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Super Shroom
Paper Mario description	A truly super Mushroom. Restores 10 HP.
The Thousand-Year Door description	A feel-super mushroom. Replenishes 10 HP.

Super Mushroom
	; Artwork of a Super Mushroom from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance	Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Latest appearance	‎WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021)
Effect	Turns Small Mario into Super Mario (most appearances); Restores health (Yoshi's Safari, RPGs, and Luigi's Mansion for 3DS); Allows player to roll three Dice Blocks in one turn (Mario Party series); Turns Mario into Mega Mario (Super Mario 64 DS)

Revision as of 15:06, April 20, 2022

This article is about the item that turns Mario into Super Mario or recovers health. For the object formerly known as a Super Mushroom in early Super Mario Bros. material, see Mushroom Platform. For the item known as a Super Mushroom in Mario Kart 64, see Golden Dash Mushroom.

Not to be confused with Mushroom or Dash Mushroom.

A Super Mushroom (also known as a Magic Mushroom,^[1] a Power Booster Mushroom,^[2] a Power-Up Mushroom,^[3]^[4]^[5] or simply a Mushroom) is a red mushroom that serves a particular function depending on the game in which it is found. Its first and most common effect is causing Small Mario to turn into his Super form, allowing him to smash through bricks and take an extra hit from enemies. The Poison Mushroom can be considered its opposite, a mushroom item that hurts the player. Both this and the standard mushroom are designed after the poisonous Amanita muscaria, with the shape resembling a button mushroom.

The idea for Super Mushrooms was originally believed to have been inspired by the cake that Alice eats in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland that makes her grow after having been shrunk by a potion. However, Shigeru Miyamoto later corrected himself, saying that this was a misunderstanding; the mushrooms were actually inspired by the concept of mushrooms being associated with magical worlds in general, like the wonderland of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the Mushroom Kingdom.^[6] Regardless, the item has become one of the most iconic items in video game history, and it is almost as known as Mario himself.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros. is the first Mario game to feature Magic Mushrooms. The first one appears in the second ? Block of World 1-1. Though eyeless, the mushroom's colors resemble those of a Mega Mushroom (as of New Super Mario Bros.), though they were changed to the standard white-spotted red cap with eyes in Super Mario All-Stars.

Touching one will turn Mario into Super Mario, making his body grow. While Super, he gains the ability to break Brick Blocks and allows him to take one more hit from an enemy (shrinking down to Small Mario before losing a life). Also, when Super Mario gets hit, his image will flicker and he will be temporarily invulnerable during this time. If Mario is Super, a Fire Flower will appear in place of a Magic Mushroom's power-up location. However, if Mario takes a hit before getting the Fire Flower, it will act as a Magic Mushroom instead, just making him big.

Like any enemy, if a Magic Mushroom comes in contact with a wall, it will turn around. Just like 1-Up Mushrooms, players can make Magic Mushrooms jump by hitting any viable block (Brick, ? or Coin Blocks); doing so before a Magic Mushroom passes over the block's center can even change its direction entirely. A Magic Mushroom moves at the same speed as Mario's walking speed.

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

Super Mushrooms return in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, working as they do in Super Mario Bros. Also, Super Mushrooms receive eyes in this game for the first time, making them look even more like Mega Mushrooms. Poison Mushrooms look almost identical to Super Mushrooms, except that they are the same colors as Goombas (brown in ground levels, blue in caves, and gray/white in castles); they were given unique designs in Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Bros. Deluxe.

Super Mario Bros. 3

In Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mushrooms again return, but still grant the player the same abilities. The only changes that were made was the sprite's appearance: in the original Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mushrooms are colored white with red spots, but in subsequent remakes, those colors are changed to the as-of-Super Mario World standard: red cap with white spots. However, the map's item inventory retains the error. Poison Mushrooms return in the GBA remake, with a white-skulled blue cap.

Super Mario Land

Super Mushrooms make a return in Super Mario Land. They once again turn Mario into Super Mario, allowing him to take one hit without dying and break Brick Blocks. Unlike in most other games, however, they fall straight down if they fall off an edge, rather than at an angle.

