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[[File:SML2 Artwork Bear.png|right|frame|A Bear on a Beach Ball]]
[[File:SML2 Artwork Bear.png|right|frame|A Bear on a Beach Ball]]
'''Beach Balls''',<ref>{{cite|date=August 1993|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|page=56}}</ref> or simply '''Balls''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Knock the Bear off its Ball and ride over the spikes.|date=December 1992|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=48}}</ref> appear in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' as objects that [[Bear (enemy)|Bear]]s roll on top of and move around on slowly. The Beach Ball continues to bounce and roll at the same speed even after the Bear on it is defeated, changing orientation when bumping into a wall. The ball can carry [[Mario]] like a moving platform, and are used in the level [[Mario the Circus Star!]] to pass wide [[Spike Trap|spiky surfaces]].
'''Beach Balls''',<ref>{{cite|date=August 1993|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|page=56}}</ref> or simply '''Balls''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Knock the Bear off its Ball and ride over the spikes.|date=December 1992|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=48}}</ref> appear in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' as objects that [[Bear (enemy)|Bear]]s roll on top of and move around on slowly. The Beach Ball continues to bounce and roll at the same speed even after the Bear on it is defeated, changing orientation when bumping into a wall. The ball can carry [[Mario]] like a moving platform, and are used in the level [[Mario the Circus Star!]] to pass wide [[Spike Trap|spiky surfaces]].

Revision as of 23:46, August 10, 2024

Not to be confused with Magical ball.
Artwork of Bear, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
A Bear on a Beach Ball

Beach Balls,[1] or simply Balls,[2] appear in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins as objects that Bears roll on top of and move around on slowly. The Beach Ball continues to bounce and roll at the same speed even after the Bear on it is defeated, changing orientation when bumping into a wall. The ball can carry Mario like a moving platform, and are used in the level Mario the Circus Star! to pass wide spiky surfaces.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タマ[3] / 玉[4]
Tama
Ball
ボール[5]
Bōru
タマノリ[6]
Tamanori
Balance Ball
German Ball[?] Ball
Italian Pallone da spiaggia[7] Beach ball
Palla[8] Ball

References

  1. ^ August 1993. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5. Page 56.
  2. ^ "Knock the Bear off its Ball and ride over the spikes." – December 1992. Nintendo Power Volume 43. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 48.
  3. ^ Sawada, Yukio (June 28, 1993). Super Mario-kun Volume 7. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 116.
  4. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 75.
  5. ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 105.
  6. ^ スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨/敵キャラクター. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  7. ^ 1993. Club Nintendo (Italy) Numero 1. Page 22.
  8. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 75.