Spike Trap: Difference between revisions

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|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]], overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], ''Mario'' franchise)

|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)

|relatives=[[Falling spike]]

'''Spike Traps''' (or '''spikes''', sometimes '''Spiked Blocks''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe'' instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> '''spiked platforms''',<ref>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 15, 170 and 171.</ref> '''spike platforms''',<ref>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 171.</ref> or '''Spiked Floors'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 26.</ref>) are harmful obstacles that appear in nearly all ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games. Spike Traps can be stationary, retractable, or attached to a moving object. They are first introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They function similarly to the [[Icicle]]s from ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''; however, Spike Traps fall differently.

Spike Traps are very common obstacles throughout the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. When touched, they cause the player to lose their current power-up and if the player is [[Small Mario]], they will lose a life. Players can safely traverse across spikes when invincible without any consequences.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', in a few levels, the player has to ride an [[Autobomb]] in order to cross some Spike Traps.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', if Mario or Luigi wears a [[Goomba's Shoe]], he can easily hop across spikes but can still be hurt from touching them with his side or head. In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the [[World-e]] level [[Castle Dash]] contains circular Spike Traps that resemble large [[Spiny Egg]]s that simply float in place. These also appear in the [[Orange Mushroom House]] mini-game alongside moving blue ones.

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', [[Yoshi]] can safely walk on Spike Traps due to the boots he wears. This game also introduces the [[falling spike]].

In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', they only appear in Corona Mountain. Coming into contact with them will usually cause Mario to lose a life.

====''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====

[[File:SMG2 spikes.png|200px|thumb|left|Spikes in [[Flip-Out Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'']]

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] bounces into the air, loses health, and runs uncontrollably after coming into contact with a Spike Trap, similarly to [[lava]].

Spike Traps appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' in two forms: traps with each spike being one block wide like in ''Super Mario World'', as seen in {{world-link|3|castle|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, and traps with each spike being half a block wide like in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', as seen in {{world-link|5|castle|World 5-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}.

In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its 3DS port]], Spike Traps are classified as block objects. Depending on the game style and theme, Spike Traps can change appearance, most notably in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'' game styles, where in the underwater theme, the Spike Trap is replaced by a [[Jelectro]] or a [[zeldawiki:Sea Urchin|Sea Urchin]] from ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (which in turn is based on the [[wikirby:Gordo|Gordo]] from the [[wikirby:Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]], and in this appearance acts more like one due to being invincible), respectively. Additionally, shaking a Spike Trap in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' ground theme makes a train sound.<ref>GameXplain. April 4, 2016. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EToxTmkrbkk Train Whistle SECRET in Super Mario Maker]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 18, 2016.</ref>

Spike Traps reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', functioning as they did in the previous ''Super Mario Maker'' games. The ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style replaces them with [[Spike Block]]s.

===''Yoshi'' franchise===

Spikes have a generic appearance in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''. They cover pits and platforms, always pointing upward. In some levels, Mario can stand on enemies such as [[Shy Guy (toy)|Shy Guys]] and [[RamRam]]s and ride them across a bed of spikes to traverse it.

====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' / ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''====

Starting with ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', spikes have a red metallic base framing them. In this game and ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'', the sides of these spikes are harmless, but the [[Mini]]s will attempt to jump over the spikes once they encounter a side and break themselves anyway.

Spiked Traps appear in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', primarily in [[Castle MacFrights]]. They will harm [[Luigi]]; however, [[Gooigi]] can walk through them without getting hurt.

Many Spikes are seen as part of the training course that [[Princess Peach]] uses to train [[Mario]]. They are scattered all around the training course, attatched to [[Brick Block]]s and [[Empty Block]]s.

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|JapM=Spike<br><br>Spike Ball<br><br>Spike Block<br><br>Spike Floor<br><br>Needle<br><br>Needled Floor<br><br>Spike Terrain

|Spa=Trampa Espinosa<br>Bola de picos

|SpaM=Spiky Trap<br>

|Fra=Boule à pointes

|FraM=Spiked ball