Gravity field
- “The gravity here is all out of whack! Check out the arrows!”
- —Luma , Super Mario Galaxy
A gravity field[1] [2] is a special area that first appears in Super Mario Galaxy . It controls and indicates the direction of gravity inside.
In 2D sections, the back wall of a gravity field has arrows pointing along the direction of gravity and is color-coded: blue for down, red for up, green for right, and gray or purple for left. Some gravity switches are connected to them; they can also change direction with the music, like Beat Blocks. Gravity fields are the main mechanic of Bowser's Dark Matter Plant in Super Mario Galaxy, and Rightside Down Galaxy and Upside Dizzy Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2 . They usually point in cardinal directions, with an exception in the Battle Belt Galaxy.
A type of gravity field navigated in 3D appears in the Toy Time Galaxy. It is a hexagon-textured, usually pink surface that pulls gravity toward it. These gravity fields are green on Mecha-Bowser. Occasionally, nearby arrows help indicate the gravity direction of a field.
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the background of Flipsville Galaxy has similar arrows to a 2D gravity field. However, Mario or Luigi changes their direction by flipping between sides of a planetoid, by ground-pounding grates, or by drilling through dirt patches. Unlike true gravity fields, the background's arrows do not affect all of the objects they encompass, indicating only the player character's gravity.
In New Super Mario Bros. 2 , Sinking and Rising Mushrooms use the same color mapping as most gravity fields: Blue ones sink, and pink ones rise.
Gravity fields return in Super Mario Odyssey , where they appear in some of the 2D sections accessed by 8-bit pipes. Inside the Inverted Pyramid, the arrows on the gravity fields are designed after the pyramid itself.
Locations[edit ]
This section needs Super Mario improvement. Specifically:
- Add missing Super Mario Odyssey locations.
Super Mario Galaxy[edit ]
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit ]
Gallery[edit ]
The pink variation in the Toy Time Galaxy
The green variation at the Mega-Bowser planet in the Toy Time Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Odyssey
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References[edit ]
- ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5643-5. Page 51 and 200.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 64, 66, 67, 198, and 231.