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{{about|the Mushroom that enlargens the player|the Battle Card from [[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]|[[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)#Mega Mushroom|Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash) § Mega Mushroom]]}}
{{image|more=yes|Arcade GP missing images, despite predating the standardized design}}
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|image=[[File:Mega Mushroom - MTUS.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Mega Mushroom from ''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''.
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|description=A big amber, red, and beige mushroom with beady eyes.
|image=[[File:Mega Mushroom - MTUS.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Party 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Party 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 1) (cameo) (2022)
|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Mega Mario]].
|effect=Turns [[Mario]] into [[Mega Mario]].
|variant_of=[[Super Mushroom]]
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{{quote2|Livin' Large: The Mega Mushroom transforms Mario into an impervious behemoth who obliterates every enemy or obstacle in his path.|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' official website}}
{{quote|Livin' Large: The Mega Mushroom transforms [[Mario]] into [[Mega Mario|an impervious behemoth]] who obliterates every enemy or obstacle in his path.|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' official website}}
The '''Mega Mushroom''' is a rare variety of mushroom found in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. It temporarily [[Mega Mario|enlarges the user]], allowing them to walk over and destroy everything in their path, including the largest and most powerful enemies. Mega Mushrooms made their debut in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', where they were depicted as normally proportioned mushrooms with green caps; however, their current appearance is quite different and unique among the [[Mushroom]]s of the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]].  
A '''Mega Mushroom''' is a type of [[mushroom]] that [[Mega Mario|enlarges the user]] temporarily, allowing them to walk over and destroy most objects in their path, including large and powerful enemies. A Mega Mushroom was first seen in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', where it was depicted as a normally proportioned mushroom with a turquoise cap; in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', it received a more distinctive design, being much bigger, bearing a bulbous yellow cap with red spots, a similar coloration to the [[Super Mushroom]]s in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''. A Mega Mushroom hops along the ground and, in their initial appearance, would actively flee from Mario. Its opposite counterpart is the [[Mini Mushroom]], which [[Mini Mario (form)|shrinks]] the character.


Introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', the current Mega Mushrooms are now much bigger, with bulbous, red-spotted orange-yellow caps, and while all other mushrooms slide along the ground, the Mega Mushrooms hop. Originally, they would actively flee from Mario, and if the player jumped over one, it would even change directions, although this trait was omitted from the Mega Mushroom's ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' appearance. Its opposite counterpart is the [[Mini Mushroom]], which [[Mini Mario (form)|shrinks]] the player.
In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, the [[Super Mushroom]] has a similar effect to Mega Mushrooms in other games.


==History==
==History==
===''Mario Party'' series===
===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 4''====
====''Mario Party 4''====
[[File:Mario Artwork - Mario Party 4.png|thumb|left|Mario holding a Mega Mushroom, as seen in ''Mario Party 4''.]]
[[File:Mario Artwork - Mario Party 4.png|thumb|Artwork of a Mega Mushroom being held by Mario from ''Mario Party 4'']]
Mega Mushrooms first appear in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', with a light green cap (resembling a [[1-Up Mushroom]]). It can be obtained by landing on a [[Mushroom Space]], purchasing it from an item shop, getting it from an [[Item Bag]], or winning a mini-game on the board. They let the player roll two [[Dice Block]]s (and move 2-20 spaces), making the player grow to an overwhelmingly gigantic size and flatten other players as they stomp across the board, stealing ten coins from them. However, board events will be bypassed (except for events involving [[Bowser]] at [[Bowser's Gnarly Party]]). If the player rolls the same number on both Dice Blocks the player gets 10 coins (30 coins for two "7's"). Additionally, a [[Super Mega Mushroom]] is available, colored entirely translucent blue. It does the same thing but with three Dice Blocks instead of two.
A Mega Mushroom first appeared in ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. It looks like a [[1-Up Mushroom]] but with a slightly different color. A Mega Mushroom is obtainable either sometimes from a [[Mushroom Space]], buying it at an item shop, from an [[Item Bag]], or winning a mini-game on the board. It involves the user not only growing gigantic but also rolling two [[Dice Block]]s before dashing across their combined roll, stealing ten [[coin]]s from any opponents in the path. There is a variation titled the [[Super Mega Mushroom]] where the user rolls three Dice Blocks.


====''Mario Party 10''====
====''Mario Party 10''====
Mega Mushrooms make a comeback in the series for ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. Mega Mushrooms only appear in the [[amiibo]] Party mode and act similar to how they did in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', where it'll make the user grow and cause the others players to lose some coins upon passing them.
A Mega Mushroom is part of [[amiibo]] Party mode in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', working like before by turning the user giant and having them steal coins from opponents they pass.


====''Mario Party: Star Rush''====
====''Mario Party: Star Rush''====
In ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', Mega Mushrooms appear in the Boss Battle minigame [[Bowser's Space Race]], where grabbing it causes the player to become giant and earn three points from throwing their bomb at [[Bowser]].
A Mega Mushroom appears in [[Bowser's Space Race]] of ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', not only making the user gigantic but also giving them three points from throwing a bomb at Bowser.


====''Mario Party: The Top 100''====
====''Mario Party: The Top 100'' / ''Mario Party Superstars''====
In ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', Mega Mushrooms appear in the updated minigame from ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', [[Mush Pit]], replacing the Mushrooms from the original game.
A Mega Mushroom appears in the returning minigame [[Mush Pit]] in ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', replacing Mushrooms from the ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' versions.


