- "One-way flipper" and "one-way gate" redirect here. It is not to be confused with hinged panel (also called "one-way panel") or One-Way Wall.
| Flipper | |||
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 Flippers in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (2017) | ||
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Flippers[1][2]:25[3]:80, 82, 127[4] (also known as one-way flippers,[2]:16, exit flippers,[3]:72 ground flippers,[4] or one-way gates[5]) are common objects in the Yoshi series. Always found in adjacent pairs, they are pinball flipper-like barriers that act as access points for the player character which, once passed through their slanted side, prevent access to the area before. Once activated, they remain open as long as the player character stays at their threshold. Flippers are encountered both horizontally and vertically.
HistoryEdit
Yoshi franchiseEdit
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. These open up to any moving entity, 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.
An elongated pair of flippers appear in the beginning of the Yoshi's Crafted World minigame level, Monty-Mole-B-Gone. Much like the rest of the game's aesthetics, these larger flippers are made of cardboard and are held together with extra pieces of cardboard and some rubber bands, but also feature blue stripes and tips, much like its previous incarnations. Once these flippers are passed through, the level's minigame begins as it starts autoscrolling to the right.
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3Edit
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.
GalleryEdit
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Yoshi's Island DS
Yoshi's New Island
Yoshi's Woolly World
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ストッパー[6][7][8] Sutoppā |
Stopper | |
| フリッパー[9] Furippā |
Flipper | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 122.
- ^ a b Williams, Drew (2002). Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English).
- ^ a b Williams, Drew (November 6, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-016-6.
- ^ a b Hodgson, David S J (2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 121, 126.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hiromi Miyauchi (CLUSTER), Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama (Shogakukan); editors (April 11, 2007 (first print), June 5, 2007 (second print)). 「ヨッシーアイランドDS任天堂公式ガイドブック」(Yoshi's Island DS Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106361-8. Page 120, 143, 161, and 230.
- ^ Yūgengaisha Miles Plus (Michiaki Kataoka, Hideyuki Yoshizawa, Hiroshi Shibano) (October 23, 2015). 「ヨッシー ウールワールド オフィシャルガイド」(Yoshi Wool World Official Guide). Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-869407-0. Page 233.
- ^ Miles Plus (Michiaki Kataoka, Hideyuki Yoshizawa, Hiroshi Shibano), Satoshi Watanabe, Tomoya Satō (January 19, 2017). 「ポチと!ヨッシー ウールワールド オフィシャルガイド」(Pochi To! Yoshi Wool World Official Guide). Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-892795-6. Page 264.
- ^ Takahashi, Kotaro (editor) (November 20, 1995). 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド全百科 オールカラー版」(Super Mario: Yossy Island Zen Hyakka - All-Color Ban. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-281140-3. Page 161.