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|image=[[File:MB Fighter Fly Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Fighter Fly
|image=[[File:MB Fighter Fly Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Fighter Fly
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun Special Selection]]'' (2023)
|variants=[[Super Fly (enemy)|Super Fly]]
|variants=[[Super Fly (enemy)|Super Fly]]
|comparable=[[Batadon]]<br>[[Fly (Mario Paint)|Fly (''Mario Paint'')]]<br>[[Kumo]]<br>[[Pionpi]]
|comparable=[[Batadon]]<br>[[Fly (Mario Paint)|Fly (''Mario Paint'')]]<br>[[Kumo]]<br>[[Pionpi]]
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A '''Fighter Fly''' (originally spelled '''Fighterfly'''), also referred to as a '''firefly'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1985|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|title=''Mario Bros.'' NES instruction booklet|page=2|quote=There are plenty of cagey critters to conquer -- turtles, crabs and fireflies, to mention a few.}}</ref> or '''bee''',<ref>{{cite|date=Spring 2001|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.1|page=40}}</ref> is a hopping insect that first appeared in the sewers of the original ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' arcade game. The name Fighter Fly is a pun on the [[wikipedia:Fight-or-flight response|fight-or-flight response]].
A '''Fighter Fly''' (originally spelled '''Fighterfly'''), also referred to as a '''firefly'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1985|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Mario Bros.'' NES instruction booklet|page=2|quote=There are plenty of cagey critters to conquer -- turtles, crabs and fireflies, to mention a few.}}</ref> or '''bee''',<ref>{{cite|date=Spring 2001|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.1|page=40}}</ref> is a hopping insect that first appeared in the sewers of the original ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' arcade game. The name Fighter Fly is a pun on the [[wikipedia:Fight-or-flight response|fight-or-flight response]].
==History==
==History==
===''Mario Bros.'' series===
===''Mario Bros.'' series===
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====''Super Mario Land''====
====''Super Mario Land''====
[[File:SML Fighter Fly Second Artwork.png|frame|A Fly artwork, from ''Super Mario Land''.]]
[[File:SML Fighter Fly Second Artwork.png|frame|A Fly artwork, from ''Super Mario Land''.]]
In ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', Fighterflies are simply named '''Flies'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1991|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=5|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> and are seen in the [[Birabuto Kingdom]] of [[Sarasaland]]. In this game, they hop towards Mario, just like in ''Mario Bros.'' Some of them spawn in midair and hop downward when scrolled on-screen instead of appearing simply on the ground. [[Kumo]]s from the [[Easton Kingdom]] attack in the same manner as Flies. They can simply be jumped on or be shot with a [[Superball Mario|Superball]] to be defeated. Flies award Mario with 400 points when he defeats them. They are only found in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-1]] and [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-3]] where, in the latter, one poses as [[Princess Daisy]].
In ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', Fighterflies are simply named '''Flies'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1991|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=5|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> and are seen in the [[Birabuto Kingdom]] of [[Sarasaland]]. In this game, they hop towards Mario, just like in ''Mario Bros.'' Some of them spawn in midair and hop downward when scrolled on-screen instead of appearing simply on the ground. [[Kumo]]s from the [[Easton Kingdom]] attack in the same manner as Flies. They can simply be jumped on or be shot with a [[Superball Mario|Superball]] to be defeated. Flies award Mario with 400 points when he defeats them. They are only found in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-1]] and [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-3]] where, in the latter, one poses as [[Princess Daisy]].


====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
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===''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)===
===''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)===
In ''[[Super Mario Land (manga)|Super Mario Land]]'', Fighter Flies, depicted like giant anthropomorphic flies (with compound eyes and proboscis), are met in [[Birabuto Kingdom]]. One attaches itself onto [[Mekakuribō]], who is actually [[Princess Peach]] in disguise, making her yell in disgust when the enemy starts slurping with its mouth. Mario quickly defeats it. When Daisy is rescued from [[King Totomesu]], she jumps at Mario and starts to kiss him, only to reveal she was a Fighter Fly in disguise, making Mario gag.
In ''[[Super Mario Land (manga)|Super Mario Land]]'', Fighter Flies, depicted like giant anthropomorphic flies (with compound eyes and proboscis), are met in [[Birabuto Kingdom]]. One attaches itself onto [[Mecha Kuribō (character)|Mecha Kuribō]], who is actually [[Princess Peach]] in disguise, making her yell in disgust when the enemy starts slurping with its mouth. Mario quickly defeats it. When Daisy is rescued from [[King Totomesu]], she jumps at Mario and starts to kiss him, only to reveal she was a Fighter Fly in disguise, making Mario gag.


