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[[File:WhirlpoolNSMB.png|thumb|[[Mario]] trying to escape from a Whirlpool]]
[[File:WhirlpoolNSMB.png|thumb|150px|[[Mario]] trying to escape from a whirlpool in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'']]
A '''Whirlpool''' is a spinning column of water that appears in some [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' games]]. Usually, its purpose is to suck the player down into it, causing damage or even losing a [[Extra Life|life]].
'''Whirlpools''' appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as spinning columns of [[water]] that can suck the player down into it, dealing damage or even making them to lose a life.


In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Whirlpools appear in almost every underwater area. When Mario is sucked by one, he is taken to the bottom of the water, where the player can reach other areas. This is because Mario cannot dive underwater on his own. However, Mario cannot resurface by touching a Whirlpool.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', the bottomless pits in all [[water]] areas have [[current]]s which attempt to suck [[Mario]] down while he [[swim]]s over them, similar in function to whirlpools in later titles.


A Whirlpool appeared in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its [[Super Mario 64 DS|remake]], in [[Dire, Dire Docks]]. It appeared in the middle of the first area, and if [[Mario]] or others go near it, they will possibly be sucked in and will be defeated instantly.
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:SM64 Screenshot Dire, Dire Docks.png|thumb|The central whirlpool in [[Dire, Dire Docks]]]]
A whirlpool appears in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', within [[Dire, Dire Docks]]. It appears in the middle of the first area where the mission [[Chests in the Current]] takes place, and if Mario, [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] goes near it, he can be sucked in and defeated upon getting too close. It has a similar model to the [[tornado]]es in [[Shifting Sand Land]].


[[File:WhirlpoolMP1.png|thumb|left|The [[Yoshi (species)|Pink Yoshi]] on the middle island surrounded by Whirlpools in ''Mario Party'']]
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
Whirlpools appear in ''[[Mario Party]]'' in [[Yoshi's Tropical Island]], blocking a Pink Yoshi on the middle island.
Pollution on [[Isle Delfino]] is a major proponent of the story in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', which extends to [[Noki Bay]]. Here the pollution sources from [[Eely-Mouth]] in an underwater chamber, where Mario faces the eel and must clean off the gunk from its teeth. The agitated deep-sea dweller will occasionally suck in the surrounding water and potentially Mario. If Mario is sucked in by the resulting whirlpool, he will be promptly spat out and lose some air.


In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Whirlpools appear only in [[World 6-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-5]]. If Mario gets trapped into one, the player must repeatedly press the A button to avoid being sucked down, or else they will lose a life. After a while, the Whirlpool will disappear, and Mario can pass by. However, one Whirlpool allows Mario access to a [[Star Coin]].
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', whirlpools appear only in [[World 6-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-5]]. If Mario gets trapped in one, the player must repeatedly press {{button|ds|A}} to avoid being sucked down, or else they lose a life. After a while, the whirlpool disappears, and Mario can pass by. However, one whirlpool allows Mario to access the [[level]]'s third [[Star Coin]].
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Whirlpools appear in the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] and the [[Bigmouth Galaxy]]. They are thin and have a dark blue color. They don't suck Mario, but push him.


Whirlpools reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' acting the same as they did in the first game. They appear in [[World 3-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 3-2]].
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:SMG Water Cave.png|thumb|left|Whirlpools in the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]]]]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', whirlpools appear in the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]], [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], and the [[Bigmouth Galaxy]]. They are thin columns and have a dark blue color. These whirlpools only appear underwater; they create no disturbance on the surface. Rather than pulling in the player, they push Mario or Luigi away. The [[Cyclone Stone]] in [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]] also features a whirlpool column, though this one is formed by a swirling stream of water caught between two [[black hole]]s. Additionally, [[Warp Pipe]]s found underwater such as in [[Buoy Base Galaxy]] will have whirlpool suction, which pull Mario or Luigi to their openings.
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Whirlpools reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', acting the same as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' They appear only in [[World 3-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 3-2]].
 
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
While whirlpools do not appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', [[Twister]]s can be placed underwater to create an upwards current which does not breach the surface. This current maintains a shape similar to whirlpools.
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
In the forty-second episode of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' titled [[Mario of the Apes]], Mario and co. travel through Jungleland as a shortcut. During this expedition [[King Koopa]] sends various enemies to attack the group including an [[Albatoss]], spear-wielding [[Shyguy]]s, and eventually [[Trouter]]s when the group jump into a river to avoid the spears. [[Luigi]], [[Princess Toadstool]], and [[Toad]] try to keep afloat in the river as a large group of Trouters swim in circles to form a raging whirlpool, which pulls the group towards another large Trouter's mouth. Mario, who lost his memory prior and goes by "Marzan" at the time, swings in on a vine to rescue the three and bring them to safety.
 
===''Mario's Time Machine''===
In the [[Mario's Time Machine (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES version of ''Mario's Time Machine'']], Mario enters whirlpools to travel back to various time periods, specifically after collecting enough [[Mushroom]]s while surfing across time's waves.
 
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
[[File:Thesea.png|thumb|right|Mario standing near a whirlpool in the [[sea]]]]
In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]], whirlpools can be found in most sections within the [[sea]] and the [[Sunken Ship]]. When [[Mario]] is sucked by one, he is taken beneath the surface where he can access underwater areas. These whirlpools serve as the only method to submerge into water and only works in one direction; Mario cannot enter a whirlpool to resurface.
 
===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party''====
[[File:WhirlpoolMP1.png|thumb|left|The stranded Pink Yoshi surrounded by whirlpools.]]
Whirlpools can be found  in ''[[Mario Party]]'', where they prevent access to a [[Yoshi (species)|Pink Yoshi]] stuck on a small central island within the [[Yoshi's Tropical Island]] board. These whirlpools can be removed by collecting [[Star (Mario Party series)|Star]]s, which forms a bridge at the end of the game allowing the Blue Yoshi on Watermelon Island to reunite with the stranded Yoshi. These whirlpools were replaced with [[Cheep Cheeps]] when the board returned in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''.
 
====''Mario Party 6''====
[[File:BlooperScooper.png|thumb|Blooper Scooper minigame]]
[[Blooper Scooper]] is a minigame from ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' where players are capsized by a [[Big Blooper]] and must survive the whirlpool it forms. Any players unable to swim away from the Blooper are pulled beneath the water, made more difficult by the tentacles, crates, and other obstacles around the current. At the end of the minigame, the Blooper submerges allowing the whirlpool to subside.
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====''Mario Party 7''====
{{quote|Oh dear! You unleashed the {{color|magenta|whirlpool}}. Now the {{color|blue|shells}} will be shuffled.|Toadsworth|Mario Party 7}}
In the Pearl Hunt game mode, players compete in minigames for the chance to collect pearls from various seashells arranged on the seabed. These seashells can also hold other objects such as Mushrooms, [[Bob-omb]]s, and whirlpools. The whirlpools will expand in size to carry all remaining seashells up high before dissipating, where the shells will drift back down in new positions.
 
====''Mario Party DS''====
[[File:CheepChump.png|thumb|left|[[Cheep Cheep]]s attempting to sucking up players.]]
When playing the [[Cheep Chump]] minigame in ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', players have thirty seconds to avoid three [[Cheep Cheep]]s lurking below the water. These Cheep Cheeps vary in size and will occasionally swim up to the surface to suck up players, forming whirlpools from their suction that correspond to their sizes. If a player fails to paddle away from a vortex they are eaten, spat out, and eliminated from the minigame. After thirty seconds or all players are eliminated, the minigame ends. Players can use the top screen to see the locations of Cheep Cheeps before they surface.
 
====''Mario Party 9''====
''[[Mario Party 9]]'' features seven [[Board (Mario Party series)|boards]] including [[Blooper Beach]]. Halfway through this board, the party winds around a path near an angry Blooper statue. If a captain lands on an [[Unlucky Space]], this statue will spin clockwise causing the whirlpool at the statue's base to rapidly grow. This drags the vehicle inwards towards a [[Mini Ztar]] area and the captain will lose 3 [[Mini Star]]s in the process. Until escaping, the party will be dragged back by two spaces by the whirlpool at the end of each turn.
 
