Handstand

Mario vs. Donkey Kong Nintendo Switch artwork of Mario doing a Handstand

The Handstand is a special move that Mario uses in Donkey Kong for the Game Boy and Mario vs. Donkey Kong by jumping while crouching. Mario can use this move to perform a Handstand Jump and, when timed upon landing, a Handstand Double Jump to easily get to high places (by jumping upon landing). Mario can also do a Handstand Walk to travel slowly on his hands. Both the Handstand and Handstand Walk have the effect of harmlessly deflecting certain overhead hazards, such as Nitpicker eggs, Brickman bricks, and barbells. In the Nintendo Switch remake, Toad can also perform this move, which allows him to pass through gaps only the Mini-Marios can fit in otherwise.

Lanky Kong can use two handstand moves in Donkey Kong 64, OrangStand and OrangStand Sprint, the latter making him move at a high speed.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Koops can do a spinning handstand as a Stylish move. It can be done only by doing Power Shell or Shell Slam; the player must press within 0.2 seconds when Koops returns to his original position after doing Power Shell or Shell Slam. When Koops spins for one to two seconds and the player presses , he does a pose. This Stylish move is done to earn a quarter to half of a full circle of Star Power.

Gallery

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  Mario vs. Donkey Kong artwork of Mario doing a Handstand Double Jump

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  Mario doing a Handstand underneath a Brickman in Mario vs. Donkey Kong

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  Koops doing the spinning handstand Stylish move in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Names in other languages

Handstand

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	逆立さかだち[?] Sakadachi	Handstand
French	Sur les mains	On the hands
German	Handstand	-
Italian	Fare la verticale	Handstanding
	Cammina sulle mani	Walking on hands
Spanish	Hacer el pino	?

Handstand Jump

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	逆立さかだちジャンプ[?] Sakadachi Janpu	Handstand jump
French	Saut sur les mains	Hand jump
German	Handstandüberschlag	Handstand somersault
Italian	Salto in rovesciata	Backflip jump
Spanish	Salto haciendo el pino	Jump doing a handstand

Handstand Double Jump

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	逆立さかだちダブルジャンプ Sakadachi Daburu Janpu	Handstand Double Jump
French	Double saut sur les mains	Double hand jump
German	Handstanddoppelsprung	Handstand double jump
Italian	Doppia rovesciata	Double backflip
Spanish	Doble voltereta[?]	Double somersault
	Doble salto haciendo el pino	Double jump doing a handstand	Mario vs. Donkey Kong manual