Super Mario World

Super Mushrooms reappear in Super Mario World, where they function the same as before. Super Mushrooms tend to "leap" out of the bushes sometimes for the player to receive. However, in this game, grabbing one while in Super, Fire, or Cape form will put it in the Item Storage, regardless of any reserve items. As of this game, they also aren't as necessary, as grabbing a higher-tiered power-up, like a Fire Flower or Cape Feather, immediately turns Small Mario into the respective form. This game also marked the debut of the Super Mushroom's current color scheme (a red cap with white spots). In #4 Ludwig's Castle, there is a Super Mushroom next to a door that leads to the next room. During the battle against Bowser, Peach aids Mario/Luigi by tossing him a Super Mushroom between phases.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

In Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, the Super Mushroom, looking similar to its Super Mario World appearance, once again changes Mario into Super Mario with the usual results. However, unlike in Super Mario Land, it also allows him to perform a Spin Jump (from Super Mario World) to hit or break blocks beneath him by pressing and jumping or while in midair. Unlike other games, Mario reverts back to Super Mario if he obtains a Super Mushroom while taking a higher-tier form.

Super Mario 64 DS

Mushrooms appear exclusively in Super Mario 64 DS, but this time, they make the characters grow extremely large for a limited time, similar to the effect of a Mega Mushroom. This allows the characters to destroy objects or enemies simply by touching them. They earn an extra life for each object or enemy that they destroy after the first seven. Yoshi, when receiving this power-up, throws punches like the others instead of using his tongue and can break Bricks.

New Super Mario Bros.

In New Super Mario Bros., Super Mushrooms return, working as they did in the classic 2D Mario games. Unlike in Super Mario World, however, they do not replace higher-tiered power-ups in the Item Storage (like the Fire Flower), instead simply giving 1000 points to the player.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mushrooms are not changed, except that the number of Mushrooms that appear out of blocks depends on the number of players there are, as well as their current forms, as one will appear for every Small or Mini player currently active. However, with two to four players, if every person does not have a power-up (excluding Mini form), one higher class power-up (such as a Fire Flower) will appear. Super Mushrooms can also appear in Kamek's boss fight, as he may use his magic to turn platforms into Super Mushrooms.

Super Mario 3D Land

Super Mario 3D Land is the first original 3D Mario game to include Super Mushrooms. They turn Mario from Small Mario to Super Mario, just as in the 2D Mario games. If Mario collects a Super Mushroom when the player already has an item stored, the player earns ten coins instead. Unlike in previous games, they are not as necessary, since Mario starts out each life as Super Mario. Morty Moles also drop a Super Mushroom sometimes. Poison Mushrooms also return in the Special Worlds, but they have angry eyes and a pink-spotted purple cap.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Super Mushrooms appear in New Super Mario Bros. 2, acting the same as they did in previous side-scrolling games.

New Super Mario Bros. U

The Super Mushrooms appear in New Super Mario Bros. U, acting the same as in other games.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Super Mushrooms return in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, acting the same as in other games. However, like in Super Mario 3D Land, they are not as necessary, because Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, Captain Toad, and Rosalina start each life in their Super forms.

Goomba Towers sometimes carry Super Mushrooms; the player can touch the GamePad touchscreen to pop the bubble to get them from the Goomba Towers.

Super Mushrooms also appear in Bowser's Fury, where they sometimes appear in ? Blocks, and can be added to the Item Storage if Mario already has a power-up. As of version 1.1.0, when Mario collects 100 coins before leaving Fur Step Island, only Super Mushrooms are awarded, rather than any item.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS

The Super Mushroom appears as an element in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS in every game style. They can make enemies larger and, after an update, can be stacked on power-ups. Dragging a Super Mushroom into an already enlarged object will make it even bigger, but it will cough it out, returning to its previous size, as enlarged objects cannot get any bigger than they already are. After clearing the four Nintendo World Championships 2015 courses, shaking a Super Mushroom in the Super Mario Bros. style turns it into a Weird Mushroom, though when playing courses, hitting a block with a Super Mushroom has a 1% chance of a Weird Mushroom appearing instead, regardless of whether or not it has been unlocked.

Super Mario Run

Super Mushrooms return in Super Mario Run and have the same purpose in other games, to turn Small Mario/Luigi into Super Mario/Luigi. Additionally, if Mario and Luigi are already in their Super forms when grabbing one, they get 5 coins instead (as there is no Item Storage to store the extra mushroom unlike in Super Mario World, the New Super Mario Bros. series, Super Mario 3D Land, and Super Mario 3D World).

In versions of Super Mario Run prior to the Fall 2017 update, Peach, Toad, Toadette, and Yoshi did not have small forms to shrink into when getting hit, unlike in Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario 3D World and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, and therefore, Super Mushrooms had no effect on them, as they were in their regular usual forms (they instead were defeated in one hit and remained in their usual regular form, as it was their only form in the game and also their weakest form in this sense, despite the advantage of being able to break Brick Blocks, unlike Mario and Luigi, who require their Super forms to do so); like Mario and Luigi (when in their Super forms), they got 5 coins instead upon grabbing one.

