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'''Lifts'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott; Owsen, Dan|title=''Super Mario 64 Player's Guide''|location=Redmond, WA|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|date=1996|page=58}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario Maker'' in-game name</ref> (also known as '''elevators''')<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. ''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 167.</ref><ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' in-game help (no. 08)</ref> are thin platforms that appear throughout the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. They typically are suspended in the air and move, enabling the player character or to reach different heights and cross gaps. Some move by themselves, while others are controlled by the player.

Lifts are common in some levels of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' '''Vertical Lifts'''<ref name=Win>Hiroo Tochikubo, ''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]'', Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 4-19-720003-XC. Page 47.</ref> first appear in [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]], where they continuously move upwards or downwards with new ones being dispensed from the bottom or top. [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-3]] introduces a version of this lift that remains onscreen and simply moves up and down, as well as '''Horizontal Lifts'''<ref name=Win/> that move back and forth. [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-3]] introduces [[Flimsy Lift]]s, which are stationary lifts that move downwards if [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] stands on them, as well as [[Scale Lift|Balance Lift]]s. Balance Lifts consist of two platforms attached to a pulley, where if Mario/Luigi stands on one of them, that lift is weighed down, while the other is hoisted upwards. However, if Mario/Luigi stands on said lift too long, and the lift he is on moves too far down due to his weight, then both lifts will break off the pulley and fall into the void below, causing Mario/Luigi to score 1,000 points, oddly enough. The lifts are solid, meaning Mario and Luigi cannot land on top by jumping through them. Their original visual appearance in ''Super Mario Bros.'' is likely derived from the appearance of the platforms that make up [[100m]] in ''Donkey Kong'', while, in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', they are made of mushrooms. However, in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version, both games feature them in their normal form.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', lifts are made of wood, much like [[Hard Block]]s in the game. Two new varieties are introduced: '''Rail Lifts''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet. Page 19.</ref> which travel along a track, first appearing in [[World 1-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-6]], and moving Flimsy Lifts, which fall all the way to the bottom of the screen as soon as Mario or Luigi lands on one, first appearing in [[World 1-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-4]]. In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''Super Mario Bros.''-styled metallic lifts of various types are found in the [[World-e]] levels [[Wild Ride in the Sky]], [[Caped Escape]], [[Koopaling Confusion]], [[Classic World 1-2]], [[Classic World 1-3]] and [[Classic World 1-4]], while several stationary lifts in their ''Super Mario World'' design can be seen in the level [[Rich with Ropes]]. In [[A Towering Tour]], some fast-moving gray-colored lifts also appear. They behave similarly to the metal lifts, only being shaped like the normal lifts, and the aforementioned color difference. They also follow a shorter path compared to normal lifts, which adds to the difficulty of staying on top of them. These blocks also have a line-guided variant, which move even faster than their non-line-guided variants.

Lifts reappear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|its reissue]], this time with a gray or cream color. The Rail Lift is back under the name '''Pulley Lift'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Pages 70 and 71.</ref> (or '''Pully Lift''').<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 4. Page 29.</ref> A platform on a swing is known as a [[Single Swing Lift]], coming with a brown version that activates and rotates around a central pivot point when a player steps on it and a gray version that swings in perpetual motion, as well as a set of three swinging gray platforms known as a [[Triple Swing Lift]]. A set of gray [[Rotating Block]]s that cannot spin with wings is known as a [[Flying Platform]]. A raft of skulls on lava is known as a [[Lava Lift|Skull Raft]]. An orange, diagonal-facing lift with a grassy top is known as a [[diagonal platform]], and a thicker, upright grassy platform with a countdown timer in the middle is known as a [[Count-Lift]]. Additionally, a mushroom variant of the Balance Lift is known as a [[Piston Lift]].

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====

 

====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====

Lifts return in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', having the same appearance and effects as they did in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.

Lifts reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' as tools. The direction in which they initially move can be pre-set, and they can move in a set path when placed on a [[track]]. When shaken, they turn into Flimsy Lifts, which are colored blue this time and will start moving on a track once stepped on. In the ''Super Mario World'' style, when placed on a track, the lift uses the same tile as the [[Chainsaw]] from that game, albeit with minor differences.

Lifts appear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', where they run on tracks in several levels. When Mario stands on a Lift, he stops moving until he jumps. After Mario gets off of a Lift, it disappears. The lifts' designs are similar to the falling platforms in the final [[Bowser]] battle in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.

