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{{distinguish|Magical ball|Magic Orb|? Balloon}} | {{distinguish|Magical ball|Magic Orb|? Balloon}} | ||
{{item infobox | {{item infobox | ||
|image=[[File:SMW Magic Ball.png|100px]]<br>Sprite from | |image=[[File:SMW Magic Ball.png|100px]]<br>Sprite from {{a|SMW|l}} | ||
|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=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) | ||
|effect=Ends a level when [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] touches it | |effect=Ends a level when [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] touches it | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Magic balls'''<ref>{{cite|date=1990|title= | '''Magic balls'''<ref>{{cite|date=1990|title={{a|SMB3}} instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|page=22}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2010|title=''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|page=16}}</ref> (also capitalized),<ref>{{cite|date=1993|title={{a|SMAS}} instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|page=32}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|page=23}}</ref> also known as '''Crystals''',<ref>{{cite|date=August 1991|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|page=134, 136-137}}</ref> '''"?" Balls''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|date=2003|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9|page=11}}</ref> or '''Orbs''',<ref>''[[Prima Games|Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide]]'', ''Super Mario World'' Confidential Information Tab.</ref> are [[list of items|items]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They have the appearance of round power-up objects with a question mark on each, and certain [[level]]s can be cleared only by touching a magic ball. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | ===''Super Mario'' series=== | ||
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''==== | ====''Super Mario Bros. 3''==== | ||
Magic balls are dropped by [[Boom Boom]] after he is defeated in a [[fortress]] or vehicle in | Magic balls are dropped by [[Boom Boom]] after he is defeated in a [[fortress]] or vehicle in {{a|SMB3}}.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/e4lOUab-X1U?feature=shared&t=386|timestamp=06:26|title=NES Classics - Super Mario Bros 3: World 1 Walkthrough (IN HD)|author=Nintendo Base|date=October 4, 2017|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=December 30, 2024}}</ref> When touched, the magic ball destroys the fortress or vehicle, letting the player complete the level, and opens a corresponding locked gate or spawns a corresponding bridge on the [[world]] map; if [[Mario]] gets a [[Game Over]], any gates magic balls open stay open and any bridges they spawn stay present, thus acting as a both a shortcut and a sort of [[checkpoint]]. Completing a fortress without collecting a magic ball (possible by collecting the [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]] in {{world link|1|fortress|World 1-Fortress}}) causes the gate to remain after the fortress is completed. If [[Invincible Mario]] defeats Boom Boom by touching him, the magic ball spawns upside down in the center of the arena.<ref>{{cite|author=YuRi Sunga|url=youtu.be/uMbfZXcoQ-E?feature=shared&t=39|date=June 2, 2023|timestamp=0:39|title={{a|SMB3}} - killing Boom Boom with a star (World 8-Fortress)|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=December 30, 2024}}</ref> In {{a|SMA4|l}}, magic balls bounce when hit by attacks. | ||
====''Super Mario World''==== | ====''Super Mario World''==== | ||
A magic ball is at the end of the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]] in | A magic ball is at the end of the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]] in {{a|SMW|l}}, and touching it finishes the level instantly.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=03:03|url=youtu.be/v5W2jooIHrs?feature=shared&t=183|title={{a|SMW}} - Sunken Ghost Ship|date=September 26, 2019|publisher=YouTube|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|language=en|accessdate=December 30, 2024}}</ref> | ||
There is also [[list of Super Mario World glitches#Item Stock glitch|a glitch]] to receive a magic ball and use it in any level to instantly complete it. Using the ball in any horizontal level reveals that when Mario collects it, he goes through the same end-of-level motions that he would if he had used the [[Giant Gate]], albeit with the "boss defeated" fanfare and no chance of [[Goal Star|Bonus Stars]]. By contrast, getting the ball in a vertical level causes the screen to freeze. | There is also [[list of Super Mario World glitches#Item Stock glitch|a glitch]] to receive a magic ball and use it in any level to instantly complete it. Using the ball in any horizontal level reveals that when Mario collects it, he goes through the same end-of-level motions that he would if he had used the [[Giant Gate]], albeit with the "boss defeated" fanfare and no chance of [[Goal Star|Bonus Stars]]. By contrast, getting the ball in a vertical level causes the screen to freeze. | ||
===''Game & Watch Gallery 2''=== | ===''Game & Watch Gallery 2''=== | ||
Magic balls also appear in the Modern version of '' | Magic balls also appear in the Modern version of ''{{id|Parachute|G&W}}'' in {{a|G&WG2|l}}. If the player has any misses at 200,<ref name=parachute1>{{cite|timestamp=18:57|url=youtu.be/hLFpSOt8Be0?feature=shared&t=1137|title={{a|G&WG2}} - Part 1 - Parachute|date=July 1, 2023|author=Treecks van Veluwe|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=December 30, 2024}}</ref> 500,<ref name=parachute2>{{cite|timestamp=23:04|url=youtu.be/hLFpSOt8Be0?feature=shared&t=1384|title={{a|G&WG2}} - Part 1 - Parachute|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> or 700 [[point]]s,<ref name=parachute3>{{cite|timestamp=25:20|url=youtu.be/hLFpSOt8Be0?feature=shared&t=1520|title={{a|G&WG2}} - Part 1 - Parachute|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> three magic balls come out of the [[airship|flying ship]], then all of them disappear to reveal a [[1 UP Heart]] for removing a miss in one of them.<ref name=parachute1/><ref name=parachute2/><ref name=parachute3/> | ||
===''Super Mario-kun''=== | ===''Super Mario-kun''=== | ||
