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|image=[[File:New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Super Acorn.png|175px]]
|image=[[File:New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Super Acorn.png|175px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|description=An acorn with red and tan stripes on top, and a red face with eyes on the bottom.
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', cameo) (2022)
|effect=Turns Mario into [[Flying Squirrel Mario]].
|effect=Turns Mario into [[Flying Squirrel Mario]].
|character=[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Blue Toad (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|Blue Toad]], [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|Yellow Toad]], [[Mii]]
|character=[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Blue Toad (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|Blue Toad]], [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|Yellow Toad]], [[Mii]]
|variants=[[P-Acorn]]
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The '''Super Acorn''' is a power-up item that debuted in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. It also appears in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. The item resembles an acorn with red and yellow stripes on top and a red face with eyes on the bottom. It transforms anybody who touches it into the [[Flying Squirrel Mario|Flying Squirrel form]], gaining puffy overalls, a grayish shirt and shoes, and a large cap featuring two squirrel ears and a beige brim. Characters in this form also receive a tail and two gray membranes underneath their arms. They also gain the ability to lightly glide and midair jump while gliding in a similar way to the [[Cape Mario|Cape form]], as well as the ability to cling to walls. This item seems to grow from a large [[Acorn Tree]] in [[Acorn Plains]].
The '''Super Acorn''' is a power-up [[List of items|item]] introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. It is an acorn highly stylized to resemble a [[mushroom]], with red and yellow stripes on top and a red face with eyes on the bottom. It transforms playable characters into their [[Flying Squirrel Mario|Flying Squirrel forms]]. There exists a stronger variant called the [[P-Acorn]].


There are some Super Acorns rolling around in some parts of the world map, where they can be collected instantly and stored into the inventory.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Super Acorns are items in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their enhanced port]]. Super Acorns are introduced in the first level: [[Acorn Plains Way]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and [[Waddlewing Warning!]] in ''New Super Luigi U''. They originate from a large [[Acorn Tree]] in [[Acorn Plains]], as seen in the games' introduction. Super Acorns are usually found within [[? Block]]s, but they can also be carried by [[Waddlewing]]s, which must be defeated to release them. When released, Super Acorns start rolling on the ground and change direction when they touch a wall, similarly to a [[Super Mushroom]]. When collected, Super Acorns confer [[Flying Squirrel Mario|Flying Squirrel]] abilities, such as gliding and sticking to walls for a short time. There are some Super Acorns rolling around in some parts of the world map, where they can be collected instantly and stored into the inventory.


Super Acorns will be added to ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in the World Maker update released on April 22, 2020, appearing in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style.<ref>Nintendo (April 21, 2020). [https://youtu.be/NABeP5oGygM Super Mario Maker 2 – World Maker Update – Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 21, 2020.</ref>
In the enhanced port, the [[Super Crown]] replaces most of the Super Acorns in ? Blocks when hit by [[Toadette]].
 
===='''Super Mario Run''====
In ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', Super Acorns appear on Acorn Trees, a [[List of Kingdom Builder items in Super Mario Run|decoration]] that can be placed in Kingdom Builder mode. They have no gameplay effect.
 
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Super Acorns were added to ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in the version 3.0.0 update released on April 22, 2020, appearing in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style. In the nighttime ground theme, Super Acorns bounce at varying heights as they travel across the ground.
 
===''Mario Party: Star Rush''===
Super Acorns can be requested by the [[Toad (species)|Toads]] in [[One-Stop Toad Shop]], a minigame in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''.
 
===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-up for ''[[Minecraft]]'', Cocoa Beans are replaced by Super Acorns.
 
===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
A Super Acorn is featured in the emblem for the [[Acorn Cup]] in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]''.
 
===Unused appearances===
====''Super Mario Maker''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''{{'}}s E3 2014 trailer, Super Acorns can be seen in the Acorn Tree in the background at the beginning of a ''New Super Mario Bros. U''-style ground course.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Nintendo of America|date=June 10, 2014|timestamp=01:03|url=youtu.be/NLS458ekSEI?t=63|title=Wii U - Mario Maker E3 2014 Announcement Trailer|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=July 26, 2016}}</ref> The Acorn Tree, along with its Super Acorns, were removed prior to the game's release.


