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|image=[[File:Baseball_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_3D_World.png|175px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario 3D World''
|first_appearance= ''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance= ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
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A '''baseball''' is the main focus of the ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' series. They have also made small appearances in various minigames in ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'', which are usually baseball-related, such as [[Swing Kings]]. Baseballs have also appeared as a throwing items from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.
'''{{wp|Baseball (ball)|Baseballs}}'''<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=19|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref> appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as the main focus of the ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' series, in baseball-related minigames of the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series such as [[Swing Kings]], and as throwable objects in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
These throwing items first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''; at that time players cannot use these items, as they are one of [[Chargin' Chuck]]'s weapons. In this game, some kinds of Chargin' Chucks are seen hurling baseballs at the player. When these baseballs hit the player, he or she will get damaged and lose items. In Mario Mania Player's Guide, these baseball-throwing Chargin' Chucks are referred to as '''Confused Chucks'''.
In the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, Baseballs first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' as projectiles used by [[Chargin' Chuck|Confused Chucks]]. They are thrown at constant pace, traveling on a horizontal line through the air. They can damage [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] if they hit them and can only be destroyed when hit by a [[Cape Mario|cape]]. However, Confused Chucks will stop throwing baseballs if attacked, upon which they start behaving like regular Chargin' Chucks.


===''Super Mario 3D World''===
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
Baseballs appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' as a throwing item. This time Chargin' Chucks do not throw these items; players can pick them up and throw them at other enemies to defeat them. These items can be found inside the box, or may be found in various places. Baseballs can be used to get [[Green Star (Super Mario 3D World)|Green Stars]] from a distance and some [[Mystery House]]s require the use of baseballs to obtain all Green Stars.
[[File:Baseball throw.jpg|thumb|250px|Mario throwing a baseball at [[Galoomba]]s]]
Baseballs appear in ''Super Mario 3D World'' and ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' as throwable objects. They can be found lying around in various places, being introduced in [[Really Rolling Hills]]. Players can pick them up and throw them at other enemies to defeat them; if other players are hit, they are knocked back (but not hurt or defeated). In addition, baseballs can be used to get [[Green Star]]s from a distance, and the [[World 6 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 6]] [[Mystery House]] requires the use of baseballs to obtain all Green Stars.  


===''Mario Baseball'' series===
In the ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury#Bowser's Fury|Bowser's Fury]]'' campaign of ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'', baseballs are found sparingly across [[Lake Lapcat]]. [[Kitten]]s can be seen playing with them if Mario is not close, and they can be sent flying upon contact by Mario, [[Bowser Jr.]], or [[Plessie]]. When [[Fury Bowser]] is active, baseballs are able to extinguish his falling fireballs, and their resulting lava puddles, upon contact.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl4WYiX8mq0|title=10 Little Details (Part 1) {{!}} ''Bowser's Fury''|publisher=YouTube|date=March 12, 2021|author=Looygi Bros.|accessdate=July 2, 2024|language=en}}</ref> Baseballs can also be thrown into [[Clear Pipe]]s, and may become stuck in an infinite loop in the Clear Pipes of [[Pipe Path Tower]].<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCFSddiH1fw|title=10 Little Details (Part 2) {{!}} ''Bowser's Fury''|publisher=YouTube|date=March 14, 2021|author=Looygi Bros.|accessdate=July 2, 2024|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:MarioPowerUp MSB.jpg|thumb|left|Mario using his [[Star Skill]], the [[Fireball]].]]
 
Baseballs make their first major appearance as the main focus of ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. Baseballs are used in the same fashion as [[wikipedia:baseball|baseball]] in real life: pitchers throw them to batters, the batters swing and attempts to hit the ball, and fielders catch the ball and attempt to get the batters and runners out, but with some additional Mario spins added, including [[Power Shot]]s and [[Error Item]]s.
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', baseballs are featured in the [[Toad House]] minigame [[Catch & Win!]] in [[Super Mario Maker 2#World Maker|Super Worlds]], where they are fired by a [[Bill Blaster]]-like cannon at a Toad House and must be caught by the player. If they miss three of them, [[Weird Mario]] comes out from the house and shoos them away.
 
===''Mario Baseball'' series / ''Mario Sports Superstars''===
[[File:MarioPowerUp MSB.jpg|thumb|left|Artwork of Mario using his [[Star Skill]], the [[Fireball]], which engulfs the baseball into flames and causes it to move at a blinding speed.]]
Baseballs are central objects in the {{wp|baseball|sport of the same name}}, which is the focus of ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', as well as a part of ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''. Here, baseballs are used in the same fashion as in real life: pitchers throw them to batters, the batters swing and attempt to hit them, and fielders try to catch the ball before the batters and runners advance around the base. However, some fictional spins are added to the sport, including [[Star Skill]]s and [[Error Item]]s, which cause baseballs to gain qualities with special effects.
 