Additionally, reaching the end of the board initiates a boss fight in the [[Blooper Barrage (minigame)|Blooper Barrage]] [[minigame]]. Here the party members mount cannons on a ship as a Big Blooper emerges from a whirlpool, shooting the boss down to deplete its health. The swirling current follows the Blooper as it moves around, albeit with no effect on the fight.
 
====''Super Mario Party''====
Players work together in a raft to navigate various obstacles in the [[River Survival]] game mode of ''[[Super Mario Party]]''. Two of the winding paths, the [[Blooper Pools]] and [[Monster Attack!]] challenges, feature [[Blooper]]s spinning to form whirlpools which pull in the raft and can cause it to bump against the Bloopers, impeding progress.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
[[File:MKDD MushroomBridge.png|thumb|240px|Whirlpools in the ocean below [[Mushroom Bridge]]]]
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', [[Mushroom Bridge]] rests on an island, with various whirlpools swirling both below the bridge and out at sea. These whirlpools have stars incorporated in the design and are much larger than the racer's karts and even the boats docked in the area. These features are also present on the course in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', albeit without the star details. These whirlpools are absent from the course's appearance in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''.
 
====''Mario Kart 8''====
''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and its [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|enhanced port]] include the track [[Dolphin Shoals]] featured in the [[Star Cup]]. At the end of the course is a section where the racers emerge from the water, driving across rocky terrain and [[Glider|gliding]] over a massive whirlpool. This whirlpool surrounds the final area, being too large to see on screen all at once.
 
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
Throughout the [[Oho Ocean]] of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its remake]] are [[waterspout]]s, which appear as swirling vortexes of bubbles. They can be entered using a [[Spin Jump (Mario & Luigi series)|Spin Jump]], similar to [[whirlwind]]s, causing the bros to immediately be sent high up before slowly drifting back down.
 
===''Paper Mario'' series''===
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
[[File:PMTTYD The Great Tree Water Puzzle 4.png|thumb|left|Water being drained inside [[the Great Tree]].]]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]], deep in [[the Great Tree]] is a puzzle room featuring a large body of water with a hidden [[! Switch#Paper Mario series|blue switch]] that can be struck with [[Koops]]. This forms a whirlpool as the water pours through a hole into the room below.
 
[[File:PMTTYD Piantaparlor Boat.png|thumb|right|Mario navigating [[barrel]]s and whirlpools in the [[Pianta Parlor]] Boat Game.]]
The [[Pianta Parlor]] also features whirlpools in the [[Boat Mode]] minigame, which can be accessed after obtaining the [[Platinum Card]]. These whirlpools have a deeper blue color and resemble curled streamers, drifting through the water similar to the [[barrel]]s to block Mario's path. The eight small whirlpools will cause Mario to spin away before regaining control, while four larger whirlpools drag Mario inward and beneath the water before he resurfaces nearby. A set of bubbly sound effects will play when being submerged.
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====''Super Paper Mario''====
[[The Tile Pool]] is an underwater level within [[The Bitlands]] of ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. After entering a pipe here, Mario and co. find themselves in an underwater passage featuring two swirling currents comprised of bright squares. When touched, these whirlpools suck up the playable character, spinning the camera clockwise before ejecting them away and dealing 1 damage.
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====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
[[File:PMCS VortexIslandIcon.gif|thumb|100px|left]]
[[File:PMCS Vortex Island vortex.png|thumb|right|The whirlpool of [[Vortex Island]]]]
Within the Violet Isles of ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', Mario encounters a massive whirlpool at [[Vortex Island]]. This vortex is the namesake of the island and prevents access to the local [[Mini Paint Star]] until being subdued. Mario must access a special warp pipe and navigate the [[parallel world]] to reach a laundry room [[Washing Machine]], the source of the vortex. Squeezing this [[Battle_Card_(Paper_Mario:_Color_Splash)#Thing_Cards|Thing]] and completing the ensuing battle will cause the whirlpool to dissipate in both worlds, granting passage to [[Lighthouse Island]].
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====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', the bridge to [[Peach's Castle]] is destroyed so Mario must navigate the [[Graffiti Underground]] instead. At the end of the sewer system is a body of water blocking access to a [[Warp Pipe]], and fighting a nearby group of [[Scaredy Rat]]s reveals a [[Magic Circle]]. Mario can use the [[1,000-Fold Arms]] to open a valve, forming a whirlpool as the water flows down into the drain.
 
[[File:PMTOK Mario meets Water Vellumental.jpg|thumb|left|Waterspouts formed by the [[Water Vellumental]]]]
When confronting the [[Water Vellumental]], it forms large waterspouts from a body of water for the ensuing boss battle. The Water Vellumental will siphon water from these waterspouts each turn to charge up for its Big, Mega, Giga, and Ultra Wave attacks, also summoning smaller waterspouts to wash away panels on each turn. When King Olly takes this form, his waterspouts will circle around the center as the ring puzzle is being solved, locking into position to wash away battle panels once Mario's path is set.
 
Defeating this boss allows [[Olivia]] to fill the [[Eddy River]] using a Magic Circle. This river bases its name on the eddies which form whirlpools throughout the stream. These whirlpools sometimes shift across the water and cause damage to the [[Oarsman]]'s boat, submerging it before launching it up. There is a massive whirlpool towards the end of the stream which, if entered, deals three hearts of damage to the boat.
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===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
[[File:DDRIcon9.png|thumb]]
During the events of ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'', Mario and [[Toad]] attempt to sail out to sea aboard the [[SS Brass]] before getting caught in a whirlpool. They sail to a nearby island to find help, meeting a [[Lakitu#Dance_Dance_Revolution:_Mario_Mix|pirate Lakitu]] merchant. He agrees to hand over the Boogie Booster, a powerful motor that would provide enough power to withstand the whirlpool, if Mario can defeat the Lakitu at a [[Fishing Frenzy|fishing minigame]]. Mario and Toad then sail into the current [[in the Whirlpool]], reaching the bottom of the ocean and an underwater temple where the second [[Music Key]] is being guarded by a [[Big Blooper]].
 
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)''====
Throughout the [[Northern Kremisphere]] are various [[Secret cave]]s each hiding a [[Banana Bird]]. Exclusive to the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance remake]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' is [[Pacifica]], found northwest of the [[Bazaar's General Store]]. Clearing the fourth stage of this world, [[Cliffside Blast]], unlocks a path down to a water section. The cliff face at the end reveals a cave entrance to Whirlpool Wreck when approached.
 
====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
[[File:CurrentCapers2.jpg|thumb|[[Donkey Kong]] swimming through a whirling current in [[Current Capers]].]]
In [[Rockin' Relics]], the first secret level of [[Sea Breeze Cove]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', there are large, underwater pipes powered by bellows which blow out or suck in water in quick bursts. The resulting vortexes drag around any [[Banana]]s, [[Kong]]s, and [[Sea Urchin]]s in the vicinity. [[Current Capers]] also features swirling currents, this time formed by massive propellors and gears spinning in the background.
 
Additionally, electric eels known as [[Fritz]] often teleport around the waters of Sea Breeze Cove levels. This teleporting is achieved through rapidly swirling around in the water, and reappearing elsewhere as they swirl back into view.
 
===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
Within [[Boogity Bog]], the third level of [[Ghost Island]] in the game ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', there are various currents and whirlpools which push [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] around to make underwater navigation more difficult. The whirlpools can swirl in either direction and influence a larger range than the visual, indicated by the flowing bubbles. Some whirlpools have circular handles orbiting around them, which allow the Kongs to swing through the currents.
 
===''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''===
[[File:GooperBlooperDreamRafting.png|thumb|left]]
''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' features many Olympic and [[Dream Event]]s, including [[Dream Rafting]]. Players stand on a circular raft that drifts down [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|Cheep Cheep River]], attempting to earn the most points while surviving various obstacles. At the end of the course, [[Gooper Blooper]] confronts the players and traps their raft by forming a whirlpool. Players must dodge its attacks and jump onto four of his tentacles, causing Gooper Blooper to leap up before landing back in the water dazed as the whirlpool subsides and the event ends.
 