===''Super Mario-kun''===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
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===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
====''Mario Bros.''====
====''Mario Bros.''====
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|desc='''<big>跳ねるから倒しにくいぞ</big>'''<br>
元祖マリオブラザーズの敵キャラ。羽が大きく、いつも歯をみせて笑っている。カメさんたちと違い、跳ねながら降りてくるので床に降りているときしか倒せないのだ。<ref name=Daijiten/>
元祖マリオブラザーズの敵キャラ。羽が大きく、いつも歯をみせて笑っている。カメさんたちと違い、跳ねながら降りてくるので床に降りているときしか倒せないのだ。<ref name=Daijiten/>
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|ChiS=苍蝇<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hans|publisher=[[iQue]]|title=超级马力欧2 (''Chāojí Mǎlìōu Èr'') instruction booklet|page=46|date=2004}}</ref>
|ChiS=苍蝇<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hans|publisher=[[iQue]]|title=超级马力欧2 (''Chāojí Mǎlìōu Èr'') instruction booklet|page=46|date=2004}}</ref>
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;''Super Mario Land''
;''Super Mario Land''
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Latest revision as of 10:15, November 6, 2024

Fighter Fly
Fighterfly
Artwork of a Fighter Fly
First appearance Mario Bros. (1983)
Latest appearance Super Mario-kun Special Selection (2023)
Variants
Comparable

A Fighter Fly (originally spelled Fighterfly), also referred to as a firefly[1] or bee,[2] is a hopping insect that first appeared in the sewers of the original Mario Bros. arcade game. The name Fighter Fly is a pun on the fight-or-flight response.

History[edit]

Mario Bros. series[edit]

Mario Bros.[edit]

Sprite of a Fighterfly from Mario Bros.
Sprite of a Fighter Fly from the NES port of Mario Bros.
A Fighter Fly from Super Mario Bros. 3.
A Fighter Fly in the Super Mario Bros. 3 version of Mario Bros.
GBA Fighter Fly
Fighter Flies as they appear in the original, NES, Super Mario Bros. 3, All-Stars, and Advance versions
Sprite of a Fighterfly from the Atari 2600 port of Mario Bros.
Sprite of a Fighterfly from the Atari 5200 port of Mario Bros.
Fighter Flies as they appear in the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200 versions

In Mario Bros., Fighter Flies are one of the myriad of pests that emerge from pipes to attack Mario and Luigi. They first appear in Phase 6 in international releases and Phase 7 in Japanese versions. After a Fighter Fly emerges, it hops across the floors. As such, Mario has to precisely time his jump when the Fighter Fly is on the ground to flip the creature over. If airborne, a Fighter Fly cannot be flipped over - not even if Mario uses the POW Block. Once flipped over, Mario has to run into the insect to clear it off the stage.

In early iterations of the game, their design features large toothy scowls and shiny eyes, but their design was redone for the multiplayer mode of the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3. Their design in this title has large white eyes with black pupils, while their scowls are replaced with small closed mouths, their heads are a light orange color, and they have noses. This design is further developed in Mario Bros. for Game Boy Advance , which also gives them three colors and speeds depending on how many times they have been flipped over, like the other target enemies have.

Mario Bros. Special[edit]

In Mario Bros. Special, 1984 semi-sequel by Hudson Soft, Fighterflies can only be stunned if it is only a trampoline or conveyor belt that is being bounced on by Mario or Luigi. They first appear in Phase 9.

Punch Ball Mario Bros.[edit]

In Punch Ball Mario Bros., the other sequel by Hudson Soft, Fighterflies can be flipped over by hitting the POW Block while it is on the ground or having a Punch Ball thrown at them. If they recover or become the last target enemy on stage, they will turn green and move faster. They first appear in Phase 6.

