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{{species infobox
|title=Giant Cannonball
|image=[[File:NSMBW Asset Model Giant Cannon.png|250px]]<br>Render of a giant cannonball in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|image=[[Image:Giant_Cannonball.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|species_origin=[[Cannonball]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]])
|variant_of=[[Cannonball]]
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2012|2012]])
|relatives=[[Giant cannon]]
}}
}}
'''Giant Cannonballs''' are very rare moving obstacles found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They are much faster and bigger than the original [[Cannonball]]s, making them much harder to avoid. They always appear alongside (or in the same stage as) the smaller Cannonballs. In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', they only appear in [[Dark Land]]'s first Tank level, and the Battleship level. The [[Cannon]]s that fire the giant cannonballs resemble [[Warp Pipe]]s, but they are colored black (blue in remakes) so as to not confuse the player. In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', they only appear in [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8]]'s [[Airship]]. In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', they only appear in [[The Mighty Cannonship]] from [[Soda Jungle]].
'''Giant cannonballs''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=100|quote=When you drop to the area on the large turret's right, leap over the giant cannonball before you leap over the water to the next ship.|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=0-7615-4425-9|language=en-us}}</ref> also referred to as '''huge bullets''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=75|quote='''Bring Out The Big Guns!''' This giant cannon shoots two huge bullets in rapid succession. Either jump on its barrel or duck quickly!|date=June 1990|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> '''giant bullets''',<ref>{{cite|title=''NES Game Atlas''|date=Spring 1991|page=48|quote=Look out for the giant bullets from the big gun towards the end. Duck or jump quickly as soon as you see the huge barrel!|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''massive cannon balls''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=99|quote=Leap on the turret that's grazing on the ground, wait for the turret above to fire a massive cannon ball, then land on the turret top and deal with another Rocky Wrench.|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=0-7615-4425-9|language=en-us}}</ref> appear in a few sidescrolling ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games as uncommon moving obstacles that are larger than regular [[cannonball]]s and fired from [[giant cannon]]s. Giant cannonballs first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they appear only in [[Dark Land]]'s [[World 8-Big Tanks|first tank level]] and the [[World 8-Battleships|battleship level]]. Unlike regular cannonballs, they can be defeated using [[Hammer Mario]]'s [[hammer]]s. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', giant cannonballs appear only in {{world-link|8|airship|World 8-Airship (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', they appear only in [[The Mighty Cannonship]] from [[Soda Jungle]]. Even though normal cannonballs are absent from ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', giant cannonballs reappear in the level [[Bowser Jr. Showdown]].
 
Giant cannonballs reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (and [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its Nintendo 3DS version]]) and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. The player can enlarge a normal Cannon with a [[Super Mushroom]], turning it into a giant cannon and enabling it to fire giant cannonballs. Unlike previous games, giant cannonballs are not faster than regular cannonballs by default; the cannon has to be changed from black to red in order to reproduce the faster speed. The second [[List of official Super Mario Maker courses|official course]] created by [[Bowser]], named [[Bowser's Cannonball Run]], involves [[Mario]] running to keep a red giant cannonball onscreen until the end.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Giant_Cannonball.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
NSMBW World 8-A Giant Cannonball.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=大きな砲弾<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=41, 149, 150, 215}}</ref>
|JapR=Ōkina hōdan
|JapM=Large cannonball
|Ita=Pallottola gigante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=41}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ita2=Proiettile gigante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=150}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|Ita3=Palla gigante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=150}}</ref>
|Ita3N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|Ita4=Palla di cannone gigante<ref>{{cite|language=it|quote=I tuoi personaggi vengono colpiti da una palla di cannone gigante e finiscono nelle prigioni. Come se non bastasse, Luigi ha perso il libro. La fortuna non sembra essere dalla tua parte...|author=[[List of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam story summaries|summary]]|title=''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.]]''}}</ref>
|Ita4N=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.''
|ItaM=Giant bullet
|Ita2M=Giant projectile
|Ita3M=Giant ball
|Ita4M=Giant cannonball
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:14, September 19, 2024

Giant cannonball
Rendered model of a Giant Cannon from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
Render of a giant cannonball in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
Variant of Cannonball
Relatives

Giant cannonballs,[1] also referred to as huge bullets,[2] giant bullets,[3] or massive cannon balls,[4] appear in a few sidescrolling Super Mario games as uncommon moving obstacles that are larger than regular cannonballs and fired from giant cannons. Giant cannonballs first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, where they appear only in Dark Land's first tank level and the battleship level. Unlike regular cannonballs, they can be defeated using Hammer Mario's hammers. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, giant cannonballs appear only in World 8-Airship. In New Super Mario Bros. U, they appear only in The Mighty Cannonship from Soda Jungle. Even though normal cannonballs are absent from New Super Luigi U, giant cannonballs reappear in the level Bowser Jr. Showdown.

Giant cannonballs reappear in Super Mario Maker (and its Nintendo 3DS version) and Super Mario Maker 2. The player can enlarge a normal Cannon with a Super Mushroom, turning it into a giant cannon and enabling it to fire giant cannonballs. Unlike previous games, giant cannonballs are not faster than regular cannonballs by default; the cannon has to be changed from black to red in order to reproduce the faster speed. The second official course created by Bowser, named Bowser's Cannonball Run, involves Mario running to keep a red giant cannonball onscreen until the end.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 大きな砲弾[5]
Ōkina hōdan
Large cannonball
Italian Pallottola gigante[6] Giant bullet Super Mario Bros. 3
Proiettile gigante[7] Giant projectile New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Palla gigante[8] Giant ball New Super Mario Bros. U
Palla di cannone gigante[9] Giant cannonball Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "When you drop to the area on the large turret's right, leap over the giant cannonball before you leap over the water to the next ship." – Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 100.
  2. ^ "Bring Out The Big Guns! This giant cannon shoots two huge bullets in rapid succession. Either jump on its barrel or duck quickly!" – June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 75.
  3. ^ "Look out for the giant bullets from the big gun towards the end. Duck or jump quickly as soon as you see the huge barrel!" – Spring 1991. NES Game Atlas. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 48.
  4. ^ "Leap on the turret that's grazing on the ground, wait for the turret above to fire a massive cannon ball, then land on the turret top and deal with another Rocky Wrench." – Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 99.
  5. ^ 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 41, 149, 150, 215.
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 41.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 150.
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 150.
  9. ^ "I tuoi personaggi vengono colpiti da una palla di cannone gigante e finiscono nelle prigioni. Come se non bastasse, Luigi ha perso il libro. La fortuna non sembra essere dalla tua parte..." – summary. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros..