Video Games / Spring Coil


 * Wario Land : Wario can turn into a spring that allows him to reach high areas.
 * Banjo-Tooie  has spring boots used for jumping.
 * Cun-Cun from Cun-Cun & Santi can use a pogo stick to jump farther.
 * Portal : The protagonist, Chell, has a different type of spring (linear-flex) attached below her knees (via a brace). Rather than assist with jumping, these are meant to explain why the player never takes fall damage.
 * In  Portal 2, these springs have been incorporated into her boots, highlighted by this advertisement.
 * Super Mario Galaxy  has the Spring Mushroom, which encases Mario's whole body in a spring.
 * In the first  Commander Keen  game you can only jump, until you find the pogo stick. Then you can "jump" while on the pogo stick to jump really high. You get to keep the pogo stick in future games.
 * Mega Man :
 * Spring Man from  Mega Man 7 . In the Japanese version, when you get Spring Man's weapon, Auto makes a joke about attaching the coils to his feet so that he could be "Super Auto".
 * The first  Mega Man Legends  game has the hero use a set of coils on his leg armor to power up his jump.
 * Coily in  Q*bert.
 * In the final stage of  Plok, the "Secret Super Weapon" you have to fight the Flea Queen with a helmet, a can of Flea spray and a pair of spring boots. While they  do  boost your jump height, they have the problem of turning  every step into a jump.
 * One of the powerups in  Serious Sam II  found in one of the boss stages has them.
 * The  Pokémon  Spoink has this as its tail. Taken Up to Eleven in its Pokédex entry, in that the bouncing regulates its heartbeat. In other words, if it doesn't keep bouncing all the time, it will die. Its evolution Grumpig has one as its tail as well.
 * Thing On A Spring : An obscure Commodore 64 platformer featuring a little frog-headed slinky toy thing. Exactly What It Says on the Tin.
 * In  Gruntz, this is one of the tools your gruntz can get. It allows them to jump over small obstacles.
 * Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest  features Rattley the Rattlesnake, an animal buddy who utilizes this.
 * Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time : the Spring Bean bounces a zombie back once before needing to recharge. In the Pirate Level, it is able to launch zombies into the water to instantly kill them depending on their position.
 * In  LittleBigPlanet 3, the Springinator ◊  powerup that OddSock can use, which is a spring that attaches to his butt.