Editing Beach Ball

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{{distinguish|Magical ball}}
[[File:SML2 Artwork Bear.png|right|frame|Artwork of a Bear on a Beach Ball for ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'']]
'''Beach Balls''',<ref>{{cite|date=August 1993|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|language=en-au|page=56}}</ref> or simply '''Balls''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Knock the Bear off its Ball and ride over the spikes.|date=December 1992|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=48}}</ref> appear in gameplay-related capacities in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.

==History==
===''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''===
In ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', [[Bear (enemy)|Bear]]s roll Beach Balls under their feet, moving with them slowly from side to side. The Beach Ball continues to bounce and roll at the same speed even after the Bear on it is defeated, changing orientation when bumping into a wall. The ball can carry [[Mario]] like a moving platform. It can be so used in the level [[Mario the Circus Star!]] to pass wide [[Spike Trap|spiky surfaces]].

===''Wario Land: Shake It!''===
Balls in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' can be picked up by [[Wario]], and if he throws one at any wall, ceiling, enemy, or object, it will bounce for a short while. One [[List of Wario Land: Shake It! missions|mission]] in [[Its-all Mine]] prompts Wario to use a ball to defeat three enemies in a single throw.

===''Mario Party: Island Tour''===
Beach balls in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' are controlled and used by player characters in the minigame [[Pool Buoy]]. The characters control them from inside to move around on the surface of the water and bump into other players. The balls are translucent to allow players to see their characters. On the system's touchscreen is another beach ball which the player can drag their stylus or finger on, dictating the direction of the character in the minigame.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
A Beach Ball<ref name="MKT">Displayed as an [[Mario Kart Tour race points system#Object interactions|action]] in ''Mario Kart Tour''</ref> appears in the [[Squeaky Clean Sprint]] course of ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', floating in the water-filled bathtub along with a [[Toy Duck]] and a [[Hoop]]. It primarily serves a decorative purpose, though in ''Mario Kart Tour'' it also gives bonus points if hit<ref>{{cite|author=Koopa con Carne|date=March 8, 2025|url=https://youtu.be/mlxMemxnmwI?t=6|title=Hitting (background) objects around Squeaky Clean Sprint|timestamp=0:06|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 8, 2025}}</ref> with a [[Banana]], a [[Giant Banana]], or a [[Bob-omb]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bear SML2 sprite.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' (with Bear)
Pool Buoy.png|Screenshot of ''Mario Party: Island Tour''
MKTPerfectShot 2023-08-15.jpg|Screenshot of ''Mario Kart Tour'' showing the Beach Ball at Squeaky Clean Sprint
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=タマ
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|title=[[Super Mario-kun Volume 7|''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 7]]|language=ja|author=Sawada, Yukio|date=June 28, 1993|publisher=Shogakukan|page=116}}</ref> / 玉<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' section|page=75|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Tama
|JapM=Ball
|Jap2=ボール
|Jap2C=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/Cg7gorn.jpeg 105]}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Bōru
|Jap2M=Ball
|Jap3=タマノリ
|Jap3C=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html|title=スーパーマリオランド２　６つの金貨／敵キャラクター|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref>
|Jap3R=Tamanori
|Jap3M=Balance Ball
|Jap4=ビーチボール
|Jap4C=<ref name="MKT"/>
|Jap4R=Bīchi Bōru
|Jap4M=Beach Ball
|ChiS=沙滩球
|ChiSC=<ref name="MKT"/>
|ChiSR=Shātān Qiú
|ChiSM=Beach Ball
|ChiT=沙灘球
|ChiTC=<ref name="MKT"/>
|ChiTR=Shātān Qiú
|ChiTM=Beach Ball
|Fre=Ballon de plage
|FreC=<ref name="MKT"/>
|FreM=Beach ball
|Ger=Ball
|Ger2=Wasserball
|Ger2C=<ref name="MKT"/>
|Ger2M=Beach Ball
|Ita=Pallone da spiaggia
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Numero 1|page=22|date=1993}}</ref>
|ItaM=Beach ball
|Ita2=Palla
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-88-9367-436-2|page=75}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Ball
|Ita3=Palla de spiaggia
|Ita3C=<ref name="MKT"/>
|Ita3M=Beach ball
|Kor=비치볼
|KorC=<ref name="MKT"/>
|KorR=Bichibol
|KorM=Beach Ball
|Por=Bola de praia
|PorC=<ref name="MKT"/>
|PorM=Beach ball
|Spa=Pelota de playa
|SpaC=<ref name="MKT"/>
|SpaM=Beach ball
}}

==References==
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