Mask Gate

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Not to be confused with Birdfish.
Mario entering a Mask Gate in World 1-1 in Super Mario Advance
Mario entering a Mask Gate in World 1-1 of Super Mario Advance

Mask Gates,[1][2][3] also known as masks[4] and Birdfaces,[5] are eagle-head gates that appear at the end of every level in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, Super Mario Bros. 2, and the latter's reissues in Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance.

History[edit]

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

The end of the level mask. Mask Gate
A comparison of a Mask Gate's original appearance (left) to Super Mario Bros. 2 (right)

Originally, in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, Mask Gates had the design of a tribal mask, reminiscent to Phanto or the smaller masks that were replaced by Mushroom Blocks, but were redesigned as a bird head in 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. Opening a Mask Gate requires the player to pick up a Crystal Ball, which are usually guarded by a Birdo. All Mask Gates are harmless, except for the one in World 7-2; when the player picks up the Crystal Ball, this Mask Gate detaches itself from the wall and then chases them 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]

A Mask Gate in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

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 is made of metal.

Nintendo Comics System[edit]

It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: Detail individual appearances

Mask Gates made several appearances in the Nintendo Comics System's Super Mario Bros. comics, functioning much like Warp Pipes.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Mask Gate. Page 75, volume 8 of Super Mario-kun.
Super Mario-kun

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。[6] (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。[7] (Pick up the crystal and its mouth opens. Once you enter, the course will be clear.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 仮面[8]
Kamen
マスクゲート[9]
Masuku Gēto
ゲート[10]
Gēto
Mask

Mask Gate

Gate

Chinese (simplified) 老鹰嘴通道[11]
Lǎoyīng Zuǐ Tōngdào
Eagle Beak Passageway

German Falkentor
Falcon Gate
Italian Maschera[12]
Portale[13]
Mask Gate[14]
Testa di Falco[15]
Mask
Portal/Gate
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Falcon's Head

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out, Part I. Pages 8 and 34.
  2. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out, Part II. Page 32.
  3. ^ M. Arakawa. NES Game Atlas. Page 27.
  4. ^ "At the end of each area, there is a mask that becomes a gate to the next area." - Super Mario Bros. 2 English instruction booklet. Page 22.
  5. ^ Nintendo Power Advance Volume 1. Page 39.
  6. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario USA section. Page 68.
  7. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario USA section. Page 70.
  8. ^ Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Page 28.
  9. ^ Shogakukan. 「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). Page 154.
  10. ^ Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 225.
  11. ^ iQue's promotional demo play videos of Super Mario Advance and Wario Land 4. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  12. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 22.
  13. ^ NES Remix 2, Super Mario Bros. 2 level 10-1. "Sconfiggi Strutzi e oltrepassa il portale!"
  14. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 68.
  15. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 70.