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
During the events of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a water main break causes the streets of [[Brooklyn]] to flood with water. When Mario lifts a manhole cover in an attempt to investigate, a whirlpool forms and water surges down into the sewers.
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==Gallery==
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SM64 Asset Model Whirlpool.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 016.png|Concept art from ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 029.png|Concept art from ''Paper Mario: The Origami King''
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==See also==
*[[Current]]
*[[Tornado]]
*[[Black hole]]
*[[Vortex]]
*[[Squarp hole]]
 
==Names in other languages==
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|ChiSM=Whirlpool
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A Whirlpool in New Super Mario Bros.
Mario trying to escape from a whirlpool in New Super Mario Bros.

Whirlpools appear in the Super Mario franchise as spinning columns of water that can suck the player down into it, dealing damage or even making them to lose a life.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

In Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, the bottomless pits in all water areas have currents which attempt to suck Mario down while he swims over them, similar in function to whirlpools in later titles.

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS

Screenshot of Dire, Dire Docks from Super Mario 64.
The central whirlpool in Dire, Dire Docks

A whirlpool appears in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, within Dire, Dire Docks. It appears in the middle of the first area where the mission Chests in the Current takes place, and if Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, or Wario goes near it, he can be sucked in and defeated upon getting too close. It has a similar model to the tornadoes in Shifting Sand Land.

Super Mario Sunshine

Pollution on Isle Delfino is a major proponent of the story in Super Mario Sunshine, which extends to Noki Bay. Here the pollution sources from Eely-Mouth in an underwater chamber, where Mario faces the eel and must clean off the gunk from its teeth. The agitated deep-sea dweller will occasionally suck in the surrounding water and potentially Mario. If Mario is sucked in by the resulting whirlpool, he will be promptly spat out and lose some air.

New Super Mario Bros.

In New Super Mario Bros., whirlpools appear only in World 6-5. If Mario gets trapped in one, the player must repeatedly press A Button to avoid being sucked down, or else they lose a life. After a while, the whirlpool disappears, and Mario can pass by. However, one whirlpool allows Mario to access the level's third Star Coin.

Super Mario Galaxy

Mario swimming in Sea Slide Galaxy
Whirlpools in the Sea Slide Galaxy

In Super Mario Galaxy, whirlpools appear in the Sea Slide Galaxy, Deep Dark Galaxy, and the Bigmouth Galaxy. They are thin columns and have a dark blue color. These whirlpools only appear underwater; they create no disturbance on the surface. Rather than pulling in the player, they push Mario or Luigi away. The Cyclone Stone in Beach Bowl Galaxy also features a whirlpool column, though this one is formed by a swirling stream of water caught between two black holes. Additionally, Warp Pipes found underwater such as in Buoy Base Galaxy will have whirlpool suction, which pull Mario or Luigi to their openings.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Whirlpools reappear in New Super Mario Bros. 2, acting the same as they did in New Super Mario Bros. They appear only in World 3-2.

Super Mario Maker 2

While whirlpools do not appear in Super Mario Maker 2, Twisters can be placed underwater to create an upwards current which does not breach the surface. This current maintains a shape similar to whirlpools.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

In the forty-second episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! titled Mario of the Apes, Mario and co. travel through Jungleland as a shortcut. During this expedition King Koopa sends various enemies to attack the group including an Albatoss, spear-wielding Shyguys, and eventually Trouters when the group jump into a river to avoid the spears. Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad try to keep afloat in the river as a large group of Trouters swim in circles to form a raging whirlpool, which pulls the group towards another large Trouter's mouth. Mario, who lost his memory prior and goes by "Marzan" at the time, swings in on a vine to rescue the three and bring them to safety.

Mario's Time Machine

In the SNES version of Mario's Time Machine, Mario enters whirlpools to travel back to various time periods, specifically after collecting enough Mushrooms while surfing across time's waves.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Mario standing near a whirlpool in the sea

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake, whirlpools can be found in most sections within the sea and the Sunken Ship. When Mario is sucked by one, he is taken beneath the surface where he can access underwater areas. These whirlpools serve as the only method to submerge into water and only works in one direction; Mario cannot enter a whirlpool to resurface.

Mario Party series

Mario Party

Whirlpool in Mario Party
The stranded Pink Yoshi surrounded by whirlpools.

Whirlpools can be found in Mario Party, where they prevent access to a Pink Yoshi stuck on a small central island within the Yoshi's Tropical Island board. These whirlpools can be removed by collecting Stars, which forms a bridge at the end of the game allowing the Blue Yoshi on Watermelon Island to reunite with the stranded Yoshi. These whirlpools were replaced with Cheep Cheeps when the board returned in Mario Party Superstars.

Mario Party 6

Blooper Scooper from Mario Party 6
Blooper Scooper minigame

Blooper Scooper is a minigame from Mario Party 6 where players are capsized by a Big Blooper and must survive the whirlpool it forms. Any players unable to swim away from the Blooper are pulled beneath the water, made more difficult by the tentacles, crates, and other obstacles around the current. At the end of the minigame, the Blooper submerges allowing the whirlpool to subside.

Mario Party 7

“Oh dear! You unleashed the whirlpool. Now the shells will be shuffled.”
—Toadsworth, Mario Party 7

In the Pearl Hunt game mode, players compete in minigames for the chance to collect pearls from various seashells arranged on the seabed. These seashells can also hold other objects such as Mushrooms, Bob-ombs, and whirlpools. The whirlpools will expand in size to carry all remaining seashells up high before dissipating, where the shells will drift back down in new positions.

Mario Party DS

Cheep Chump from Mario Party DS
Cheep Cheeps attempting to sucking up players.

When playing the Cheep Chump minigame in Mario Party DS, players have thirty seconds to avoid three Cheep Cheeps lurking below the water. These Cheep Cheeps vary in size and will occasionally swim up to the surface to suck up players, forming whirlpools from their suction that correspond to their sizes. If a player fails to paddle away from a vortex they are eaten, spat out, and eliminated from the minigame. After thirty seconds or all players are eliminated, the minigame ends. Players can use the top screen to see the locations of Cheep Cheeps before they surface.

Mario Party 9

Mario Party 9 features seven boards including Blooper Beach. Halfway through this board, the party winds around a path near an angry Blooper statue. If a captain lands on an Unlucky Space, this statue will spin clockwise causing the whirlpool at the statue's base to rapidly grow. This drags the vehicle inwards towards a Mini Ztar area and the captain will lose 3 Mini Stars in the process. Until escaping, the party will be dragged back by two spaces by the whirlpool at the end of each turn.

Additionally, reaching the end of the board initiates a boss fight in the Blooper Barrage minigame. Here the party members mount cannons on a ship as a Big Blooper emerges from a whirlpool, shooting the boss down to deplete its health. The swirling current follows the Blooper as it moves around, albeit with no effect on the fight.

Super Mario Party

Players work together in a raft to navigate various obstacles in the River Survival game mode of Super Mario Party. Two of the winding paths, the Blooper Pools and Monster Attack! challenges, feature Bloopers spinning to form whirlpools which pull in the raft and can cause it to bump against the Bloopers, impeding progress.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Side aerial view of Mushroom Bridge in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Whirlpools in the ocean below Mushroom Bridge

In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mushroom Bridge rests on an island, with various whirlpools swirling both below the bridge and out at sea. These whirlpools have stars incorporated in the design and are much larger than the racer's karts and even the boats docked in the area. These features are also present on the course in Mario Kart Tour, albeit without the star details. These whirlpools are absent from the course's appearance in Mario Kart DS and Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Mario Kart 8

Mario Kart 8 and its enhanced port include the track Dolphin Shoals featured in the Star Cup. At the end of the course is a section where the racers emerge from the water, driving across rocky terrain and gliding over a massive whirlpool. This whirlpool surrounds the final area, being too large to see on screen all at once.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Throughout the Oho Ocean of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake are waterspouts, which appear as swirling vortexes of bubbles. They can be entered using a Spin Jump, similar to whirlwinds, causing the bros to immediately be sent high up before slowly drifting back down.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Water being drained inside the Great Tree.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its remake, deep in the Great Tree is a puzzle room featuring a large body of water with a hidden blue switch that can be struck with Koops. This forms a whirlpool as the water pours through a hole into the room below.

