Teeter-totter moon
| Teeter-totter moon | |
|---|---|
 The teeter-totter moon in the game credits | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
| Variant of | Seesaw |
The teeter-totter moon,[1] also known as the Seesaw Moon,[2] is a type of seesaw resembling a crescent moon that appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2. The teeter-totter moon appears only in Boo Moon Galaxy, where it acts as a planet. It appears in all missions in the background, but it is interactable upon the player's leaving the Sinking Swamp planet in "Silver Stars Pop-Up". When Mario (or Luigi) lands on the teeter-totter moon, five yellow Star Chips appear on it; the player needs to collect the Star Chips using the seesaw properties of the teeter-totter moon without falling off the corners to form a Launch Star that serves as the gateway to the Rise Picture Book Planet. The teeter-totter moon also appears in the end credits of the game with a red Luma, a blue Luma, and a yellow Luma floating above it.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 月のシーソー[3] Tsuki no Shīsō |
Moon Seesaw | |
| Italian | Luna altalena[4][5] | Seesaw moon | |
| Altalena luna[6] | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (first edition) |
References[edit]
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-307-46908-3. Page 194.
- ^ Roberts, Rachel, and Cardner Clark, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years (First English Edition). Translated by William Flanagan and Zack Davisson. Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books. ISBN 978-1-50670-897-3. Page 171.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in『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). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 170.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 194.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 170.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 170.