Lifts (referred to as '''moving platforms''' in the [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide)<ref>Walsh, Doug, and Epstein, Joe. ''Super Mario Odyssey'' Prima Official Guide. Pages 54, 59, 68, 71, 73.</ref> appear in varying designs and sizes in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', many elevators are in the latter half of [[Elevator Antics]]. They either move up or down from a steel pole. The elevator lifts appear to be filled with coal.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', lifts consist of wooden planks. Some are activated when [[Dixie Kong]] or [[Kiddy Kong]] ride them, and some are activated automatically. They are found primarily in mills, but  also appear in [[Fire-Ball Frenzy]] and [[Rocket Rush (level)|Rocket Rush]]. Additionally, a single horizontally moving lift appears during the first boss fight with [[King K. Rool#Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Baron K. Roolenstein]]. In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], lifts also appear in [[Dingy Drain-Pipe]].

====''Yoshi's Story''====

In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', the level [[Rail Lift]] features lifts in the form of smiling cloud platforms that move along tracks. If a [[Yoshi (species)|Baby Yoshi]] hits a switch present along the tracks by throwing an [[egg]], the cloud platform can move to different tracks. Flatbed Ferries also return in the game.

====''Yoshi Topsy-Turvy''====

Lifts can be used by [[Yoshi]] in ''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]'', along with a small version called '''Half Lifts''' (ハーフリフト).<ref>「ヨッシーの万有引力任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi Banyū Inryoku Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). [[media:YUG Shogakukan P20.jpg|Page 20]].</ref> They come in a green zig-zag pattern and a brown rocky pattern and are attached to chains, sometimes along rails. When the player tilts their [[Game Boy Advance]] system, the lifts will swing back and forth and move along the rails. The brown ones are old and worn-out, causing them to fall at the end of a rail.

[[File:Lift SSBB.jpg|thumb|left|A lift in the World 1-2 version of Mushroomy Kingdom in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]

Lifts similar to the ones from ''Donkey Kong'' appear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''. They continuously appear at one end of a track and move in a direction before disappearing at the other end. Sometimes, the direction of all lifts in a level can be changed at once by pressing a [[Direction Switch]]. They also appear in its [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|nintendo switch remake]].

Elevators are introduced in [[Room 1-5 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis)|Room 1-5]] of [[Mushroom Mayhem]], and continue to appear in later levels in the game. They are platforms attached to a pole. A '''control panel'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/DS_Mario_vs_Donkey_Kong_March_of_the_Minis.pdf ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' North American instruction booklet]. Page 21. ''nintendo.com''. Retrieved July 31, 2022.</ref> is attached to a wall next to each elevator, with two red buttons resembling arrows pointing up and down. Up to two [[Mini]]s can walk on an elevator's platform. The player can tap the buttons on the elevator's control panel using the {{button|ds|Stylus}} stylus to raise or lower the elevator's platform. Once a button is pressed, it turns green and the platform starts moving. The platform's direction cannot be changed again until it reaches the end of the elevator's pole or a height where it is adjacent to ground. Minis will remain on an elevator's platform until their direction is changed using the stylus.

A few lifts are found in [[The Bitlands]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. This time, they are pixelated and resemble the orange ones found in ''Super Mario Bros.'' Black lifts appear in the [[Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum]].

Lifts are the basis for many other platforms in the ''Super Mario'' franchise. For many of them, this is apparent with the inclusion of {{hover|リフト|Rifuto}} ("Lift") in their Japanese name, which is not always carried over during localization. Most derived lifts are suspended in the air and move, either on their own or when a player character steps on them.

|Jap2=エレベーター<ref>''Mario & Wario'' instruction booklet. Page 9.</ref>

|Spa=Ascensor<br>Elevador<ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioVsDonkeyKong_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' European instruction booklet]. Page 98.</ref>

|Ger=Lift<ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioVsDonkeyKong_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' European instruction booklet]. Page 38.</ref>

|Chi=升降梯<br>''Shēngjiàngtī''<br>升降台 <small>(''Super Mario Maker 2'')</small><br>''Shēngjiàng Tái''

|ChiM=Lift<br><br>Lift Platform

|Ita=Ascensore<br>Piattaforma

|ItaM=Elevator<br>Platform

|Fre=Plateforme<br>Ascenseur<ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioVsDonkeyKong_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' European instruction booklet]. Page 58.</ref>

|FreM=Platform<br>Elevator

|Jap3=レールリフト<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet. Page 17.</ref>