Super Mario Bros. Special[edit]

In Super Mario Bros. Special, Fighterflies, named Nakaji, appear in five levels. They are presumably named after Tomohiko Nakajima, one of the three staff members responsible for naming new enemies. He also made the end credits, which is the only place where the name appears. While it is not possible to stomp them, they can be defeated by any other method, including with a Hummer.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

Official artwork of a Fly from Super Mario Land.
A Fly artwork, from Super Mario Land.

In Super Mario Land, Fighterflies are simply named Flies[3][4] and are seen in the Birabuto Kingdom of Sarasaland. In this game, they hop towards Mario, just like in Mario Bros. Some of them spawn in midair and hop downward when scrolled on-screen instead of appearing simply on the ground. Kumos from the Easton Kingdom attack in the same manner as Flies. They can simply be jumped on or be shot with a Superball to be defeated. Flies award Mario with 400 points when he defeats them. They are only found in World 1-1 and World 1-3 where, in the latter, one poses as Princess Daisy.

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

Fighter Flies appear in Luigi Bros., an additional game featured in Super Mario 3D World. Like the other enemies in Luigi Bros., Fighter Flies behave in the same way as in Mario Bros., which this game is based on.

Super Mario Maker[edit]

A Mystery Mushroom costume, designed after Fighter Fly, can be unlocked in Super Mario Maker (after the version 1.20 update) by completing the hard version of Gnat Attack. When performing a jump as Fighter Fly, the player can hear the high-pitched noise this enemy made in the original Mario Bros. If the player presses +Control Pad up while playing as Fighter Fly, it will turn into a Freezie, which is a foe that also debuted in Mario Bros.

Super Mario (Kodansha manga)[edit]

In Super Mario Land, Fighter Flies, depicted like giant anthropomorphic flies (with compound eyes and proboscis), are met in Birabuto Kingdom. One attaches itself onto Mecha Kuribō, who is actually Princess Peach in disguise, making her yell in disgust when the enemy starts slurping with its mouth. Mario quickly defeats it. When Daisy is rescued from King Totomesu, she jumps at Mario and starts to kiss him, only to reveal she was a Fighter Fly in disguise, making Mario gag.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

In Super Mario-kun, Fighter Flies appear in volume 3 alongside other Super Mario Land enemies. One of them is the second enemy to damage Mario, via biting. Later, Mario grabs a Super Star and defeats them alongside the other enemies.

Another Flighter Fly also appears in chapter 9 of volume 9, which takes place in a Mario Bros. styled arena where Mario, Luigi and Yoshi are trapped. It does not play any important role.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

A Fighter Fly fight in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
A Fighter Fly fight in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, they make a reappearance in Stardust Fields, the border between the Mushroom Kingdom and the Beanbean Kingdom. To attack, a Fighter Fly hops towards Mario or Luigi and tries to bump into the plumber. The heroes can jump to avoid the attack.

The Fighter Flies are orange with blue hands and feet, pink antennae, small wings, and have large green squinting eyelids. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, their feet are pink instead of light blue.

Mario and Luigi also encounter a stronger version of the Fighter Fly, the Super Fly, in the basement of Beanbean Castle.

In the remake's Minion Quest mode, a Fighter Fly makes a cameo as the first audition for Popple's new "Rookie," a position which Birdo ends up receiving.

Mario Power Tennis[edit]

Fighter Flies appear as obstacles on the Mario Classic Court in Mario Power Tennis, in a flat 8-bit model form. Like other enemies, they will walk around on the court, obstructing a player's movements. An unused 3D model for a Fighter Fly can be found in the game's files, heavily based off their design from the Mario Bros. remake in Super Mario All-Stars.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

A trophy of Fighter Flies appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Unlike the other Mario Bros. trophies, this trophy uses sprites from the NES version instead of the arcade version.

Other appearances[edit]

Fighterflies are programmable sprites in the Playbox BASIC and Family BASIC accessories for the Family Computer. They make a cameo in the Playbox BASIC's Biorhythm Board. They appear as enemies in shooter mini-games in the Data Recorder's cassette and Family BASIC V3.

