Flipper

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This article is about the object from the Super Mario franchise. For other uses, see Flipper (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with One-Way Wall.

Throughout the Super Mario franchise, many courses feature objects that act as access points for the player character that, once passed through, prevent access to the area before. They may be referred to as flippers,[1][2]:25[3]:80, 82, 127 one-way flippers,[2]:16 or exit flippers[3]:72 (due to their common resemblance to pinball flippers), as well as one-way gates.[4] Once activated, they remain open as long as the player character stays at their threshold. Flippers are encountered both horizontally and vertically.

History

Yoshi franchise

In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its reissue, flippers take the appearance of peach-colored pinball flippers with blue stripes and tips, always found in adjacent pairs. These open up to any moving entity through its slanted side, including a Yoshi, an enemy, or a thrown egg.

Flippers reappear in Yoshi's Island DS, Yoshi's New Island, Yoshi's Woolly World, and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, serving the same function as in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its reissue. The flippers appear in more vibrant colors in Yoshi's New Island, while in Yoshi's Woolly World and its reissue, they are made of wood.

Super Mario series

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

Flippers appear in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 in the following World-e levels: Slidin' the Slopes, Doors o' Plenty, Swinging Bars of Doom, Sea to Sky, Puzzling Pipe Maze, and Treacherous Halls. In this game, the flippers are colored yellow.

New Super Mario Bros.

The title of this section is from the English Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, which reportedly sourced some names from fan wikis.
If a higher-priority source is found, then the section should be changed to the new title.

A similar type of flipper, referred to as a One-Way Panel,[5]:119 appears in New Super Mario Bros. in World 2-3 only. These One-Way Panels are of a wooden yellow color with red arrows on them indicating which way they open to, and they are usually found individually rather than in pairs. When touched from the opening side, they swing forward 90 degrees around their pivot and remain in place as long as Mario or Luigi is in its range of rotation, returning to the previous position once the character departs from it. They are solid objects; after opening, they act as platforms or ceilings if they stand horizontally, or as walls if they stand vertically.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

The title of this section is from the English Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, which reportedly sourced some names from fan wikis.
If a higher-priority source is found, then the section should be changed to the new title.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 features One-Way Panels with a near-identical design and function to those from New Super Mario Bros., this time called One-Way Flippers.[5]:200 They are found in a few levels, such as World 1-A.

Unused appearances

One-Way Panels exist in the assets of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They use their design from New Super Mario Bros.[6]

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 一方通行ゲート[7]
Ippōtsūkō Gēto
One-Way Gate New Super Mario Bros. series
Italian Porta unidirezionale[8] Unidirectional door New Super Mario Bros. series

See also

References

  1. ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 122.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Drew (2002). Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English).
  3. ^ a b Williams, Drew (November 6, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-016-6.
  4. ^ Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5576-5. Page 94, 173, 175, 179, 180, 190, 193, 197, 212, 213, 220, 225, 228, 264, 267, 271, and 274.
  5. ^ a b 2015. Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, New Super Mario Bros. section, Objects and Obstacles subsection. Dark Horse Books (English).
  6. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Wii/Unused Objects § One-Way Gate. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  7. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 118 and 199.
  8. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 118 and 199.