===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Mario Pinball Land''===
====''Super Mario 64 DS''====
Mega Mushrooms are items in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''. They are red-capped, making them look like Super Mushrooms. The effect of the Mega Mushroom defeats enemies when touched.
[[File:Mushroom sm64ds.png|frame]]
While the Mega Mushroom does not make an appearance in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', the [[Super Mushroom]] has the same effect as the Mega Mushrooms of later games, as it temporarily makes the characters giant, greatly reduces their jumping abilities, and allows them to destroy nearly anything in their path. The player will earn an extra life for every object destroyed from the eighth onwards.
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====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:Mega MushroomNSMB.png|frame|left]]
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' subseries====
[[File:Mega Mario NSMB.png|thumb|Mario under the effect of a Mega Mushroom in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
It appears with the name '''Giant Mushroom''' in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', as one of the items obtainable from the [[Item Box]]. The Mega Mushroom enlarges the player character and kart temporarily.
Mega Mushrooms later reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they again make [[Mario]] grow to a giant size. In this colossal form, Mario can stomp across the level and crush anything in his path - enemies, blocks, [[Warp Pipe]]s, and even the [[Goal Pole|flagpole]] at the end of the level.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50QrRjSHVro</ref> When items are crushed by Mario, the bar at the top (referred to as the '''Mega Meter''' in the instruction manual) starts to fill up with yellow. As the yellow line reaches the end of a segment, that segment turns green. After Mario's size reduces again, a [[1-Up Mushroom]] appears for each green segment filled, with a maximum of five 1-Ups. These mushrooms are rarely found, and almost always come from [[Toad House|Orange Toad House]]s or [[Flying ? Block|Red Flying ? Blocks]]. Besides the Toad Houses, they only appear in four levels: [[World 1-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|Worlds 1-1]], [[World 1-2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|1-2]], [[World 4-4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|4-4]] and [[World 7-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|7-5]]. If Mario or Luigi ground pounds a block containing a Mega Mushroom, it still appears from above. The player is not completely invincible in this form, however; if the player is to jump and land on a hole covered with bricks, the player falls through, thus, losing a life, if the hole is big enough. In other cases, Mario, or Luigi, lose a life if they fall in lava or [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]]. Additionally, if Mario or [[Luigi]] are to do a [[Ground Pound]] after eating a Mega Mushroom, a group of [[Goomba]]s or [[coin]]s (or both) falls from the sky.  


In the [[List of New Super Mario Bros. pre-release and unused content|E3 2005 trailer build and at least one of the 2005 demo builds]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', the Mega Mushroom had the same colors as the Super Mushroom, but it was changed to orange and red in the final version. This was possibly meant to resemble the original colors of a Super Mushroom from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''.
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
[[File:MKW Mega Mario.png|thumb|[[Mario]] using a Mega Mushroom in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
The Mega Mushroom is an item in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', obtainable anywhere from 4th to 8th place (especially 6th, which has a 10% chance), as well as 9th in VS races only. The user becomes gigantic while the Mega Mushroom theme music players from ''New Super Mario Bros.'', and the player can squish opponents along the way, slowing and causing them to lose items. Players using a [[Super Star|Star]] can knock aside a player affected by the Mega Mushroom, though combining the two knocks all opponents aside. Up to two Mega Mushrooms can be activate at once. CPUs using the Mega Mushroom get a speed boost, do not slow off-road, and are mostly invulnerable except to the Star, [[Bullet Bill]], and [[Blooper]]. Players using a Mega Mushroom shrink to normal size if [[Lightning]] hits them.


====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:NSMB2-MegaMushroom.png|frame|left|]]
The Mega Mushroom in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' works like it does in the previous game, except the theme music does not play and characters using the item return to normal size if an item from a rival hits them. They also receive no speed nor off-road advantages. Since version 2.12.0, players receive points from hitting Mega opponents.
[[File:MegaMushroomNSMB2.png|thumb|Mario under the effect of the Mega Mushroom in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''.]]
After being absent from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', the Mega Mushroom returns in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They retain the same function as in the first ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Like in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', they are very rare, only appearing by launching some fireballs in an [[! Pipe]] from [[World 1-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-2]], [[World 5-6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 5-6]], and {{world-link|mushroom|3|World Mushroom-3 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, though two in a ? Block do appear each in the [[Third Course (Gold Rush Pack)|third level]] of the [[Gold Rush Pack]] and the [[First Course (Coin Challenge Pack C)|first level]] of the [[Coin Challenge Pack C]]. In addition, though Mario cannot gain [[Extra life|1-Up]]s for the destruction he causes, he can get three 1-Up Mushrooms by destroying the [[Goal Pole]]; this can only be done in World 5-6. Unlike in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', Mega Mushrooms are not found in [[Toad House]]s and cannot be put in reserve.
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====''Super Mario 3D World''====
If the player runs into an Item Box as they crash and they have Auto Item activated, the growth caused by any Mega Mushroom used up from their inventory instantly recovers their driver from the crash.
[[File:Mega Mario and Co. Screenshot - Super Mario 3D World.png|thumb|Mega Mario & Co. in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.]]


The Mega Mushroom makes a return in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', making it the item's first appearance in a 3D ''Mario'' title. It works as it did in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''. However, if someone ground pounds, they now create a small shockwave that hits all nearby blocks and enemies. As in the other games, Mega characters can destroy Warp Pipes.
Artwork of a Mega Mushroom appears on a billboard for a clothing brand, also called Mega Mushroom, in [[Wii Coconut Mall]].


Just as the Mega Mushroom is about to wear off, unlike in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' or ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', where the character would emit a green light, the music instead speeds up.
The following gliders increase the chance of getting Mega Mushrooms and points for hitting racers while under the effects of one.
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Mega Mushrooms can be found in seven levels: [[Super Bell Hill]], [[The Bullet Bill Express]], [[Tricky Trapeze Theater]], [[Rainbow Run (level)|Rainbow Run]], [[Super Block Land]], [[Gargantuan Grotto]] and [[Gigantic Seasick Wreck]].
====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
[[Wii Coconut Mall|Coconut Mall]] returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC. Towards the end of the course, the large billboard advertising the Mega Mushroom clothing brand appears here, like in ''Mario Kart Tour'', complete with the large vector art of the mushroom.


