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{{italic title|Cog (''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'')}}
{{italic title|Cog (''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'')}}
[[File:Esukatama.PNG|thumb|right|Artwork of a '''cog'''.]]
[[File:Esukatama.PNG|thumb|Artwork of a cog]]
[[File:Marioland2cog.png|thumb|right|A screenshot of a '''cog'''.]]
[[File:Marioland2cog.png|thumb|A screenshot of a cog]]
A '''cog'''<ref>https://archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Magazine_System_05_1993-08_Trielle_AU#page/n55/mode/2up</ref> is a type of platform attached to a chain found exclusively in the [[Mario Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. When [[Mario]] jumps on a cog, it moves along the length of the chain for a finite amount of time, eventually flashing and disappearing. Cogs have the tendency to move in the path of enemies, such as [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Tatenoko]]s.
A '''cog'''<ref>https://archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Magazine_System_05_1993-08_Trielle_AU#page/n55/mode/2up</ref> is a type of platform attached to a chain found exclusively in the [[Mario Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. When [[Mario]] jumps on a cog, it moves along the length of the chain for a finite amount of time, eventually flashing and disappearing. Cogs have the tendency to move in the path of enemies, such as [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Tatenoko]]s.



Revision as of 17:25, December 30, 2018

File:Esukatama.PNG
Artwork of a cog
Screenshot of balls on chains from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
A screenshot of a cog

A cog[1] is a type of platform attached to a chain found exclusively in the Mario Zone of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. When Mario jumps on a cog, it moves along the length of the chain for a finite amount of time, eventually flashing and disappearing. Cogs have the tendency to move in the path of enemies, such as Bullet Bills and Tatenokos.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese エスカタマ[2][3]
Esukatama
Portmanteau of "escalator" (エスカレーター) and "ball" (タマ).

References

  1. ^ https://archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Magazine_System_05_1993-08_Trielle_AU#page/n55/mode/2up
  2. ^ Mario character guide, page 36
  3. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1. Pages 6-7.