Fighter Flies are present in NES Remix as enemies and level objectives in some of the challenges and remixes based on Mario Bros.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

  • Instruction booklet: This blood-sucking fly is always flying around. You can defeat it down by jumping on it.
  • 3DS Virtual Console manual: This creature is always buzzing around. Defeat it by stomping on it from above.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

Mario Bros.[edit]

ファイアフライ (JP) / Fighter Fly (EN)
Image of a Fighter Fly
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく クリープ族 Tribe Creep clan
性格せいかく 陽気 Disposition Cheerful
登場とうじょうゲーム ブラザー Game appearances Bros.
跳ねるから倒しにくいぞ

元祖マリオブラザーズの敵キャラ。羽が大きく、いつも歯をみせて笑っている。カメさんたちと違い、跳ねながら降りてくるので床に降りているときしか倒せないのだ。[5]

They're bouncy and hard to knock down.

An enemy character from the original Mario Bros. It has large wings and always has a toothy grin. Unlike Shellcreepers, he can only be defeated when he is on the floor, because he comes down while bouncing.

Super Mario Land[edit]

フーライ (JP) / Fly (EN)
A Fly from Super Mario Land.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく クリープ族 Tribe Creep clan
性格せいかく おちょうし者 Disposition Person who readily chimes in with others
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド1 Game appearances Land 1
高く飛べないハエ！？

マリオランドに出てくる羽のついたハエ。八エのくせに高くは飛べず、細かくピョンピョンと跳んでくる。スーパーボールでも倒せるが、踏んだ方が簡単に倒せる。[6]

A fly that can't fly high!?

A fly with wings that appears in Mario Land. Although it is a fly, it cannot fly high and jumps slightly. It can be defeated with a superball, but it is easier to defeat it by stepping on it.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Fighter Fly
A Fighter Fly from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. HP 5 POW 14 (12) Defense 14
Speed 12 Experience 2 Coins 2
Location Stardust Fields Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Critical Thunder Normal
Stat down? 100% Stun? 30% Burn? 60%
Level 3 Role Common, training Item drop Mushroom – 9.68%
Mushroom – 0% (Super Mushroom - 9.68%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
  • Official Nintendo Player's Guide: When a Fighter Fly attacks you, it hops once, pauses, then hops again. Jump at the end of the pause.[7]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Fighter Fly
A Fighter Fly from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. HP 10 POW 24 DEF 9 SPEED 5 Experience 2
Fire Critical Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 3
Stat down 60% Dizzy 30% Burn 30% Speed down 30% Item drop Mushroom (18%)
None (0%)
Super Mushroom (50%)
Level           2 Location(s) Stardust Fields

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Trophy
Fighter Fly
Fighter Fly trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Category: Series Related
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
Arcade Mario Bros. (1983)
GBA Super Mario Advance (06/2001)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 6: Mario Bros.
How to unlock:
Random
An enemy from the original Mario Bros. Just as the name implies, they are flies that gracefully move across the stage. They jump to move around, so hit them from below when they land. Unlike other enemies, these pests get faster after recovering from being flipped, rather than when only one is left. Be careful! (American English)
These pests come from the original Mario Bros. The name might make them sound tough, but these guys are actually kind of elegant and graceful. It's best to wait until they're on solid ground, then bop 'em from underneath to flip them over. If they get back up, though, watch out – they'll start gracefully leaping around a bit faster. (British English)

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Fighter Fly.
  • Mario Bros.

    Mario Bros.

  • Mario Bros. (NES)

    Mario Bros. (NES)

  • Mario Bros.

    Mario Bros.

