Flamethrower

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This article is about the obstacle in Super Mario 64. For other uses, see Flamethrower (disambiguation).
Flamethrower
A flamethrower in Bowser in the Dark World.
The flamethrower in Bowser in the Dark World in Super Mario 64
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Comparable

A flamethrower[1][2] (alternatively formatted as flame-thrower[3] or flame thrower[4]), also described with other generic terms such as "fire jet"[5][6] and "flame spout,"[7] is an indestructible mechanical hazard. Flamethrowers first appear in Super Mario 64.

HistoryEdit

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DSEdit

In Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, the appearance of a flamethrower varies depending on the level:

  • In all of the Bowser levels and Rainbow Ride, flamethrowers are stone and diamond-shaped.
  • In Big Boo's Haunt's merry-go-round, one of the Boo portraits acts as a flamethrower.
  • In the Hazy Maze Cave, there are two fire plumes that come out of the pit before the Red Coin area, which act like flamethrowers.
  • In the main course of Lethal Lava Land, one flamethrower appears near the volcano as a black brick. There are also fire plumes along the path of the moving platform that takes the player to the Power Star for "Red-Hot Log Rolling." Inside the volcano, they appear as holes in the walls.
  • Rainbow Ride also has a blue flamethrower under the spinning platform next to the Rainbow Cruiser, and a fireplace that acts like a flamethrower in the Cloud House. The blue flamethrower does not return in Super Mario 64 DS.

About every three seconds, a flamethrower shoots a stream of fire from its center. If the player character is hit by the flames, he loses three health wedges and runs around in a panic. This makes it more difficult for the player to control him. If the character jumps repeatedly while he is on fire, his movement is limited, and he may lose only two health wedges.

Super Princess PeachEdit

Flamethrowers appear in Fury Volcano in Super Princess Peach. Each periodically shoots out flames that block Princess Peach's path and damage her if touched. Flamethrowers also appear in the minigame Toad Tote. The flamethrower's sprites resemble Fire Bars as seen in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ほのお[8][9]
Honō
Flame; shared with honō
French flamme de l'enfer[10] Hell's flame
Italian Fiamme[11] Flames

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Super Mario 64 The Essential Player's Guide. Official UK Nintendo Magazine (British English). Page 30-31.
  2. ^ Super Mario 64 DS internal object name (OBJ_FLAMETHROWER)
  3. ^ August 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #53. Page 47 and 50.
  4. ^ Bowser in the Dark World. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy. Archived February 24, 1998, 21:11:56 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 63 and 67.
  6. ^ March 2005. Nintendo Power Volume 189. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 77.
  7. ^ Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 42.
  8. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 36 - Super Mario 64 part 1. Page 2.
  9. ^ Okamoto, Daisuke, and Norio Ando (STF) (2006). 『スーパー プリンセスピーチ任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106268-7. Page 70.
  10. ^ Nintendo official French magazine N1. Page 92.
  11. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 92.