Ice water
- “BRRR! Frostbite Danger! Do not swim here. I'm serious. --The Penguin”
- —Sign in Snowman's Land , Super Mario 64
Ice water, originally called Freezing water[1] and cold water,[2] appears in the Super Mario franchise as hazardous water that hurts the player character on contact, due to having a low temperature.
History[edit ]
Super Mario series[edit ]
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit ]
- “Snowman Mountain ahead. Keep out! And don't try the Triple Jump over the ice block shooter. If you fall into the freezing pond, your power decreases quickly, and you won't recover automatically. --The Snowman”
- —Sign in Snowman's Land , Super Mario 64
Cold water in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS (the latter where it is known under its current name) appears in two forms in Snowman's Land. Touching the first type of water takes away three wedges from a player character's Power Meter (or four and a half wedges if Mario, Luigi, or Wario has no cap) and makes him bounce away, in a similar manner to lava. Cold water is found only in a large pool underneath the Chill Bully's platform, and in the Chief Chilly battle inside Chief Chilly Challenge in the remake. When pushed off, the Chill Bully melts in the cold water and is defeated. In Super Mario 64 DS, Wario is able to withstand this cold water with his metal power-up. When walking on this water, he moves as if he is in quicksand. The second type makes up the freezing pond and acts much like regular water; unlike regular water, however, this water is so cold that the player character begins to lose a wedge of his Power Meter for about every three seconds he is in it (three times faster than when in regular water), and does not recover health automatically. If the player loses their last piece of health in the freezing pond, the drowning animation is still used. Also, the low health alarm is heard when the player has one or two wedges left. In Super Mario 64, if mods are used to fill Cool, Cool Mountain and Wing Mario Over the Rainbow with water (due to their being "cold" courses and Mario's shivering in his idle animation in these courses), the water would be programmed to be freezing by default.[3]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit ]
- “The water here is cold! Really, really cold. Seriously! If you fall in, it's going to hurt!”
- —Sign in Freezeflame Galaxy , Super Mario Galaxy
Freezing water in Super Mario Galaxy and its Nintendo Switch port can be swum in, like with regular water, but if Mario or Luigi stays in it for too long, they will lose one slice of their Health Meter. Therefore, to traverse it, an Ice Flower is required. When jumping into this water, the screen will "tingle" for a split-second. Freezing water appears in Freezeflame Galaxy.
There is an exploit that allows Mario or Luigi to traverse freezing water without using an Ice Flower or taking damage over time. Usually, Mario or Luigi cannot jump in water unless they are next to land. However, a second player utilizing the Star Pointer can make Mario or Luigi jump, even if they are in water. Jumping out of the freezing water cancels the internal timer for taking damage in freezing water. This means that if the second player makes Mario or Luigi jump consecutively within around 2 seconds of each jump, Mario or Luigi will safely be able to swim across freezing water.
Super Mario Odyssey[edit ]
- “Cold! So c-cold! Get out, quick!”
- —Cappy , Super Mario Odyssey
Freezing water in Super Mario Odyssey appears mainly throughout the Snow Kingdom, as well as a bonus area in the Sand Kingdom. Here, the same ticking sound that Bob-ombs make in more recent games plays when Mario is in it. If Mario swims in freezing water, the screen will gradually become covered with frost, and if he stays in too long, he will take damage. However, he can avoid taking damage from the freezing water by capturing one of the kingdom's purple Cheep Cheeps. Gushens can also travel safely across freezing water. One area of the Darker Side course also features a moving block of freezing water, through which Mario must swim in as little time as possible to avoid a set of Fuzzies.
Donkey Kong franchise[edit ]
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit ]
In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze , freezing water appears throughout the level Seashore War. If the Kongs fall into a body of freezing water, they are flung back to dry land with one heart from their health meter depleted.
Donkey Kong Bananza[edit ]
Ice water also appears in Donkey Kong Bananza in the Freezer Layer, where it damages Donkey Kong over time if he either swims in it or sprints across the surface with Zebra Bananza. Donkey Kong can safely cross ice water by using the Surf Surf skill.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit ]
In Mario & Luigi: Brothership , freezing water appears in Heatfreeze Island and Slippenglide Island as a common hazard that forces Mario and Luigi out and back to the neearest surface upon contact, like lava. During Pipegunk's battle, the arena may be shifted between three areas, with freezing water in the ice cavern. This does not change how to perform the Luigi Logic, with the exception being that Luigi has to shift the arena to the lava chamber to stun the monster upon getting his hands on Shun's remote.
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 冷たい水 Tsumetai Mizu |
Cold Water | [4] | |
| Dutch | IJswater | Ice water | Donkey Kong Bananza | [5] |
| Italian | Acqua ghiacciata | Icy water | Super Mario Odyssey | [?] |
| Lago Gelato | Ice-Cold Lake | Super Mario 64 | [6] | |
| Acqua gelida | Frosty water | [7] |
References[edit ]
- ^ Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010). Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46760-7. Page 300-301 and 305-306.
- ^ Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). The Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Redmond: Nintendo of America (American English). Page 90.
- ^ SwankyBox (December 21, 2019). Is it Possible to Beat Super Mario 64 if All Levels are Flooded with Water? (25:02). YouTube (English). Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Kazuya Sakai (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan) (ed.) (2015). Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros. . Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 92.
- ^ MEGA album of Dutch Donkey Kong Bananza screenshots
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia . Page 92.
- ^ Italian Super Mario Odyssey PRIMA Guide. Page 131.