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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Big Bubble
|image=[[File:BigBubble.gif]]<br>Animation of a Big Bubble from ''Super Mario World''
|image=[[File:BigBubble.gif]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[‎List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
}}
}}
[[File:Valley Ghost House.png|thumb|left|180px|Big Bubble in-game]]
[[File:Valley Ghost House.png|thumb|left|180px|A Big Bubble in-game]]
'''Big Bubbles'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 52.</ref> (also called '''Green Bubbles'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 82.</ref> or just '''Bubbles'''<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 28, p. 16</ref>) are obstacles that appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are huge green bubbles that drift in the air, hurting [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] if jumped on or touched. Using a [[Spin Jump]], however, allows the player bounce off them safely, and a [[slide]] will actually destroy them.
'''Big Bubbles'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=52|language=en-us|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> (also called '''Green Bubbles'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=82|august=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or just '''Bubbles'''<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 28|page=16|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=September 1991|language=en-us}}</ref>) are obstacles appearing in the [[Vanilla Ghost House]] and [[Valley Ghost House]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are huge green bubbles that drift in the air, hurting [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] if [[jump]]ed on or touched. Using a [[Spin Jump]], however, allows the player to bounce off them safely, and a [[slide]] or [[Cape Mario|Body Press]] can actually destroy them.
 
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Big Bubbles are present in two levels, [[Vanilla Ghost House]] and [[Valley Ghost House]].
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ビッグバブル<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario World'' section, page 61.</ref>
|Jap=ビッグバブル<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario World'' section|page=61|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Biggu Baburu
|JapR=Biggu Baburu
|JapM=Big Bubble
|JapM=Big Bubble
|Ger=Grüne Blase
|Ger=Grüne Blase
|GerM=Green Bubble
|GerM=Green Bubble
|Ita=Bolla Gigante<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 61</ref>
|Ger2=Riesen-Blase<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=20}}</ref>
|Ger2M=Big Bubble
|Ita=Bolla Gigante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=61}}</ref>
|ItaM=Giant Bubble
|ItaM=Giant Bubble
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The graphics used for Big Bubble are actually shared with the body of the game's [[Big Boo]]s, just in a different palette and without the graphics for features layered on top.<ref>[https://www.spriters-resource.com/resources/sheets/50/52779.png Sprite sheet of the game's enemies], showing the boss version of [[Big Boo (boss)|The Big Boo]] with the same palette as a Big Bubble due to color switching from taking damage, as well as the fact that the shaded side of both Big Boo and Big Bubble have the same color mapping.</ref>
*The graphics used for a Big Bubble are actually shared with the body of the game's [[Big Boo]]s, just in a different palette and without the graphics for features layered on top.<ref>[https://www.spriters-resource.com/resources/sheets/50/52779.png Sprite sheet of the game's enemies], showing the boss version of [[Big Boo|The Big Boo]] with the same palette as a Big Bubble due to color switching from taking damage, as well as the fact that the shaded side of both Big Boo and Big Bubble have the same color mapping.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:13, September 6, 2024

Big Bubble
Big Bubble
Animation of a Big Bubble from Super Mario World
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001)
A Big Bubble in-game

Big Bubbles[1] (also called Green Bubbles[2] or just Bubbles[3]) are obstacles appearing in the Vanilla Ghost House and Valley Ghost House in Super Mario World. They are huge green bubbles that drift in the air, hurting Mario or Luigi if jumped on or touched. Using a Spin Jump, however, allows the player to bounce off them safely, and a slide or Body Press can actually destroy them.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ビッグバブル[4]
Biggu Baburu 		Big Bubble
German Grüne Blase[?] Green Bubble
Riesen-Blase[5] Big Bubble
Italian Bolla Gigante[6] Giant Bubble

Trivia[edit]

  • The graphics used for a Big Bubble are actually shared with the body of the game's Big Boos, just in a different palette and without the graphics for features layered on top.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 52.
  2. ^ Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 82.
  3. ^ September 1991. Nintendo Power Volume 28. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
  4. ^ 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 61.
  5. ^ Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 20.
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 61.
  7. ^ Sprite sheet of the game's enemies, showing the boss version of The Big Boo with the same palette as a Big Bubble due to color switching from taking damage, as well as the fact that the shaded side of both Big Boo and Big Bubble have the same color mapping.
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