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flowerpot
Squared screenshot of a Travel Tip from Super Mario Odyssey.
Screenshot from Super Mario Odyssey
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Effect Provides information when read.

Travel Tips, also known as signs,[1][2][3] signboards,[4] or boards, are guideposts in the Super Mario franchise that debuted in Super Mario 64. In all appearances, a Travel Tip provides information on an available action or the current level when prompted. Travel Tips are either staked into the ground like posts, or attached to the side of walls. Staked Travel Tips often have a secondary interactive element.

The player is rarely obligated to read Travel Tips. They are there if needed. In Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, there are a few boards that are conscious, speaking characters.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS

A posted board that contains information on actions, scenarios, and locations. Signs can be ground-pounded into the ground. There are variants found hanging on walls.

Super Mario Sunshine

Posted signs that contain information on actions.

Super Mario Galaxy

Posted signs that contain information on actions. Most Boards are inanimate objects that give Mario insight on his surroundings or actions when read. However, a few Boards are speaking characters that give specific instructions on how to use objects or power-ups that change how Mario is controlled.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Posted signs that contain information on actions. One of them is a speaking character.

Super Mario Odyssey

Signs that contain information on actions. Some are fastened to walls, while others are staked into the ground. Like Arrow Signs, staked Travel Tips spin when struck by Cappy.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

appear on the world map

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

dunno

Super Paper Mario

dunno

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "To read a sign or talk to someone, press the B Button. (You can talk to some people just by stopping right in front of them.) If a message is long, press the A or B Button to continue reading. Often, important hints are written on the signs." – Nintendo of America (1996). Super Mario 64 Instruction Booklet (PDF). Redmond: Nintendo of America. Page 8.
  2. ^ Nintendo of America (2005). Super Mario 64 DS Instruction Booklet. Redmond: Nintendo of America. Page 13.
  3. ^ "While standing in front of certain characters or signs, you can press A Button to speak or read." – Nintendo of America (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Instruction Booklet (PDF). Redmond: Nintendo of America. Page 13.
  4. ^ "Stand in front of certain characters and press the A Button to talk to them, or stand in front of signboards and press the A Button to read them." – Nintendo of Europe (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Instruction Booklet (PDF). Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe. Page 18.