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(Nintendo Power apparently called these "balls on chains". Seems more logical to me than the "cog" name the Australian Nintendo Magazine System has given them...) |
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A '''cog'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|page=56|date=August 1993}}</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]] [[jump]]s 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]]. | A '''cog'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|page=56|date=August 1993}}</ref>, also called a '''ball on chains'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'', volume 43|page=48|date=December 1992}}</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]] [[jump]]s 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]]. | ||
==Profiles and statistics== | ==Profiles and statistics== | ||
Revision as of 20:26, April 11, 2024
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 Artwork of a cog | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
A cog[1], also called a ball on chains[2], 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 Tatenoko.
Profiles and statistics
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
| エスカタマ (JP) / Cog (EN) | ||||||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | |||||
| メカ族 | Place of origin | Mecha clan | ||||
| 親切 | Disposition | Kind | ||||
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | ||||
| 消える前に乗り継ごう タマの形をしたエスカレーターのメカ。だからついた名前が「エスカタマ」。マリオが乗 ると動き始めるが、一定の距離を動くと消えてしまう。消える前に飛び降りよう。[3] |
Let's get on board before they disappear. Escalator mechanism in the shape of a ball. That is why the name "Escatama" was given to it. When Mario gets on the escalator, it starts moving, but it disappears after a certain distance. Jump off before it disappears. | |||||
Gallery
- Marioland2cog.png
A screenshot of a cog
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | エスカタマ[4][3] Esukatama |
Portmanteau of「エスカレーター」(esukarētā, "escalator") and「玉」(tama, "ball") |
| Italian | Sfera ascensore[5] |
Lift sphere |
References
- ^ (August 1993). Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5. Page 56.
- ^ (December 1992). Nintendo Power, volume 43. Page 48.
- ^ a b Shogakukan (1994). 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Page 47.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 15.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 78.
