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{{about|the power-up in [[Super Mario World]] that turns [[Mario]] into [[Balloon Mario]]|the power-up in [[Super Mario 64 DS]] that also turns Mario into Balloon Mario|[[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)]]}}
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|image=[[File:SMW Power Balloon.jpg]]
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|description=A round, yellow balloon with a "P" on it.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (cameo) (2023)
|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Balloon Mario]].
|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Balloon Mario]]
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[[File:TubularPBalloon.PNG|thumb|left|Cape Mario using the '''Power Balloon''' in [[Tubular]] from ''Super Mario World''.]]
{{quote|Good thing I found a magic balloon!|[[Luigi]]|"[[Mama Luigi]]"}}
The '''Power Balloon''',<ref>''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet, page 22.</ref> sometimes shortened to '''P Balloon'''<ref>''Mario Mania'' Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 73.</ref>, is an item introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It can be found in four levels: [[Donut Secret 1]], [[Donut Secret 2]], [[Forest of Illusion 1]], and [[Tubular]].
A '''Power Balloon''', sometimes shortened to '''P Balloon'''<ref>{{cite|date=August 1991|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=73, 74, 107, and 160|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''P-Balloon''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 4|page=13|date=Winter 2002|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> is an item introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When touched, it inflates the playable character and allows them to float through the air like a balloon.


The item's effect is to make whoever picks it up swell up like a balloon and become [[Balloon Mario]] or Balloon Luigi, causing them to hover in the air. They will gradually float upwards if not moved by the player, but are capable of moving in any direction for a limited amount of time. During this time, [[Yoshi]] cannot be ridden. Mario or Luigi will start to puff in and out when the item is about to wear off, and when it does they return to normal size and drop out of the air. The level [[Tubular]] in the [[Special World]] requires the player to continually pick up new Power Balloons to maintain flight while they make their way across the level. If Mario or Luigi pass through a [[Giant Gate]] while under the effects of the Power Balloon, they will gain a bonus [[Super Mushroom]].
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' ====
[[File:TubularPBalloon.png|thumb|[[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]] using a Power Balloon in [[Tubular]] from ''Super Mario World'']]
[[File:SMW Preliminary Sheets.jpg|thumb|left|Early red Power Balloon]]
In ''Super Mario World'' and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|its reissue]], Power Balloons can be found in four [[level]]s: [[Donut Secret 1]], [[Donut Secret 2]], [[Forest of Illusion 1]], and [[Tubular]]. A Power Balloon's effect is to make whoever picks it up swell up and become [[Balloon Mario]] or Balloon Luigi, causing him to hover in the air. He will gradually float upwards if not moved by the player, but he is capable of moving in any direction for a limited amount of time. During this time, [[Yoshi]] cannot be ridden, nor can [[shell]]s or other carriable items be grabbed. [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] starts to puff in and out when the item is about to wear off, and when it does, he returns to normal size and drops out of the air. The level Tubular in the [[Special Zone]] requires the player to continually pick up new Power Balloons to maintain flight while they make their way across the level. If Mario or Luigi passes through a [[Giant Gate]] while under the effects of a Power Balloon, he will gain a bonus [[Super Mushroom]]. If he touches a Power Balloon while having the powers of either a Super Mushroom, a [[Fire Flower]], or a [[Cape Feather]], he will retain those powers in addition to receiving the Power Balloon's. However, if he collects any of these items while under the effects of a Power Balloon, the Power Balloon's power will instantly wear off. Exclusively in the reissue, when Mario or Luigi grabs a Power Balloon, the music becomes slightly slower than usual, which would later similarly be the case in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', while Mario is under the effects of the [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]].


While the Power Balloon item has been rarely seen after ''Super Mario World'', its effects lived on in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' where, on picking up a [[Power Flower]], Mario would blow up just as with the Power Balloon and float. The control scheme for this transformation has been changed somewhat; Mario now gradually floats downwards instead of upwards, and has to be kept in the air by tapping the jump button, similar to swimming in 2-D Mario games. Once again, he flashes when it is about to wear off and plummets when it does. Mario is the only character who is affected this way when he picks up the Power Flower. Later, in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', Mario can become Balloon Mario after being air-inflated. Luigi can grab onto Mario, so they can jump up and slowly float down.
The Power Balloon in the source code of the prototypes for the original SNES game originally was going to be red before it was changed to beige in the final game.


