Manhole
- This article is about the holes found in Super Mario Sunshine. For the Game & Watch game of the same name, see Manhole (Game & Watch). For the WarioWare Gold microgame based on the Game & Watch game, see Game & Watch: Manhole (microgame).
Manholes, or manhole covers,[1][2] are covered holes that make occasional appearances in the Super Mario franchise. They make their first appearance in the Game & Watch Super Mario Bros., where they essentially replace pipes from the Nintendo Entertainment System game of the same name. Three are featured in the choice section of World No. 7 Maze, presented similarly to the original game's Warp Zones. Mario must press down and enter the correct manhole cover in order to proceed to World No. 8 Burning Road, or he will get sent back to an earlier point in the level, functioning like the pipes originally seen in World 8-4.
In Super Mario Bros. 3, manholes are prominent on airships, as well as tanks and battleships. Rocky Wrenches make use of them, appearing out of them to throw wrenches and then ducking for shelter. This has been their primary method of attack in subsequent appearances.
Manhole covers appear in Super Mario Sunshine. The majority are found in Delfino Plaza, while a few are located in Ricco Harbor. Manhole colors lead to the intricate underground sewer system, and can lead Mario to places he cannot access aboveground, as well as to coins and other items. To access it, Mario must Ground Pound while over a manhole cover. The manhole covers, which have a sun on them originally, flip when Ground Pounded, revealing a moon on a green background. When underground, a remix of the underground theme from Super Mario Bros. plays. To get out of a manhole cover, Mario must jump below it. When Delfino Plaza gets flooded, the manhole covers are replaced with simple textures of them that do nothing; also during this time, one can be seen in the jail cell.
Manholes can also be found in World 2-3 of New Super Mario Bros., where Mario can again Ground Pound through them.
Manhole covers can also be seen in the Delfino Plaza stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, though they serve no purpose.
Manholes also appear throughout the Metro Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey. Two of them can be captured and moved by Mario, allowing him to fall through the entrance the manhole was blocking. The small one covers an entrance to the Rotating Maze secret area, while the larger, green one covers the entrance to the Underground Power Plant, although the manhole itself is blocked by a parked taxi until Mario finds all four musicians for the New Donk City Festival band performance.
Manholes appear in all four New York Minute courses and Bangkok Rush 3T in Mario Kart Tour on top of Water Geysers. Drivers can perform tricks off of them when the Water Geyser is about to erupt.
Luigi also uses a manhole to shield Mario from Bowser's flames in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Gallery[edit]
A manhole in Super Mario Bros. 3
Artwork of a manhole cover from Super Mario Sunshine.
The other side of a manhole in Super Mario Sunshine.
Texture from Super Mario Sunshine
Texture from Super Mario Sunshine
A manhole lid from New Super Mario Bros.
Screenshot from Super Mario Odyssey
Luigi using a manhole cover to shield himself and Mario against Bowser's fiery breath in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マンホールのフタ[3] Manhōru no futa |
Manhole cover | Super Mario Sunshine |
| マンホールの ふた[4] Manhōru no futa | |||
| 回転ぶた[5] Kaiten buta |
Rotatable lid | New Super Mario Bros. | |
| マンホール[6] Manhōru |
Manhole | Super Mario Odyssey | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 人孔[?] Rénkǒng |
Manhole | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 出入孔[?] Chūrù kǒng |
Manhole | |
| Dutch | Putdeksel[?] | Pit cover | |
| French | Plaque d'égout[?] | Manhole cover | |
| German | Kanaldeckel[?] | Sewer cover | |
| Italian | Tombino[?] | Manhole | |
| Russian | Крышка люка[?] Kryshka lyuka |
Hatchway cover | |
| Spanish (Latin American) | Alcantarilla[?] | Sewer | |
| Spanish (European) | Tapa de alcantarilla[?] | Sewer cover |
Notes[edit]
- Although manholes are not seen in Noki Bay, the underground theme is also played when Mario walks through hidden tunnels inside the cliffs.
- When Delfino Plaza gets flooded, a manhole cover appears inside the jail where a blue coin is found. It is not present during any other point in the game, and it is otherwise unusable. Like the ones outside during the flood, it is merely textured onto the ground instead of fully modeled, so Ground Pounding it via glitches will not do anything.
References[edit]
- ^ Game & Watch Super Mario Bros. manual. Nintendo (English). Page 17 (Crystal Screen) / 16 (New Wide Screen).
- ^ 2002. Super Mario Sunshine instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 34.
- ^ 2002. スーパーマリオサンシャイン (Sūpā Mario Sanshain) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 34.
- ^ 「うえ ものが のっかってて マンホールの ふたが うらかないっていう シーン」– Pianta in The Caged Shine Sprite (2002). スーパーマリオサンシャイン (Sūpā Mario Sanshain). Nintendo (Japanese).
- ^ 2015. Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Hyakka: Nintendō Kōshiki Gaido Bukku, New Super Mario Bros. section. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 118.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors (2018). 『スーバーマリオ オデッセイ 公式設定資料集』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-19-864696-7. Page 177.