====''Super Mario Run''====
===''Super Mario'' series===
In ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', a Mega Mushroom makes a cameo appearance as a statue in Kingdom Builder. It can be won from the Bonus Game in Remix 10 mode as a 4★ item.
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:Mega_Mushroom_-_New_Super_Mario_Bros.png|thumb|Artwork from ''New Super Mario Bros.'', which standardized the look of Mega Mushrooms]]
The look of a Mega Mushroom has been standardized to yellow with red spots since ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', reminiscent of Super Mushrooms from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', and they are also larger. It is a power-up item that changes Mario into [[Mega Mario]], who then destroys any enemy and many objects along the way. When the effects wear off, Mario returns to [[Super Mario (form)|normal]], with up to five [[1-Up Mushroom]]s appearing per each green segment filled. There is a Mega Mushroom in the levels [[World 1-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|Worlds 1-1]], [[World 1-2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|1-2]], [[World 4-4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|4-4]] and [[World 7-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|7-5]]; they are also found at [[Toad House|Orange Toad House]]s as well as sometimes from [[Flying ? Block|Red Flying ? Block]]s and [[Hammer Bro]]s. The effects of the Mega Mushroom in the Mario vs. Luigi mode is mainly for knocking a [[Big Star]] from one's opponent, though a Mega Mushroom can also appear for the losing player if they get eight coins.


===''Mario Kart'' series===
In the [[List of New Super Mario Bros. pre-release and unused content|E3 2005 trailer build and at least one of the 2005 demo builds]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', the Mega Mushroom had the same colors as the Super Mushroom, but it was changed to a yellow cap with red spots in the final version.
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'', the Mega Mushroom appears under the name '''Giant Mushroom'''. It is an item obtainable from the [[Item Box]]. When players use this item, they and their kart temporarily grow bigger.


====''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', the Giant Mushroom has the same role as it does in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP''.
[[File:NSMB2-MegaMushroom.png|frame|left|]]
Mega Mushrooms are items in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', working the same as before, except one appears only from shooting [[fireball]]s into a [[! Pipe]] in [[World 1-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-2]], [[World 5-6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 5-6]], and {{world link|mushroom|3|World Mushroom-3 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, even in co-op. They are also in a ? Block in the [[Third Course (Gold Rush Pack)|third level]] of the [[Gold Rush Pack]] and the [[First Course (Coin Challenge Pack C)|first level]] of the [[Coin Challenge Pack C]], as well as another in the [[First Course (Gold Classics Pack)|first level]] of the [[Gold Classics Pack]]. {{br}}


====''Mario Kart Wii''====
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
[[File:MKWmegamario.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Mario]] using a Mega Mushroom in ''Mario Kart Wii''.]]
[[File:SM3DW Mega Mario and Co Screenshot.png|thumb|Mega Mario and other characters in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', the Mega Mushroom returns as an item obtainable from the Item Box. In addition to growing bigger, this item causes the player character's voice to get much deeper. Furthermore, it now offers the players the ability to squash other players for a certain amount of time, reducing their speed and making them lose their items. While this item is active, the players receive a speed boost and cannot slow down when going off-road, and they are invincible to all dangerous things, except for the [[Star]], [[Bullet Bill]], and [[Blooper]], giving them the power to destroy any items or any course obstacles, except those that are big and metallic (such as [[Chain Chomp]]s). If players get hit by [[Lightning]] while they are big, they shrink back to normal size rather than becoming tiny. The effect also ends prematurely if players fall off the course. The Mega Mushroom's theme music from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' is played for the duration of the item's effect.
Mega Mushrooms appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]]. They retain their usual effect, also giving the user a lower-pitched voice, and its effects are still temporary, also wearing off by entering a [[Warp Box]]. A Mega Mushroom appears in seven levels: [[Super Bell Hill]], [[The Bullet Bill Express]], [[Tricky Trapeze Theater]], [[Rainbow Run (level)|Rainbow Run]], [[Super Block Land]], [[Gargantuan Grotto]] and [[Gigantic Seasick Wreck]].


=====Trading Card Info=====
While the power-up goes unused in the ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' mode, there is an [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury#Giga Mushroom|unused power-up]] internally titled ''KinokoGiga'' ("Giga Mushroom"), which resembles the Mega Mushroom but is larger and has a red cap with yellow spots. It turns Mario into a state identical to taking damage as [[Giga Cat Mario]].
[[File:MKWMegaMushroomTC.jpg|thumb|100px]]
'''Description:''' ''"The Mega Mushroom is a new item this time around in the ''Mario Kart'' series. When activated, you and your vehicle will become super-sized for about 10 seconds and will be immune to all attacks from other racers...except those wielding [[Super Star|Star]] power, [[Bullet Bill]] or Lightning. While under the influence of Mega Mushroom power you can run over your rivals and flatten them like a pancake!"''


'''Game Tip!:''' ''"If you have a Mega Mushroom & you think another racer is going to uncork Lightning, use the Mega Mushroom and you'll only shrink to normal size."''
====''Super Mario Run''====
In ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', players can obtain a Mega Mushroom Statue as a [[List of Kingdom Builder items in Super Mario Run|building]] in Kingdom Builder. The Mega Mushroom is on top of an [[Empty Block]]. Two Toads can stand on the statue. It is a 4★ item. Once unlocked, it can be purchased from the Shop for 1500 coins.  It can be won from the Bonus Game in Remix 10 mode, even before unlocking it.


====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''====
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', the Giant Mushroom has the same role as it does in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' and ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''.
[[File:SMO Mushroom Brochure E.png|thumb|left|150px|The Mega Mushroom-like mushrooms in [[Goomba Woods]]]]
 
Although the Mega Mushroom does not appear in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', some mushrooms in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] closely resemble the design of a Mega Mushroom.
=== Mario Kart Tour ===
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The Mega Mushroom reappears in Mario Kart Tour and works the same way as in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.
 
