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(Added that Sling Pods are the most prominent in the Sling Pod Galaxy.)
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[[File:SMG A Very Sticky Situation.png|thumb|Mario about to be launched by a Sling Pod]]
[[File:SMG A Very Sticky Situation.png|thumb|Mario about to be launched by a Sling Pod]]
[[File:SMG Sling Pod.png|thumb|left|Mario on a Sling Pod]]
[[File:SMG Sling Pod.png|thumb|left|Mario on a Sling Pod]]
{{quote|Help! I'm stuck! Aim your [[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|16px]] [[Fourth Wall|Star Cursor]] at me, and press {{button|wii|a}} to {{color|pull me out|red}}!|Mailtoad|Super Mario Galaxy}}
{{quote|Help! I'm stuck! Aim your [[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|16px]] Star Cursor at me, and press {{button|wii|a}} to {{color|pull me out|red}}!|Mailtoad|Super Mario Galaxy}}
A '''Sling Pod''' is an alternative to a [[Launch Star]] that gets [[Mario]] around in some areas of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Sling Pods are sticky, rubbery, white wobbly balls of web that can easily entrap Mario, [[Luigi]], and [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s. Sling Pods are first seen in the pathway to [[Tarantox]] in the [[Space Junk Galaxy]], and their most prominent appearance is in the [[Sling Pod Galaxy]].
A '''Sling Pod''' is an alternative to a [[Launch Star]] that gets [[Mario]] around in some areas of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Sling Pods are sticky, rubbery, white wobbly balls of web that can easily entrap Mario, [[Luigi]], and [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s. Sling Pods are first seen in the pathway to [[Tarantox]] in the [[Space Junk Galaxy]], and their most prominent appearance is in the [[Sling Pod Galaxy]].


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*During development, Sling Pods were originally known as '''Wobble Launchers''', presumably due to the wobbling noise that can be heard.<ref>[[List of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content#E3 2006 (May 10-12)]]</ref>{{better source}}
*During development, Sling Pods were originally known as '''Wobble Launchers'''.<ref>[[List of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content#E3 2006 (May 10-12)]]</ref>{{better source}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:03, June 17, 2022

A screenshot of Mario traversing the Sling Pod Galaxy.
Mario about to be launched by a Sling Pod
A Sling Pod in Sling Pod Galaxy
Mario on a Sling Pod
“Help! I'm stuck! Aim your Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. Star Cursor at me, and press A Button to pull me out!”
Mailtoad, Super Mario Galaxy

A Sling Pod is an alternative to a Launch Star that gets Mario around in some areas of Super Mario Galaxy. Sling Pods are sticky, rubbery, white wobbly balls of web that can easily entrap Mario, Luigi, and Toads. Sling Pods are first seen in the pathway to Tarantox in the Space Junk Galaxy, and their most prominent appearance is in the Sling Pod Galaxy.

To use a Sling Pod, Mario must jump into or be nearby the sticky orb on the top and get stuck in it. Then with the Star Cursor, the player must grab on to the top part and hold the button down, dragging it far to the side of the area. After the player lets it go, the Sling Pod sends Mario flying out of it in the direction it was aimed. A noise begins sounding if the player ends up pointing offscreen while holding on to the Sling Pod.

Sling Pods do not appear in the sequel.

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SpaceCocoon Space Cocoon
Super Mario Galaxy StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl 宇宙まゆ (Uchū Mayu) Space Cocoon

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ひっぱりマユ
Hippari Mayu
Stretching Cocoon

Chinese 拉力茧
Lālì Jiǎn
Elastic Cocoon

German Klebe-Kokon
Sticky-Cocoon
Italian Larva Elastica
Elastic Larva
Korean 당기는고치
Danggineun Gochi
Pulling Cocoon

Spanish (NOE) Larva Elástica
Elastic Larva

Trivia

References