Cog (obstacle): Difference between revisions
(add information about Wario World and Paper Mario 2, and clean up other sections) |
|||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Cogs''' (also known as '''gears''') in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] are obstacles that | '''Cogs''' (also known as '''gears''') in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] are obstacles that act as continuously turning platforms. They after often capable of pushing the player character off of them if the character stands still, and can occasionally crush the player character if trapped between them. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Yoshi's Story''=== | ===''Yoshi's Story''=== | ||
'''Sprockets'''<ref>{{cite|author=Leung, Jason; Munson, Terry; Pelland, Scott|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1998|page=[https://archive.org/details/YoshisStoryOfficialPlayersGuide/page/n113/mode/2up 112 and 113]}}</ref> appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' in the [[Mecha Castle]]. They are wooden and can make a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] lose a life only if the | '''Sprockets'''<ref>{{cite|author=Leung, Jason; Munson, Terry; Pelland, Scott|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1998|page=[https://archive.org/details/YoshisStoryOfficialPlayersGuide/page/n113/mode/2up 112 and 113]}}</ref> appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' in the [[Mecha Castle]]. They are wooden and can make a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] lose a life only if the Yoshi is trapped between two of them. Most of them are singular and only move in response to the Yoshi's movements. | ||
===''Wario World''=== | |||
[[File:Horror Manor WW basement.png|thumb|left|Wario near a cog in ''Wario World'']] | |||
Cogs appear as platforms in ''[[Wario World]]'', located in the basement of [[Horror Manor]]. They are located against the back wall of the room they are found in and must be jumped between using climbable chains hanging from the ceiling. Cogs have [[Glue Globe]]s attached to them, allowing [[Wario]] to ride them as they turn without standing on top. Two types of cogs appear: smooth, rounded ones and a more jagged variety with rectangular teeth. | |||
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''=== | |||
Gears<ref>{{cite|quote=This is the X-Naut factory. I think they make all kinds of stuff here. It's pretty complicated, what with the crane and the pipe, and all those gears... Maybe we should just take this room one bit at a time, don'tcha think?|author=Goombella|date=October 11, 2004|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door''}}</ref> appear as platforms in the [[X-Naut Fortress]] in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''. They exist in the background of the final room before the room containing [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]], a room identified as the X-Naut factory by [[Goombella]], and [[Mario]] must traverse them in order to reach Magnus 2.0. | |||
===''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''=== | ===''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''=== | ||
[[File:Clock Tower.png|thumb|Cogs in the Clock Tower level of ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'']] | [[File:Clock Tower.png|thumb|right|Cogs in the Clock Tower level of ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'']] | ||
In ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', cogs appear in the [[Clock Tower]], where [[Donkey Kong]] must maneuver a [[Helibird]] around them. | In ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', cogs appear in the [[Clock Tower]], where [[Donkey Kong]] must maneuver a [[Helibird]] around them. | ||
| Line 58: | Line 65: | ||
{{Yoshi's Story}} | {{Yoshi's Story}} | ||
{{Wario World}} | |||
{{PMTTYD}} | |||
{{DKJB}} | {{DKJB}} | ||
{{NSMBW}} | {{NSMBW}} | ||
Revision as of 10:21, April 11, 2024
It has been requested that this article be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: Incorporate information from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
- This article is about the gear-like obstacle. For other uses of the term "Cog", see Cog.
| Cog | |
|---|---|
 A render of a cog from New Super Mario Bros. Wii | |
| First appearance | Yoshi's Story (1997) |
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's Crafted World (2019) |
Cogs (also known as gears) in the Super Mario franchise are obstacles that act as continuously turning platforms. They after often capable of pushing the player character off of them if the character stands still, and can occasionally crush the player character if trapped between them.
History
Yoshi's Story
Sprockets[1] appear in Yoshi's Story in the Mecha Castle. They are wooden and can make a Yoshi lose a life only if the Yoshi is trapped between two of them. Most of them are singular and only move in response to the Yoshi's movements.
Wario World
Cogs appear as platforms in Wario World, located in the basement of Horror Manor. They are located against the back wall of the room they are found in and must be jumped between using climbable chains hanging from the ceiling. Cogs have Glue Globes attached to them, allowing Wario to ride them as they turn without standing on top. Two types of cogs appear: smooth, rounded ones and a more jagged variety with rectangular teeth.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Gears[2] appear as platforms in the X-Naut Fortress in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. They exist in the background of the final room before the room containing Magnus von Grapple 2.0, a room identified as the X-Naut factory by Goombella, and Mario must traverse them in order to reach Magnus 2.0.
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
In Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, cogs appear in the Clock Tower, where Donkey Kong must maneuver a Helibird around them.
Super Mario series
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, cogs can be found in World 1-
Castle. If the player remains under one, they are squished and lose a life. The player is required to platform across them to reach the boss door. Additionally, cog-like wheels can be found in World 6-
Airship. Cogs come in two different sizes.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
In New Super Mario Bros. U, cogs appear in Crushing-Cogs Tower, where they server as platforms that players can use to reach the top of the tower and fight Boom Boom. In New Super Luigi U, cogs appear in Crushing-Cogs Tower's equivalent, Flame-Gear Tower, as well as in Hot Cogs. In the Nintendo Switch enhanced port, cogs return in all of the aforementioned levels.
Donkey Kong Country Returns
In Donkey Kong Country Returns, gears appear primarily in Gear Getaway, where they are obstacles to the Rocket Barrel.
Yoshi's Crafted World
Cogs reappear in Yoshi's Crafted World in Mr. Geary's Factory, behaving as they do in the New Super Mario Bros. games. Additionally, an animate cog known as Mr. Geary is fought at the end of said level.
Gallery
Yoshi's Story
Cogs in the Mecha Castle icon of Yoshi's Story
A render of a small cog from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 歯車[3] Haguruma 歯車A[4] Haguruma A 歯車B[4] Haguruma B |
Gear Gear A (horizontal, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins) Gear B (vertical, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins) |
| Italian | Ingranaggio |
Cog |
References
- ^ Leung, Jason; Munson, Terry; Pelland, Scott (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 112 and 113.
- ^ "This is the X-Naut factory. I think they make all kinds of stuff here. It's pretty complicated, what with the crane and the pipe, and all those gears... Maybe we should just take this room one bit at a time, don'tcha think?" – Goombella (October 11, 2004). Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『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). Page 151, 216.
- ^ a b ---- (2015). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins."『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). Page 78.