Mario navigating barrels and whirlpools in the Pianta Parlor Boat Game.

The Pianta Parlor also features whirlpools in the Boat Mode minigame, which can be accessed after obtaining the Platinum Card. These whirlpools have a deeper blue color and resemble curled streamers, drifting through the water similar to the barrels to block Mario's path. The eight small whirlpools will cause Mario to spin away before regaining control, while four larger whirlpools drag Mario inward and beneath the water before he resurfaces nearby. A set of bubbly sound effects will play when being submerged.

Super Paper Mario

The Tile Pool is an underwater level within The Bitlands of Super Paper Mario. After entering a pipe here, Mario and co. find themselves in an underwater passage featuring two swirling currents comprised of bright squares. When touched, these whirlpools suck up the playable character, spinning the camera clockwise before ejecting them away and dealing 1 damage.

Paper Mario: Color Splash

World Map icon of Vortex Island from Paper Mario: Color Splash.
Vortex Island
The whirlpool of Vortex Island

Within the Violet Isles of Paper Mario: Color Splash, Mario encounters a massive whirlpool at Vortex Island. This vortex is the namesake of the island and prevents access to the local Mini Paint Star until being subdued. Mario must access a special warp pipe and navigate the parallel world to reach a laundry room Washing Machine, the source of the vortex. Squeezing this Thing and completing the ensuing battle will cause the whirlpool to dissipate in both worlds, granting passage to Lighthouse Island.

Paper Mario: The Origami King

In Paper Mario: The Origami King, the bridge to Peach's Castle is destroyed so Mario must navigate the Graffiti Underground instead. At the end of the sewer system is a body of water blocking access to a Warp Pipe, and fighting a nearby group of Scaredy Rats reveals a Magic Circle. Mario can use the 1,000-Fold Arms to open a valve, forming a whirlpool as the water flows down into the drain.

Mario facing off against the Water Vellumental in Paper Mario: The Origami King
Waterspouts formed by the Water Vellumental

When confronting the Water Vellumental, it forms large waterspouts from a body of water for the ensuing boss battle. The Water Vellumental will siphon water from these waterspouts each turn to charge up for its Big, Mega, Giga, and Ultra Wave attacks, also summoning smaller waterspouts to wash away panels on each turn. When King Olly takes this form, his waterspouts will circle around the center as the ring puzzle is being solved, locking into position to wash away battle panels once Mario's path is set.

Defeating this boss allows Olivia to fill the Eddy River using a Magic Circle. This river bases its name on the eddies which form whirlpools throughout the stream. These whirlpools sometimes shift across the water and cause damage to the Oarsman's boat, submerging it before launching it up. There is a massive whirlpool towards the end of the stream which, if entered, deals three hearts of damage to the boat.

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

During the events of Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, Mario and Toad attempt to sail out to sea aboard the SS Brass before getting caught in a whirlpool. They sail to a nearby island to find help, meeting a pirate Lakitu merchant. He agrees to hand over the Boogie Booster, a powerful motor that would provide enough power to withstand the whirlpool, if Mario can defeat the Lakitu at a fishing minigame. Mario and Toad then sail into the current in the Whirlpool, reaching the bottom of the ocean and an underwater temple where the second Music Key is being guarded by a Big Blooper.

Donkey Kong Country series

Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)

Throughout the Northern Kremisphere are various Secret caves each hiding a Banana Bird. Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 3 is Pacifica, found northwest of the Bazaar's General Store. Clearing the fourth stage of this world, Cliffside Blast, unlocks a path down to a water section. The cliff face at the end reveals a cave entrance to Whirlpool Wreck when approached.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Current Capers
Donkey Kong swimming through a whirling current in Current Capers.

In Rockin' Relics, the first secret level of Sea Breeze Cove in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, there are large, underwater pipes powered by bellows which blow out or suck in water in quick bursts. The resulting vortexes drag around any Bananas, Kongs, and Sea Urchins in the vicinity. Current Capers also features swirling currents, this time formed by massive propellors and gears spinning in the background.

Additionally, electric eels known as Fritz often teleport around the waters of Sea Breeze Cove levels. This teleporting is achieved through rapidly swirling around in the water, and reappearing elsewhere as they swirl back into view.

DK: Jungle Climber

Within Boogity Bog, the third level of Ghost Island in the game DK: Jungle Climber, there are various currents and whirlpools which push Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong around to make underwater navigation more difficult. The whirlpools can swirl in either direction and influence a larger range than the visual, indicated by the flowing bubbles. Some whirlpools have circular handles orbiting around them, which allow the Kongs to swing through the currents.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

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Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games features many Olympic and Dream Events, including Dream Rafting. Players stand on a circular raft that drifts down Cheep Cheep River, attempting to earn the most points while surviving various obstacles. At the end of the course, Gooper Blooper confronts the players and traps their raft by forming a whirlpool. Players must dodge its attacks and jump onto four of his tentacles, causing Gooper Blooper to leap up before landing back in the water dazed as the whirlpool subsides and the event ends.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

During the events of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a water main break causes the streets of Brooklyn to flood with water. When Mario lifts a manhole cover in an attempt to investigate, a whirlpool forms and water surges down into the sewers.

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See also

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese (simplified) 漩涡[1]
Xuánwō 		Whirlpool

