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[[Image:ballbear.PNG|right|frame|Tamanoripū on a '''Beach Ball'''.]]
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'''Beach Balls'''<ref>https://archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Magazine_System_05_1993-08_Trielle_AU#page/n55/mode/2up</ref> are items primarily found in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. In this game, [[Tamanoripū]] enemies are always found riding atop these balls, rolling them slowly with their tiny feet. However, even when [[Mario]] stomps on Tamanoripū and defeats it, the ball will continue to bounce and roll at the same speed, changing orientation when bumping into wall. Not even the plumber hero can stop the ball; when he himself mounts it, the ball will do the same action and work as a platform that moves him, technically speaking. This actually helps Mario when he has to pass large, spiky areas, whose roughness does not seem to affect the bouncy ball. This can be mainly seen in stage 2 of the [[Mario Zone]]. Note that [[Ganchan|objects]] found in the game's prequel, ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', carry Mario the the same way Beach Balls do.
{{distinguish|Magical ball}}
[[File:SML2 Artwork Bear.png|right|frame|Artwork of a Bear on a Beach Ball for ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'']]
'''Beach Balls''',<ref>{{cite|date=August 1993|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|language=en-au|page=56}}</ref> or simply '''Balls''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Knock the Bear off its Ball and ride over the spikes.|date=December 1992|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=48}}</ref> appear in gameplay-related capacities in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.


Beach Balls are not different from the classic, [[Earth|real life]] [[wikipedia:Beach ball|beach balls]], in terms of design. They feature wide stripes, which alternate from blue to pink, as seen in the artwork shown here. Despite this, the in-game sprite of the balls rather have white and black stripes, most probably because of the chromatical limitations the [[Game Boy]] shows off with.
==History==
===''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''===
In ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', [[Bear (enemy)|Bear]]s roll Beach Balls under their feet, moving with them slowly from side to side. The Beach Ball continues to bounce and roll at the same speed even after the Bear on it is defeated, changing orientation when bumping into a wall. The ball can carry [[Mario]] like a moving platform. It can be so used in the level [[Mario the Circus Star!]] to pass wide [[Spike Trap|spiky surfaces]].


Losing their usage described earlier, beach balls return in the much more recent game ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''. The [[minigame]] under the name [[Pool Buoy]] has the players controlling the balls from ''inside''. With the aid of the buoyancy on the water, the characters can move freely within their "capsule" on the surface of the fluid and even bump into other players. Although their design pattern is not changed at all so as to get more recognized as beach balls, these are now translucent in order for the characters to be seen by the human player. Their color is differing from player to player, much like the colorition of the [[Mechanical Cricket|mechanical crickets]] from the same game.
===''Wario Land: Shake It!''===
Balls in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' can be picked up by [[Wario]], and if he throws one at any wall, ceiling, enemy, or object, it will bounce for a short while. One [[List of Wario Land: Shake It! missions|mission]] in [[Its-all Mine]] prompts Wario to use a ball to defeat three enemies in a single throw.
 
===''Mario Party: Island Tour''===
Beach balls in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' are controlled and used by player characters in the minigame [[Pool Buoy]]. The characters control them from inside to move around on the surface of the water and bump into other players. The balls are translucent to allow players to see their characters. On the system's touchscreen is another beach ball which the player can drag their stylus or finger on, dictating the direction of the character in the minigame.
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
A Beach Ball<ref name="MKT">Displayed as an [[Mario Kart Tour race points system#Object interactions|action]] in ''Mario Kart Tour''</ref> appears in the [[Squeaky Clean Sprint]] course of ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', floating in the water-filled bathtub along with a [[Toy Duck]] and a [[Hoop]]. It primarily serves a decorative purpose, though in ''Mario Kart Tour'' it also gives bonus points if hit<ref>{{cite|author=Koopa con Carne|date=March 8, 2025|url=https://youtu.be/mlxMemxnmwI?t=6|title=Hitting (background) objects around Squeaky Clean Sprint|timestamp=0:06|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 8, 2025}}</ref> with a [[Banana]], a [[Giant Banana]], or a [[Bob-omb]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bear SML2 sprite.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' (with Bear)
Pool Buoy.png|Screenshot of ''Mario Party: Island Tour''
MKTPerfectShot 2023-08-15.jpg|Screenshot of ''Mario Kart Tour'' showing the Beach Ball at Squeaky Clean Sprint
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=タマ
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|title=[[Super Mario-kun Volume 7|''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 7]]|language=ja|author=Sawada, Yukio|date=June 28, 1993|publisher=Shogakukan|page=116}}</ref> / 玉<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 Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' section|page=75|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JpnR=Tama
|JpnM=Ball
|Jpn2=ボール
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/Cg7gorn.jpeg 105]}}</ref>
|Jpn2R=Bōru
|Jpn2M=Ball
|Jpn3=タマノリ
|Jpn3C=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html|title=スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨/敵キャラクター|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref>
|Jpn3R=Tamanori
|Jpn3M=Balance Ball
|Jpn4=ビーチボール
|Jpn4C=<ref name="MKT"/>
|Jpn4R=Bīchi Bōru
|Jpn4M=Beach Ball
|ChiS=沙滩球
|ChiSC=<ref name="MKT"/>
|ChiSR=Shātān Qiú
|ChiSM=Beach Ball
|ChiT=沙灘球
|ChiTC=<ref name="MKT"/>
|ChiTR=Shātān Qiú
|ChiTM=Beach Ball
|Fre=Ballon de plage
|FreC=<ref name="MKT"/>
|FreM=Beach ball
|Ger=Ball
|Ger2=Wasserball
|Ger2C=<ref name="MKT"/>
|Ger2M=Beach Ball
|Ita=Pallone da spiaggia
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Numero 1|page=22|date=1993}}</ref>
|ItaM=Beach ball
|Ita2=Palla
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-88-9367-436-2|page=75}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Ball
|Ita3=Palla de spiaggia
|Ita3C=<ref name="MKT"/>
|Ita3M=Beach ball
|Kor=비치볼
|KorC=<ref name="MKT"/>
|KorR=Bichibol
|KorM=Beach Ball
|Por=Bola de praia
|PorC=<ref name="MKT"/>
|PorM=Beach ball
|Spa=Pelota de playa
|SpaC=<ref name="MKT"/>
|SpaM=Beach ball
}}


