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This article is about the recurring object that first appeared in Mario Bros. For other uses, see Floor (disambiguation).
Floor
Artwork of floor with a red fireball from the Famicom version of Mario Bros. It emulates the sprite work of the game.
Artwork from the Famicom version of Mario Bros. for the Famicom 40th Anniversary
First appearance Mario Bros. (1983)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Variants

Floors, also called platforms,[1] are the blue platforms in the Mario Bros. arcade game and its various ports. They have subsequently appeared in contexts alluding to Mario Bros. in the franchise, as well as an independent platform in the mainline Super Mario series. Player characters can jump into floors from below to bend or dislodge individual segments, stunning or defeating any enemy standing on top. The gameplay mechanic of these floors has subsequently become incorporated into other games in the franchise and has become a staple of their platformers, most notably through ? Blocks and Brick Blocks.

History

Mario Bros.

Mario Bros.
Screenshot of Mario Bros.

Floors appear as the main platforms used in Mario Bros. While they function as normal platforms when the player stands on them, the player can also bump them from below to stun enemies and collect coins on the place where the platform was bumped. Their appearance changes depending on the phase, and there are also slippery and invisible versions.

Floors reprise their roles in the various in-game ports of Mario Bros., including the battle mode in Super Mario Bros. 3, the Battle Game in Super Mario All-Stars, the remake in the Super Mario Advance games and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, and the game Luigi Bros. in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port.

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario All-Stars

In the Mario Bros.-inspired Battle Mode of Super Mario Bros. 3, floors[2] make up broad platforms that the player must hit from below to defeat the enemies on top. Unlike the original arcade game or the Famicom release, floors are segmented and interacted with similarly to normal blocks found in the courses: striking a segment nudges it upward, but not the segments it is continuous with. The direction the enemy flips still depends on Mario or Luigi's position relative to the enemy rather than either to the block.

New Super Mario Bros.

Floors reappear in New Super Mario Bros., behaving the same as in their debut game. They appear in World 2-2 and World 8-6.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Red and white platforms[3] return in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their enhanced port. They are the same as before. Red and white platforms appear in Screwtop Tower, Shifting-Floor Cave, and World Coin-2 in New Super Mario Bros. U and in Sumo Bro's Spinning Tower in New Super Luigi U.

Super Smash Bros. series

Floors appear in the Super Smash Bros. series in the Mario Bros. stage introduced in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and returning in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. They function the same as in the original arcade game. Bumping the platform while an opponent is on top bumps them into the air with no damage taken.

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Naming

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

New Super Mario Bros. U content/Common/actor/mario_brothers_yuka.szs mario_brothers_yuka Mario Brothers Floor

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリオブラザーズ床[4]
Mario Burazāzu Yuka
Mario Brothers Floor
フロア[5]
Furoa
Floor Mario Bros.
ゆか[6][7][8]
Yuka
Mario Bros. (Famicom), Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario All-Stars
ブロック[9]
Burokku
Block; referring to an individual segment Super Mario Bros. 3
Italian Piattaforma rossa e bianca[10] Red and white platform New Super Mario Bros. U
Pavimento[11][12] Floor Mario Bros. (ATARI 2600), Super Mario Advance series
Blocco[13] Block Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition
Piattaforma[14][15] Platform NES Classic Edition
Pavimento Mario Bros.[16] Mario Bros. floor Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia

References

  1. ^ Rocha, Garitt, and Nick von Esmarch (2016). Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics. Prima Games. ISBN 9780744017779. Page 53–58.
  2. ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 Instruction Booklet (PDF). Redmond: Nintendo of America. Page 28.
  3. ^ Screwtop It Up video description in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
  4. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Sunshine section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 119 and 217.
  5. ^ Mario Bros. Japanese flyerMedia:Mario Bros. Japanese flyer.jpg
  6. ^ 1983. Mario Bros. Famicom instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 7 and 8.
  7. ^ Nintendo Co., Ltd. (1988). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 取扱説明書』 (PDF). Tokyo: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 27.
  8. ^ Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 178.
  9. ^ November 20, 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). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 149.
  10. ^ New Super Mario Bros. U - Sfide: Su con le viti (Wii U)
  11. ^ "Per sbarazzarsi di una bestiolina sul pavimento, colpite il pavimento direttamente sotto la bestiolina per buttarla a zampe all'aria" – 1988. Mario Bros. (ATARI 2600) multilanguage booklet. Nintendo (Italian). Page 5.
  12. ^ "Per capovolgere i nemici colpisci il pavimento sotto di loro. Quando sono capovolti, calciali fuori dallo schermo per eliminarli." – 2001. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 instruction manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 118.
  13. ^ "Se salti sopra al tuo avversario o colpisci da sotto il blocco su cui si trova, questo farà cadere un'eventuale carta in suo possesso." – 2010. Super Mario All-Stars - Edizione 25° anniversario manuale di istruzioni. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 20.
  14. ^ "Ribalta i nemici colpendo dal basso la piattaforma sulla qual si trovano, poi tira loro un calcio per eliminarli." – Mario Bros. e-manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Tab 3.
  15. ^ "I nemici escono dai tubi nella parte superiore dello schermo e li puoi eliminare colpendo la piattaforma sotto di loro e dando poi loro un calcio." – Super Mario Bros. 3 e-manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Tab 7.
  16. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 119 and 217.