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A '''Start Space''' is a kind of [[space]] that appears in a number of games in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]].
A '''Start Space''' is a kind of [[space]] that appears in a number of games in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] franchise.


==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
[[File:Start Space.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Start Space.png|frame|left]]
They first appear in the game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they are referred to as '''Start Panels'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 17.</ref>. Here, they are white squares with the word START on them. They appear at the beginning of each World. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] start on them, and get thrown back to the start place when they die in the first level of the game, or get a [[Game Over]]. Sometimes, mini-game markers appear on the Start Space, as it is possible of all other spaces on ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' maps. In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', [[Yoshi's House]] could be considered a Start Space of sorts, as Mario begins here.
Start Spaces first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', in which they are named '''Start Panels'''.<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 17.</ref> Here, they are white squares with the word "START" on them. They appear at the beginning of each [[world]]. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] start on them, and they get thrown back to the start place when they lose a life in the first [[level]] of the game or get a [[Game Over]]. Sometimes, [[minigame]] markers appear on the Start Space, as it is possible of all other spaces on ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' maps. In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', [[Yoshi's House]] could be considered a Start Space of sorts, as Mario begins here.


[[File:NSMBDS Start Space.png|left|thumb|]]
[[File:NSMBDS Start Space.png|left|thumb|A Start Space from ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
[[File:Nsmb2 start panel.png|right|thumb|A Start Space from ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'']]
[[File:Nsmb2 start panel.png|thumb|A Start Space from ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'']]
Start Panels return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they serve as the start of each world as well, but are now black circles with red arrows. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', however, they are white rather than black.
Start Spaces return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', in which they serve as the start of each world as well, but they are now black circles with red arrows. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', however, they are white rather than black.


===''Mario Party'' series===
[[File:Marioparty4extra34.png|thumb|The Start Space as seen in ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. Here, there is a lottery going on.]]
[[File:Marioparty4extra34.png|thumb|The Start Space as seen in ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. Here, there is a lottery going on.]]
On ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' boards, Start Spaces is where the players start at the beginning of a game. Here, the player determine their starting order by hitting a [[Dice Block]] and start to play. When players pass the Start Space in ''[[Mario Party]]'', [[Koopa Troopa]] will give them 10 [[coin]]s. Several events during the game are hosted on the Start Space, such as the [[Last Five Turns Event]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', and ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', and [[Bowser Time]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. Several [[Event Space|events]] also throw players back to the Start Space. However, the Start Space does not behave as a regular space on ''Mario Party'' boards, as they cannot be reached after the players have left them, unless they are thrown back by an item or an [[Event Space|event]].
On [[board (Mario Party series)|board]]s in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], Start Spaces are where the players start at the beginning of a game. Here, the players determine their starting order by hitting [[Dice Block]]s and start to play. When players pass the Start Space in ''[[Mario Party]]'', [[Koopa Troopa]] gives them 10 [[coin]]s. Several events during the game are hosted on the Start Space, such as the [[Last Five Turns Event]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', and ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' and [[Bowser Time]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. Several [[Event Space|events]] also throw players back to the Start Space. However, the Start Space does not behave as a regular space on ''Mario Party'' boards, as they cannot be reached after the players have left them, unless they are thrown back by an item or an event.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|JapR=Sutāto Paneru
|JapR=Sutāto Paneru
|JapM=Start Panel (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
|JapM=Start Panel (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
|Fra=Tableau de départ
|Fre=Tableau de départ
|FraM=Start Panel (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
|FreM=Start Panel (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
|Dut=Startvak
|Dut=Startvak<br>Startvakje
|DutM=Start Panel (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
|DutM=Start Panel (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')<br>Start space (''Mario Party Superstars'')
|Ita=Quadro START<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual, pag. 16</ref><br>Inizio del livello<ref>''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' EU booklet, pag. 109</ref><br>Pannello d'inizio<ref>''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian booklet, pag. 17</ref><br>Inizio<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual, pag. 10</ref><br>Punto di partenza (''Mario Party Superstars'')
|ItaM=START Square<br>Beginning of the level<br>Start panel<br>Start<br>Starting point
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[[Category:Mario Party 8 spaces]]
[[Category:Mario Party 8 spaces]]
[[Category:Mario Party DS spaces]]
[[Category:Mario Party DS spaces]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Objects]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. objects]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. 2 Objects]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. 2 objects]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Wii Objects]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Wii objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3 Objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3 objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Party spaces]]
[[Category:Super Mario Party spaces]]

Revision as of 03:32, January 8, 2024

A Start Space is a kind of space that appears in a number of games in the Super Mario franchise.

History

Super Mario series

Start Space.png

Start Spaces first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, in which they are named Start Panels.[1] Here, they are white squares with the word "START" on them. They appear at the beginning of each world. Mario and Luigi start on them, and they get thrown back to the start place when they lose a life in the first level of the game or get a Game Over. Sometimes, minigame markers appear on the Start Space, as it is possible of all other spaces on Super Mario Bros. 3 maps. In Super Mario World, Yoshi's House could be considered a Start Space of sorts, as Mario begins here.

A Start Space from New Super Mario Bros.
A Start Panel from New Super Mario Bros. 2
A Start Space from New Super Mario Bros. 2

Start Spaces return in New Super Mario Bros., in which they serve as the start of each world as well, but they are now black circles with red arrows. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super Mario Bros. 2, however, they are white rather than black.

Mario Party series

Boo hosting the lottery in the Mario Party 4 version of the Last Five Turns Event.
The Start Space as seen in Mario Party 4. Here, there is a lottery going on.

On boards in the Mario Party series, Start Spaces are where the players start at the beginning of a game. Here, the players determine their starting order by hitting Dice Blocks and start to play. When players pass the Start Space in Mario Party, Koopa Troopa gives them 10 coins. Several events during the game are hosted on the Start Space, such as the Last Five Turns Event in Mario Party 2, Mario Party 3, and Mario Party 4 and Bowser Time in Mario Party 7. Several events also throw players back to the Start Space. However, the Start Space does not behave as a regular space on Mario Party boards, as they cannot be reached after the players have left them, unless they are thrown back by an item or an event.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スタートパネル[2]
Sutāto Paneru
Start Panel (Super Mario Bros. 3)

Dutch Startvak
Startvakje
Start Panel (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Start space (Mario Party Superstars)
French Tableau de départ
Start Panel (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Italian Quadro START[3]
Inizio del livello[4]
Pannello d'inizio[5]
Inizio[6]
Punto di partenza (Mario Party Superstars)
START Square
Beginning of the level
Start panel
Start
Starting point

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 English instruction booklet, page 17.
  2. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Japanese instruction booklet, page 15.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian manual, pag. 16
  4. ^ Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 EU booklet, pag. 109
  5. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian booklet, pag. 17
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual, pag. 10