Touchstone

Touchstones in Touchstone Trouble in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Touchstones (also referred to as Touch Screen Platforms^[1] and rainbow-colored blocks^[2]) are a type of movable platform that appears in Super Mario 3D World and its campaign in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, as well as Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its ports. They can be activated by using the Wii U GamePad, the touch screen of a Nintendo Switch in handheld mode, the button while using dual Joy-Con or a Pro Controller, or the button while using single Joy-Cons, as all of these methods summon the touch cursor. Tapping a Touchstone with the touch cursor causes it to move to a set position until it is touched a second time or the timer expires, which makes it return to its original state.

In Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Touchstones also revert after a short time has passed. They are mainly purple and appear rarely, found only in Puffprod Peaks, Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo and Captain Toad's Fiery Finale. In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Touchstones can be found in various colors and shapes and are more common, making their debut in the third level, in WarioWare: Get It Together!, where they appear in the Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker microgame. In the microgame, the player must push one of the Touchstones to create a slope for Captain Toad to walk on, which leads to a Power Star. If the player pushes the wrong Touchstone, Captain Toad will be blocked, preventing him from obtaining the Power Star.

Gallery

A set of Touchstones in Super Mario 3D World
A Touchstone Platform that forms a wall in Super Mario 3D World
Touchstones in WarioWare: Get It Together!

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	タッチストーン Tacchi Sutōn	Touch Stone
German	Tippstein Touch-Plattform	Tap Stone Touch Platform
Italian	Toccapietra Toccablocco	Touch-stone Touch-block
Spanish	Toquebloque	Touch Block

References

^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (2013). Super Mario 3D World Prima Official Game Guide. Page 17.
^ IGN Guides (February 12, 2021). "Super Mario 3D World Walkthrough - World 2-2: Puffprod Peaks". YouTube. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

[1] Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (2013). Super Mario 3D World Prima Official Game Guide. Page 17.

[2] IGN Guides (February 12, 2021). "Super Mario 3D World Walkthrough - World 2-2: Puffprod Peaks". YouTube. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

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