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|image=[[File:SMM2 Cloud Lift SM3DW icon.png|75px|]]<br>The Cloud Lift icon in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|image=[[File:SMM2 Cloud Lift SM3DW icon.png|75px|]]<br>The Cloud Lift icon in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
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'''Cloud Lifts''' are a type of [[Semisolid Platform]] that first appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', appearing in [[World 6-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 6-2]]. There, they move to the left and are the main mode of transportation.
'''Cloud Lifts''', also simply called '''clouds''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5, page 56.</ref><ref>Alan Averill and Jennifer Villarreal. ''Super Mario Sunshine: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide''. Redmond: Nintendo of America, 2002. p. 107. ISBN: 1-930206-23-2.</ref><ref>Nintendo. ''[https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_Super_Mario_Galaxy.pdf Super Mario Galaxy Instruction Booklet]''. Redmond: Nintendo of America, 2007.</ref><ref>Catherine Browne. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''. Roseville: Random House Inc, 2010. p. 119. ISBN: 978-0-30746-907-6.</ref> are a type of [[Semisolid Platform]] that first appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are movable [[platform]]s in most games, except in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', where they are stationary.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMB3 Cloud Lift.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Cloud Lifts only appear in [[World 6-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 6-2]]. There, they move to the left and are the main mode of transportation in that [[level]].
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In ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', several '''clouds'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5, page 56.</ref> appear in the final [[level]] of the [[Tree Zone]], [[Final Boss: The Big Bird]]. These [[lift]]s have blinking eyes and simply move back and forth.
====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''====
In ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', several clouds appear in the final [[level]] of the [[Tree Zone]], [[Final Boss: The Big Bird]]. These [[lift]]s have blinking eyes and simply move back and forth.


In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', Cloud Lifts are stationary platforms that come in large, medium, and small sizes. They are common floating objects in outdoor levels.
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
While Cloud Lifts do not appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', [[Bouncy Cloud]]s that act as a substitute are introduced.
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Cloud Lifts are long platforms that move to the right when initially landed on. Several of them appear in [[Land of Flying Blocks]].


In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Cloud Lifts are long platforms that move to the right when initially landed on. Several of them appear in [[Land of Flying Blocks]]. They do not appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
====''New Super Luigi U''====
In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', only one Cloud Lift appears in the level [[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]. It works the same as it does in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. [[Luigi]] and/or the others start the level jumping on top of it. It has an [[Arrow Sign]] on top of it, and it cannot be destroyed by the [[Mecha Hand]].


====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', they are usually still, though some move horizontally or vertically. Some Cloud Lifts are invisible and can be seen only by [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ing near them or shaking the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]].
In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', they are usually still, though some move horizontally or vertically. Some Cloud Lifts are invisible and can be seen only by [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ing near them or shaking the [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]].


====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Cloud Lifts reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where they can be used exclusively in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' game style. They replace Lifts and [[Flimsy Lift]]s from the other game styles. Like Lifts and Flimsy Lifts, their length can be changed. They can move vertically or horizontally in all four cardinal directions.
Cloud Lifts reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where they can be used exclusively in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' game style. They replace Lifts and [[Flimsy Lift]]s from the other game styles. Like Lifts and Flimsy Lifts, their length can be changed. They can move vertically or horizontally in all four cardinal directions.
===''Yoshi's Story''===
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', Cloud Lifts are stationary platforms that come in large, medium, and small sizes. They are common floating objects in outdoor levels.
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
Cloud Lifts reappear in the [[Training Course (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)|Training Course]] in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''.
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===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', Cloud Lifts have a smiling face design and are stationary, acting as wider versions of [[Cloud Block]]s. The large cloud used by the [[Lakitu trio]] looks like a big version of it.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SML2 Sprite Cloud Lift.png|''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
SMS Screenshot Cloud.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
SMG Asset Model Cloud.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Asset Model Gray Cloud.png|''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Screenshot Cloud.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
SM3DW Cloud Lift.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
CloudBlockSMBW.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
SNW Promotional Image.jpg|Promotional image for [[Super Nintendo World]]
SNW Donkey Kong Country Play Wild.jpg|Super Nintendo World
SNW DKC Play Wild Artwork 1.jpg|Super Nintendo World
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Ger=Wolkenfloß
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|GerM=Cloud Raft
|GerM=Cloud Raft
|Ita=Zattera di nuvole
|Ita=Piattaforma Nuvole mobile<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 41</ref><br>Zattera di nuvole
|ItaM=Clouds Raft
|ItaM=Moving Cloud Platform<br>Cloud raft/Raft of clouds
|Fra=Plateforme nuage
|Fre=Plateforme nuage
|FraM=Cloud platform
|FreM=Cloud platform
}}
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