Roto-Disc

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Roto-Disc
Super Mario Bros. 3 promotional artwork: Two Roto-Discs circling around.
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Relatives
Satellite
Comparable
Roto Disc (Super Mario Land)

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.

Aside from Super Mario Bros. 3 and its subsequent reissues, the only other appearance of Roto-Discs is in the Mini-Mario course in 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 connect 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
 種族しゅぞく　ゴースト族ぞく
性格せいかく　きまじめ
登場とうじょうゲーム　3
安全地帯あんぜんちたいで一息ひといきつにう
 玉たまを中心ちゅうしんに、クルクル回まわるファイア系けいのゴース卜族ぞく。赤あかい玉たまの上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抜ぬけていこう。[12]

Roto-Disc
Tribe: Ghost clan
Disposition: Too serious
Game appearances: 3
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]

  • Super Mario Bros. 3

    Super Mario Bros. 3

  • A Roto-Disc in Bowser's Castle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

    A Roto-Disc in Bowser's Castle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

  • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

    Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

  • Roto Disc, from Super Mario Land

    Roto Disc, from Super Mario Land

  • Satellite, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

    Satellite, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese クッキー[13]
Kukkī		 Cookie
French Rotodisque[14] Rotodisc
Italian Rotodisco[15] Rotodisc

Trivia[edit]