  • Super Mario Bros. 3

    Super Mario Bros. 3

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ファイターフライ[?]
Faitāfurai 		Fighterfly / Fighter Fly
ハエさん[8]
Hae-san 		Fly-san
ハエ丸[9]
Haemaru
 		From「蝿」(hae, "fly") and「丸」(-maru, a suffix for young boys' names that was popular during the days of the samurai and also meaning "round"); an alternate spelling is used for an instance of Bee Fly
ファイアフライ[5]
Faiafurai 		Firefly
フライ[10]
Furai 		Fly (used for Game Boy Advance Mario Bros. including Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga despite using an alternate name in the main game)[11]
Chinese (simplified) 苍蝇[12]
Cāngying 		Fly
French Mouche de combat[?] Battle Fly
Méchante mouche (GBA)[?] Nasty fly
Fighter Fly[?] Fighter Fly GBA
Fly[?] Fly
German Fliege[?] Fly
Fieser Flieger[?] Nasty Flyer GBA
Italian Falena[?] Moth
Mosca armata[13][14][15][16][17] Armed fly
Portuguese Mosca Guerreira[?] Warrior Fly
Russian Бойцовая муха[?]
Boytsovaya mukha 		Fighter Fly
Spanish Mosca[?] Fly
Mosca luchador[?] Fighter fly GBA
Super Mario Land
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フーライ[18]
Fūrai 		Mutation of "fly"
Dutch Vlieg[19] Fly
French Fly[20] -
German Fly[?] -
Italian Fly[21] -
Mosca[22] Fly
Falena[23] Moth
Spanish Mosca[?] Fly
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハエまる[?]
Haemaru 		Based on the name used for Super Mario All-Stars (see above)
Chinese 苍蝇小丸子[?]
Cāngying Xiǎowánzi 		From the Japanese name
French Mouchak[?] Corruption of mouche ("fly")
German Fliegmut[?] Portmanteau of Fliegen ("to fly") and the male name suffix -mut
Italian Calabrotto[?] Portmanteau of calabrone ("European hornet") and diminutive suffix -otto
Korean 파리동글[?]
Pari Donggul 		Round Fly
Spanish (NOA) Recluta Bzz[?] Bzz (from his sound) recruit
Spanish (NOE) Recluta Zzz[?] Zzz (from his sound) recruit

Trivia[edit]

Fighterflies in prototype The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening assets

References[edit]