References

  1. ^ Official Chinese website for New Super Mario Bros.. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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Mario's Time Machine (PC) / Mario's Time Machine (SNES) / Mario's Time Machine (NES)
Super Mario characters Bowser • Bowser's motherb • Donkey Kong Jr.c • Iggy Koopa • Larry Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Luigia • Mario • Roy Koopad • Yoshid
Historical persons used as characters Abraham Lincolna • Albert Einsteinc • Andrew Iversona • Anne Hathaway • Aristotle • Benjamin Franklin • Booker T. Washingtona • Catherine Dickensa • Charles Dickensa • Charles-Gaspard de la Rivea • Cleopatra • Constanze Mozarta • David Grenewetzkia • Deborah Reada • Don Lloyda • Duke of Alençon • Edmund Halley • Ferdinand Magellan • Francis Drake • Frederick Douglassa • Galileo Galileia • George Washington Carvera • Henry Forda • Ho Tia • Isaac Newton • Jeff Griffeatha • Joan of Arc • Johann Gutenberg • Joseph Haydna • Juan Sebastian Del Cano • Julius Caesar • Kublai Khan • Leonardo da Vinci • Louis Pasteura • Ludwig van Beethoven • Mahatma Gandhi • Marco Polo • Mary Todd Lincolna • Michael Faradaya • Michelangelo Buonarroti • Minamoto no Yoritomoc • Pierre Paul Emile Rouxa • Plato • Queen Elizabeth I • Raphael Sanzio • Richard Burbage • Royal Society • Sarah Barnarda • Thomas Edison • Thomas Jefferson • Ts'ai Luna • William Shakespeare • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarta
Enemies Birdc • Bodyslam Koopac • Bullet Billa • Koopa • Mine • Pterodactyla • Sharka • Space Troopac • UFOc • Walking Turnipc
Locations Academy • Alexandria • Athens • Berlin Wallc • Bowser's castle • Bowser's Museum • Calcutta • Cambridge University • Cambuluc • Cretaceous Period • Egyptc • Florence • Germanyc • Gettysburgc • Gobi Desert • Independence Hall • Japanc • Kitty Hawkc • London • Luoyanga • Mainz • Menlo Park • Moonc • Novatoa • Orleans • Paduaa • Paradise • Parisa • Philadelphia • Stratford-upon-Avon • Swan Inn • Trinidad • Tuskegeea • Vienna • Washington, D.C.a • White Housea
Items and objects Almanaca • Apple • Art Filea • Astrolabe • Backscratcher • Balla • Bambooa • Beret • Booka • Book of Marco Polo • Bosun's Pipe • Bowa • Bowser Statue • Bread • Bucket of Plaster • Bucklea • Bug Fixa • Bug Reporta • Bunnya • Calculus Book • Cat • Chisel • Chocolatea • Clotha • Compassa • Conversations on Chemistrya • Crank Handlea • Crown • Cup of Tea • Declaration of Independence • Dictionarya • Dinosaur Eggc • Drawing of Air Screw • Drawing of Ideal Man • Drumstick • F=MA • Fan • Feather • Filament • Firecrackera • Fireworks • Flag (India) • Flag (United States of America)c • Flaska • Floppy Diska • Flutea • Football • Globe • Grape • Handkerchief • Hand Mirror • Horse's Bit • Hourglass Blockc • Ice Creama • Incense • Inkwella • Information boxc • Key (Mainz) • Key (Philadelphia)a • Knife • Ladder • Laurel Wreath • Law Book • Lemonadea • Lens • Light Bulbc • Magneta • Measuring Stick • Metal Type • Metronome • Milka • Mona's Mirror • Mona Lisa • Moneya • Monocle • Mushroom • Music • Newspaper • Notebook • Onion • Paint • Paintbrush • Paintinga • Pamphlet • Paper Money • Pearl Necklace • Pennya • Physics Equationc • Poetry Booka • Postcard • Principia • Print Block • Propellerc • Quill Pen (1602)c • Quill Pen (Orleans) • Rat Trap • Republic • Ricea • Scarfa • Scissors • Scripta • Scrolla • Shield • Skull • Sledgehammerc • Spectacles (Philadelphia) • Spectacles (Washington, D.C.)a • Sphinxc • Staff • Stampa • Starmanc • Steering Wheelc • Stovepipe Hatc • Swordc • Tea Bag • Telegram • Telescope (Padua)a • Telescope (Trinidad) • Thronec • Ticketa • Timulator • Tirea • Torchc • Toya • Turkeya • Turtle Cannonc • Watcha • Warp Pipec • Whirlpool • Wooden Snake
Other Staff
a Exclusive to the DOS/PC releases
b Exclusive to the Deluxe release
c Exclusive to the NES release
d Not in the SNES release
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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES) / Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Characters Protagonists Mario • Mallow • Geno • Bowser • Princess Peach
Supporting Apprentice (Torte) • Baby Fat • Boo, Goo, Bones, and Kipp • Boshi • Chancellor • Chef Torte • Cinder Toad • Dr. Topper • Dyna and Mite • Elder • Frog Sage • Frogfucius' Student • Game Boy Toad • Gardener • Garro • Gaz • Goomhilde • Granny • King Nimbus • Link • Ma Mole and Pa Mole • Moleville Toad • Monstermama • Mushroom Boy • Queen Nimbus • Raini • Raz • Rose Town innkeeper • Royal bus driver • Samus • Sergeant Flutter • Three Musty Fears • Toadofsky • Triplets • Vault Guard
Enemies Bosses Axem Rangers (Axem Red · Axem Black · Axem Green · Axem Yellow · Axem Pink) • Bad Adder • Belome • Birdo • Boomer • Booster • Bowser • Bowyer • Cake • Claymorton • Clerk • Cloaker • Count Down • Croco • Culex • Czar Dragon • Director • Dodo • Domino • Exor • Factory Chief • Gassox • Grate Guy • Gunyolk • Hammer Bros. • Jinx • Johnny • King Calamari • Knife Guy • Mad Adder • Manager • Megasmilax • Punchinello • Shelly • Smithy • Speardovich • The Blade • Valentina • Wizakoopa • Zombone
Boss helpers Bahamutt • Bandana Blue • Bob-omb • Bodyguard • Bowser Clone • Chaindelier • Earth Crystal • Eggbert • Fire Crystal • Geno Clone • Helio • Jinx Clone • King Bomb • Mad Mallet • Mallow Clone • Mario Clone • Mezzo Bomb • Microbomb • Peach Clone • Pounder • Poundette • Ring-a-Dings • Shyper • Smelter • Smilax • Snifster • Speardovich (Duplicate) • Torte • Water Crystal • Wind Crystal
Lesser enemies Aero • Alley Rat • Amanita • Ameboid • Apprentice • Arachne • Armored Ant • Artichoker • Bahamutt • Bandana Red • Beezo • Big Blaster • Big Thwomp • Big Troopa • Birdy • Blaster • Blooper • Blooper Baby • Blooper Nanny • Bluebird • Bob-omb • Boo • Buzzer • Carroboscis • Chain Chomp • Chained Kong • Cheep Cheep • Chewy • Chomp Chomp • Chompweed • Chow • Cluster • Comeon • Crook • Crusty • Dollox • Doppel • Drill Bit • Dry Bones • Enigma • Enigmax • Fink Flower • Forkie • Frogog • Geckit • Gecko • Glum Reaper • Goomba • Grand Troopa • Greaper • Guerrilla • High Boo • Hippopo • Hobgoblin • Huhwhat • Jabit • Jagger • Jawful • Jester • Jinnie • K-9 • Kriffid • Lakitu • Lava Babble • Lava Blubble • Lava Bubble • Leuko • Machine Made • Mad Mallet • Magmite • Magmus • Malakoopa • Mastadoom • Mini Goomba • Mr. Kipper • Muckle • Ninja • Octolot • Octovader • Orb User • Orbison • Para-bomb • Paratroopa • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pleaseno • Pounder • Poundette • Pro Goomba • Pulsar • Puppox • Rat Funk • Reacher • Ribbite • Rob-omb • Sackit • Shadow • Shaman • Shogun • Shy Guy • Shymore • Shy Ranger • Sling Shy • Snapdragon • Snifit • Snifster • Spikester • Spikey • Spinthra • Springer • Star Cruster • Starslap • Stinger • Stompillar • Straw Head • Stumpet • Terra Cotta • Terrapin • Thropher • Thwomp • Urspike • Vomer • Whuhoh • Wiggler • Zeostar
Locations Bandit's Way • Barrel Volcano • Bean Valley • Beanstalk • Belome Temple • Booster Hill • Booster Pass • Booster Tower • Bowser's Keep • Factory • Forest Maze • Grate Guy's Casino • Kero Sewers • Land's End • Mario's Pad • Marrymore • Midas River • Mole Mines • Moleville • Monstro Town • Mushroom Castle • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Way • Nimbus Castle • Nimbus Land • Peach's Room • Pipe Vault • Rose Town • Rose Way • Sea • Seaside Town • Sky Bridge • Star Hill • Sunken Ship • Swap Shop • Tadpole Pond • The Trial Course • Vista Hill • Weapon World • Yo'ster Isle