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Not to be confused with Magical ball.
Artwork of Bear, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork of a Bear on a Beach Ball for Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Beach Balls,[1] or simply Balls,[2] appear in gameplay-related capacities in the Super Mario franchise.

History[edit]

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[edit]

In Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Bears roll Beach Balls under their feet, moving with them slowly from side to side. The Beach Ball continues to bounce and roll at the same speed even after the Bear on it is defeated, changing orientation when bumping into a wall. The ball can carry Mario like a moving platform. It can be so used in the level Mario the Circus Star! to pass wide spiky surfaces.

Wario Land: Shake It![edit]

Balls in Wario Land: Shake It! can be picked up by Wario, and if he throws one at any wall, ceiling, enemy, or object, it will bounce for a short while. One mission in Its-all Mine prompts Wario to use a ball to defeat three enemies in a single throw.

Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]

Beach balls in Mario Party: Island Tour are controlled and used by player characters in the minigame Pool Buoy. The characters control them from inside to move around on the surface of the water and bump into other players. The balls are translucent to allow players to see their characters. On the system's touchscreen is another beach ball which the player can drag their stylus or finger on, dictating the direction of the character in the minigame.

Mario Kart series[edit]

A Beach Ball[3] appears in the Squeaky Clean Sprint course of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart Tour, floating in the water-filled bathtub along with a Toy Duck and a Hoop. It primarily serves a decorative purpose, though in Mario Kart Tour it also gives bonus points if hit[4] with a Banana, a Giant Banana, or a Bob-omb.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タマ[5] / 玉[6]
Tama
Ball
ボール[7]
Bōru
タマノリ[8]
Tamanori
Balance Ball
ビーチボール[3]
Bīchi Bōru
Beach Ball
Chinese (simplified) 沙滩球[3]
Shātān Qiú
Beach Ball
Chinese (traditional) 沙灘球[3]
Shātān Qiú
Beach Ball
French Ballon de plage[3] Beach ball
German Ball[?] -
Wasserball[3] Beach Ball
Italian Pallone da spiaggia[9] Beach ball
Palla[10] Ball
Palla de spiaggia[3] Beach ball
Korean 비치볼[3]
Bichibol
Beach Ball
Portuguese Bola de praia[3] Beach ball
Spanish Pelota de playa[3] Beach ball

References[edit]

  1. ^ August 1993. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5. Catalyst Publishing (Australian English). Page 56.
  2. ^ "Knock the Bear off its Ball and ride over the spikes." – December 1992. Nintendo Power Volume 43. Nintendo of America (English). Page 48.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Displayed as an action in Mario Kart Tour
  4. ^ Koopa con Carne (March 8, 2025). Hitting (background) objects around Squeaky Clean Sprint (0:06). YouTube. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  5. ^ Sawada, Yukio (June 28, 1993). Super Mario-kun Volume 7. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 116.
  6. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 75.
  7. ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 105.
  8. ^ スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨/敵キャラクター. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  9. ^ 1993. Club Nintendo (Italy) Numero 1. Page 22.
  10. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-88-9367-436-2. Page 75.