  1. ^ "There are plenty of cagey critters to conquer -- turtles, crabs and fireflies, to mention a few." – 1985. Mario Bros. NES instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 2.
  2. ^ Spring 2001. Nintendo Power Advance V.1. Page 40.
  3. ^ 1989. Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
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Mario Bros.
Characters Mario • Luigi
Items and objects ? Blockb • ? Kinokoc • Cardb • Coin • Eggd • Fish Skeletond • Floor • Garbage cand • Heartd • Koopa Shelld • Ladderb • POW Block • Starmand • Super Mushroomc • Wafera
Enemies Booc • Bowserd • Fighter Fly • Fireball • Icicle • Koopac • Shellcreeper • Sidestepper • Slipice • Spinybcd
Other Gallery • Staff
a Atari 2600 port
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Protagonists Mario • Mushroom retainer • Princess Peach
Worlds World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8
Items 1 up Mushroom • Clock • Coin • Fire Flower • Hachisuke • Hummer • Lucky Star • Magic Mushroom • Starman • Wing
Enemies Bloober • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cheep-cheep • Chokichoki • Fire-Bar • Hammer Brother • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Little Goomba • Nakaji • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Sigebou • Spiny • Spiny's egg • Tarusar • Tsurara • Turtle Cannon
Boss Bowser
Miscellaneous Ax • Beanstalk • Coin Heaven • Coral • Fireworks • Flagpole • Horsehair plant • Jumping board
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Super Mario Land
Protagonists Mario • Princess Daisy
Bosses King Totomesu • Dragonzamasu (Tamao) • Hiyoihoi • Biokinton (Chicken) • Tatanga (Pagosu)
Locations Sarasaland (Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom)
Levels World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-3 • World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • Expert Level
Items & vehicles Super Mushroom • Superball Flower • Star • 1UP heart • Coin • Marine Pop • Sky Pop • Switch • Lift Block
Enemies & obstacles Batadon • Bombshell Koopa • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chikako • Dropping lift • Falling block • Falling spike • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Gunion • Goombo • Honen • Kumo • Mekabon • Nyololin • Pionpi • Pipe Fist • Piranha Plant • Pompon Flower • Roketon • Roto Disc • Suu • Tokotoko • Torion • Yurarin • Yurarin Boo
Other Brick • Bonus game • Das Super Mario Spiel • Gallery • Glitches • Goal • Media • Mystery Block • Sub-area • Soundtrack
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions / Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
Characters (Superstar Saga) Protagonists Mario1,2 • Luigi1,2 • Princess Peach1,2 • Prince Peasley • Bowser1,2
Antagonists Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple • Bowser (Rookie)1,2
Supporting characters Beanbean troops1,2 • Bink1,2 • Blablanadon1,2 • Bloat1,2 • Boddle1,2 • Border Bros1,2 • Bubbles • Chuckleroot1,2 • Chuckleroot's granddaughter1,2 • Cork and Cask • Doctor1,2 • Dr. Toadley2 • Fava1,2 • Firebrand and Thunderhand1,2 • Hammerhead Bros.1,2 • Harhall1,2 • Hermie III • Hoohoo civilization1,2 • Jellyfish Sisters1,2 • Koopa Cruiser photographer • Lady Lima1,2 • Miles Tones1,2 • Moai1,2 • Mole1,2 • Pea1,2 • Peach-bot1,2 • Pipeman1,2 • Professor E. Gadd • Prospector1,2 • Psycho Kamek1 • Queen Bean1,2 • Soybean civilization1,2 • Spangle • Starshade Bros.1,2 • Toadsworth1,2 • Tolstar1,2 • Tuki1,2 • Yoshi Fan Club1,2
Species Ankoopa1 • Beanish1,2 • Beanlet1,2 • Big Koopa Troopa2 • Designbomb1,2 • Ghost1,2 • Hoohooligan1,2 • Kurako1,2 • Lagoon-dweller1,2 • Oho Jee • Sailor1,2 • Thwomp • Toad1,2 • Winkle1,2 • Yoshi1,2
Characters (The Search for Bowser) Protagonists Captain Goomba3 (Gold3) • Captain Shy Guy3 • Captain Boo3 (Gold3) • Captain Koopa Troopa3 (Gold3) • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry)
Antagonists Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple
Supporting characters Bowser3 • Corporal Paraplonk3 • Private Goomp3 • Sergeant Guy3 • Prince Peasley • Bubbles • Cork and Cask • Hermie III • Professor E. Gadd • Spangle • Starlow3
Special moves Overworld/solo attacks Emergency Block2 • Counterattack1,2 • Dash1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Dunk Hammer1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Firebrand1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Flee1,2 • Hammer1,2 • High Jump1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Jump1,2 • Mini-Mario1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Pump Mario1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Spin Jump1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Surfboard1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Tickle1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Thunderhand1,2 An L ripped from the game.