== Super Smash Bros Series ==


===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
The Mega Mushroom appears as a sticker in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. It raises food effect by 4.
The Mega Mushroom appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]]. It can be equipped to any {{iw|smashwiki|fighter}} in {{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary}} to increase the amount of {{iw|smashwiki|damage}} healed from food by 2 percent.
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===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
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[[File:MLBiS - Mega Mushroom Screenshot.png|thumb|[[Broque Monsieur]] about to use a Mega Mushroom, in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''.]]
[[File:MLBiS - Mega Mushroom Screenshot.png|thumb|[[Broque Monsieur]] about to use a Mega Mushroom in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'']]
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', during his [[Vacuum Block|Vacuum command]] tutorial, [[Broque Monsieur]] sometimes attacks by using a Mega Mushroom to make himself giant. [[Bowser]] needs to punch his body to avoid being rammed. This will knock Broque Monsieur's (still giant) head off, so Bowser can punch it to earn extra coins until his body picks it up again. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', along with Broque Monsieur using the Mega Mushroom, [[Bowser Memory ML|Bowser Memory M]] uses the Mega Mushroom as a part of one of its attacks (replacing the [[Super Mushroom]] from the original game).
[[Broque Monsieur]] sometimes uses a Mega Mushroom during his [[Vacuum Block|Vacuum command]] tutorial in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|its remake]], though [[Bowser]] can avoid being rammed by punching Broque Monsieur as he changes. [[Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L|Bowser Memory M]] also uses the Mega Mushroom (not a [[Super Mushroom]] like the original version) in one of its attacks.


====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
A Mega Mushroom appears as a part of Luigi's Bros. Attack [[Mega Thwonk]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', where Luigi eats one to become giant.
A Mega Mushroom is used by Luigi to become giant during his Bros. Attack [[Mega Thwonk]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''.


===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', the Mega Mushroom appears in [[Dream Curling]] and Balloon Blast. The actual item does not appear, but there is an [[Item Box]] that it could be obtained from. The Mega Mushroom makes the character two times his or her original size.
Mega Mushrooms are items in both the [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Wii version]] and [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Nintendo DS version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''. They are items that increase the size of a character or object in each event they appear in. Furthermore, in the console version, Mega Mushrooms also increases the user's defense and speed in [[Dream Ice Hockey]], and gives them twice the resistance and snowballs dealing double the damage in [[Dream Snowball Fight]]. They specifically increase the size of the curling stone in [[Dream Curling]] of the console version and in its handheld equivalent, [[Curling Bowling]].


===''Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash''===
===''Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash''===
Mega Mushrooms appear once again in ''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'', where they make [[List of characters|characters]] big, allowing them to hit the ball more easily. Instead of the original music from ''New Super Mario Bros.'', a rock cover of the original tune plays when using the Mega Mushroom. The effect lasts for 30 seconds, but can end prematurely if the player endures a Body Shot. Three seconds before the item wears off, the character flashes white before shrinking back to normal size.
Mega Mushrooms are items in ''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''. They turn the [[List of characters|character]] giant for 30 seconds, helping them hit the ball, but a Body Shot can make it end prematurely. The user flashes white three seconds before the item wears off. Players under the effects of a Mega Mushroom also have a lower voice. Instead of the original music from ''New Super Mario Bros.'', a rock cover of the original tune plays when being powered up from the Mega Mushroom.
 
===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
Mario is asked by a [[Red Rescue Squad Apprentice Toad|small Toad]] at the [[Sacred Forest]] in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' if he has eaten a Mega Mushroom.
 
===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
Artwork of one is depicted on the poster in the laboratory during the intro of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''.
 
===''Mario Golf: Super Rush''===
{{quote|[[Toad]] launches Super Toad Strike!|Toad|Mario Golf: Super Rush}}
A Mega Mushroom is used by [[Toad]] on the golf ball in his [[Special Shot (Mario Golf: Super Rush)|Special Shot]], Super Toad Strike, in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''.
 
===Other appearances===
The Mega Mushroom makes a cameo appearance in the [[Wii U]] version of ''{{wp|Tekken Tag Tournament 2}}'' as part of its exclusive content.
 
===Unused appearances===
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
The Mega Mushroom [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii pre-release and unused content|was originally going to return]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', but was removed from the final game due to causing a problem with multiplayer: the character would be able to destroy everything while taking up space on the screen.


===Other appearances and references===
====''Mario Kart 7''====
The Mega Mushroom [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii pre-release and unused content|was originally going to return]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', but was removed from the final game for unknown reasons.
The Mega Mushroom was [[List of Mario Kart 7 pre-release and unused content|originally slated to return]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', along with the [[Fake Item Box]], but both were scrapped from the official release.


The Mega Mushroom makes a cameo appearance in the [[Wii U]] version of ''[[wikipedia:Tekken Tag Tournament 2|Tekken Tag Tournament 2]]'' as part of its exclusive content.
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
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|EngA=This rare mushroom lets you cause maximum destruction—busting down pipes, unbreakable blocks, and any foes in your path. The whole level becomes your stomping ground!
|EngE=Mario becomes whopping great Mega Mario if he scoffs a Mega Mushroom – you'd best stomp everything in your path while you're jumbo size!}}


In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', a small Toad in the [[Sacred Forest]] asks Mario if he had eaten a Mega Mushroom.
====''Super Mario 3D World''====
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|Eng=Transforms Mario into Mega Mario.}}


In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', artwork of a Mega Mushroom can be found on a poster in the laboratory in the introductory cutscene.
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==Official profiles==
====''Super Mario Run''====
===''Super Mario 3D World''===
*'''Mega Mushroom Statue description:''' ''A statue of the Mega Mushroom, which makes Mario really, really grow!''
*'''Instruction manual description:''' ''"Transforms Mario into Mega Mario."''
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
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|Eng=Mega Mushrooms turn you into a giant for a short time and give you a short speed boost. While huge, you'll flatten any vehicles that get in your way.{{page needed}}}}
 
[[File:MKW Mega Mushroom Trading Card.jpg|thumb|100px]]
*'''Trading card bio:''' ''The Mega Mushroom is a new item this time around in the ''Mario Kart'' series. When activated, you and your vehicle will become super-sized for about 10 seconds and will be immune to all attacks from other racers...except those wielding [[Super Star|Star]] power, [[Bullet Bill]] or Lightning. While under the influence of Mega Mushroom power you can run over your rivals and flatten them like a pancake!''
**'''''Game Tip!:''' If you have a Mega Mushroom & you think another racer is going to uncork Lightning, use the Mega Mushroom and you'll only shrink to normal size.''
 