==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
*'''North American website bio:''' ''"This power-up will make you look like a flying squirrel-and glide like one, too!"''
{{multilang profile
*'''European website bio:''' ''"This nifty nut transforms your heroes into Flying Squirrels, granting them the gift of graceful gliding! They can even grab onto walls for a brief time, making this one potent power-up!"''
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|EngA=This power-up will make you look like a flying squirrel-and glide like one, too!
|EngE=This nifty nut transforms your heroes into Flying Squirrels, granting them the gift of graceful gliding! They can even grab onto walls for a brief time, making this one potent power-up!}}


===Play Nintendo===
===Play Nintendo===
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
NSMBU Super Acorn Artwork.png|Super Acorn from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
NSMBU Super Acorn Artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' artwork
NSMBU Flying Squirrel Mario Artwork.png|Flying Squirrel [[Mario]]
NSMBU Waddlewing and Super Acorn Artwork.png|''New Super Mario Bros. U'' artwork
NSMBU Flying Squirrel Yellow Toad Artwork.png|Flying Squirrel [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Toad]]
SuperAcornNSMBU.png|''New Super Mario Bros. U'' render
NSLU Flying Squirrel Luigi Artwork.png|Flying Squirrel [[Luigi]]
ND NSMBU 2014 Nengajo.jpg|2014 nengajō for ''Nintendo Dream'' by developers of ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
NSMBUD Item Background.jpg|Background image for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' featuring various items
NSMBUD Item Background.jpg|Background image for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' featuring various items
MK8Dv2-0-0 cup select Acorn.jpg|The ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' cup selection screen with the [[Acorn Cup]] highlighted and Super Acorn designs on the course slots
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==See also==
==See also==
*[[P-Acorn]]
*[[Acorn Tree]]
*[[Acorn Tree]]
==Trivia==
*In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for ''[[Minecraft]]'', Cocoa Beans are replaced by Super Acorns.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:38, November 14, 2024

Super Acorn
Super Acorn
Artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, cameo) (2022)
Effect Turns Mario into Flying Squirrel Mario.
Variants

The Super Acorn is a power-up item introduced in New Super Mario Bros. U. It is an acorn highly stylized to resemble a mushroom, with red and yellow stripes on top and a red face with eyes on the bottom. It transforms playable characters into their Flying Squirrel forms. There exists a stronger variant called the P-Acorn.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Super Acorns are items in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their enhanced port. Super Acorns are introduced in the first level: Acorn Plains Way in New Super Mario Bros. U and Waddlewing Warning! in New Super Luigi U. They originate from a large Acorn Tree in Acorn Plains, as seen in the games' introduction. Super Acorns are usually found within ? Blocks, but they can also be carried by Waddlewings, which must be defeated to release them. When released, Super Acorns start rolling on the ground and change direction when they touch a wall, similarly to a Super Mushroom. When collected, Super Acorns confer Flying Squirrel abilities, such as gliding and sticking to walls for a short time. There are some Super Acorns rolling around in some parts of the world map, where they can be collected instantly and stored into the inventory.

In the enhanced port, the Super Crown replaces most of the Super Acorns in ? Blocks when hit by Toadette.

'Super Mario Run[edit]

In Super Mario Run, Super Acorns appear on Acorn Trees, a decoration that can be placed in Kingdom Builder mode. They have no gameplay effect.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Super Acorns were added to Super Mario Maker 2 in the version 3.0.0 update released on April 22, 2020, appearing in the New Super Mario Bros. U style. In the nighttime ground theme, Super Acorns bounce at varying heights as they travel across the ground.

Mario Party: Star Rush[edit]

Super Acorns can be requested by the Toads in One-Stop Toad Shop, a minigame in Mario Party: Star Rush.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-up for Minecraft, Cocoa Beans are replaced by Super Acorns.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

A Super Acorn is featured in the emblem for the Acorn Cup in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass.

Unused appearances[edit]

Super Mario Maker[edit]

In Super Mario Maker's E3 2014 trailer, Super Acorns can be seen in the Acorn Tree in the background at the beginning of a New Super Mario Bros. U-style ground course.[1] The Acorn Tree, along with its Super Acorns, were removed prior to the game's release.

Profiles[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (American):
      This power-up will make you look like a flying squirrel-and glide like one, too!
    • English (British):
      This nifty nut transforms your heroes into Flying Squirrels, granting them the gift of graceful gliding! They can even grab onto walls for a brief time, making this one potent power-up!

Play Nintendo[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スーパードングリ[?]
Sūpā Donguri
Super Acorn
Chinese (simplified) 超级橡栗[?]
Chāojí Xiànglì
Super Acorn
Chinese (traditional) 超級橡栗[?]
Chāojí Xiànglì
Super Acorn
Dutch Supereikel[?] Super Acorn
French Super Gland[?] Super Acorn
German Super-Eichel[?] Super Acorn
Italian Super ghianda[?] Super acorn
Korean 슈퍼도토리[?]
Syupeo Dotori
Super Acorn
Portuguese (NOA) Supernoz[?] Super Nut Acorn Tree description from Super Mario Run
Portuguese (NOE) Superbolota[?] Super Acorn
Russian Супержелудь[?]
Superzhelud'
Super Acorn
Spanish Superbellota[?] Super Acorn

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo of America (June 10, 2014). Wii U - Mario Maker E3 2014 Announcement Trailer (01:03). YouTube (American English). Retrieved July 26, 2016.