Items General Beetle • Bonus Flower • Bracer • Carbo Cookie • Cleansing Juice • Coin • Croaka Cola • Earlier Times • Energizer • Finless Cola • Fire Bomb • Flower • Flower Box • Flower Jar • Flower Tab • Fright Bomb • Frog Coin • Frogleg Cola • Goodie Bag • Honey Syrup • Ice Bomb • Lamb's Lure • Lucky Jewel • Maple Syrup • Max Mushroom • Mid Mushroom • Moldy Mush • Mushroom • Mystery Egg • Party Bracer • Party Cleanse • Party Energizer • Peach's ??? • Pick Me Up • Poison Mushroom • Pure Water • Red Essence • Rock Candy • Rotten Mush • Royal Syrup • See Ya • Sheep Attack • Sleepy Bomb • Star • Star Egg • Tadpola Cola • Thropher Cookie • Wilt Shroom • Yoshi-Ade • Yoshi Candy • Yoshi Cookie
Key items Alto Card • Beetle Box • Boo Flag • Bright Card • Castle Key 1 • Castle Key 2 • Carbo Cookie • Cricket Jam • Cricket Pie • Crystal Sharda • Dry Bones Flag • Elder Key • Extra-Shiny Stonea • Fertilizer • Fireworks • Greaper Flag • Microbomb • Monster Trophya • Room Key • Seed • Shed Key • Shiny Stone • Soprano Card • Special Frog Coin • Stay Vouchera • Temple Key • Tenor Card • Wallet
Weapons Chain Chomp • Cymbals • Double Punch • Drill Claw • Fake Chomp • Finger Shot • Froggie Stick • Frying Pan • Hammer • Hand Cannon • Hand Gun • Hurly Glove • Koopa Shell • Lazy Shell • Lucky Hammer • Masher • Mega Glove • Parasol • Paratroopa Shell • Punch Glove • Ribbit Stick • Sage Sticka • Slap Glove • Sonic Cymbals • Spiked Chomp • Star Gun • Stella 023a • Sticky Glove • Super Hammer • Super Slap • Ultra Hammer • War Fan • Whomp Glove • Wonder Chompa
Armor Courage Shell • Fire Cape • Fire Dress • Fire Pants • Fire Shell • Fire Shirt • Fluffy Cape • Fluffy Dress • Fluffy Pants • Fluffy Shirt • Happy Cape • Happy Pants • Happy Shell • Happy Shirt • Heel Shell • Hero Shirt • Lazy Shell • Lovely Dress • Mega Cape • Mega Pants • Mega Shirt • Pants • Prince Pants • Royal Dress • Sailor Cape • Sailor Dress • Sailor Pants • Sailor Shirt • Shirt • Star Cape • Super Suit • Thick Pants • Thick Shirt • Work Pants
Accessories Antidote Pin • Attack Scarf • Booster's Charm • Coin Trick • Defense Scarf • Echo Signal Ringa • Enduring Broocha • Exp. Booster • Fearless Pin • Feather • Flower Ring • Ghost Medal • Jinx Belt • Jump Shoes • Nurture Ring • Quartz Charm • Safety Badge • Safety Ring • Signal Ring • Teamwork Banda • Troopa Medal • Trueform Pin • Wake-Up Pin • Zoom Shoes
Special moves Arrow Rain • Attack Locka • Aurora Flash • Backfire • Big Bang • Blast • Blazer • Blizzard • Body Slam • Bolt • Bombs Away • Boulder • Breaker Beam • Card Rain • Card Toss • Carni-Kiss • Celebration Shota • Claw • Clown Car Barragea • Come Back • Crusher • Crystal • Dark Claw • Dark Star • Diamond Saw • Doom Reverb • Echofinder • Eerie Jig • Electroshock • Elegy • Endobubble • Fangs • Fear Roulette • Fear Sickle • Final Clawa • Fire Orb • Fire Saber • Flame • Flame Stone • Flame Wall • Flare • Flutter Hush • Fun & Run • Funguspike • Geno Beam • Geno Blast • Geno Boost • Geno Flash • Geno Whirl • Get Tough • Goodnight • Grinder • Group Hug • Gunk Ball • Hammer Time • Healing Rainbowa • Hot Shot • Howl • HP Rain • Ice Rock • Ignitea • Ink Blast • Iron Maiden • Item Locka • Jinxed • Jump • Last Shot • Light Bubble • Lightning Orb • Loco Express • Loco Express 023a • Lulla-Bye • Magic Forcea •Magnum • Mechakoopa Stomp • Mega Recover • Meteora • Meteor Blast • Meteor Swarm • Migraine • Mirage Attack • Missed me! • Monster Toss • Moral Supporta • Multiplier • Multistrike • Mushroom Funk • Mute • Nimble Forcea • Painspout • Petal Blast • Pierce • Poison • Poison Gas • Pollen Nap • Psych Bomb • Psyche • Psycho Plasm • Quicksilver • Reaper Sickle • Recover • Scarecrow Bell • Scarecrow Dust • Scarecrow Fangs • Scarecrow Funk • Sand Storm • Scream • Shaker • Shocker • Shooting Star Shota • Shredder • Silver Bullet • Skewer • Sledge • Sleep Sauce • Sleepy Time • Snowy • Solidify • Somnus Waltz • Spare-Us-Alla • Spear Rain • Special Locka • Spore Chimes • Sporocyst • Spritz Bomb • Star Rain • Star Ridersa • Starry Shell Spikea • Static Electricity • Stench • Storm • Super Fireball • Super Jump • Sword Rain • Terrapunch • Terrorize • Therapy • Thornet • Thought Peek • Thunderbolt • Toad Assista • Triple Kick • Ultra Fireball • Ultra Jump • Va-Va-Voom • Valor Forcea • Valor Up • Venom Drool • Vigor Forcea • Vigor Up • Viro Plasm • Water Blast • Weird Mushroom • Will-O-Wisp
Elements Fire • Jump • Ice • Lightning
Status effects DEF-Up • Downed • Fear • Mushroom • Mute • Poison • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Scarecrow • Sleep
Minigames Beetle Mania • Beetle Race • Goomba-thumping • Look the other way • Moleville Mountain • Mushroom Derby • Wheeere's Yoshi?!
Miscellaneous Action Gaugea • Ally Buffa • Bestiary (SNES · Switch) • Bowser doll • Chaina • Fungi Light • Gallery (SNES · Switch) • Gauge Movea • Glitches • Hidden Treasure • Level up progressions • Mario doll • Parade • Peach doll • Play Reporta • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Scrapbooka • Screw bridge • Shops • Sound Playera • Soundtrack • Special moves • Staff (SNES · Switch) • Treasures • Triple Movea • Trolley
a Exclusive to Super Mario RPG for the Nintendo Switch
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Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Playable characters Mario • Yoshib • Luigic • Warioc • Red Yoshic • Blue Yoshic • Yellow Yoshic
Forms Wing Mario • Metal Mario/Metal Wario • Vanish Mario/Vanish Luigi • Fire Powerc • Balloon Marioc • Mega Marioc
Non-playable characters Lakitu Bros. • Princess Peach • Toad • Toads • Bob-omb Buddies • Koopa the Quick • Hoot • Penguins • Baby Penguins • Mother Penguin • Big Penguin • Snowman • Rabbits • MIPSa • Glowing rabbitsc • Dorrie • Ukkikis
Enemies Amp • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Bub • Bubba • Bullet Bill • Bully • Chain Chomp • Chair • Chuckya • Clam shell • Flame thrower • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Goombette • Grand Goomba • Grindel • Heave-Ho • Klepto • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta Ray • Money Bags • Monty Mole • Moving Bar • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I. • Piranha Flower • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Small Koopa Troopa • Small Piranha • Snufit • Sparky • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Spiny bomb • Sushi • Swoop • Thwomp • Tox Box • Unagi • Unshelled Koopa • Whomp
Obstacles Blaster • Casket • Cold water • Current • Endless stairs • Falling pillar • Fire bar • Fireball • Flamethrower • Hidden smasher • Ice block • Iron ball • Lava • Moving sand • Pendulum • Pit • Quicksand • Rolling rock • Slide Box • Spiked orb • Strange toxic cloud • Tornado • Water bomb • Water tide • Whirlpool • Wind
Bosses Big Bob-omb • Whomp King • Bowser • Big Boo • Big Mr. I. • Big Bully • Eyerok • Chill Bully • Wiggler • Goombossc • King Booc • Chief Chillyc
Items and power-ups 1-UP Mushroom • Blue Coin • Bubble • Crate • Crazed Crate • Jumbo Star • Key • Koopa Shell • Luigi Keyc • Luigi's capc • Mario's cap • Mario's Keyc • Metal Capa • Mushroomc • Power Flowerc • Power Star • Red Coin • Silver Starc • Spinning Heart • Vanish Capa • Wario Keyc • Wario's capc • Wing Capa • Wingsc • Yellow Coin • Yoshi Eggc