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
*'''Tips & Tricks:''' ''Increases your kart's size, allowing you to crash any opponents you hit. You'll return to regular size after some time or when you're hit by an item.''
*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' ''Mega Mushroom increases your kart's size for a set amount of time and gives you a small speed boost. Plus, you can bump into your opponents to make them crash! Be careful—if you're attacked while giant, you'll return to normal size.''<ref>{{cite|author=mariokarttourEN|language=en|date=September 9, 2019|url=x.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1170918585637539841|title=Post|publisher=X|accessdate=March 11, 2020}}</ref>
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===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
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|game=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|effect=Food Effect +2
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
Mega Mushroom.jpg|''[[Mario Party 4]]''
Mega Mushroom.jpg|''[[Mario Party 4]]''
Toad and tent MPL artwork.jpg|''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''
Mega_Mushroom_-_New_Super_Mario_Bros.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
Mega_Mushroom_-_New_Super_Mario_Bros.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
Mega Mushroom Artwork - Mario Kart Wii.png|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
Mega Mushroom Artwork - Mario Kart Wii.png|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
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Mega Mushroom Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
Mega Mushroom Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
Mega Mushroom - MTUS.png|''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''
Mega Mushroom - MTUS.png|''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''
SMK 49 Mega Mushroom Artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
NL Valentine 2019 Wallpaper.jpg|Wallpaper for Valentine's Day 2019 from Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s [[LINE]] account
My Nintendo Store Mushrooms.png|My Nintendo Store
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Sprites and models===
===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
<gallery>
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Mega Mushroom - MLPM.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
Mega Mushroom - MLPM.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
MLBISBJJMegaMushroom.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
MLBISBJJMegaMushroom.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
MLBISBJJBowserMemoryMegaMushroom.png|''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' ([[Bowser Memory ML|Bowser Memory M]])
MLBISBJJBowserMemoryMegaMushroom.png|''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' ([[Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L|Bowser Memory M]])
MKT_Icon_MegaMushroom.png|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MKT Icon Mega Mushroom.png|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
MegaMushroomNSMB2.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
MP10 Question Block trick.png|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
MPSR Mega Mushroom.png|''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
MPTT100 Mega Mushroom.png|''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
MGSR UK Battle Golf 3.jpg|''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''
YT Play Nintendo 2022-04-30 screencap Mega Mushroom.jpg|Pictogram used to represent a Mega Mushroom in a video about ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' power-ups on the [[Play Nintendo]] YouTube channel
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
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|Jap=デカキノコ<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gmpj/new/index.html The Japanese ''Mario party 4'' website] (Accessed January 26, 2012)</ref><br>''Deka kinoko''<br>メガキノコ<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bmvj/item.html</ref><ref>[https://i.imgur.com/7z1pgTQ.jpg ''Super Mario Ball'' Shogakukan book]</ref><br>''Mega Kinoko''<br>巨大キノコ<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/a2dj/newmario/index.html The Japanese ''New Super Mario Bros.'' website] (Accessed January 26, 2012)</ref><ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Hyakka: Nintendō Kōshiki Gaido Bukku'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'' section</ref>
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|JapR=Kyodai kinoko
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gmpj/new/index.html|title=ここが新しくなった!マリオパーティ4!|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=August 14, 2024}}</ref>
|JapM=Huge Mushroom (''Mario Party 4'')<br><br>Mega Mushroom (''Super Mario Ball'')<br><br>Giant Mushroom
|JpnN=''Mario Party 4''
|Spa=Mega Champiñón<br>Champiñon Grande
|JpnR=Deka Kinoko
|SpaM=Mega Mushroom<br>Big Mushroom
|Jpn2=メガキノコ
|Fra=Méga champignon (''Super Mario Run'')<br>Méga Champi
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bmvj/item.html|title=スーパーマリオボール|accessdate=August 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>[https://i.imgur.com/7z1pgTQ.jpg ''Super Mario Ball'' Shogakukan book]{{page needed}}</ref>
|FraM=Mega mushroom<br>Mega Shroom
|Jpn2N=''Super Mario Ball''
|Jpn2R=Mega Kinoko
|Jpn3=巨大化キノコ
|Jpn3C=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|bandainamco-am.co.jp/am/vg/mariokart/special/item/catalog.php|title=マリオカート アーケードグランプリ|publisher=Bandai Namco|accessdate=September 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=ja|url=bandainamco-am.co.jp/am/vg/mariokart2/special/item/prize.php|title=マリオカート アーケードグランプリ2|publisher=Bandai Namco|accessdate=September 13, 2021}}</ref>
|Jpn3N=''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' / ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''
|Jpn3R=Kyodaika Kinoko
|Jpn4={{ruby|巨大|きょだい}}キノコ
|Jpn4C=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|format=PDF|date=2006|publisher=Nintendo|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NTR/JPN/A2DJ/A2DJ_J.pdf|title={{ruby|New|ニュー}} スーパーマリオブラザーズ (''Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu'') instruction booklet|page=23}}</ref>
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|Jpn2M=Mega Mushroom
|Jpn3M=Giant Form Mushroom
|Jpn4M=Giant Mushroom
|Chi=巨大蘑菇
|ChiR=Jùdà Mógu
|ChiM=Giant Mushroom
|Dut=Megapaddenstoel
|Dut=Megapaddenstoel
|DutM=Mega mushroom
|DutM=Mega mushroom
|Ger=Mega-Pilz<br>Maxi-Pilz (''Mario Party 4'')
|Fre=Méga champignon
|GerM=Mega Mushroom<br>Maxi Mushroom (''Mario Party 4'')
|Fre2=Méga Champi
|Ita=Megafungo<br>Mega fungo (''Mario Kart Wii'')
|Fre3=Mégachampignon
|Fre3C=<ref>{{cite|language=fr-ca|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2008|title=''Mario Kart Wii'' game manual|page=31}}</ref>
|FreM=Mega mushroom
|Fre2M=Mega Shroom
|Fre3M=Megamushroom
|Ger=Mega-Pilz
|Ger2=Maxi-Pilz
|Ger2N=''Mario Party 4''
|GerM=Mega Mushroom
|Ger2M=Maxi Mushroom
|Ita=Megafungo<br>Mega fungo
|ItaN=''Mario Kart Wii''
|ItaM=Mega Mushroom
|ItaM=Mega Mushroom
|Por=Megacogumelo (''Super Mario Run'')<br>Mega Cogumelo
|Kor=거대버섯
|PorM=Mega Mushroom
|KorR=Geodae Beoseot
|KorM=Huge Mushroom
|PorA=Megacogumelo
|PorAM=Mega Mushroom
|PorE=Mega Cogumelo<br>Megacogumelo
|PorEM=Mega Mushroom
|Rus=Мегагриб
|Rus=Мегагриб
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|RusR=Megagrib
|RusM=Mega Mushroom
|RusM=Mega Mushroom
|Kor=거대버섯
|Spa=Champiñón Grande
|KorR=Geodae Beoseot
|SpaC=<ref>{{cite|language=es|date=2004|title=''Super Mario Ball'' European instruction booklet|page=101|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|KorM=Huge Mushroom
|SpaM=Big Mushroom
|SpaN=''Super Mario Ball''
|SpaA=Mega champiñón
|SpaAM=Mega Mushroom
|SpaE=Megachampiñón
|SpaEM=Mega Mushroom
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==Trivia==
==Notes==
*[[File:Fireyellowtoad.png|thumb]][[Fire Mario|Fire Yellow Toad]]'s cap in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' has a coloration very similar to the Mega Mushroom as it turns yellow and his spots become red. [[Fire Mario|Fire Blue Toad]] uses the same coloration in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.
[[File:Fireyellowtoad.png|thumb]]
*[[Fire Mario|Fire Yellow Toad]]'s cap in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' has a coloration very similar to the Mega Mushroom as it turns yellow and his spots become red. Fire [[Toad]] uses the same coloration in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.


