Editing Super Mario Strikers

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{{About|the [[Nintendo GameCube]] game|the series of all the games|[[Mario Strikers (series)]]|the Flash game|[[Super Mario Strikers (Flash game)]]}}

|developer=[[Next Level Games]]<br>[[Nintendo SPD Group No.3]]

|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

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|genre=[[Mario Strikers (series)|Soccer]]

|modes=1-4 players simultaneous

|platforms=[[Nintendo GameCube]]

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==Opening cutscene==

The opening begins with a bird's eye view of [[Pipeline Central]] with very excited spectators. Mario's team and Wario's team make their entrances to the stadium. Wario tries to provoke Mario by shaking his rear and laughing. Both of Mario and Wario's followers are seen on the bleachers. Then Mario begins the game with a kick-off.

==Characters==

There are a total of 13 playable characters in the game, with 8 standard team captains, 4 sidekicks, and a special team made up of copies. Each captain performs identically, but the size of the character and the chances of the items they obtain can vary. Sidekicks have slightly reduced abilities and cannot perform Super Strikes.  

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|colspan=2|[[File:Strikers Mushroom Sprite.png]]<br>[[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]]

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|colspan=2|[[File:Strikers Mushroom Sprite.png]]<br>[[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]]

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|colspan=2|[[File:True Blue Shell.png]]<br>[[Blue Shell]]

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|colspan=2|[[File:Strikers Red Shell.png]]<br>[[Red Shell]]

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|colspan=2|[[File:Spiny Spin Football.png]]<br>[[Spiny Shell (red)|Spiny Shell]]

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|colspan=2|[[File:Bomba Smash Football.png]]<br>[[Bob-omb]] (big)

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|colspan=2|[[File:Bomba Smash Football.png]]<br>[[Bob-omb]] (multiple)

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|colspan=2|[[File:Strikers Banana.png]]<br>[[Banana]] (big)

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!style="background:red;color:white"|Sidekicks

|Sidekicks fill out the teams, appearing as members of four different species. They cannot perform Super Strikes and have less impressive statistics than the captains. Their colors depend on the captain.

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!style="background:red;color:white"|Special team

|This unique team can only be unlocked by beating the [[Bowser Cup]]. It has four fielders, all of whom have good statistics and can perform Super Strikes.

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|'''{{color|dimgray|Robotic Nightmare}}'''

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|style="height:100%"|While not playable, Bowser sometimes takes the field to cause havoc.

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==Player's skills==

Within this game, it is necessary to know some basic and advanced skills. There are some explanations about these according to the Mario Strikers tutorial, the ''Strikers 101''.

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|Pass

|An immediate shot, which the player gets the loose ball.  

|A good immediate shot could be when goalies are stunned.

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Other information such as Super Strikes and Power-ups are explained aside.

==Power-Ups==

Power-ups are items that are obtained when the player attempts to make a goal, or gets fouled when not holding the ball. They appear at the top of the screen, on a bar displaying up to two items. The player can use the items to get or defend the ball, like tripping their opponents with bananas or summoning a huge Chain Chomp to stun them. Power-ups can be disabled at the Gameplay Mode screen. It is notable that the goalkeepers are immune to all sorts of power-ups, as they are to regular attack moves.

*'''[[Banana]]s:''' Bananas are tossed on the floor and stay there until a character slips on it. They come in sets of 1 to 6 peels.

*'''[[Spiny Shell (red)|Spiny Shell]]s:''' Spiny shells act in a similar manner to green shells. However, when they come into contact with a character, they do not disappear, instead continuing until they either hit another item or bounce off the wall twice. This shell, as usual, can be obtained as either singles or triplets.

*'''[[Bob-omb]]s:''' After being thrown, these living explosives will stand still for a second, then blow up, affecting anyone who is too close to it. They can be obtained in sets of one or three.

*'''[[Mega Bob-omb]]:''' Essentially a larger Bob-omb. Their explosion radius is roughly four times larger. Plus, it sends out a shockwave, harming anyone who is even near it.

==Fields==

The Fields in ''Super Mario Strikers'' do not affect gameplay, and thus are only cosmetic changes.

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==Cups==

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===Difficulties===

There are four difficulty settings. The higher the difficulty is set, the more the passing, deking, and Super Strike skills of the CPU increase:

*'''Superstar:''' Hard. The CPU takes the ball, and tries to make a goal. Also, the CPU can rumble the player's Super Strike meter to attempt throwing the player off.

*'''Legend:''' Very hard. CPU can try to steal the ball and attack the player. If it has the ball, it can make dekes as soon as the player attempts to attack it. The CPU also attempts Perfect Strikes. It can rumble the player's Super Strike meter to attempt throwing the player off.

Note: In the Super Cups, the Rookie/Novice setting is not available.

[[File:Super mario strikers trophy.jpg|thumb|The Super Striker Award.]]

Trophies are awards won by achieving a certain number of special actions. Additionally, all cups of the game are trophies, including the [[Mushroom Cup]], the [[Flower Cup]], the [[Star Cup]], the [[Bowser Cup]], the [[Super Mushroom Cup]], the [[Super Flower Cup]], the [[Super Star Cup]], and the [[Super Bowser Cup]]. The cups' trophies are won by winning the cup. These special trophies can also be unlocked:

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==Cheats==

Cheats are special options available in the cheat menu. They can be unlocked by winning a Super Cup or a Gold trophy. Their effects vary. These only work for free play modes, not for the cups.

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A similar Chain Chomp soccer ball was later sold at the [[Nintendo New York|Nintendo World]] store. Compared to the original, the pattern was on different areas of the ball, and there was no ''Super Mario Strikers'' logo on the back.

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ChainChompball.jpg|The Chain Chomp soccer ball

==Reception==

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|"''Super Mario Strikers is the quintessential arcade sports game. It's short on options, lacks depth, but when you jump in and play it, you're bound to have a really good time. It delivers both intuitively learned and mastered control mechanics and that rare multiplayer experience that is incredibly hard to put down. So if you're planning to buy this one purely for its multiplayer offering, you can add a full point to our review score. However, the title is still far from perfect. Its single-player offering lacks features and is also void of the satisfying trash talking that distracts from the ho-hum graphics presentation.''"

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==Names in other languages==

{{foreign names

|FreE=Mario Smash Football

|Ger=Mario Smash Football

|Ita=Mario Smash Football

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*This is the only ''Super Mario'' Nintendo GameCube game to support 16:9 widescreen, albeit implemented in a vertical direction recalculating the FOV, also affecting the in-game camera zoom to simulate a horizontal effect, as well as 480p.

*An unused promotional poster for this game was created, but ultimately rejected due to it resembling a scrotum. In the image, two soccer balls dangle from a net bag, with the quote "You're gonna need a pair."<ref>{{cite|author=Sickr|date=November 17, 2014|url=mynintendonews.com/2014/11/17/heres-a-controversial-canned-promotional-poster-for-the-first-mario-strikers-game|title=Here’s A Controversial Canned Promotional Poster For The First Mario Strikers Game|publisher=My Nintendo News|accessdate=December 16, 2017}}</ref>

==External links==

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*[http://mariosmashfootball.nintendo-europe.com/ Official European website]{{dead link}}

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