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{{split|Trampoline|Trampoline (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Trampoline Floor}}

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'''Trampolines''', also known as '''springs''' and '''Springboards'''<ref>Hiroo Tochikubo, ''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]'', Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 4-19-720003-XC. Page 32.</ref><ref>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 15.</ref><ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. ''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 19.</ref> (alternatively '''springboards''' or '''Spring Boards'''<ref>Knight, Michael. ''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide. Pages 62, 70 and 95.</ref>), are items that appear in the [[Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'' series]] and the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]].

In ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', a '''Jump Board''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Junior'' [[media:DKJ Instruction Card.jpg|instruction card]]</ref> or '''spring board''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Jr.'' NES instruction booklet. Page 6.</ref> is prominently featured in the [[Jump Board Scene]]. [[Donkey Kong Jr.|Junior]] can use it to jump over a [[pit]] but can also use it as a shortcut to reach the hovering platform above it.

[[File:SMAS LL World C-3 Screenshot.png|thumb|right|A Super Spring in ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''.]]

'''Jumping boards'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros.'' English instruction booklet. Page 14.</ref> (also referred to as '''Jumpers'''<ref>Hiroo Tochikubo, ''How to win at Super Mario Bros.'', Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 4-19-720003-XC. Page 7.</ref>, '''Springs'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide. Page 28.</ref>, or '''Spring Blocks'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros.'' Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital instruction manual. Pages 10 and 13.</ref>) first appear in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Upon pressing the jump button at the right time, [[Mario]] will jump with increased height.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', a green variety known as the [[Super Spring]] is introduced, which further increases Mario's jump height with a well-timed press of the jump button.

[[File:NSMB Tram.png|thumb|A Trampoline from ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]

The orange springboards from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', having the same function as they did in that game. Additionally, a new type of springboard appears, which is square, blue, and marked with a pair of footprints, and can be used by simply jumping on it. Like the orange variety, it cannot be carried around.

''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' features enemy springboards known as [[Hop-Chops]]. Hop-Chops often appear in groups where the player must find which is the 'correct' Hop-Chop that, rather than simply falling apart, will turn into a functional springboard upon defeat. When turned into a springboard, they function almost identically to their appearances in other ''Mario'' games: They can be carried with the run button, thrown, jumped on, and hitting them with a ground pound will cause the player to jump extra high. Springboards turn back into Hop-Chops after a short period of time if they are not attacked again.

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In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', two types of trampolines appear: '''warp trampolines''' make the player escape to the [[Mario World|world map]], and '''smile trampolines''' make the player exit the immediate area and enter a neighboring location.<ref>''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' English instruction booklet. Page 16.</ref> In the [[Coal Mines]], one smile trampoline is a trap with an unseen ceiling. When Mario uses it, he hits his head and falls unconscious, which is required to reveal [[Croco]].

In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', jump pads are used to exit the [[Creepy Steeple]]'s well and to reach [[Doopliss]]' room.

In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', the player can press {{button|wii|2}} when landing on the trampoline to jump higher, in a similar fashion as the 2D ''Super Mario'' games.

====''Wario World''====

====''Wario Land: Shake It!''====

Trampolines appear in several levels in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' as yellow springs, often line up in a row. Pressing {{button|wii|2}} as the player makes contact with one gives a higher bounce, and [[Ground Pound]]ing it will give even greater height. They are especially prominent in stages such as [[Wreck Train]] and [[Mount Bighill]].

 

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series===

Springs are common objects in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]. In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', springs do not have enough force to launch Mario in the air, requiring the player to press {{button|gba|A}} while Mario is on a spring to bounce him higher than a normal [[jump]].

 

 

===''Super Princess Peach''===

 

===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===

[[File:Trampolinemlpit.png|thumb|left|The Trampoline in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.]]

Small yellow trampolines appear as overworld objects, found in areas such as [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]] and [[Yoob's Belly]]. If the adult Bros. step on them, the trampoline releases air and deflates. If the baby Bros. step on it, it launches them high up into a different area.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', the [[smashwiki:Spring|spring]] appears as a regular item. If jumped on, a player will be launched in the air much higher than with a normal jump. If the spring is knocked on its side, however, the player will be launched sideways. Its design is based on a [[jack]]. A different kind of springboard also appears as a stage element throughout the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], including [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]] and [[smashwiki:Smash Run|Smash Run]].

====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy====

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|''An item used to assist jumping. Jump on it, and it will send you bounding sky-high. You can also toss enemies onto it. It originally appeared in the second stage of Donkey Kong Jr., where it was used as a shortcut to leap to a distant platform. It resembles the bouncing projectiles that appeared in Donkey Kong, but those are said to be actually jacks, not springs.

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====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy====

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|align=center bgcolor="lightblue"|'''NES''' ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (06/1986)

|''A strong spring that can send you flying higher than you ever have before. If you throw this down while you're in midair, you'll get a boost and sail even farther into the air! Try to be careful, though, since this spring may fall on its side and end up launching you sideways instead of up.''

|''Jump onto this to jump higher than ever before! Throw it in the air, then land on it to jump even higher! Then use special attacks, or even do another jump in midair! If it's lying on its side, though, just bumping into it might be enough to launch you off the stage. You don't want that, so be careful!''

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|Ita=Trampolino<br>Molla<ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioVsDonkeyKong_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' European instruction booklet,] page 117.</ref>

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