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This article is about the Mushroom that enlarges the character. For the Battle Card from Paper Mario: Color Splash, see Mega Mushroom (Paper Mario: Color Splash).
Mega Mushroom
Artwork of a Mega Mushroom in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
Artwork from Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
First appearance Mario Party 4 (2002)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 1) (cameo) (2022)
Effect Turns Mario into Mega Mario.
Variant of Super Mushroom
“Livin' Large: The Mega Mushroom transforms Mario into an impervious behemoth who obliterates every enemy or obstacle in his path.”
New Super Mario Bros. official website

A Mega Mushroom is a type of mushroom that enlarges the user temporarily, allowing them to walk over and destroy most objects in their path, including large and powerful enemies. A Mega Mushroom was first seen in Mario Party 4, where it was depicted as a normally proportioned mushroom with a turquoise cap; in New Super Mario Bros., it received a more distinctive design, being much bigger, bearing a bulbous yellow cap with red spots, a similar coloration to the Super Mushrooms in Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. A Mega Mushroom hops along the ground and, in their initial appearance, would actively flee from Mario. Its opposite counterpart is the Mini Mushroom, which shrinks the character.

In Super Mario 64 DS and the Super Smash Bros. series, the Super Mushroom has a similar effect to Mega Mushrooms in other games.

History[edit]

Mario Party series[edit]

Mario Party 4[edit]

Artwork of Mario for Mario Party 4
Artwork of a Mega Mushroom being held by Mario from Mario Party 4

A Mega Mushroom first appeared in Mario Party 4. It looks like a 1-Up Mushroom but with a slightly different color. A Mega Mushroom is obtainable either sometimes from a Mushroom Space, buying it at an item shop, from an Item Bag, or winning a mini-game on the board. It involves the user not only growing gigantic but also rolling two Dice Blocks before dashing across their combined roll, stealing ten coins from any opponents in the path. There is a variation titled the Super Mega Mushroom where the user rolls three Dice Blocks.

Mario Party 10[edit]

A Mega Mushroom is part of amiibo Party mode in Mario Party 10, working like before by turning the user giant and having them steal coins from opponents they pass.

Mario Party: Star Rush[edit]

A Mega Mushroom appears in Bowser's Space Race of Mario Party: Star Rush, not only making the user gigantic but also giving them three points from throwing a bomb at Bowser.

Mario Party: The Top 100 / Mario Party Superstars[edit]

A Mega Mushroom appears in the returning minigame Mush Pit in Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars, replacing Mushrooms from the Mario Party 3 versions.

Mario Pinball Land[edit]

Mega Mushrooms are items in Mario Pinball Land. They are red-capped, making them look like Super Mushrooms. The effect of the Mega Mushroom defeats enemies when touched.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart Arcade GP subseries[edit]

It appears with the name Giant Mushroom in Mario Kart Arcade GP, Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, and Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, as one of the items obtainable from the Item Box. The Mega Mushroom enlarges the player character and kart temporarily.

