Cap Switch

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Cap Switch
Vanish Cap Switch
The Vanish Cap Switch
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of ! Switch
? Switch
“You've found all of the Cap Switches, haven't you? Red, green, and blue?”
—Narration, Super Mario 64

Cap Switches are objects in Super Mario 64 . They are a dome-shaped and color-coded type of switch, similarly to those in the Switch Palaces in Super Mario World . When activated, Cap Switches solidify Cap Blocks of the same color, allowing Mario to break them open to receive the corresponding cap ability. The Wing Cap Switch is found on the Tower of the Wing Cap, the Metal Cap Switch is found in the Cavern of the Metal Cap, and the Vanish Cap Switch is found in Vanish Cap Under the Moat.

In Super Mario 64 DS , due to the cap items getting overhauled as a result of the playable characters and the main power-ups being replaced by the Power Flower, the Cap Switches were changed as well. As the Power Flower's effect depends on the current playable character, the number of switches was reduced from three to one, and it is equivalent to the red Wing Cap Switch. Instead of a ! Switch, it is now a ? Switch, and it is simply referred to as such.

A yellow variant of the Cap Switch was originally going to appear in Super Mario 64, but it went unused. Remnants in Super Mario 64 DS also suggest that the green and blue switches were planned for Super Mario 64 DS, but they were deleted.

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Names in other languages[edit ]

Cap Switch[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese アイテムスイッチ
Aitemu Suitchi		 Item Switch [?]
ビックリスイッチ
Bikkuri Suitchi		 ! Switch [1]
Italian Interruttore Cappello Hat Switch [2]
Interruttore "!" "!" Switch [3]

Wing Cap Switch[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 『はねのぼうし』のスイッチ
"Hane no Bōshi" no Suitchi		 "Wing Cap" Switch (Super Mario 64) [?]
はねのスイッチ
Hane no Suitchi		 Wing Switch (Super Mario 64) [?]
はねスイッチ
Hane Suitchi		 [?]
あかいスイッチ
Akai Suitchi		 Red Switch (Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS) [?]
ハテナスイッチ
Hatena Suitchi		 ? Switch (Super Mario 64 DS) [?]
Italian Interruttore rosso Red switch [4]

Metal Cap Switch[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 『メタルのぼうし』のスイッチ
"Metaru no Bōshi" no Suitchi		 "Metal Cap" Switch [?]
メタルのスイッチ
Metaru no Suitchi		 Metal Switch [?]
メタルスイッチ
Metaru Suitchi		 [?]
みどりのスイッチ
Midori no Suitchi		 Green Switch [?]
Italian Interruttore verde Green switch [4]

Vanish Cap Switch[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 『とうめいのぼうし』のスイッチ
"Tōmei no Bōshi" no Suitchi		 "Vanish Cap" Switch [?]
とうめいスイッチ
Tōmei Suitchi		 Vanish Switch [?]
あおいスイッチ
Aoi Suitchi		 Blue Switch [?]
Italian Interruttore blu Blue switch [4]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『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』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 92.
  2. ^ 1997. Super Mario 64 instruction manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 38.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia . Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 92.
  4. ^ a b c November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia . Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 91.
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