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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Big Bubble
|image=[[File:BigBubble.gif]]<br>Animation of a Big Bubble from ''Super Mario World''
|image=[[File:Bubblebad.PNG]]
|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=''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
}}
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[[File:Valley Ghost House.PNG|thumb|left|150px|'''Big Bubble''' in-game.]]
[[File:Valley Ghost House.png|thumb|left|180px|A Big Bubble in-game]]
'''Big Bubbles''',<ref>''Mario Mania'', page 52.</ref> also known as '''Bubbles'''<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 28, p. 16</ref> or '''Green Bubbles''',<ref name=MM>''[[Nintendo Power|Mario Mania]]'', page 82.</ref> as their name implies, are huge green [[bubble]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They only appear in the [[Ghost House]]s and if jumped on or touched, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] will be hurt, with the exception of using a [[Spin Jump]], or [[Slope Slide]] which actually destroys them. They are very big and can block Mario or Luigi's path.
'''Big Bubbles'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=52|language=en-us|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> (also called '''Green Bubbles'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=82|august=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or just '''Bubbles'''<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 28|page=16|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=September 1991|language=en-us}}</ref>) are obstacles appearing in the [[Vanilla Ghost House]] and [[Valley Ghost House]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are huge green bubbles that drift in the air, hurting [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] if [[jump]]ed on or touched. Using a [[Spin Jump]], however, allows the player to bounce off them safely, and a [[slide]] or [[Cape Mario|Body Press]] can actually destroy them.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ジャンボバルーン{{refneeded}}
|Jap=ビッグバブル<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario World'' section|page=61|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Janbobarūn
|JapR=Biggu Baburu
|JapM=Jumbo Balloon}}
|JapM=Big Bubble
|Ger=Grüne Blase
|GerM=Green Bubble
|Ger2=Riesen-Blase<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=20}}</ref>
|Ger2M=Big Bubble
|Ita=Bolla Gigante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=61}}</ref>
|ItaM=Giant Bubble
}}
 
==Trivia==
*The graphics used for a Big Bubble are actually shared with the body of the game's [[Big Boo]]s, just in a different palette and without the graphics for features layered on top.<ref>[https://www.spriters-resource.com/resources/sheets/50/52779.png Sprite sheet of the game's enemies], showing the boss version of [[Big Boo|The Big Boo]] with the same palette as a Big Bubble due to color switching from taking damage, as well as the fact that the shaded side of both Big Boo and Big Bubble have the same color mapping.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Traps and Obstacles]]
[[Category:Super Mario World objects]]
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Latest revision as of 22:13, September 6, 2024

Big Bubble
Big Bubble
Animation of a Big Bubble from Super Mario World
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001)
A Big Bubble in-game

Big Bubbles[1] (also called Green Bubbles[2] or just Bubbles[3]) are obstacles appearing in the Vanilla Ghost House and Valley Ghost House in Super Mario World. They are huge green bubbles that drift in the air, hurting Mario or Luigi if jumped on or touched. Using a Spin Jump, however, allows the player to bounce off them safely, and a slide or Body Press can actually destroy them.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ビッグバブル[4]
Biggu Baburu
Big Bubble
German Grüne Blase[?] Green Bubble
Riesen-Blase[5] Big Bubble
Italian Bolla Gigante[6] Giant Bubble

Trivia[edit]

  • The graphics used for a Big Bubble are actually shared with the body of the game's Big Boos, just in a different palette and without the graphics for features layered on top.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 52.
  2. ^ Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 82.
  3. ^ September 1991. Nintendo Power Volume 28. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
  4. ^ 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 61.
  5. ^ 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 20.
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 61.
  7. ^ Sprite sheet of the game's enemies, showing the boss version of The Big Boo with the same palette as a Big Bubble due to color switching from taking damage, as well as the fact that the shaded side of both Big Boo and Big Bubble have the same color mapping.