Editing Warp Cannon

[[File:NSMBWarp Cannon.PNG|thumb|A '''Warp Cannon''' from ''New Super Mario Bros.''.]]

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A '''Warp Cannon'''<ref>[[Nintendo Power]] ''New Super Mario Bros.'' guide, p. 16</ref> is a [[cannon]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' that allows the player to go to a different world. It serves the same purposes as the [[Warp Zone]]s from previous games, but uses a cannon that is entered like a [[Warp Pipe]]. It leads the player to a pre-selected world that is usually several worlds in advance of where the Warp Cannon is found. Cannons could be unlocked by entering certain levels or [[Ghost House]]s and finding the secret exit, marked by a [[Red Flagpole]]. These cannons do not appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' or ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' as they are replaced by shortcuts on the overworld that lead to the new world when a secret exit is found.

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

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', secret exits in levels 1-[[File:Fort Icon.png]], 2-A, 3-[[File:Ghost Icon.png]], 4-[[File:Ghost Icon.png]], and 5-[[File:Ghost Icon.png]] lead to Warp Cannons which launch [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to a later world (the first two to [[World 5 (NSMB)|World 5]], then [[World 6 (NSMB)|6]], [[World 7 (NSMB)|7]], and [[World 8 (NSMB)|8]], respectively). Advancing to a new world regularly was probably replaced by the World Map.

==== ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' ====

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Warp Cannons appear exactly like in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', but they can be unlocked via secret exit in the following levels: 1-3 and 2-6 leads to World 5, 3-[[File:Ghost Icon.png]] and 4-[[File:Fort Icon.png]] to World 6, 5-[[File:Ghost Icon.png]] and 6-6 to World 8.

==== ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' ====

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Warp Cannons are blue, and when they are entered, a countdown appears. When the countdown reaches 1, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] is shot out into a nighttime level with a ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' end-of-level-style background. Mario/ Luigi constantly dash in these levels, even if the buttons aren't pressed. They usually contain common enemies in the cannon's 'home' world; at the end of each one, a sign appears pointing right, at which Mario/Luigi jumps out of the level. Afterwards, the player ends up in another world. There is a Red Coin challenge in each cannon stage, which yields a Gold Flower in the spare item slot upon completion. Unlike most other stages, [[Assist Block]]s will never appear. The levels where they are unlocked are the following: 1-[[File:Fort Icon.png]] to [[World Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Mushroom]], World 3-[[File:Fort Icon.png]] or World Mushroom-B to [[World Flower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Flower]] and World Flower-A to [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6]].

Warp Cannons also appear in the [[Flower Cup]] tournament of ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', in alternate routes. They launch the player to other areas.

These cannons also make an appearance in ''[[Fortune Street]]'', on the [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]], [[Delfino Plaza]], and [[Bowser's Castle]] boards. In this game, they are used to blast the player to a square occupied by another character. The square is chosen by the player.

File:Warp w5.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' World 5 Warp Cannon, found in World 1 and World 2.

File:Warp w6.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' World 6 Warp Cannon, found in World 3 and World 4.

File:Warp w8.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' World 8 Warp Cannon, found in World 5 and World 6.

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