Floating Jump: Difference between revisions

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
mNo edit summary
(→‎Super Mario Run: Given the sections this is around, noting that this fall can be toggled where the others can't.)
 
(129 intermediate revisions by 55 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:SPM Peach.jpg|thumb|[[Peach]] can use her umbrella to do the '''Floaty Jump'''.]]
[[File:Princess Peach Artwork (alt) - Super Mario 3D World.png|thumb|[[Princess Peach|Peach]] performing the Floaty Jump in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'']]
'''Floaty Jump''' is a move used only by four characters: [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Cosmic Wario]], and [[Peach]]. This move is used differently by each character. It was first used by  Peach. Peach can Jump and hold the Jump button during a Jump to temporarily float a short horizontal distance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. In later games, such as ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' she can use an umbrella to float. She also uses her umbrella as her up-special in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. Series]]'' Mario or Luigi use it when he has a [[Mini Mushroom]], and is able to fall slower than usual. The brothers can use it to reach areas not accessible with a normal Jump. In ''[[Super Mario World]]'' Mario and Luigi can use the [[cape]] to slowly descend from a fall. Luigi also uses the weaker type, which is a bit lower and only makes his descent from a Jump slower than normal. Luigi uses it again in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' after a normal or Double-Jump. It is very similar to [[Yoshi]]'s [[flutter jump]]. [[Cosmic Wario]] can use this move in ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'', but normal [[Wario]] cannot.
The '''Floating Jump''' (sometimes known as the '''Floaty Jump''') is a move that allows characters to hover in midair or to descend slowly during a [[jump]]. It is primarily used by [[Princess Peach]], who may sometimes employ [[Peach's Parasol|her parasol]] as an airfoil.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
The Floating Jump first appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where the player can hold the jump button during a jump to have Peach briefly hover at a certain height. This ability was the result of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' being a repurposed version of ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', with Peach inheriting Lina's abilities, including her jump.


====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
This move also appears in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' with similar properties to those seen in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', though with a much shorter gliding time.
====''Super Mario Run''====
[[File:SMR - Peach Floaty Jump.png|thumb|left|140px|Peach performing a Floaty Jump in ''Super Mario Run'', as seen in the Tips and Tricks screen]]
In ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', the move works differently, as Peach slowly descends for as long as the screen is held instead of briefly hovering. Unlike most games, the Floaty Jump can be used multiple times in the air, enabling the player to toggle between normal falling and slow falling. The nature of this jump means it is the only jump that does not fill the gauge representing how inputs affect jumping in [[Easy Mode]].
====''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', [[Toadette]] can use this move as [[Peachette]] in exactly the same manner as Peach does in ''Super Mario Run''.
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', Peach does not naturally have access to the Floating Jump. However, all playable characters can equip the Parachute Cap [[badge (Super Mario Bros. Wonder)|badge]], which functions similarly to Peach's Floating Jump from ''Super Mario Run'' but uses a [[cap]] instead.
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
[[File:SSBM Peach Parasol.png|thumb|right|Peach using her parasol in a manner similar to the Floating Jump in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'']]
The move returns in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] as of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Peach's debut in that series. She also uses her parasol as her [[Peach Parasol (move)|up special move]] in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, where it also slows her fall. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', this move, as well as the parasol, is also present for [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], and works in the same fashion as Peach's, due to her being an Echo Fighter of Peach.
===''Yoshi's Island DS''===
{{rewrite-expand|section=y|more gameplay details--is the move basically a slow descent or does it allow the player to remain at a certain height like in SMB2?}}
[[Baby Peach]] can perform this move in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' using a parasol.
===''Super Paper Mario''===
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Peach is able to slowly descend through the air with her parasol.
===''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge''===
The Floating Jump also appears in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'', where it appears as [[Mini Peach]]'s special move. It is performed whenever the toy walks off a platform or a ledge. Mini Peach glows pink and floats without falling for a short period. The move ends once Mini Peach reaches another platform, or it times out and has her fall directly downward. This ability grants Mini Peach access to areas on the other side of large gaps that other [[Mini]]s cannot reach.
The move needs to be executed in [[Level 6]] to access Mini Peach's assigned [[amiibo Door]] by removing a [[Long Spring]] that leads to it. The door leads to Mini Peach's set of levels, [[Balloon Float Castle]], where it makes extensive use of this ability.
===''Mario + Rabbids'' series===
In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' and ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', Peach performs this jump in her unlock cutscene, and when jumping off high ground in [[Beacon Beach]] and entering a new world or [[MegaDragonBowser]]'s arena if she is in the party.
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
In the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', [[Funky Kong]] can slowly descend through the air using his surfboard.
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
[[File:TSMBM Floating Jump.jpg|thumb|The scene with the Floating Jump]]
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Peach performs a Floating Jump as she descends from the [[Goal Pole]] of the [[Training Course]].
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ふわふわジャンプ
|JapR=Fuwafuwa Janpu
|JapM=Fluffy Jump
|Chi=飄浮跳躍
|ChiN=''Super Mario Run''
|ChiR=Piāofú tiàoyuè
|ChiM=Float Jump
|Chi2=轻飘飘悬停 <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'')</small><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/new_super_mario_bros_u_deluxe/pc/deluxe/index.html|title=新 超级马力欧兄弟U 豪华版 {{!}} Nintendo Switch {{!}} 任天堂 {{!}} 腾讯|publisher=Nintendoswitch.com.cn|language=zh-hans|accessdate=March 16, 2020}}</ref>
|Chi2R=Qīngpiāopiāo Xuántíng
|Chi2M=Lightly Hover
|Dut=Zweefsprong
|DutM=Hover jump
|Fre=Saut flottant
|FreM=Floating Jump
|Ger=Schwebesprung
|GerM=Hover jump
|Ita=Salto fluttuante
|ItaN=''Super Mario Run''
|ItaM=Floating jump
|Ita2=Levitazione regale
|Ita2N=''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge''
|Ita2M=Royal levitation
|Ita3=Salto planato
|Ita3N=''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''
|Ita3M=Gliding jump
|Kor=둥실둥실 점프
|KorR=Dungsildungsil Jeompeu
|Por=Salto flutuante
|PorM=Floating jump
|Rus=Парящий прыжок
|RusR=Paryashchiy pryzhok
|SpaA=Salto flotante
|SpaAM=Floating Jump
|SpaE=Salto Flotante
|SpaEM=Floating Jump
}}
==References==
<references/>
{{navboxes|
{{SMB2}}
{{SSBM}}
{{SSBB}}
{{SM3DW}}
{{SSB4}}
{{MM&FaC}}
{{SMR}}
{{SSBU}}
{{DKCTF}}
{{NSMBU}}
}}
[[Category:Jumps]]
[[Category:Jumps]]
[[Category:Special Moves]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 2]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Melee]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
[[Category:Super Mario 3D World]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]
[[Category:Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]
[[Category:Super Mario Run]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]