Bros. Attacks1,2 Bounce Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Chopper Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Cyclone Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Fire Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Knockback Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Splash Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Swing Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Thunder Bros. An L ripped from the game.
Captain Commands3 Deny • Rally • Chance • Play Dead • Lightning • Parry • Pass the Bob-omb • Thwomp Thump • Clash of Captains • Call for Backup • Sneak Attack • Shell Shock
Bosses Superstar Saga Birdo • Bowletta1,2 • Bowser1,2 • Cackletta1,2 • Chuckolator1,2 • Dragohoho1,2 • Fawful • Flaret1,2 • Hermie III1,2 • Hoohooros1,2 • Jojora1,2 • Jojora's friends1,2 • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Mom Piranha1,2 • Popple • Queen Bean1,2 • Rookie1,2 • Tolstar1,2 • Trunkle1,2 • Wiggler1,2
The Search for Bowser Birdo • Corporal Paraplonk3 • Fawful • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Popple • Private Goomp3 • Sergeant Guy3
Locations Beanbean Airport1,2 • Beanbean Borderland1,2 • Beanbean Castle1,2 • Beanbean Castle Sewers/Beanbean Castle Sewer1,2 • Beanbean Castle Town1,2 • Beanbean Outskirts/Beanbean Fields • Beanbean Kingdom • Bowser's Castle • Castle Town Item Shop1,2 • Chateau de Chucklehuck1,2 • Chucklehuck Woods • Fire Palace1,2 • Guffawha Ruins1,2 • Gwarhar Lagoon • Harhall's Studio1,2 • Hoohoo Mountain • Hoohoo Village1,2 • Information Booth1,2 • Joke's End • Koopa Cruiser • Little Fungitown1,2 • Little Fungitown Item Shop1,2 • Mario and Luigi's house1,2 • Mushroom Kingdom1,2 • Oho Oasis1,2 • Oho Ocean1,2 • Pipe House1,2 • Princess Peach's Castle1,2 • Relaxation Room1,2 • S.S. Chuckola1,2 • Seabed1,2 • Starbeans Cafe1,2 • Stardust Fields1,2 • Teehee Valley • Thunder Palace1,2 • Toadtown Square/Peach's Castle1,2 • Winkle Colosseum1,2 • Woohoo Hooniversity1,2 • Yoshi Theater1,2
Enemies Superstar Saga Anuboo1,2 • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Belly Blech1,2 • Bill Blaster1,2 • Blooper1,2 • Bob-omb • Boo • Cheep Cheep1 • Chomp Bro1,2 • Chuck Guy • Chuckorok1,2 • Clumph • Dry Bones4 • Eeker1,2 • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Dry Bones1,2 • Elite Gritty Goomba1,2 • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fighter Fly1,2 • Fuzzbush • Fuzzy1,2 • Glurp1,2 • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomdiver1,2 • Gritty Goomba • Gunner Guy1,2 • Hammer Bro • Ice Snifit • Lakipea • Laser Snifit1,2 • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Malibut1,2 • Mecha-Blooper1,2 • Mecha-Chomp1 • Mechakoopa • Oucher Glass1,2 • Parabeanie • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Piranha Plant1,2 • Puffer-Cheep1 • Rex • Roto-Disc1,2 • Sand Cheep1,2 • Scaratroopea • Sharkbone1,2 • Sharpea • Sniper Bill1,2 • Spiky Snifit1,2 • Spiny4 • Spiny Cheep Cheep2 • Starkiss • Super Fly1,2 • Sworm1,2 • Tanoomba • Time Bob-omb1,2 • Troopea • Virus1,2 • Yo Bro1,2
The Search for Bowser Bandit3 • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Big Boo3 • Big Tail Goomba3 • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo3 • Boo • Boomerang Bro3 • Broozer3 • Buzzy Beetle3 • Chain Chomp3 • Chargin' Chuck3 • Chuck Guy • Clumph • Dry Bones4 • Elite Captain Quartet3 • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fire Bro3 • Fire Stalking Piranha Plant3 • Fly Guy3 • Fuzzbush • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomba Tower3 • Green Magikoopa3 • Gritty Goomba • Hammer Bro • Ice Bro3 • Ice Snifit • Koopa Paratroopa3 • Koopa Troopa3 • Lakipea • Lakitu3 • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Mechawful3 • Para-Beetle3 • Parabeanie • Paragoomba3 • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Pokey3 • Red Magikoopa3 • Rex • Scaratroopea • Sharpea • Shy Guy3 • Spear Guy3 • Spike3 • Spiny4 • Spiny Cheep Cheep2 • Starkiss • Tail Boo3 • Tanoomba • Troopea • White Magikoopa3
Items Consumables 1-Up Mushroom1,2 • 1-Up Super1,2 • 100 Coin2 • 10 Coin2 • 50-Coin2 • Beanbean coin1,2 • Boo Biscuit2 • Coin1,2 • Five Coin1,2 • Golden Mushroom1,2 • Green Pepper1,2 • Max Mushroom1,2 • Max Nut1,2 • Max Syrup1,2 • Mushroom1,2 • Nut1,2 • Red Pepper1,2 • Refreshing Herb1,2 • Super Mushroom1,2 • Super Nut1,2 • Super Syrup1,2 • Syrup1,2 • Ultra Mushroom1,2 • Ultra Nut1,2 • Ultra Syrup1,2
Key items Bean Fruit1,2 • Beanbean Brooch1,2 • Beanbean Map1,2 • Beanstar1,2 • Beanstar piece1,2 • Beanstone1,2 • Chuckola Fruit1,2 • Chuckola Reserve1,2 • Crabbie Grass1,2 • Face1,2 • Fake Beanstar1,2 • Flaming statue1,2 • Hoohoo Spirit1,2 • Invincishroom • Membership Card1,2 • Neon Egg1,2 • Peach's Extra Dress1,2 • Pearl Bean1,2 • Peasley's Rose1,2 • Precious belonging1,2 • Red and Green Goblets1,2 • Secret Scroll 11,2 • Secret Scroll 21,2 • Suitcase1,2 • Winkle Card1,2