===''Super Mario Party''===
Baseballs are used in the [[All-Star Swingers]] minigame from ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', where they are launched by machines in front of the players. Their movement is denoted by their appearance: white baseballs travel on an arc-shaped path, red baseballs travel straight forward, and mushroom-patterned baseballs travel in a zigzag way. The players must bat them to the rhythm of the music.
 
===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
{{main|Baseball (item)}}
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', if Mario scores exactly 21 points in the minigame in the [[Shuriken Dojo]] at [[Shogun Studios]], he receives a baseball signed by the Toad behind the counter. Mario later exchanges this baseball for the [[Bone (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Bone]] from two [[Dry Bones]] elsewhere in the park.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
MSB Mario Batting Artwork.png| Artwork of [[Mario]] from ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
Mario throwing baseball MSB.jpg| Artwork of Mario from ''Mario Superstar Baseball''
MSB Luigi Artwork.png| Artwork of [[Luigi]] from ''Mario Superstar Baseball''
WaluigiBaseball.jpg| Artwork of [[Waluigi]] from ''Mario Superstar Baseball''
MarioSB DK.jpg| Artwork of [[Donkey Kong]] from ''Mario Superstar Baseball''
MSB Diddy Kong Artwork.jpg| Artwork of [[Diddy Kong]] from ''Mario Superstar Baseball''
Bowser Jr MSB artwork.jpg| Artwork of [[Bowser Jr.]] from ''Mario Superstar Baseball''
Mario Stadium MSS group art.jpg| Key artwork from ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
MSS group artwork.jpg| Artwork of [[Princess Peach]], Mario and Luigi from ''Mario Super Sluggers''
Mario2 MSS.jpg| Artwork of Mario from ''Mario Super Sluggers''
Luigi MSS.jpg| Artwork of Luigi from ''Mario Super Sluggers''
Yoshi MSS artwork.jpg| Artwork of [[Yoshi]] from ''Mario Super Sluggers''
DiddyKong MSS.jpg| Artwork of Diddy Kong from ''Mario Super Sluggers''
Wario MSS artwork.jpg| Artwork of [[Wario]] from ''Mario Super Sluggers''
Bowser Jr MSS.jpg| Artwork of Bowser Jr. from ''Mario Super Sluggers''
MarioSportsSuperstars.jpg| Key artwork from ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''
MarioSportSuperstars - No logo.jpg| Key artwork from ''Mario Sports Superstars''
MSS Baseball Group Artwork.png| Key artwork from ''Mario Sports Superstars''
Mario Baseball - MarioSportsSuperstars.png| Artwork of Mario from ''Mario Sports Superstars''
MSS Mario Baseball Artwork.png| Artwork of Mario from ''Mario Sports Superstars''
Bowser Baseball - MarioSportsSuperstars.png| Artwork of [[Bowser]] from ''Mario Sports Superstars''
Mario Sports Superstars - Bowser alt.png| Artwork of Bowser from ''Mario Sports Superstars''
Bowser Baseball ver2 - MarioSportsSuperstars.png| Artwork of Bowser from ''Mario Sports Superstars''
MSB Mario Fireballs Mark.png| Sprite of the emblem for the Mario Fireballs from ''Mario Superstar Baseball''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ボール<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section|page=233|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Bōru
|JapM=Ball (''Super Mario 3D World'')
|PorE=Bola<ref>{{cite|language=pt-pt|author=Nintendo Portugal|date=January 13, 2021|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNU1i5Mhlw|title=''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''! - Explorem um mundo de diversão Mario em conjunto|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}</ref>
|PorEM=Ball
|ChiT=球<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hant|author=Nintendo HK官方頻道|date=January 13, 2020|url=youtu.be/7sU2hurD8-k|title=《超级马力欧 3D世界 + 狂怒世界》介绍视频(简体中文)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=zh-hant|author=Nintendo HK官方頻道|date=January 13, 2020|url=youtu.be/H_diOy-ExM4|title=《超級瑪利歐 3D世界 + 狂怒世界》介紹影片(香港)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Qiú
|ChiTM=Ball
|Dut=Bal
|DutM=Ball
|Kor=공<ref>{{cite|language=ko|author=한국닌텐도 공식 채널|date=January 14, 2021|url=youtu.be/sJHCthZ21JQ|title=『슈퍼 마리오 3D 월드 + 퓨리 월드』 소개 영상|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 12, 2022}}</ref>
|KorR=Gong
|KorM=Ball
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:36, October 24, 2024

