Roto-Disc

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This article is about the obstacles from Super Mario Bros. 3. For the obstacles from Super Mario Land, see Roto Disc (Super Mario Land).
Roto-Disc
Super Mario Bros. 3 promotional artwork: Two Roto-Discs circling around.
Artwork from Super Mario Bros. 3
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
Relatives
Comparable

Roto-Discs[1][2][3][4] (also formatted as Rotodiscs,[5] Roto Discs,[6][7][8] and Roto-discs[9]), or simply Discs,[10] are Fire-Bar- and Spinner-like obstacles that first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3. Roto-Discs are found orbiting gray or red orbs, on which it is possible for Mario or Luigi to stand. Roto-Discs are nearly invulnerable; they can be destroyed if Statue Mario lands on top of one. Duo-Roto-Discs[11] can also be found, and they consist of two Roto-Discs circling the central orb. If the player destroys one, the other disappears.

Roto-Discs make their only other appearance in the Mini-Mario course of Bowser's Castle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. As a throwback to the previous games, they are obstacles that send Mario back to the beginning of the area if they come in contact with him.

Super Mario Land contains similar Roto Discs that similarly orbit a block and share the same attack pattern. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins also contains an enemy known as a satellite in the Mario Zone, and it behaves in a similar fashion.

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

クッキー (JP) / Roto-Disc (EN)
A Roto-Disc from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ゴーストぞく Tribe Ghost clan
性格せいかく きまじめ Disposition Too serious
登場とうじょうゲーム 3 Game appearances 3
安全地帯あんぜんちたい一息ひといきつにう

たま中心ちゅうしんに、クルクルまわるファイアけいのゴース卜ぞくあかたまうえはどんなときも安全地帯あんぜんちたいなので、ここでタイミングをはかってけていこう。[12]

Let's take a breather in the safe zone

Fiery ghost tribe members that spin around a ball. The top of the red ball is a safe zone at all times, so use this area to get out of the way at the right time.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッキー[13]
Kukkī
Cookie
French Rotodisque[14] Rotodisc
Italian Rotodisc[15] - Super Mario Bros. 3
Rotodisco[16] Rotodisc Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition
Roto-Disco[17] Roto-Disc Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 9 and 80.
  2. ^ Peterson, Erik (2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1930206-37-2. Page 15.
  3. ^ Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 20, 29, 30, 45, 49, 50, 60, 66, 67, 76, 77, 82, 85, 96, 97, 104, 105, and 106.
  4. ^ English Super Mario Bros. 3 entry on the official Mario portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 14:26:17 UTC via archive.today.)
  5. ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 38.
  6. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 46, 54, 55, 60, and 70.
  7. ^ 1993. Super Mario All-Stars Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 146.
  8. ^ Spring 1991. NES Game Atlas. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 42.
  9. ^ 2010. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 27.
  10. ^ Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 85.
  11. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 59.
  12. ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 67.
  13. ^ 1990. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 39.
  14. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 French instruction booklet. Page 44.
  15. ^ 1991. Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian manual. Nintendo (Italian). Page 38.
  16. ^ 2010. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 28.
  17. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 36.
  18. ^ MarioBrothBlog (August 26, 2020). After activating a combo in the SNES version of Wario's Woods, an energy orb appears and refills Birdo's time gauge. The sprite used for the orb is exactly the same as the Roto-disc enemy from Super Mario Bros. 3, only with a different palette. This connection is never explained.. X. Retrieved May 22, 2024.