The Power Balloon made three appearances in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' television series]], most notably in the episode "[[Mama Luigi]]" where Luigi uses it to float safely down a chasm.then he say "GOOD THING I FOUND A MAGIC BALOON!Later in the episode, Mario uses it to re-inflate Luigi back to his normal shape after he was flattened. In the series, the Power Balloon is referred to as a '''magic balloon'''. It also appears in another episode, "[[Gopher Bash]]".
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
{{br|left}}
Power Balloons were added to ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in the version 3.0.0 update released on April 22, 2020, available only in the ''Super Mario World'' style. In this game, the Power Balloon item floats in place rather than floating away to the right, and it is now bright yellow rather than beige. The character's appearance also changes more drastically when the character obtains the item, with Mario's and Luigi's overalls and [[Toad]]'s and [[Toadette]]'s undershirts turning yellow with a letter ''P'' on them (the ''P'' is on Toadette's dress in her case), similar to what the [[P-Wing]] does. The functionality of the Power Balloon form was also altered, allowing the character to be fully in control of which angle and direction they are floating towards, as opposed to the original game's simple vertical and horizontal mobility. The time limit is also removed. In the nighttime ground theme, Power Balloons fly around in circles, eventually disappearing.
 
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
The Power Balloon makes three appearances in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' television series]], most notably in the episode "[[Mama Luigi]]," where Luigi uses it to float safely down a chasm. Later in the episode, Mario uses it to re-inflate Luigi back to his normal shape after he is flattened. In the series, the Power Balloon is referred to as a '''magic balloon'''. It also appears in another episode, "[[Gopher Bash]]." The Power Balloon is the only non-invincible item Luigi is seen using in the show.
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
The Power Balloon also appears in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 6|volume 6]] page 111 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', being featured in a single chapter. It shows itself coming out of a [[? Block]].
 
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Power Balloons can be seen inside the antiques shop.
 
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World''===
*'''Instruction manual description:''' ''Mario's body will swell up when he has these, which will allow him to drift through the sky for a fixed amount of time.''
===''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===
*'''European instruction manual description:''' ''Grab these to swell up and drift through the air for a limited amount of time.''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
<gallery>
File:P-Balloon SMW.PNG|The Power Balloon sprite from ''Super Mario World''.
P-Balloon SMW.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
File:SM64DS FloatingPower.jpg|Mario using the [[Power Flower]]'s power in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', which is very similar to the Power Balloon's.
SMA2 P Balloon sprite.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
File:Pballoon.png|The magic balloon in the ''Super Mario World'' television series.
SMWTV Power Balloon.png|A magic balloon in the ''Super Mario World'' television series
File:P-Balloon SuperMarioKun.jpg|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''
P-Balloon SuperMarioKun.jpg|''Super Mario-kun''
</gallery></center>
P-balloon SM4MT.png|''[[Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater]]''
SMM2-SMW-PBalloon.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
SMM2-SMW-PBalloonStackedSuperMushroom.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' ([[Super Mushroom]] modifier)
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=パワーバルーン
|Jap=パワーバルーン
|JapR=pawābarūn
|JapR=Pawā Barūn
|JapM=-
|JapM=Power Balloon
|Spa=Globo Magico (cartoon series)
|Alb=Balonë Magjike
|SpaM=Magic Balloon
|AlbN=''Super Mario World'' television series
|AlbM=Magic Balloon
|AlbC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH_pd0_WC_8 Bota e Super Marios - Episoda 13 | Mama Luigji (Dublimi Shqip, Çufo)]</ref>
|ChiS=力量气球
|ChiSR=Lìliàng Qìqiú
|ChiSM=Power Balloon
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_200421_02_sc.html|title=创作完整的世界地图!? 《 Super Mario Maker 2 》最后的大型数据更新 Ver.3.0.0 版本, 将于4月22日开始发布!|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
|ChiT=力量氣球
|ChiTR=Lìliàng Qìqiú
|ChiTM=Power Balloon
|ChiTC=<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=April 20, 2020|url=youtu.be/TrImKD0V0PQ|title=《Super Mario Maker 2 (超級瑪利歐創作家 2) 》更新資料Ver.3.0.0介紹影片|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref>
|Fre=P-Ballon
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|Fre3=Ballon Magique
|Fre3N=''Super Mario World'' television series
|FreM=P-Balloon
|Fre2M=Power balloon
|Fre3M=Magic Balloon
|Fre3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOsKVnqOdCk&list=PLaFoLvczabwZRSx17uRtiMHjNsXZtsYWK&index=12 Super Mario World 013 Souviens toi maman]</ref>
|Ger=Power-Ballon
|Ger=Power-Ballon
|GerM=-
|GerM=Power Balloon
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=17}}</ref>
|Gre=Μαγικό Μπαλόνι
|GreN=''Super Mario World'' television series
|GreR=Mayikó Balóni
|GreM=Magic Balloon
|GreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OkBIkSN674&list=PL4jn9NtEN0PKo_W7t0aUj36sZmu0fT_WJ&index=13 Super Mario World - Episode 13 - Mama Luigi Greek Audio]</ref>
|Ita=Super palloncino
|ItaM=Super balloon
|Ita2=Pallone Magico
|Ita2N=''Super Mario World'' television series
|Ita2M=Magic Balloon
|Ita2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whk10W5AB6c&list=PLZUe09WWlPLY1AP6s7TIqpxLfkeOxs7xx&index=13 Le avventure di Super Mario - Episodio 13 - Mamma Luigi]</ref>
|Kor=파워벌룬
|KorR=Pawo Beollun
|KorM=Power Balloon
|Por=Balão de Força
|Por=Balão de Força
|PorM=-
|PorM=Power Balloon
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|PorA=Balão Mágico
|FreM=P-Balloon}}
|PorAN=''Super Mario World'' television series
|PorAM=Magic Balloon
|PorAC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfHyWsT73dM&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BkFgMlj2blKPqgP8WKos3hy&index=13 Super Mario World - Mamãe Luigi (Dublado - Alta Qualidade)]</ref>
|Rom=Balon magic
|RomN=''Super Mario World'' television series
|RomM=Magic balloon
|RomC=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26912754308 "Mama Luigi", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|Spa=Globo de poder
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|SpaM=Power balloon
|Spa2M=Magic Balloon
|Spa2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxAwE1iR_J0 NINTENDO ( MAMA LUIGI )]</ref>
}}