Objects ★ door • Arrow Lift • Arrow Sign • Big Star Door • Block • Blue Coin Block • Brick pillar • Bubble ring • Butterfly • Cannon • Cap Block • Cap Switch • Cloud House • Conveyor belt • Crystal Tap • Falling Block • Flipping block • Gondola • Key Door • Lift • Log • Magic carpet • Mushroom • Paddle wheel • Painting • Pole • Purple Switch • Pyramid platform • Rainbow Cruiser • Rotating bar • Secret • Seesaw • Semi-visible block • Shrinker Pipe • Sign • Square • Stake • Star Marker • Star Spherec • Star Switch c • Swing • Tapering platform • Track • Treasure Chest • Tree • Warp pipe • Warp Point • Wire net • Wire platform • Work Elevator • Yellow block
Locations First floor and mezzanine Bob-omb Battlefield • Whomp's Fortress • Jolly Roger Bay • Cool, Cool Mountain • Bowser in the Dark World • The Princess's Secret Slide • The Secret Aquarium • Tower of the Wing Cap • Sunshine Islesc • Goomboss Battlec
Basement and courtyard Big Boo's Haunt • Hazy Maze Cave • Lethal Lava Land • Shifting Sand Land • Dire, Dire Docks • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Cavern of the Metal Cap/Behind the Waterfall • Vanish Cap Under the Moat/The Secret Under the Moat • Big Boo Battlec • Battle Fortc
Upper floors and tower Snowman's Land • Wet-Dry World • Tall, Tall Mountain • Tiny-Huge Island • Tick Tock Clock • Rainbow Ride • Bowser in the Sky • Wing Mario Over the Rainbow/Over the Rainbows • Chief Chilly Challengec
Other Castle Grounds • Mushroom Castle • Princess's room • Courtyard • Rec Roomc • Switching roomsc
Moves Backward Somersault • Crawl • Crouch • Dive • Double Jump • Egg Throwc • Flutter Kickc • Fly • Jump • Kick • Long Jump • Pound the Ground • Punch • Scuttlec • Side Somersault • Slide • Slide Kick • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallowc • Sweep Kick • Swim • Swing and Flingc • Triple Jump • Wall Kick
Gameplay elements Completion • Letter • Mario's face • Missions • Power Meter • Switch Cap Course
Minigamesc Luigi Lucky Stars • Mario Slot • Memory Master • Memory Match • Mushroom Roulette • Pair-a-Gone • Pair-a-Gone and On • Picture Poker • Super Mario Slot
Mario Bounce and Pounce • Bounce and Trounce • Connect the Characters • Mario's Slides • Shell Smash • Shuffle Shell • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Terror • Trampoline Time
Wario Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom
Yoshi Boom Box • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Mix-a-Mug • Puzzle Panel • Puzzle Panic • Tox Box Shuffle • Wanted! • Which Wiggler?
Musical compositions "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" • "Slider" • "Inside the Castle Walls" • "Koopa's Road" • "Koopa's Theme"
Further info Gallery (DS) • Glitches (DS) • Media (DS) • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content (DS) • Quotes • Staff (DS)
a Exclusive to Super Mario 64
b Present in both games, but has different roles in each
c Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS
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New Super Mario Bros.
Protagonists Mario • Luigi
Supporting characters Princess Peach • Dorrie • Giant Wiggler • Phantom Hand • Toadsworth
Worlds World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8
Bosses Bowser Jr. • Bowser • Mummipokey • Cheepskipper • Mega Goomba • Petey Piranha • Monty Tank • Lakithunder • Dry Bowser • Bowser 2
Items 1-Up Mushroom • Big Star • Blue Coin • Blue Shell • Coin • Fire Flower • Hidden Coin • Mega Mushroom • Mini Mushroom • Red Coin • Star Coin • Starman • Super Mushroom
Objects ! Block • ! Switch • ? Block • Balance Lift • Brick • Bubble • Bumper • Coin Block • Donut Block • Door • Dotted-Line Block • Face block • Fence • Flimsy Lift • Flip Panel • Flipper • Floor • Flying ? Block • Hard Block • Ice Block • Invisible Block • Lakitu's Cloud • Lift • Midway point • Mushroom Platform • Mushroom Trampoline • Paddle wheel • P Switch • Pipe Cannon • Pole (goal) • Pole (object) • Red Block • Red-flag exit • Red Ring • Rolling log • Rolling rock • Rotating platform • Roulette Block • Seesaw • Semisolid Platform • Sinking and Rising Mushrooms • Skull switch • Small pipe • Snake Block • Spiked ? Block • Spin Block • Spring • Star Coin Sign • Stretch Shroom • Swing • Vine • Warp Pipe
Moves Crouch • Dash • Double Jump • Drill Spin • Ground Pound • Jump • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Enemies Amp • Balloon Boo • Banzai Bill • Big Whomp • Blockhopper • Blooper • Blooper Baby • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Boomerang Bro • Boo • Broozer • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Cheep-Chomp • Climbing Koopa • Crowber • Deep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Fire Bro • Fire Snake • Flame Chomp • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Kab-omb • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Mega Deep-Cheep • Mega Unagi • Mini Goomba • Moneybags • Paragoomba • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Scuttlebug • Skeeter • Snailicorn • Snow Spike • Spike Bass • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Splunkin • Squiggler • Super Dry Bones • Super Piranha Plant • Super Thwomp • Sushi • Sledge Bro • Swoop • Thwomp • Unagi • Venus Fire Trap • Wiggler • Whomp
Obstacles Ball 'N' Chain • Banzai Bill Cannon • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Burner • Cork • Current • Fire Bar • Giant Spiked Ball • Lava • Poison • Quicksand • Skewer • Spike • Spiked Ball • Tornado • Volcanic debris • Whirlpool
Level types Castle • Ghost House • Toad House • Tower • Warp Cannon
Minigames Action Balloon Racing • Danger, Bob-omb! Danger! • Lakitu Launch • Snowball Slalom • Snowball Slam • Vs. Lakitu Launch • Whack-a-Monty
Puzzle Coincentration • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Puzzle Panel • Wanted! • Which Wiggler?
Table Bob-omb Reverse • Luigi's Thrilling Cards • Luigi-Jack • Memory Match • Pair-a-Gone • Picture Poker • Speed
Variety Bob-omb Squad • Bounce and Trounce • Mario's Slides • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Time
1 on 1 Bob-omb Sudden Death • Bob-omb Trampoline • Jumping Sudden Death • Jumping Brothers • Lakitu Launch • Vs. Mario's Slides • Vs. Pair-a-Gone • Vs. Trampoline Time
Other 1-Up Hunt! • Challenge • Mario vs. Luigi • Stored Item • Sub-area • Time Limit
Further info Gallery • Glitches • Media • Paah • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
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Super Mario Galaxy
Playable characters Mario • Luigi
Forms Bee Mario • Rainbow Mario • Boo Mario • Ice Mario • Fire Mario • Spring Mario • Flying Mario
Non-playable characters Apricot Luma • Princess Peach • Rosalina • Lumas • Polari • Hungry Lumas • Lumalees • Comet Tico • Toads • Toad Brigade (Toad Brigade Captain · Mailtoad · Blue Toad · Yellow Toad · Green Toad) • Star Bunnies • Honeybees • Queen Bee • Boards • Ray • Penguins • Coach • Penguru • Penguin Racers • Gearmos • Worm • Spooky Speedster • Guppy • Cosmic Mario
Enemies Amp • Atomic Boo • Ball Beamer • Banzai Bill • Bat • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bomp • Bone Twister • Bonefin • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cataquack • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • Clampy • Cluckboom • Crabber • Dry Bones • Electrogoomba • Fire Shooter • Flipbug • Giant Gringill • Golden Chomp • Goomba • Goombeetle • Grand Goomba • Gringill • Ice bat • Ice Bubble • Jam-o'-War • Jammyfish • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble • Li'l Cinder • Magikoopa • Mandibug • Mecha-Bowser • Micro Goomba • Mikey Mine • Mini Chomp • Monty • Octoguy • Piranha Plant • Pokey Head • Pokeynut • Pokeyplant • Pulse Beam • Pumpkinhead Goomba • Rocto • Ruby Rock • Sentry Beam • Sentry Garage • Slurple • Spiky Topman • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny Piranha Plant • Spoing • Spangler • Spring Topman • Spring Vault • Thwomp • Topmini • Torpedo Ted • Tox Box • Tracks • Undergrunt • Urchin • Water Shooter • Wiggler • Zap Ball
