Sling Pod

This article is about the object. For the galaxy named for them, see Sling Pod Galaxy.

“Help! I'm stuck! Aim your Star Pointer at me, and press A Button to pull me out!”

—Mailtoad , Super Mario Galaxy

A Sling Pod is an object in Super Mario Galaxy and its Nintendo Switch port. Being alternatives to Launch Stars, Sling Pods are sticky, rubbery, white wobbly balls of web that can easily entrap Mario, Luigi, and Toads. Sling Pods are first seen in the pathway to Tarantox in the Space Junk Galaxy, and their most prominent appearance is in the Sling Pod Galaxy.

To use a Sling Pod, Mario must jump into or be near the sticky orb on the top and get stuck in it. With the Star Pointer, the player must then grab on to the top part and hold down A Button, dragging it far to the side of the area. After the player lets it go, the Sling Pod sends Mario flying out of it in the direction it was aimed. A noise begins sounding if the player ends up pointing offscreen while holding on to the Sling Pod.

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• Mario in a Sling Pod

  Mario in a Sling Pod

• Mario about to be launched by a Sling Pod

  Mario about to be launched by a Sling Pod

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Notes[edit ]

• During development, Sling Pods were originally known as Wobble Launchers.^{[5] [better source needed]}

References[edit ]

• Super Mario Galaxy objects

• Articles with unsourced foreign names
• Articles with poor sources