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'''Tail Wheels''' are objects in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. Tail Wheels are wooden wheels that appear on top of some platforms, and when spun by a hit with [[Raccoon Mario]]'s tail, they rotate, causing the platform to ascend, allowing the player to reach a new area of the level.
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|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' ([[list of games by date#2013|2013]])
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'''Tail Wheels'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 12.</ref> are objects in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. Tail Wheels are wooden wheels hidden in [[Brick Block]]s that appear on top of some [[platform]]s, and when tail-whipped by [[Tanooki Mario]], they rotate, causing the platform to ascend, allowing the player to reach a new area of the [[level]]. They are replaced by [[Cat Wheel]]s in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.
 
A Tail Wheel also appears in [[Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular]] in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', where the skaters use it by performing a spin to return to [[Peach's Castle]].
 
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=しっぽハンドル<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section, page 185.</ref>
|JapR=Shippo Handoru
|JapM=Tail Handle
|Ita=Ingranaggio Tanuki<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 185</ref>
|ItaM=Tanooki gear
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:49, January 3, 2024

Tail Wheel
SM3DL W2-4 Tail Wheel.png
Tanooki Mario activating a Tail Wheel
First appearance Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Latest appearance Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013)

Tail Wheels[1] are objects in Super Mario 3D Land. Tail Wheels are wooden wheels hidden in Brick Blocks that appear on top of some platforms, and when tail-whipped by Tanooki Mario, they rotate, causing the platform to ascend, allowing the player to reach a new area of the level. They are replaced by Cat Wheels in Super Mario 3D World.

A Tail Wheel also appears in Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, where the skaters use it by performing a spin to return to Peach's Castle.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese しっぽハンドル[2]
Shippo Handoru
Tail Handle

Italian Ingranaggio Tanuki[3]
Tanooki gear

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick. Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 12.
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land section, page 185.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 185