Obstacles Banzai Bill Cannon • Bars / Crystal • Bill Blaster • Black hole • Bramble • Bumper • Burner • Cannon • Cannonball • Chomp box • Dark matter • Electric rail • Eye Beamer • Fire Bar • Fire geyser • Fireball • Freezing water • Giant prickly plant • Gravity field • Honey • Lava • Lava Geyser • Lava tide • Meat • Meteor • Moving sand • Mud • Poison Swamp • Prickly plant • Quicksand • Sand tide • Spike • Spring • Torpedo tube • Water tide • Whirlpool • Wind
Bosses Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Mandibug Stack • Bugaboom • Megaleg • Kamella • Tarantox • Topmaniac • Bowser • Bouldergeist • Bowser Jr. • Major Burrows • Baron Brrr • Undergrunt Gunner • Kingfin
Items and power-ups ? Coin • 1-Up Mushroom • Bee Mushroom • Bomb • Boo Mushroom • Coin • Fire Flower • Gold Shell • Grand Star • Green Power Star • Green Shell • Ice Flower • Key • Life Mushroom • Note • Power Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Star • Red Power Star • Red Shell • Red Star • Silver Star • Spring Mushroom • Star Bit • Star Chip
Objects ? Block • Airship • Arrow Sign • Assembly Block • Banandelion • Bar • Beacon • Block • Blue switch • Bob-omb dispenser • Bolt (object) • Bolts (platform) • Bowser Statue • Brick • Bubble • Bubbler • Butterfly • Cage • Cannon • Case • Cloud • Coconut • Coin Block • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crystal • Dome • Flip Tile • Flipswitch Panel • Floaty Fluff • Flower (environmental object) • Flower (platform) • Gold Treasure Box • Gravity spotlight • Gravity switch • Ground Pound Switch • Hole • Honey wall • Key Door • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Lever Switch • Lift • Matter • Pole • Portrait • Pull Star • Robot turtle • Rock spire • Rolling Ball • Rubbery bulb • Seagull • Semisolid Platform • Shock Wave Generator • Shrinking platform • Sign • Sliding block • Sling Pod • Sling Star • Snow sculpture • Snowman • Springboard • Sproutle Vine • Star Piece Cluster • Starshroom • Stone block • Stone circle / Shell circle • Stone wheel • Swing • Tiny lamp • Torch • Tornado • Trash • Treasure chest • UFO • Underwater ring • Valve • Vine • Warp Pad • Warp Pipe • Water spout • Watermelon
Locations Terrace Good Egg Galaxy • Honeyhive Galaxy • Loopdeeloop Galaxy • Flipswitch Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor • Sweet Sweet Galaxy
Fountain Space Junk Galaxy • Rolling Green Galaxy • Battlerock Galaxy • Hurry-Scurry Galaxy • Bowser's Star Reactor • Sling Pod Galaxy
Kitchen Beach Bowl Galaxy • Bubble Breeze Galaxy • Ghostly Galaxy • Buoy Base Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada • Drip Drop Galaxy
Bedroom Gusty Garden Galaxy • Freezeflame Galaxy • Dusty Dune Galaxy • Honeyclimb Galaxy • Bowser's Dark Matter Plant • Bigmouth Galaxy
Engine Room Gold Leaf Galaxy • Sea Slide Galaxy • Toy Time Galaxy • Bonefin Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor • Sand Spiral Galaxy
Garden Deep Dark Galaxy • Dreadnought Galaxy • Matter Splatter Galaxy • Melty Molten Galaxy • Snow Cap Galaxy
Gate Gateway Galaxy • Boo's Boneyard Galaxy
Planet of Trials Rolling Gizmo Galaxy • Bubble Blast Galaxy • Loopdeeswoop Galaxy • Grand Finale Galaxy
Other Castle Gardens • Comet Observatory • Garage • Library • Bowser's Galaxy Reactor
Moves Backward somersault • Crouch • Dash • Double jump • Double kick • Fly • Ground pound • Jump • Kick • Long jump • Co-Star Super Jump • Side somersault • Skate • Slide • Spin • Spin jump • Stomp • Sweep kick • Swim • Triple jump • Wall jump
Gameplay elements Bob-omb Blasting • Completion • Galaxies • Gravity • Letter • Life meter • Missions • Prankster Comet • Ray surfing • Rosalina's Story • Star List • Star Pointer • Trial Galaxies • Wii Message Board
Music compositions "Egg Planet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy"
Further info Gallery • Glitches • Mario Galaxy Orchestra • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Trading cards
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Playable characters Mario • Luigi
Supporting characters Princess Peach • Toad
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Raccoon Mario • Gold Mario • Mini Mario • Mega Mario • Invincible Mario • White Raccoon Mario
Bosses Bowser • Koopalings (Roy Koopa · Iggy Koopa · Larry Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa) • Reznor • Dry Bowser
Worlds Main game World 1 • World 2 • World Mushroom • World 3 • World 4 • World Flower • World 5 • World 6 • World Star
DLC packs Gold Rush Pack • Coin Challenge Pack A • Nerve-Wrack Pack • Gold Mushroom Pack • Coin Challenge Pack B • Gold Classics Pack • Coin Challenge Pack C • Platform Panic Pack • Mystery Adventures Pack • Impossible Pack
Items and objects ! Pipe • ! Switch • ? Block • ? Switch • 10 Coin • Balance Lift • Blue Coin • Brick Block • Checkpoint Flag • Coin • Crown Coin • Donut Block • Elevator lift • Fire Flower • Flipper • Floating platform • Giant coin • Goal Pole • Goal Pole (secret) • Gold Block • Gold Flower • Gold Mushroom • Gold Ring • Hard Block • Hidden Block • Hidden Coin • Ice Block • Invincibility Leaf • Item storage • Mega Mushroom • Mini Mushroom • Moon Coin • Moving Fence • ON/OFF Conveyor Belt • P Switch • Paddle wheel • Pole • Raft • Red Coin • Red POW Block • Red Ring • Roulette Block • Roulette Coin Block • Seesaw • Segmented platform • Sinking and Rising Mushrooms • Sky Move Lift • Small pipe • Star Coin • Stretch Shroom • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Trampoline • Trampoline Block • Treasure chest • Volcano • Warp Pipe • Web
Moves Crouch • Dash • Double Jump • Fly • Ground Pound • Jump • Simultaneous Ground Pound • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Enemies and obstacles Amp • Banzai Bill (Gold) • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Bone Piranha Plant • Big Boo (Gold) • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Deep Cheep • Big Dry Bones • Big Fuzzy • Big Piranha Plant (Gold) • Big Thwomp • Big Venus Fire Trap • Big Whomp • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Blooper • Blooper Baby • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Bob-omb Cannon • Bone Goomba • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo (Gold) • Boohemoth • Boomerang Bro (Gold) • Boulder • Bowser sculpture • Bullet Bill (Gold) • Burner • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep (Gold) • Cheep Chomp • Chunk of ice • Climbing Koopa • Coin Coffer • Crow • Current • Deep Cheep • Dry Bones • Fire Bar • Fire Bro (Gold) • Fire Snake • Fishbones • Flame Chomp • Fuzzy • Giant spiked ball • Goomba (Gold) • Goomba Tower (Gold) • Grinder • Hammer Bro (Gold) • Koopa Paratroopa (Gold) • Koopa Troopa (Gold) • Lakitu (Gold) • Lava • Lava Bubble • Mini Goomba (Gold) • Para-bomb • Paragoomba (Gold) • Peepa • Piranha Plant (Gold) • Poison • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Quicksand • Rubber ball • Scuttlebug • Skewer • Sledge Bro • Small Urchin • Spike Top • Spiked ball • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Swoop • Thwomp • Urchin • Venus Fire Trap • Volcanic debris • Whirlpool • Whomp • Wiggler
Further info Paah • Coin Rush • Gallery • Glitches • Pre-release and unused content • Rainbow Course • Staff • Time Limit
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