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

Mega Mario
Mario using a Mega Mushroom in Mario Kart Wii

The Mega Mushroom is an item in Mario Kart Wii, obtainable anywhere from 4th to 8th place (especially 6th, which has a 10% chance), as well as 9th in VS races only. The user becomes gigantic while the Mega Mushroom theme music players from New Super Mario Bros., and the player can squish opponents along the way, slowing and causing them to lose items. Players using a Star can knock aside a player affected by the Mega Mushroom, though combining the two knocks all opponents aside. Up to two Mega Mushrooms can be activate at once. CPUs using the Mega Mushroom get a speed boost, do not slow off-road, and are mostly invulnerable except to the Star, Bullet Bill, and Blooper. Players using a Mega Mushroom shrink to normal size if Lightning hits them.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

The Mega Mushroom in Mario Kart Tour works like it does in the previous game, except the theme music does not play and characters using the item return to normal size if an item from a rival hits them. They also receive no speed nor off-road advantages. Since version 2.12.0, players receive points from hitting Mega opponents.

If the player runs into an Item Box as they crash and they have Auto Item activated, the growth caused by any Mega Mushroom used up from their inventory instantly recovers their driver from the crash.

Artwork of a Mega Mushroom appears on a billboard for a clothing brand, also called Mega Mushroom, in Wii Coconut Mall.

The following gliders increase the chance of getting Mega Mushrooms and points for hitting racers while under the effects of one.

Special skill Gliders
Mega Mushroom from Mario Kart Tour.
Mega Mushroom Plus
Increases your chances of getting a Mega Mushroom. Using one will get you more points.
+10 points
Piranha Plant Parafoil
+20 points
8-Bit Jumping Mario
+30 points
Full FlightRainbow StarchuteButterfly SunsetStar-Spangled GliderToe-Bean BalloonsSunny Surf MasterGalaxy GliderPretzel Glider8-Bit 1-Up MushroomWhite Waves Origami GliderAutumn LeavesYellow Hard Hat BalloonYoshi's CookiesMosaic StarchuteRainbow BellsNinja ScrollWaluigi's MustachePeach HanafudaCape Mario Hanafuda

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Coconut Mall returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the Booster Course Pass DLC. Towards the end of the course, the large billboard advertising the Mega Mushroom clothing brand appears here, like in Mario Kart Tour, complete with the large vector art of the mushroom.

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Artwork of a Mega Mushroom in New Super Mario Bros.
Artwork from New Super Mario Bros., which standardized the look of Mega Mushrooms

The look of a Mega Mushroom has been standardized to yellow with red spots since New Super Mario Bros., reminiscent of Super Mushrooms from Super Mario Bros., and they are also larger. It is a power-up item that changes Mario into Mega Mario, who then destroys any enemy and many objects along the way. When the effects wear off, Mario returns to normal, with up to five 1-Up Mushrooms appearing per each green segment filled. There is a Mega Mushroom in the levels Worlds 1-1, 1-2, 4-4 and 7-5; they are also found at Orange Toad Houses as well as sometimes from Red Flying ? Blocks and Hammer Bros. The effects of the Mega Mushroom in the Mario vs. Luigi mode is mainly for knocking a Big Star from one's opponent, though a Mega Mushroom can also appear for the losing player if they get eight coins.

In the E3 2005 trailer build and at least one of the 2005 demo builds of New Super Mario Bros., the Mega Mushroom had the same colors as the Super Mushroom, but it was changed to a yellow cap with red spots in the final version.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Mega Mushroom

Mega Mushrooms are items in New Super Mario Bros. 2, working the same as before, except one appears only from shooting fireballs into a ! Pipe in World 1-2, World 5-6, and World Mushroom-3, even in co-op. They are also in a ? Block in the third level of the Gold Rush Pack and the first level of the Coin Challenge Pack C, as well as another in the first level of the Gold Classics Pack.

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

Mega Mario, Luigi, Peach and Blue Toad in Super Mario 3D World.
Mega Mario and other characters in Super Mario 3D World

Mega Mushrooms appear in Super Mario 3D World and its port. They retain their usual effect, also giving the user a lower-pitched voice, and its effects are still temporary, also wearing off by entering a Warp Box. A Mega Mushroom appears in seven levels: Super Bell Hill, The Bullet Bill Express, Tricky Trapeze Theater, Rainbow Run, Super Block Land, Gargantuan Grotto and Gigantic Seasick Wreck.

While the power-up goes unused in the Bowser's Fury mode, there is an unused power-up internally titled KinokoGiga ("Giga Mushroom"), which resembles the Mega Mushroom but is larger and has a red cap with yellow spots. It turns Mario into a state identical to taking damage as Giga Cat Mario.

Super Mario Run[edit]

In Super Mario Run, players can obtain a Mega Mushroom Statue as a building in Kingdom Builder. The Mega Mushroom is on top of an Empty Block. Two Toads can stand on the statue. It is a 4★ item. Once unlocked, it can be purchased from the Shop for 1500 coins. It can be won from the Bonus Game in Remix 10 mode, even before unlocking it.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

An image from the Mushroom Kingdom brochure
The Mega Mushroom-like mushrooms in Goomba Woods

Although the Mega Mushroom does not appear in Super Mario Odyssey, some mushrooms in the Mushroom Kingdom closely resemble the design of a Mega Mushroom.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

The Mega Mushroom appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a sticker. It can be equipped to any fighter in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary to increase the amount of damage healed from food by 2 percent.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

Mega Mushroom Sprite of a Mega Mushroom from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.
Sprite of the Mega Mushroom used during the battle with Bowser Memory M from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Screenshot of a Mega Mushroom, from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Broque Monsieur sometimes uses a Mega Mushroom during his Vacuum command tutorial in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake, though Bowser can avoid being rammed by punching Broque Monsieur as he changes. Bowser Memory M also uses the Mega Mushroom (not a Super Mushroom like the original version) in one of its attacks.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

A Mega Mushroom is used by Luigi to become giant during his Bros. Attack Mega Thwonk in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games[edit]

Mega Mushrooms are items in both the Wii version and Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. They are items that increase the size of a character or object in each event they appear in. Furthermore, in the console version, Mega Mushrooms also increases the user's defense and speed in Dream Ice Hockey, and gives them twice the resistance and snowballs dealing double the damage in Dream Snowball Fight. They specifically increase the size of the curling stone in Dream Curling of the console version and in its handheld equivalent, Curling Bowling.

