Linking Lift
| Linking Lift | |
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| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park (2026) |
| Variant of | Lift |
Linking Lifts are a type of platform that appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, where they are the main focus of the course Cruising with Linking Lifts. They consist of several green Linking Blocks,[derived][1] with horizontal flashing yellow stripes across their front, interlocked with jigsaw puzzle-like indentations and bumps on either side. When stepped on by a player, a Linking Lift will begin moving along its track. Periodically the leftmost Linking Block of the platform will begin to flash and disappear, causing the Linking Lift to progressively shorten as it moves. If only one Linking Block remains, it will still flash and disappear, leaving no platform at all on the track. In order to prevent the Linking Lift from disappearing, the player must hit Linking Blocks scattered through the course. Once hit, these blocks will move and connect to the rightmost edge of the Linking Lift.
During Cruising with Linking Lifts's Wonder Effect, the Linking Blocks are replaced with much wider and progressively taller variants, causing the Linking Lift to take on a staircase appearance if all of them are connected to the platform. When the Wonder Effect expires, each of the larger blocks is replaced with multiple normal-sized blocks that add up to the original blocks' width.
Names in other languages[edit]
- Linking Lift
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Renketsu Rifuto | Linking Lift | [2][3] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 连结台 Liánjié Tái (Mandarin) Lìhn'git Tòih (Cantonese) | Linking Lift | [3] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 連結台 Liánjié Tái (Mandarin) Lìhn'git Tòih (Cantonese) | [3] | ||
| Dutch | Koppelplatform | Coupling platform | [3] | |
| French | Plateforme encastrable | Embeddable platform | [3] | |
| German | Kettenplattform | Chain Platform | [3] | |
| Italian | Piattaforma componibile | Sectional platform | [3] | |
| Piattaforma di collegamento | Linking platform | [4] | ||
| Korean | 연결리프트 Yeon'gyeol Ripeuteu | Linking Lift | [3] | |
| Polish | Łączyplatforma | Portmanteau of łączyć ("link") and platforma ("platform") | [3] | |
| Portuguese | Plataforma modular | Modular platform | [3] | |
| Russian | Сцепная платформа Stsepnaya platforma | Coupling platform | [3] | |
| Spanish | Plataforma modular | Modular platform | [3] | |
| Thai | ลิฟต์ต่อตัว Líp Dtɔ̀ɔ Dtuua | Body-Extending Lift | [3] |
- Linking Block
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 連結ブロック Renketsu Burokku | Linking Block | [1] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b kikai, Kimiyosu Hongo, Chimtaro, Hiromi Karakita (HQ), and Yamato Ishibashi (2023). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー 完全攻略本』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 4-198657-69-6. Page 53.
- ^ KADOKAWA Game Linkage, editors (2023). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー かんぺき攻略本』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 4-047337-02-1. Page 62.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Internal name from Super Mario Bros. Wonder (version 1.2.0, stored internally as
ObjectBlockLiftin message fileG:/romfs/Mals/Name_Gimmick.msbt). - ^ Derived from the name of the course Cruising with Linking Lifts.
