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{{italic title|Cog (''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'')}}
[[File:Esukatama.PNG|thumb|right|Artwork of an '''Esukatama'''.]]
{{about|the platform from [[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]|the obstacle from other games|[[Cog (obstacle)|here]]|the collectible item|[[Cog|here]]}}
An '''Esukatama''' (エスカタマ<ref>Mario character guide, [http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#22 page 36]</ref><ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. ''KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1''. [[Media:KC Mario Super Mario Land 2 Enemies.jpg|Pages 6-7]].</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 an Esukatama, it moves along the length of the chain for a finite amount of time, eventually flashing and disappearing. Esukatamas have the tendency to move in the path of enemies, such as [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Tatenoko]]s.
[[File:Esukatama.PNG|thumb|right|Artwork 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.


==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=エスカタマ<ref>Mario character guide, [http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#22 page 36]</ref><ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. ''KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1''. [[Media:KC Mario Super Mario Land 2 Enemies.jpg|Pages 6-7]].</ref>
|JapR=Esukatama
|JapM=Portmanteau of "escalator" (エスカレーター) and "ball" (タマ).}}
==References==
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Revision as of 13:44, October 10, 2017

This article is about the platform from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. For the obstacle from other games, see here. For the collectible item, see here.
File:Esukatama.PNG
Artwork 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.