==Trivia==
==See also==
*If Mario or Luigi has the powers of a [[Super Mushroom]], [[Fire Flower]] or [[Cape Feather]], and grabs a Power Balloon, he will still have whatever powers he originally had as well as those of the Power Balloon. However, if he collects any of these items while under the effects of a Power Balloon, the Power Balloon's power will instantly wear off.
*[[Blimp Fruit]]
*In ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', when Mario or Luigi grabs a Power Balloon, the music becomes slightly slower than usual. Slow music also plays in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' while Mario is under the effects of the [[Power Flower]].


==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:37, December 7, 2024

This article is about the power-up in Super Mario World that turns Mario into Balloon Mario. For the power-up in Super Mario 64 DS that also turns Mario into Balloon Mario, see Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS).
Power Balloon
Artwork of a Power Balloon from Super Mario World
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Movie (cameo) (2023)
Effect Turns Mario into Balloon Mario
“Good thing I found a magic balloon!”
Luigi, "Mama Luigi"

A Power Balloon, sometimes shortened to P Balloon[1] or P-Balloon,[2] is an item introduced in Super Mario World. When touched, it inflates the playable character and allows them to float through the air like a balloon.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

Mario using a P-Balloon in "Tubular"
Caped Mario using a Power Balloon in Tubular from Super Mario World
Preliminary sprite sheets for Super Mario World.
Early red Power Balloon

In Super Mario World and its reissue, Power Balloons can be found in four levels: Donut Secret 1, Donut Secret 2, Forest of Illusion 1, and Tubular. A Power Balloon's effect is to make whoever picks it up swell up and become Balloon Mario or Balloon Luigi, causing him to hover in the air. He will gradually float upwards if not moved by the player, but he is capable of moving in any direction for a limited amount of time. During this time, Yoshi cannot be ridden, nor can shells or other carriable items be grabbed. Mario or Luigi starts to puff in and out when the item is about to wear off, and when it does, he returns to normal size and drops out of the air. The level Tubular in the Special Zone requires the player to continually pick up new Power Balloons to maintain flight while they make their way across the level. If Mario or Luigi passes through a Giant Gate while under the effects of a Power Balloon, he will gain a bonus Super Mushroom. If he touches a Power Balloon while having the powers of either a Super Mushroom, a Fire Flower, or a Cape Feather, he will retain those powers in addition to receiving the Power Balloon's. However, if he collects any of these items while under the effects of a Power Balloon, the Power Balloon's power will instantly wear off. Exclusively in the reissue, when Mario or Luigi grabs a Power Balloon, the music becomes slightly slower than usual, which would later similarly be the case in Super Mario 64 DS, while Mario is under the effects of the Power Flower.

