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Scale Lifts[1], also called Scale Platforms[2] and Lifts[3], are platforms present in the Super Mario series. When a player lands on one platform, the parallel one rises. If the player lingers too long on one platform, the scale breaks apart.
Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels[edit]
Lifts make their first appearance in Super Mario Bros., where they are the main gimmick of World 3-3, World 4-3 and World 6-3. The player is given 1,000 points if they break the lifts. They return in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, where they are more prevalent, being found in eight of the thirteen worlds. This time, they are made of mushrooms instead of metal. However, in the Super Mario All-Stars remake, both games feature them in their metallic form.
While Lifts themselves do not make an appearance in Super Mario World, similar platforms named Piston Lifts[4] appear. As other scales, landing on one part of the scale causes the other to rise, though the Piston Lift does not break. They appear in Butter Bridge 1.
Lifts reappear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where they are the main gimmick of World 6-4. Unlike the Lifts in Super Mario Bros., enemies and other items affect the scales with the player.