Latest revision as of 20:38, November 8, 2024

Artwork of Princess Peach from Super Mario 3D World
Peach performing the Floaty Jump in Super Mario 3D World

The Floating Jump (sometimes known as the Floaty Jump) is a move that allows characters to hover in midair or to descend slowly during a jump. It is primarily used by Princess Peach, who may sometimes employ her parasol as an airfoil.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

The Floating Jump first appears in Super Mario Bros. 2, where the player can hold the jump button during a jump to have Peach briefly hover at a certain height. This ability was the result of Super Mario Bros. 2 being a repurposed version of Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, with Peach inheriting Lina's abilities, including her jump.

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

This move also appears in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury with similar properties to those seen in Super Mario Bros. 2, though with a much shorter gliding time.

Super Mario Run[edit]

Peach performing a Floaty Jump.
Peach performing a Floaty Jump in Super Mario Run, as seen in the Tips and Tricks screen

In Super Mario Run, the move works differently, as Peach slowly descends for as long as the screen is held instead of briefly hovering. Unlike most games, the Floaty Jump can be used multiple times in the air, enabling the player to toggle between normal falling and slow falling. The nature of this jump means it is the only jump that does not fill the gauge representing how inputs affect jumping in Easy Mode.

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Toadette can use this move as Peachette in exactly the same manner as Peach does in Super Mario Run.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Peach does not naturally have access to the Floating Jump. However, all playable characters can equip the Parachute Cap badge, which functions similarly to Peach's Floating Jump from Super Mario Run but uses a cap instead.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Peach floating with her parasol.
Peach using her parasol in a manner similar to the Floating Jump in Super Smash Bros. Melee

The move returns in the Super Smash Bros. series as of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Peach's debut in that series. She also uses her parasol as her up special move in the Super Smash Bros. series, where it also slows her fall. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, this move, as well as the parasol, is also present for Daisy, and works in the same fashion as Peach's, due to her being an Echo Fighter of Peach.

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: more gameplay details--is the move basically a slow descent or does it allow the player to remain at a certain height like in SMB2?

Baby Peach can perform this move in Yoshi's Island DS using a parasol.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

In Super Paper Mario, Peach is able to slowly descend through the air with her parasol.

Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge[edit]

The Floating Jump also appears in Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, where it appears as Mini Peach's special move. It is performed whenever the toy walks off a platform or a ledge. Mini Peach glows pink and floats without falling for a short period. The move ends once Mini Peach reaches another platform, or it times out and has her fall directly downward. This ability grants Mini Peach access to areas on the other side of large gaps that other Minis cannot reach.

The move needs to be executed in Level 6 to access Mini Peach's assigned amiibo Door by removing a Long Spring that leads to it. The door leads to Mini Peach's set of levels, Balloon Float Castle, where it makes extensive use of this ability.

Mario + Rabbids series[edit]

In Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Peach performs this jump in her unlock cutscene, and when jumping off high ground in Beacon Beach and entering a new world or MegaDragonBowser's arena if she is in the party.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

In the Nintendo Switch version of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Funky Kong can slowly descend through the air using his surfboard.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

Floating Jump as seen in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The scene with the Floating Jump

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Peach performs a Floating Jump as she descends from the Goal Pole of the Training Course.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ふわふわジャンプ[?]
Fuwafuwa Janpu
Fluffy Jump
Chinese 飄浮跳躍[?]
Piāofú tiàoyuè
Float Jump Super Mario Run
轻飘飘悬停 (New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe)[1]
Qīngpiāopiāo Xuántíng
Lightly Hover
Dutch Zweefsprong[?] Hover jump
French Saut flottant[?] Floating Jump
German Schwebesprung[?] Hover jump
Italian Salto fluttuante[?] Floating jump Super Mario Run
Levitazione regale[?] Royal levitation Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
Salto planato[?] Gliding jump Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Korean 둥실둥실 점프[?]
Dungsildungsil Jeompeu
-
Portuguese Salto flutuante[?] Floating jump
Russian Парящий прыжок[?]
Paryashchiy pryzhok
-
Spanish (NOA) Salto flotante[?] Floating Jump
Spanish (NOE) Salto Flotante[?] Floating Jump

References[edit]

  1. ^ 新 超级马力欧兄弟U 豪华版 | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂 | 腾讯. Nintendoswitch.com.cn (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved March 16, 2020.