The Power Balloon in the source code of the prototypes for the original SNES game originally was going to be red before it was changed to beige in the final game.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Power Balloons were added to Super Mario Maker 2 in the version 3.0.0 update released on April 22, 2020, available only in the Super Mario World style. In this game, the Power Balloon item floats in place rather than floating away to the right, and it is now bright yellow rather than beige. The character's appearance also changes more drastically when the character obtains the item, with Mario's and Luigi's overalls and Toad's and Toadette's undershirts turning yellow with a letter P on them (the P is on Toadette's dress in her case), similar to what the P-Wing does. The functionality of the Power Balloon form was also altered, allowing the character to be fully in control of which angle and direction they are floating towards, as opposed to the original game's simple vertical and horizontal mobility. The time limit is also removed. In the nighttime ground theme, Power Balloons fly around in circles, eventually disappearing.

Super Mario World television series[edit]

The Power Balloon makes three appearances in the Super Mario World television series, most notably in the episode "Mama Luigi," where Luigi uses it to float safely down a chasm. Later in the episode, Mario uses it to re-inflate Luigi back to his normal shape after he is flattened. In the series, the Power Balloon is referred to as a magic balloon. It also appears in another episode, "Gopher Bash." The Power Balloon is the only non-invincible item Luigi is seen using in the show.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

The Power Balloon also appears in volume 6 page 111 of Super Mario-kun, being featured in a single chapter. It shows itself coming out of a ? Block.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Power Balloons can be seen inside the antiques shop.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

  • Instruction manual description: Mario's body will swell up when he has these, which will allow him to drift through the sky for a fixed amount of time.

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

  • European instruction manual description: Grab these to swell up and drift through the air for a limited amount of time.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese パワーバルーン[?]
Pawā Barūn
Power Balloon
Albanian Balonë Magjike[3] Magic Balloon Super Mario World television series
Chinese (simplified) 力量气球[4]
Lìliàng Qìqiú
Power Balloon
Chinese (traditional) 力量氣球[5]
Lìliàng Qìqiú
Power Balloon
French P-Ballon[?] P-Balloon
Ballon de puissance[?] Power balloon
Ballon Magique[6] Magic Balloon Super Mario World television series
German Power-Ballon[7] Power Balloon
Greek Μαγικό Μπαλόνι[8]
Mayikó Balóni
Magic Balloon Super Mario World television series
Italian Super palloncino[?] Super balloon
Pallone Magico[9] Magic Balloon Super Mario World television series
Korean 파워벌룬[?]
Pawo Beollun
Power Balloon
Portuguese Balão de Força[?] Power Balloon
Portuguese (NOA) Balão Mágico[10] Magic Balloon Super Mario World television series
Romanian Balon magic[11] Magic balloon Super Mario World television series
Spanish Globo de poder[?] Power balloon
Globo Mágico[12] Magic Balloon Super Mario World television series

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 73, 74, 107, and 160.
  2. ^ Winter 2002. Nintendo Power Advance Volume 4. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
  3. ^ Bota e Super Marios - Episoda 13 | Mama Luigji (Dublimi Shqip, Çufo)
  4. ^ 创作完整的世界地图!? 《 Super Mario Maker 2 》最后的大型数据更新 Ver.3.0.0 版本, 将于4月22日开始发布!. Nintendo. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Nintendo (April 20, 2020). 《Super Mario Maker 2 (超級瑪利歐創作家 2) 》更新資料Ver.3.0.0介紹影片. YouTube. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Super Mario World 013 Souviens toi maman
  7. ^ Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 17.
  8. ^ Super Mario World - Episode 13 - Mama Luigi Greek Audio
  9. ^ Le avventure di Super Mario - Episodio 13 - Mamma Luigi
  10. ^ Super Mario World - Mamãe Luigi (Dublado - Alta Qualidade)
  11. ^ May 20, 2015. "Mama Luigi", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  12. ^ NINTENDO ( MAMA LUIGI )