Spine Coasters are rideable creatures made of bone used to aid Mario and company pass through lava pits, poison pools, or to cross long gaps. They first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

History [ edit ]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii [ edit ]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii Mario , riding a Spine Coaster in

Spine Coasters appear in World 8-7 from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, a stage that can be unlocked by finding the secret exit in World 8-2. It also appears in multiplayer versus mode. Spine Coasters are the only method of transportation throughout the level, and they often make risky maneuvers, passing through lava geysers and into the lava itself. Players must time their jumps to avoid coming in contact with the lava and losing a life. Spine Coasters can stand the weight of Mario, Luigi, and both Toads on it. However, if all characters perform a simultaneous ground pound, it will fall.

Super Mario 3D Land [ edit ]

Super Mario 3D Land A Bone Roller Coaster in

Spine Coasters (here called Bone Roller Coasters[1]) later appear in Super Mario 3D Land, where they are only found in World 8- 2. Their design has changed into a three-dimensional figure, and also somewhat resemble Dry Bones. They also have horns.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe [ edit ]

In New Super Mario Bros. U, Spine Coasters appear in two levels: the Rock-Candy Mines level Thrilling Spine Coaster, a course similar to the world shown in New Super Mario Bros. Mii, and the Superstar Road course, Spine-Tingling Spine Coaster. Spine Coasters and Spine Coaster tracks also appear on the world map, and can be used to travel between Frosted Glacier and Rock-Candy Mines. In New Super Luigi U, besides reprising their role on the world map, Spine Coasters appear in the levels Spine Coaster Stowaways and Spine Coaster Connections.

Spine Coasters reprise the aforementioned roles in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.

Other appearances [ edit ]

Spine Coasters have also appeared in the Wii U demo New Super Mario Bros. Mii shown at E3 2011. One is seen in a dark cavern that is filled with poison, carrying Mario and friends once again.

Names in other languages [ edit ]

Language Name Meaning Japanese ほねコースター[2]

Hone Kōsutā

リフト[3]

Rifuto Bone Coaster (New Super Mario Bros. Wii / New Super Mario Bros. U)



Lift (Super Mario 3D Land) Spanish (NOA) Huesocarril From hueso (bone) and carril (rail) Spanish (NOE) Osteotrén From ósteo (prefix that means "bone") and tren (train) French Serpentos From serpent (snake) and os (bone) Portuguese Trólei Vertebrado Vertebrate Trolley Korean 뼈다귀코스터

Ppyeodagwi Koseuteo Bone Coaster Chinese 白骨过山车

Báigǔ Guòshānchē Bone Coaster

Trivia [ edit ]

The Spine Coaster somewhat resembles a Bone Dragon, but its head is smaller and there are no spikes on its back.

Whenever the Spine Coaster goes fast, especially on a slope, it lets out a dinosaur-like roar. The Bone Roller Coasters in Super Mario 3D Land make a different noise.

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