Underwater ring
| Underwater ring | |
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| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
- “If you pass through those underwater rings, you'll speed up.”
- —Guppy, Super Mario Galaxy
Underwater rings are objects in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Underwater rings are orange and yellow, with red outer rims. In the Prima Games guidebook for Super Mario Galaxy 2, they are referred to as "zipper gates."[1] When Mario or Luigi approaches an underwater ring, a small whirlpool can be seen inside it. Swimming through one grants the character a brief speed boost. Underwater rings occur in the Sea Slide Galaxy, Deep Dark Galaxy, and Slimy Spring Galaxy, typically near a Koopa Shell. Passing through a ring while clinging to a shell makes Mario or Luigi spin as he boosts.
Sets of similar-looking rings appear in missions where the player must chase Guppy in the Sea Slide Galaxy and Deep Dark Galaxy. These do not provide a speed boost, but they instead serve as the main objective during Guppy's missions.
Gallery[edit]
Mario approaching an underwater ring while racing Cosmic Mario in Super Mario Galaxy
Underwater rings in the Slimy Spring Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/DashRing.arc | DashRing | Dash Ring |
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl |
水中ダッシュリング (Suichū Dasshu Ringu) | Underwater Dash Ring |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | リング Ringu ダッシュリング[2] Dasshu Ringu |
Ring Dash Ring; same as the item in Mario Kart Tour |
| Italian | Anello |
Ring |
References[edit]
- ^ Brown, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 239.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy."『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 136.
