Seesaw Shroom

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Seesaw Shroom
Model of a Seesaw Shroom from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Model from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
Variant of Mushroom Platform
Variants
Comparable

Seesaw Shrooms[1][2] are a type of Mushroom Platform in New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. U. Like a teeter-totter, Seesaw Shrooms tilt when a player character stands on their cap. They otherwise appear static or subtly sway. Enemies and objects do not affect the balancing of the platforms. Seesaw Shrooms contrast with tilting mushrooms, which sway back and forth on their own volition.

History[edit]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

World 4-2
Mario above a Seesaw Shroom in World 4-2

Seesaw Shrooms appear only in the sky-themed level World 4-2. In this game, they have purple caps with yellow spots. Standing on one causes the stalk to also shift slightly in the direction the cap angles. They are of varying widths and heights, and some have Goombas or red Koopa Troopas walking on their caps. The second Star Coin of the level occurs underneath one of the Seesaw Shrooms and it can be collected if the mushroom is tilted rightward. A Red Ring in this level causes Red Coins to appear among a cluster of varyingly heighted Seesaw Shrooms. The mushrooms subsequently appear in World 6-B, where they bridge sloped ice patches.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros. U and its reissue, Seesaw Shrooms are orange with a visible pivot at the center of their cap. They appear in different sizes and can be almost as wide as the screen. Seesaw Shrooms are encountered in the level of the same name, World Coin-3, and the Time Attack Challenge Rickety Sprint.

Seesaw Shrooms are one of the few objects in New Super Mario Bros. U to not appear in New Super Luigi U, but a slippery blue variant appears in the snow-themed level Cooligan Shrooms.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 傾くキノコ[3]
Katamuku Kinoko
Leaning Mushroom New Super Mario Bros.
シーソーキノコ[4]
Shīsō Kinoko
Seesaw Mushroom New Super Mario Bros. U
Chinese (simplified) 跷跷板蘑菇[?]
Qiāoqiāobǎn Mógu
Seesaw Mushroom
Chinese (traditional) 蹺蹺板蘑菇[?]
Qiāoqiāobǎn mógū
Seesaw Mushroom
French Champignon à bascule[7] Seesaw Mushroom
Italian Fungopedana altalenante[5] Seesawing shroom-platform New Super Mario Bros. U
Fungo dondolo[6] Rocking mushroom Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia; shared with tilting mushroom
Korean 시소버섯[?]
Siso Beoseot
Seesaw Mushroom

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stratton, Steve (2012). New Super Mario Bros. U: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 170.
  2. ^ "Make a single shell go a long way by using Boost Blocks and taking advantage of the sloping Seesaw Shrooms!" – New Super Mario Bros. U Channel (19 Mar. 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Meringue Clouds-2 - Connect the dots for a 1-Up streak (Wii U). YouTube.
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros." in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 118.
  4. ^ ---- (2015). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 215.
  5. ^ Canale New Super Mario Bros. U (March 19, 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Nuvole di meringa 2 - Collega i punti per una serie di 1-Up (Wii U). YouTube (Italian).
  6. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 118 and 215.
  7. ^ Chaîne New Super Mario Bros. U (March 19, 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Paradis Chantilly-2 - Ouvrez la voie pour une ribambelle de vies (Wii U). YouTube (French). Retrieved June 28, 2024.