'Istruzioni. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Page 19. (Archived 29 July 2022 via Mario's Castle by Alessandro "Stormkyleis" Imbesi.)
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 (3DS - Virtual Console) e-manual. Nintendo (Italian). Page 15.
  9. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 41.
  10. ^ 「슈퍼 마리오 브라더즈 3」 한국판 사용설명서
  11. ^ 1991. Super Mario Bros. 3 Manual de Instrucciones. Madrid: Nintendo (European Spanish). Page XX.