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash[edit]

Mega Mushrooms are items in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash. They turn the character giant for 30 seconds, helping them hit the ball, but a Body Shot can make it end prematurely. The user flashes white three seconds before the item wears off. Players under the effects of a Mega Mushroom also have a lower voice. Instead of the original music from New Super Mario Bros., a rock cover of the original tune plays when being powered up from the Mega Mushroom.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

Mario is asked by a small Toad at the Sacred Forest in Paper Mario: Color Splash if he has eaten a Mega Mushroom.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[edit]

Artwork of one is depicted on the poster in the laboratory during the intro of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.

Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]

Toad launches Super Toad Strike!”
Toad, Mario Golf: Super Rush

A Mega Mushroom is used by Toad on the golf ball in his Special Shot, Super Toad Strike, in Mario Golf: Super Rush.

Other appearances[edit]

The Mega Mushroom makes a cameo appearance in the Wii U version of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 as part of its exclusive content.

Unused appearances[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

The Mega Mushroom was originally going to return in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but was removed from the final game due to causing a problem with multiplayer: the character would be able to destroy everything while taking up space on the screen.

Mario Kart 7[edit]

The Mega Mushroom was originally slated to return in Mario Kart 7, along with the Fake Item Box, but both were scrapped from the official release.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (American):
      This rare mushroom lets you cause maximum destruction—busting down pipes, unbreakable blocks, and any foes in your path. The whole level becomes your stomping ground!
    • English (British):
      Mario becomes whopping great Mega Mario if he scoffs a Mega Mushroom – you'd best stomp everything in your path while you're jumbo size!

Super Mario 3D World[edit]

  • Electronic manual description:
    • English:
      Transforms Mario into Mega Mario.


  • Website description:
    • English (American):
      Take one of these to become (you guessed it) mega-sized Mario.

Super Mario Run[edit]

  • Mega Mushroom Statue description: A statue of the Mega Mushroom, which makes Mario really, really grow!

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Mega Mushrooms turn you into a giant for a short time and give you a short speed boost. While huge, you'll flatten any vehicles that get in your way.[page number needed]
The Mega Mushroom card from the Mario Kart Wii trading cards
  • Trading card bio: The Mega Mushroom is a new item this time around in the Mario Kart series. When activated, you and your vehicle will become super-sized for about 10 seconds and will be immune to all attacks from other racers...except those wielding Star power, Bullet Bill or Lightning. While under the influence of Mega Mushroom power you can run over your rivals and flatten them like a pancake!
    • Game Tip!: If you have a Mega Mushroom & you think another racer is going to uncork Lightning, use the Mega Mushroom and you'll only shrink to normal size.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

  • Tips & Tricks: Increases your kart's size, allowing you to crash any opponents you hit. You'll return to regular size after some time or when you're hit by an item.
  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter: Mega Mushroom increases your kart's size for a set amount of time and gives you a small speed boost. Plus, you can bump into your opponents to make them crash! Be careful—if you're attacked while giant, you'll return to normal size.[1]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Sticker
Mega Mushroom
A sticker of Mega Mushroom in the game Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Artwork from: New Super Mario Bros.
Effects in The Subspace Emissary: Food Effect +2
Usable by: Anyone

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese デカキノコ[2]
Deka Kinoko
Big Mushroom Mario Party 4
メガキノコ[3][4]
Mega Kinoko
Mega Mushroom Super Mario Ball
巨大化キノコ[5][6]
Kyodaika Kinoko
Giant Form Mushroom Mario Kart Arcade GP / Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
巨大きょだいキノコ[7]
Kyodai Kinoko
Giant Mushroom
Chinese 巨大蘑菇[?]
Jùdà Mógu
Giant Mushroom
Dutch Megapaddenstoel[?] Mega mushroom
French Méga champignon[?] Mega mushroom
Méga Champi[?] Mega Shroom
Mégachampignon[8] Megamushroom
German Mega-Pilz[?] Mega Mushroom
Maxi-Pilz[?] Maxi Mushroom Mario Party 4
Italian Megafungo
Mega fungo
[?]
Mega Mushroom Mario Kart Wii
Korean 거대버섯[?]
Geodae Beoseot
Huge Mushroom
Portuguese (NOA) Megacogumelo[?] Mega Mushroom
Portuguese (NOE) Mega Cogumelo
Megacogumelo
[?]
Mega Mushroom
Russian Мегагриб[?]
Megagrib
Mega Mushroom
Spanish Champiñón Grande[9] Big Mushroom Super Mario Ball
Spanish (NOA) Mega champiñón[?] Mega Mushroom
Spanish (NOE) Megachampiñón[?] Mega Mushroom

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

Yellow Toad in his Fire Form

References[edit]

  1. ^ mariokarttourEN (September 9, 2019). Post. X (English). Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ^ ここが新しくなった!マリオパーティ4!. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  3. ^ スーパーマリオボール. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Super Mario Ball Shogakukan book[page number needed]
  5. ^ マリオカート アーケードグランプリ. Bandai Namco (Japanese). Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  6. ^ マリオカート アーケードグランプリ2. Bandai Namco (Japanese). Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  7. ^ 2006. Newニュー スーパーマリオブラザーズ (Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu) instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo (Japanese). Page 23.
  8. ^ 2008. Mario Kart Wii game manual. Nintendo of America (Canadian French). Page 31.
  9. ^ 2004. Super Mario Ball European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Spanish). Page 101.

Interwiki links[edit]

Italian: it:Megafungo, it:Fungo supermega