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{{about|the item that first appears in Super Mario Bros. 3|the special item in [[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]|[[Magic Ball (Mario Kart Arcade GP DX)]]}}
{{distinguish|Magical ball|? Bubble|Magic Orb}}
{{distinguish|Magical ball|? Bubble|Magic Orb}}
{{item infobox
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:SMW Magic Ball.png|100px]]<br>A Magic Ball from ''Super Mario World''
|image=[[File:SMW Magic Ball.png|100px]]<br>A Magic Ball from ''[[Super Mario World]]''
|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=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|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|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet|page=32|date=1993|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> also known as '''Crystals''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=134, 136-137|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''"?" Balls''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=11|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9|date=2003}}</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.
A '''Magic Ball''',<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars'' English instruction booklet, page 32.</ref> also known as a '''Crystal''',<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Pages 134, 136 & 137.</ref> '''"?" Ball''',<ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 11.</ref> or '''Orb''',<ref>''[[Prima Games|Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide]]'', ''Super Mario World'' Confidential Information Tab.</ref> is an item in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It looks like a round power-up object with a question mark on it and is required to clear certain [[level]]s. It automatically activates when [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] touches it.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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Magic Balls are items in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They are dropped by [[Boom Boom]] after he is defeated in a [[fortress]], and by touching the Magic Ball, [[Mario]] both destroys the fortress and completes the level. If [[Invincible Mario]] defeats Boom Boom by touching him, the Magic Ball will appear upside down, in the center of the arena.
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[[File:SMB3 Udquestionball.png|thumb|right|The upside down Magic Ball in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
Magic Balls first appear in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They appear only in [[fortress]]es after the player defeats [[Boom Boom]]. Upon his defeat, Boom Boom will drop a Magic Ball, and Mario must touch it to destroy the fortress and therefore complete the level. If [[Invincible Mario]] defeats Boom Boom by touching him, the Magic Ball will appear upside down, in the center of the arena. Magic Balls later appeared in the game's remakes, playing the same role.


====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SMW Magic Ball.png|frame|left]]
A Magic Ball appears as an item in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', exclusively in the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]], where it is left out in the open and can be touched to complete the level.
A Magic Ball reappears in ''Super Mario World'' in the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]]. Touching it beats the level in a similar fashion of beating a boss, although it is left out in the open instead of being held by a mini-boss. There is also a [[List of Super Mario World glitches#Item Stock glitch|glitch]] to receive a Magic Ball and use it in any level to instantly complete it.
 
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''===
[[File:G&WG2 Modern Parachute Magic Ball.png|frame|left]]
Magic Balls also appear in the Modern version of ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''. If the player has any misses at 200, 500, or 700 [[point]]s, three Magic Balls come out of the [[airship|flying ship]]. They all disappear to reveal a [[1 UP Heart]] for removing a miss in one of them.
Magic Balls also appear in the Modern version of ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''. If the player has any misses at 200, 500, or 700 [[point]]s, three Magic Balls will come out of the [[airship|flying ship]]. They all disappear to reveal a [[1 UP Heart]] for removing a miss in one of them.


===''Super Mario-kun''===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Question Ball SuperMarioKun 4.jpg|thumb|150px]]
In [[Super Mario-kun Volume 4|Volume 4]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', whose arc is based on ''Super Mario World'', Mario grabs the Magic Ball to exit the level, and he and his friends are later found on the top of the entrance to the [[Valley of Bowser]].
In volume 4 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', whose arc is based on ''Super Mario World'', Mario grabs the Magic Ball to exit the level, and he and his friends are later found on the top of the entrance to the [[Valley of Bowser]].
 
==Gallery==
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SMB3 Magic Ball.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' sprite
SMB3 Udquestionball.png|The upside down Magic Ball in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
Magic Ball SMAS SMB3 sprite.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
G&WG2 Modern Parachute Magic Ball.png|''Game & Watch Gallery 2''
Question Ball SuperMarioKun 4.jpg|''Super Mario-kun''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=マジックボール<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 20.</ref><br>''Majikku Bōru''<br>水晶玉<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario World'' section, page 60.</ref><br>''Suishōdama''
|Jap=マジックボール<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=20|date=1988|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JapM=Magic Ball<br><br>Crystal Ball
|JapR=Majikku Bōru
|Ita=Sfera ?<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 60</ref>
|Jap2=水晶玉<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 World'' section|page=60|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|ItaM=? Sphere
|Jap2R=Suishōdama
|JapM=Magic Ball
|Jap2M=Crystal Ball
|Ita=Palla magica<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''; Italian booklet|page=22}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]''|author=Scontro brutale|quote=Sconfiggi il boss e ottieni la palla magica.|publisher=Nintendo|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2=Sfera ?<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=60}}</ref>
|ItaM=Magic ball
|Ita2M=? Sphere
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Revision as of 23:46, August 10, 2024

Not to be confused with Magical ball, ? Bubble, or Magic Orb.
Magic Ball
SMW Magic Ball.png
A Magic Ball from Super Mario World
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
Effect Ends a level when Mario or Luigi touches it

Magic Balls,[1] also known as Crystals,[2] "?" Balls,[3] or Orbs,[4] are items introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3. They have the appearance of round power-up objects with a question mark on each, and certain levels can be cleared only by touching a Magic Ball.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 3

Magic Balls are items in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are dropped by Boom Boom after he is defeated in a fortress, and by touching the Magic Ball, Mario both destroys the fortress and completes the level. If Invincible Mario defeats Boom Boom by touching him, the Magic Ball will appear upside down, in the center of the arena.

Super Mario World

A Magic Ball appears as an item in Super Mario World, exclusively in the Sunken Ghost Ship, where it is left out in the open and can be touched to complete the level.

There is also 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 Bonus Stars. By contrast, getting the ball in a vertical level causes the screen to freeze.

Game & Watch Gallery 2

Magic Balls also appear in the Modern version of Parachute in Game & Watch Gallery 2. If the player has any misses at 200, 500, or 700 points, three Magic Balls come out of the flying ship. They all disappear to reveal a 1 UP Heart for removing a miss in one of them.

Super Mario-kun

In Volume 4 of Super Mario-kun, whose arc is based on Super Mario World, Mario grabs the Magic Ball to exit the level, and he and his friends are later found on the top of the entrance to the Valley of Bowser.

Gallery

  • Super Mario Bros. 3 sprite

    Super Mario Bros. 3 sprite

  • The upside down Magic Ball in Super Mario Bros. 3

    The upside down Magic Ball in Super Mario Bros. 3

  • Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3)

    Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3)

  • Game & Watch Gallery 2

    Game & Watch Gallery 2

  • Super Mario-kun

    Super Mario-kun

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マジックボール[5]
Majikku Bōru 		Magic Ball
水晶玉[6]
Suishōdama 		Crystal Ball
Italian Palla magica[7][8] Magic ball
Sfera ?[9] ? Sphere

References

  1. ^ 1993. Super Mario All-Stars instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 32.
  2. ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 134, 136-137.
  3. ^ Hodgson, David S J. (2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 11.
  4. ^ Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide, Super Mario World Confidential Information Tab.
  5. ^ 1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 20.
  6. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 60.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3; Italian booklet. Page 22.
  8. ^ "Sconfiggi il boss e ottieni la palla magica." – Scontro brutale. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. Nintendo (Italian).
  9. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 60.
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