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(people who named these don't really care what specific hue they are, both switch's hue still lie in the violet-indigo range. btw, that is not light magohany, magohany is a brownish color)
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'''Purple Switches'''<ref>''[[Super Mario 64]]'' Nintendo Player's Guide, page 18</ref> are a type of [[! Switch]] found in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Despite their name, they are dark maroon in the former and light mahogany in the latter. They are found in a majority of the game's courses. Though their exact effect varies from course to course, the most common effects are either making a set of breakable platforms appear or making unnavigable terrain passable, such as turning a steep slope into a staircase. With very few exceptions, the effect of the Purple Switch is temporary. A ticking sound indicates that the switch is still in effect, which gets more rapid as the effect is about to expire. The remake introduces a yellow, star-shaped variant called a [[Star Switch]].
'''Purple Switches'''<ref>''[[Super Mario 64]]'' Nintendo Player's Guide, page 18</ref> are a type of [[! Switch]] found in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. In ''Super Mario 64'', their hue is dark violet while in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', they are dark magenta. They are found in a majority of the game's courses. Though their exact effect varies from course to course, the most common effects are either making a set of breakable platforms appear or making unnavigable terrain passable, such as turning a steep slope into a staircase. With very few exceptions, the effect of the Purple Switch is temporary. A ticking sound indicates that the switch is still in effect, which gets more rapid as the effect is about to expire. The remake introduces a yellow, star-shaped variant called a [[Star Switch]].


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Template:Item-infobox Purple Switches[1] are a type of ! Switch found in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. In Super Mario 64, their hue is dark violet while in Super Mario 64 DS, they are dark magenta. They are found in a majority of the game's courses. Though their exact effect varies from course to course, the most common effects are either making a set of breakable platforms appear or making unnavigable terrain passable, such as turning a steep slope into a staircase. With very few exceptions, the effect of the Purple Switch is temporary. A ticking sound indicates that the switch is still in effect, which gets more rapid as the effect is about to expire. The remake introduces a yellow, star-shaped variant called a Star Switch.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スイッチ[2]
Suicchi
 Switch

References

  1. ^ Super Mario 64 Nintendo Player's Guide, page 18
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 64 section, page 92.
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a Exclusive to Super Mario 64
b Present in both games, but has different roles in each
c Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS
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