Mask Gate
- Not to be confused with Birdfish.
| Mask Gate | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot from Super Mario Advance | |
| First appearance | Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall) Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise) |
| Latest appearance | Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024) |
Mask Gates[1][2][3] (or mask gates),[4] also known as masks[5] and Birdfaces,[6] are eagle-head gates that appear at the end of every level in Super Mario Bros. 2, its reissues in Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance, and its original version, Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic.
History[edit]
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Mask Gates first appear in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, where they resemble a kabuki theater mask instead of a bird head. They are reminiscent to Phanto or the smaller masks that were replaced by Mushroom Blocks. Its design was altered to that of a bird's in its overseas localization, Super Mario Bros. 2.
In both games, Mask Gates are attached to the wall at the end of a level. A Mask Gate allows the player to move on to the next level, or to the world's boss if the current level is the last level of the world. To open a Mask Gate, the player must pick up a Crystal Ball, which is either placed out in the open or guarded by Birdo.
All Mask Gates are harmless to the player, except for one, which appears in Wart's Castle, more specifically World 7-2. By picking up the Crystal Ball, the Mask Gate detaches itself from the wall and then chases the player around in a similar manner to Phanto. It takes away a small heart from the player upon contact. The player must attack the Mask Gate by throwing Mushroom Blocks (masks in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic) in the vicinity; after the player throws three Mushroom Blocks at it, the Mask Gate is temporarily stunned, allowing entry into Wart's throne room. However, if the player does not enter into the Mask Gate while it is stunned, it eventually reanimates itself and resumes attacking, forcing the player to throw three more Mushroom Blocks at it.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]
What appears to be a Mask Gate appears in the episode "Too Hot to Handle" of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Although King Koopa leaps into the Mask Gate at the climax of the episode to make his getaway, it appears to be inanimate and metallic.
Nintendo Comics System[edit]
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Mask Gates make several appearances in the Nintendo Comics System's Super Mario Bros. comics, functioning much like Warp Pipes.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
A Mask Gate appears in volume 8 of Super Mario-kun. This Mask Gate is similar to the one near Wart's Castle because it starts attacking when Mario tries to enter through it. As in the games, Mario throws a Mushroom Block to have it allow him, Luigi, and Yoshi to enter Wart's Castle.
Profiles[edit]
Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.[edit]
- Enemy bio: 入ると別の部屋へ移動するゲート。一度だけ、敵として襲ってくることがある。[7] (A gate that moves you to another room when you enter. They will attack you as an enemy only once.)
- Object bio: 水晶を取ると口が開く。入ればコースクリアとなる。[8] (Pick up the crystal and its mouth opens. Once you enter, the course will be clear.)
Gallery[edit]
Sprites[edit]
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (enemy)
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 2 (enemy)
Super Mario All-Stars (enemy)
Super Mario Advance (enemy)
Screenshots[edit]
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (World 1-1)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (World 1-1)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (World 7-1)
Scans[edit]
Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6: Take Down Wart
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Kamen |
Mask | |
| マスクゲート[10] Masuku Gēto |
Mask Gate | ||
| ゲート[11] Gēto |
Gate | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 老鹰嘴通道[12] Lǎoyīng Zuǐ Tōngdào |
Eagle Beak Passageway | |
| German | Falkentor[?] | Falcon Gate | |
| Italian | Testa di falco[13] | Falcon's head | Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition |
| Maschera[14] | Mask | Super Mario Bros. 2 | |
| Portale[15] | Portal/Gate | NES Remix 2 | |
| Testa di Falco[16]:70 | Falcon's Head | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (item list) | |
| Portuguese | Boca da ave[17] | Bird's mouth |
References[edit]
- ^ 1989. Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out, Part I. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8 and 34.
- ^ 1989. Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out, Part II. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 32.
- ^ Spring 1991. NES Game Atlas. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 27.
- ^ Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Egg Toss description
- ^ "At the end of each area, there is a mask that becomes a gate to the next area." – 1988. Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 22.
- ^ Spring 2001. Nintendo Power Advance Volume 1. Nintendo of America (English). Page 39.
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario USA section, page 68.
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario USA section, page 70.
- ^ 1987. Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 28.
- ^ 「スーパーマリオコレクション任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Collection Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 154. Retrieved from Imgur.
- ^ 1994. Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten (Japanese). Page 225.
- ^ SMG114514 (February 27, 2017). 小神游GBA官方游戏宣传视频. Bilibili (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ «Sconfiggi il boss ed entra nella Testa di falco.» – Egg Toss challenge, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 22.
- ^ «Sconfiggi Strutzi e oltrepassa il portale!» – Super Mario Bros. 2 level 10-1 description, NES Remix 2.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X.
- ^ «Derrote o chefão e entre na boca da ave.» – Egg Toss challenge, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.
