Screwtop
| Screwtop | |
|---|---|
 Model from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
Bolts[1] (also called screws)[2] are spinnable objects in Super Mario Galaxy. They are embedded into the terrain of industrialized galaxies, such as the Battlerock Galaxy and Buoy Base Galaxy. Performing a spin while on top of a bolt embeds it into the ground and triggers a nearby event.
There are two varieties: a blue screw[3] with a Phillips head, and a gold screw[4][5] (also called a golden bolt,[6] yellow screw,[7] and golden screw[4]) with a slotted head. Both bolts often appear together in the same galaxies. During Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser, blue and gold screws are embedded into the body of Mecha-Bowser. Unscrewing them causes its body to fall apart. In the Buoy Base Galaxy, a gold screw is attached to a Ball Beamer and disengages it when spun.
Bolts are very similar to valves.
Gallery
A blue screw in Battlerock Galaxy
A blue screw in Gusty Garden Galaxy
A gold screw in Deep Dark Galaxy
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ネジ (青)[8] Neji (Ao) |
Screw (Blue) |
| French | boulon |
bolt |
| Spanish | tornillo |
bolt |
References
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy North American manual, page 21.
- ^ Yoshiaki Koizumi. "Super Mario Galaxy: The Journey from Garden to Galaxy". Montreal International Games Summit (archived), Jan. 2007. Recorded by Eric St-Cyr. Compiled by Hover. YouTube. Google LLC. Published 24 Sep 2016. Accessed 27 Feb 2021.
- ^ Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games, 2007. Page 104. ISBN: 978-0-76155-713-5.
- ^ a b Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games, 2007. Page 238.
- ^ Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games, 2007. Page 258.
- ^ Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games, 2007. Page 160.
- ^ Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games, 2007. Page 236.
- ^ Kazuya Sakai (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan) (ed.). Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros. (Japanese source). Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2015. Pages 136. ISBN: 978-4-09-106569-8.