Bean Juice1,2 Chuckle Blend • Chuckoccino • Hoohoo Blend • Hoolumbian • Teehee Blend • Teeheespresso • Woohoo Blend
Special items Bonus Ring1,2 • Cobalt Necktie1,2 • Excite Spring1,2 • Game Boy Horror SP1,2 • Great Force1,2 • Greed Wallet1,2 • Power Grip1 • Secret Specs2
Blocks1,2 ! Block • ? Block • Bros. Block • Command Block • Hidden Block • Hoohoo Block • L Block • M Block • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery block • Save Album • Simu-Block • Spin Block
Other Axe1,2 • Badge1,2 • Bean1,2 • Bike Pads1,2 • Black Rock1,2 • Boo Statue1,2 • Brown Rock1,2 • Button1,2 • Cart1,2 • Gold ring • Chuckola Cola1,2 • Clothing1,2 • Conductor1,2 • Gown1,2 • Gray Rock1,2 • Headgear1,2 • Invincibility Mushroom3 • Koopa Clown Car1,2 • Lift1,2 • Poison Mushroom1,2 • Poltergust 30001,2 • Pressure Plate1,2 • Region map1 • Rolling Bar Defense System1,2 • Spiky Stardust Defense System1,2 • Spring Pad1,2 • Super Poltergust 30011,2 • Surfing Spot1,2 • Toad Express1,2 • Torch1,2 • Wall Face1,2 • Warp Pipe1,2 • Watering hole1,2 • Waterspout1,2
Minigames1,2 Border Jump • Mysterious Mine Carts • Star 'Stache Smash • Barrel • Chuckola Bounce • Surfing Game • Splart
Stats Bros. Point1,2 • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Speed1,2 • Spirit3 • Stache1,2
Status Burn1,2 • Charred1,2 • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Fury2 • Heavy G1,2 • Invisible2 • Light G1,2 • Poison1,2 • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command1,2 • SPD-Down1,2 • SPD-Up1,2 • Trip1,2
Other Bean Fever1,2 • Beanbean Air • Beanhole locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Block locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Bestiary1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Enemy formations1,2 • Gallery1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Gear1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Glitches1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Hidden Block locations1 • Hooroglyphs1,2 • Kingdom Courier1,2 • Level up progressions1,2 • Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection1 • Mario Bros.1 • Pre-release and unused content1 • Quotes1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Shops2 • Special Skill3 • Sound test2 • Staff1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Story summaries2 • Super Attack1,2
1 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
2 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
3 Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
4 Enemy variants differ in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
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Mario Power Tennis / New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis
Playable characters Default Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Wario • Waluigi • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Yoshi • Koopa Troopa • Boo • Shy Guy
Unlockable Fly Guy • Koopa Paratroopa • Wiggler • Petey Piranha
Non-playable characters Gooper Blooper • Mecha-Bowser
Species Birdo • Blue Twirler • Chain Chomp • Fighter Fly • Freezie • Garbage Can Ghost • Gold Ghost • Klaptrap • Kritter • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Noki • Paragoomba • Pianta • Police • Proto Piranha • Purple Puncher • Shellcreeper • Sidestepper • Thunder Lakitu • Toad • Ukiki
Courts Peach Dome (hard · clay · grass) • Luigi's Mansion Court • Wario Factory Court • Delfino Plaza Court • Gooper Blooper Court • DK Jungle Court • Bowser Castle Court • Mario Classic Court
Items Green Shell • Red Shell • Mushroom • Banana • Star • Lightning
Minigames Artist On the Court • Balloon Panic • Chain-Chomp Challenge • Coin Collectors • Gooper Blooper Volley • Mecha-Bowser Mayhem • Terror Tennis • Tic-Tac-Glow
Power Shots Offensive Iron Hammer • Squeaky Mallet • Super Peach Spin • Wonder Flower • Thunder Cast Shot • Whirluigi • Fire Breath • Magic Paint • Barrel Cannon Blast • Acrobatic Banana • Rainbow Flutter • Water Bomb • Boo Blast • Lightning Spear • Tornado Twist • Energy Ball • Anger Management • Sludge Racket
Defensive Spin Jump Return • Poltergust Return • Sweet Kiss Return • Flowerbed Return • Ultra-Hand Return • Swimming Return • Spinning Shell Dash • Rolling Brush Return • Boomerang Banana Return • Barrel Jet • Rolling Egg Return • Water Shell Dash • Boo Brigade Return • Spear Dance Return • Tornado Return • Sky Dive • Flutter Return • Piranha Swingback
Cups Mushroom Cup • Flower Cup • Star Cup • Rainbow Cup • Moonlight Cup • Planet Cup • Fire Cup • Thunder Cup
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Mario Power Tennis - Hammer Power • Staff
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