  • In Wario's Woods for the SNES, activating a combo causes an energy orb to appear and refill Birdo's time gauge. The sprite used for the orb is the same as the Roto-Discs, only with a different palette.[16]
  • A sign reading "ROTO DISC" appears in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film. According to production designer David L. Snyder, the Roto-Discs were imagined as the energy-conversion engines used in the electric Dinohattan cars.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, pages 9 & 80.
  2. ^ Peterson, Erik. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide. Page 15.
  3. ^ Hodgson, David S J. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 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. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022 14:26:17 UTC via archive.today.)
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 English instruction booklet, page 38.
  6. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, pages 46, 54, 55, 60, and 70.
  7. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario All-Stars Player's Guide. Page 146.
  8. ^ M. Arakawa. NES Game Atlas. Page 42.
  9. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet, page 27.
  10. ^ Hodgson, David S J. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 85.
  11. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, page 59.
  12. ^ Shogakukan. 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), page 67.
  13. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Japanese instruction booklet, page 39.
  14. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 French instruction booklet, page 44.
  15. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian instruction booklet, page 28
  16. ^ https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1298715131715567616
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Obstacles Bowser Statue • Candy ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Falling spike* • Fire-Bar* • Giant cannonball • Lava • Pit • Rocket Engine • Roto-Disc • Spike • Tornado • Turtle Cannon
World-e mini-games* Blue Mushroom House • Orange Mushroom House • Red Mushroom House
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Characters Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Prince Peasley • Captain Goomba∞ (Gold∞) • Captain Shy Guy∞ • Captain Boo∞ (Gold∞) • Captain Koopa Troopa∞ (Gold∞)
Antagonists Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple • Bowser (Rookie)
Supporting characters Beanbean troops • Bink • Blablanadon • Bloat • Boddle • Border Bros • Bowser • Bubbles • Chuckleroot • Chuckleroot's granddaughter • Cork and Cask • Dr. Toadley∞ • Fava • Firebrand and Thunderhand • Hammerhead Bros. • Harhall • Hermie III • Hoohoo civilization • Jellyfish Sisters • Lady Lima • Miles Tones • Moai • Mole • Pea • Peach-bot • Pipeman • Professor E. Gadd • Prospector • Psycho Kamek* • Queen Bean • Soybean civilization • Spangle • Starshade Bros. • Toad doctor • Toadsworth • Tolstar • Tuki • Yoshi Fan Club
Species Beanish • Beanlet • Designbomb • Ghost • Hoohooligan • Kurako • Lagoon-dweller • Oho Jee • Sailor • Thwomp • Toad • Winkle • Yoshi
Special moves Overworld/solo attacks Emergency Block∞ • Counterattack • Dash An M ripped from the game. • Dunk Hammer An L ripped from the game. • Firebrand An M ripped from the game. • Flee • Hammer • High Jump An L ripped from the game. • Jump • Mini-Mario An M ripped from the game. • Pump Mario An M ripped from the game. • Spin Jump An M ripped from the game. • Surfboard An L ripped from the game. • Tickle An L ripped from the game. • Thunderhand An L ripped from the game.
Bros. Attacks Bounce Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Chopper Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Cyclone Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Fire Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Knockback Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Splash Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Swing Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Thunder Bros. An L ripped from the game.
Captain Commands∞ Deny • Rally • Chance • Play Dead • Lightning • Parry • Pass the Bob-omb • Thwomp Thump • Clash of Captains • Call for Backup • Sneak Attack • Shell Shock
Bosses Birdo • Bowletta† • Bowser† • Cackletta† • Chuckolator† • Corporal Paraplonk‡ • Dragohoho† • Fawful • Flaret† • Hermie III† • Hoohooros† • Iggy • Jojora† • Jojora's friends† • Larry • Lemmy • Ludwig • Mom Piranha† • Morton • Popple • Private Goomp‡ • Queen Bean† • Rookie† • Roy • Sergeant Guy‡ • Tolstar† • Trunkle† • Wendy • Wiggler†
Locations Beanbean Borderland • Beanbean Castle • Beanbean Castle Sewers/Beanbean Castle Sewer • Beanbean Castle Town • Beanbean Outskirts/Beanbean Fields • Beanbean International Airport • Beanbean Kingdom • Bowser's Castle • Castle Town Item Shop • Chateau de Chucklehuck • Chucklehuck Woods • Fire Palace • Guffawha Ruins • Gwarhar Lagoon • Harhall's Studio • Hoohoo Mountain • Hoohoo Village • Information Booth • Joke's End • Koopa Cruiser • Little Fungitown • Little Fungitown Item Shop • Mario and Luigi's house • Mushroom Kingdom • Oho Oasis • Oho Ocean • Pipe House • Princess Peach's Castle • Relaxation Room • S.S. Chuckola • Seabed • Starbeans Cafe • Stardust Fields • Teehee Valley • Thunder Palace • Toadtown Square/Peach's Castle • Winkle Colosseum • Woohoo Hooniversity • Yoshi Theater
Enemies Ankoopa* • Anuboo† • Bandit‡ • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Belly Blech† • Big Boo‡ • Big Koopa Troopa∞† • Big Tail Goomba‡ • Bill Blaster† • Blooper† • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo‡ • Boo • Boomerang Bro‡ • Broozer‡ • Buzzy Beetle‡ • Chain Chomp‡ • Chargin' Chuck‡ • Cheep Cheep* • Chomp Bro† • Chuck Guy • Chuckorok† • Clumph • Dry Bones# • Eeker† • Elite Captain Quartet‡ • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Dry Bones† • Elite Gritty Goomba† • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fighter Fly† • Fire Bro‡ • Fire Stalking Piranha Plant‡ • Fly Guy‡ • Fuzzbush • Fuzzy • Glurp† • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomba Tower‡ • Goomdiver† • Green Magikoopa‡ • Gritty Goomba • Gunner Guy† • Hammer Bro • Ice Bro‡ • Ice Snifit • Koopa Paratroopa‡ • Koopa Troopa‡ • Lakipea • Lakitu‡ • Laser Snifit† • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Malibut† • Mecha-Blooper† • Mecha-Chomp* • Mechakoopa • Mechawful‡ • Oucher Glass† • Para-Beetle‡ • Parabeanie • Paragoomba‡ • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Piranha Plant† • Pokey‡ • Puffer-Cheep* • Red Magikoopa‡ • Rex • Roto-Disc† • Sand Cheep† • Scaratroopea • Sharkbone† • Sharpea • Shy Guy‡ • Sniper Bill† • Spear Guy‡ • Spike‡ • Spiky Snifit† • Spiny# • Spiny Cheep Cheep∞† • Starkiss • Super Fly† • Sworm† • Tail Boo‡ • Tanoomba • Time Bob-omb† • Troopea • Virus† • White Magikoopa‡ • Yo Bro†
Items Consumables 1-Up Mushroom • 1-Up Super • 100 Coin∞ • 10 Coin∞ • 50-Coin∞ • Beanbean coin • Boo Biscuit∞ • Coin • Five Coin • Golden Mushroom • Green Pepper • Max Mushroom • Max Nut • Max Syrup • Mushroom • Nut • Red Pepper • Refreshing Herb • Super Mushroom • Super Nut • Super Syrup • Syrup • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Nut • Ultra Syrup
Key items Bean Fruit • Beanbean Brooch • Beanbean Map • Beanstar • Beanstar piece • Beanstone • Chuckola Fruit • Chuckola Reserve • Crabbie Grass • Face • Fake Beanstar • Flaming statue • Hoohoo Spirit • Invincishroom • Membership Card • Neon Egg • Peach's Extra Dress • Pearl Bean • Peasley's Rose • Precious belonging • Red and Green Goblets • Secret Scroll 1 • Secret Scroll 2 • Suitcase • Winkle Card
Bean Juice Chuckle Blend • Chuckoccino • Hoohoo Blend • Hoolumbian • Teehee Blend • Teeheespresso • Woohoo Blend
Special items Bonus Ring • Cobalt Necktie • Excite Spring • Game Boy Horror SP • Great Force • Greed Wallet • Power Grip* • Secret Specs∞
Blocks ! Block • ? Block • Bros. Block • Command Block • Hidden Block • Hoohoo Block • L Block • M Block • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery Block • Save Album • Simu-Block • Spin Block
Other Axe • Badge • Bean • Bike Pads • Black Rock • Boo Statue • Brown Rock • Button • Cart • Gold ring • Chuckola Cola • Clothing • Conductor • Gown • Gray Rock • Headgear • Invincibility Mushroom‡ • Koopa Clown Car • Lift • Poison Mushroom • Poltergust 3000 • Pressure Plate • Region map* • Rolling Bar Defense System • Spiky Stardust Defense System • Spring Pad • Super Poltergust 3001 • Surfing Spot • Toad Express • Torch • Wall Face • Warp Pipe • Watering hole • Waterspout
Minigames Border Jump • Mysterious Mine Carts • Star 'Stache Smash • Barrel • Chuckola Bounce • Surfing Game • Splart
Stats Bros. Point • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Speed • Spirit‡ • Stache†
Status Burn • Charred • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Fury∞ • Heavy G • Invisible∞ • Light G • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • SPD-Down • SPD-Up • Trip
Other Bean Fever • Beanbean Air • Beanhole locations (Bowser's Minions) • Bestiary (Bowser's Minions) • Enemy formations • Gallery (Bowser's Minions) • Gear (Bowser's Minions) • Glitches (Bowser's Minions) • Hidden Block locations (Bowser's Minions) • Hooroglyphs • In-game music∞ • Kingdom Courier • Level up progressions • Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (Bowser's Minions) • Shops∞ • Special Skill∞‡ • Staff (Bowser's Minions) • Story summaries∞ • Super Attack
* Exclusive to Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga            ∞ Exclusive to Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
† Enemy, boss, or stat exclusive to the main game            ‡ Enemy, boss, or stat exclusive to Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser            # Enemy variants differ in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
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