Editing Super Mushroom

A '''Super Mushroom''' (originally known as a '''Magic Mushroom''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=8|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1985}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=[[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]] ''Super Mario Bros.'' instructions|page=2}}</ref> and also known as a '''Power Booster Mushroom''',<ref>{{cite|author=Tochikubo, Hiroo|title=''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]''|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|date=1987|isbn=4-19-720003-XC|page=8}}</ref> a '''Power-Up Mushroom''',<ref>{{cite|date=August 1991|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=57|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1993|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide|page=29-30|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Cain, Christine|title=''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=9|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=1999|isbn=0-7615-2190-9}}</ref> or simply a '''Mushroom''') is a red [[mushroom]] with white spots that serves a particular function depending on the game in which it is found. Its first and most common effect is causing [[Small Mario]] to turn into his [[Super Mario (form)|Super form]], allowing him to smash through bricks and take an extra hit from enemies. In other games, it heals [[Mario]] and others who use it. The [[Poison Mushroom]] can be considered its opposite, a mushroom item that hurts the player. Both this and the standard mushroom are designed after the poisonous ''{{wp|Amanita muscaria}}'', with the shape resembling a {{wp|Agaricus bisporus|button mushroom}}.

The idea for Super Mushrooms was originally believed to have been inspired by the cake that Alice eats in ''{{wp|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland}}'' that makes her grow after having been shrunk by a potion. However, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] later corrected himself, saying that this was a misunderstanding; the mushrooms were actually inspired by the concept of mushrooms being associated with magical worlds in general, like the wonderland of ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite|author=Iwata Asks|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/nsmb/0/3|title=New Super Mario Bros: Volume 1.4. Letting Everyone Know It Was A Good Mushroom|publisher=nintendo.com|accessdate=June 5, 2024|language=en-us}}</ref> Regardless, the item has become one of the most iconic items in video game history, and it is almost as known as [[Mario]] himself.

====''Super Mario Bros.''====

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''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' is the first [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' game]] to feature Magic Mushrooms. The first one appears in the second [[? Block]] of [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]]. Though eyeless, the mushroom's colors resemble those of a [[Mega Mushroom]] (as of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''), though they were changed to the standard white-spotted red cap with eyes in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''.

Touching one will turn Mario into Super Mario, making his body grow. While Super, he gains the ability to break [[Brick Block]]s and allows him to take one more hit from an enemy (shrinking down to [[Small Mario]] before losing a life). Also, when Super Mario gets hit, his image will flicker and he will be temporarily invulnerable during this time. If Mario is Super, a [[Fire Flower]] will appear in place of a Magic Mushroom's power-up location. However, if Mario takes a hit before getting the Fire Flower, it will act as a Magic Mushroom instead, just making him big. Although it is not legitimately possible in the game, if Super Mario were to collect a Magic Mushroom, he would become Fire Mario.<ref>@MarioBrothBlog (December 29, 2024). [https://x.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1873424057452134761 "''In Super Mario Bros., Super Mushrooms and Fire Flowers are actually the same object for the purposes of powering up Mario, with a Super Mushroom being able to turn him into Fire Mario. The game simply hides this by not spawning any Super Mushrooms when Mario is already Super.''"] ''X''. Retrieved January 2, 2025.</ref>

Like any enemy, if a Magic Mushroom comes in contact with a wall, it will turn around. Just like [[1-Up Mushroom#Super Mario Bros.|1-Up Mushrooms]], players can make Magic Mushrooms jump by hitting any viable block (Brick, [[? Block|?]] or [[Coin Block]]s); doing so before a Magic Mushroom passes over the block's center can even change its direction entirely. A Magic Mushroom moves at the same speed as Mario's walking speed.

====''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====

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Super Mushrooms return in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', working exactly as they do in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Also, Super Mushrooms receive eyes in this game for the first time, making them look even more like Mega Mushrooms. [[Poison Mushroom]]s look almost identical to Super Mushrooms, except that they are the same colors as Goombas (brown in ground levels, blue in caves, and gray/white in castles); they were given unique designs in ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]''.

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In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Super Mushrooms again return, but still grant the player the same abilities. They use their now standard shape, appearing more circular than in previous appearances. A difference in their behavior is that they can now also move to the left if the player stands to the right of the block, forcing them to chase after the Mushroom. In the original ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Super Mushrooms are colored white with red spots, but in [[Super Mario All-Stars|subsequent]] [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|remakes]], those colors are changed to the as-of-''Super Mario World'' standard: red cap with white spots. However, the map's item inventory retains the error.

Poison Mushrooms return in the GBA remake, with a white-skulled blue cap.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Super Mushrooms return, working as they did in the classic 2D ''Super Mario'' games. Unlike in ''Super Mario World'', however, they do not replace higher-tiered power-ups as a [[item storage|Stored Item]] (like the Fire Flower), instead simply giving 1000 points to the player. They use a design similar to that of the [[Dash Mushroom]] from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.