Not to be confused with Beastball.
Baseball
Artwork of a Baseball from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)

Baseballs[1] appear in the Super Mario franchise as the main focus of the Mario Baseball series, in baseball-related minigames of the Mario Party series such as Swing Kings, and as throwable objects in Super Mario 3D World.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

In the Super Mario franchise, Baseballs first appear in Super Mario World as projectiles used by Confused Chucks. They are thrown at constant pace, traveling on a horizontal line through the air. They can damage Mario or Luigi if they hit them and can only be destroyed when hit by a cape. However, Confused Chucks will stop throwing baseballs if attacked, upon which they start behaving like regular Chargin' Chucks.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Mario throwing a baseball at Galoombas.
Mario throwing a baseball at Galoombas

Baseballs appear in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury as throwable objects. They can be found lying around in various places, being introduced in Really Rolling Hills. Players can pick them up and throw them at other enemies to defeat them; if other players are hit, they are knocked back (but not hurt or defeated). In addition, baseballs can be used to get Green Stars from a distance, and the World 6 Mystery House requires the use of baseballs to obtain all Green Stars.

In the Bowser's Fury campaign of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, baseballs are found sparingly across Lake Lapcat. Kittens can be seen playing with them if Mario is not close, and they can be sent flying upon contact by Mario, Bowser Jr., or Plessie. When Fury Bowser is active, baseballs are able to extinguish his falling fireballs, and their resulting lava puddles, upon contact.[2] Baseballs can also be thrown into Clear Pipes, and may become stuck in an infinite loop in the Clear Pipes of Pipe Path Tower.[3]

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In Super Mario Maker 2, baseballs are featured in the Toad House minigame Catch & Win! in Super Worlds, where they are fired by a Bill Blaster-like cannon at a Toad House and must be caught by the player. If they miss three of them, Weird Mario comes out from the house and shoos them away.

Mario Baseball series / Mario Sports Superstars[edit]

Artwork of Mario using Red Fireball from Mario Superstar Baseball
Artwork of Mario using his Star Skill, the Fireball, which engulfs the baseball into flames and causes it to move at a blinding speed.

Baseballs are central objects in the sport of the same name, which is the focus of Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers, as well as a part of Mario Sports Superstars. Here, baseballs are used in the same fashion as in real life: pitchers throw them to batters, the batters swing and attempt to hit them, and fielders try to catch the ball before the batters and runners advance around the base. However, some fictional spins are added to the sport, including Star Skills and Error Items, which cause baseballs to gain qualities with special effects.

Super Mario Party[edit]

Baseballs are used in the All-Star Swingers minigame from Super Mario Party, where they are launched by machines in front of the players. Their movement is denoted by their appearance: white baseballs travel on an arc-shaped path, red baseballs travel straight forward, and mushroom-patterned baseballs travel in a zigzag way. The players must bat them to the rhythm of the music.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Main article: Baseball (item)

In Paper Mario: The Origami King, if Mario scores exactly 21 points in the minigame in the Shuriken Dojo at Shogun Studios, he receives a baseball signed by the Toad behind the counter. Mario later exchanges this baseball for the Bone from two Dry Bones elsewhere in the park.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ボール[4]
Bōru
Ball (Super Mario 3D World)
Chinese (traditional) [6][7]
Qiú
Ball
Dutch Bal[?] Ball
Korean [8]
Gong
Ball
Portuguese (NOE) Bola[5] Ball

References[edit]

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 19.
  2. ^ Looygi Bros. (March 12, 2021). 10 Little Details (Part 1) | Bowser's Fury. YouTube (English). Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Looygi Bros. (March 14, 2021). 10 Little Details (Part 2) | Bowser's Fury. YouTube (English). Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 233.
  5. ^ Nintendo Portugal (January 13, 2021). Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury! - Explorem um mundo de diversão Mario em conjunto. YouTube (European Portuguese). Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Nintendo HK官方頻道 (January 13, 2020). 《超级马力欧 3D世界 + 狂怒世界》介绍视频(简体中文). YouTube (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  7. ^ Nintendo HK官方頻道 (January 13, 2020). 《超級瑪利歐 3D世界 + 狂怒世界》介紹影片(香港). YouTube (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  8. ^ 한국닌텐도 공식 채널 (January 14, 2021). 『슈퍼 마리오 3D 월드 + 퓨리 월드』 소개 영상. YouTube (Korean). Retrieved November 12, 2022.