In versions since the Fall 2017 update, Peach, Toad, Toadette, and Yoshi start a level in their regular usual forms, but now have small forms to shrink into upon being hit just like in Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario 3D World, and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Unlike those games, they return in their small forms after being defeated or falling in pits or lava (as in Super Mario Advance). Thus, Super Mushrooms have a purpose to turn them back into their usual regular big forms, unlike in Super Mario 3D World and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, where they respawn in their Super forms after being defeated in their Small forms and do not need them as much. As with Mario and Luigi (when already in their Super forms), the characters get five coins upon grabbing one in their regular usual forms.

Super Mario Odyssey

No Super Mushrooms appear in Super Mario Odyssey, although a number of mushroom-shaped objects, such as Starshrooms, do appear.

Super Mario Maker 2

Super Mushrooms return in Super Mario Maker 2 functioning the same way they did in its predecessor. In the nighttime ground theme, Super Mushrooms bounce away from the player.

Super Mario Bros. 35

Super Mushrooms appear in Super Mario Bros. 35. If collected by Super or Fire Mario, they add 15 seconds to the timer instead of changing Mario's powerup state. The Item Roulette has a chance of granting the player a Super Mushroom.

Yoshi's Safari

Super Mushrooms, referred to as Power-up Mushrooms^[7], reappear in Yoshi's Safari. They are dropped from Flying ? Blocks. When dropped from a yellow Flying ? Block, some of the player's LIFE Meter is recovered and they earn 1,500 bonus points. Power-up Mushrooms can also be dropped from dark teal Flying ? Blocks and are used for boss battles only, functioning the same way they do outside the battle. When not used at all, 2,000 bonus points are added to the player's highscore.

Donkey Kong (Game Boy)

Super Mushrooms also make an appearance in Donkey Kong for the Game Boy. They are used by Donkey Kong shortly before the final battle. He ends up using several of them to transform himself into a giant. A Super Mushroom is also briefly seen in the ending when Pauline gives one to Mario, so that he can change his size and catch Donkey Kong when he is falling.

Hotel Mario

The Super Mushroom appears in Hotel Mario. It does not make Mario big or small, but gives him the chance to take one hit and not lose a life. The only difference between the normal Mario and the one that ate the Super Mushroom is the color of his overalls.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Super Mushrooms, localized as Mid Mushrooms, appear as healing items. They have green caps to distinguish them from ordinary Mushrooms and restore 80 HP to one party member when used.

Mario Party series

Peach receiving 50 Coins for rolling triple sevens under the effects of a Golden Mushroom in Mario Party 3.

In Mario Party 2 and 3, the Super Mushroom is yellow and is localized as the Golden Mushroom. It is an item that allows players to roll three Dice Blocks on their turn. It is stated to be Mario's favorite item in the latter game. Rolling three of the same number earns the player 20 Coins, and rolling three sevens earns the player a 50 coin bonus; additionally, the "new record" music plays. In the former game, Golden Mushrooms also appear alongside normal Mushrooms in Rakin' 'em In and Grab Bag.

The Golden Mushroom is replaced by the Super Mega Mushroom in Mario Party 4. In Mario Party 5, it returns as the Super Mushroom Capsule, now having a normal tan stem but keeping the yellow cap. This item returns under the name "Super 'Shroom Orb" in 6 and 7. It is in turn replaced by the Thrice Candy in Mario Party 8.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

In Paper Mario, the Super Mushroom is localized as the Super Shroom. It has a blue cap and heals 10 HP for one party member. Mario can use it to make various mushroom-based recipes, like Life Shrooms, with other basic items. Super Shrooms can be bought in Harry's Shop, Boo's Mansion, Yoshi's Village, Shiver City, Star Haven, Rip Cheato, and Bowser's Castle. White Li'l Oinks also leave them.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, they can be bought at Westside Goods, the souvenir shop, Twilight Shop, Keelhaul Galleria, Sales Stall and Northwinds Mart, and can be dropped by certain enemies.

Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, Super Shrooms can be found within ? Blocks found in stages midway through the game. Here, they heal 20 HP on contact with the player, as opposed to the usual 10 in the previous two games. Their carry-on equivalent is the Super Shroom Shake.

Recipes

Recipe	Result of Cooked Item	Game that Recipe is in
Honey Syrup + Super Shroom	Honey Super	Paper Mario & Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Jammin' Jelly + Super Shroom	Jelly Super
Maple Syrup + Super Shroom	Maple Super
Life Shroom + Super Shroom	Shroom Steak
Ultra Shroom + Super Shroom	Shroom Steak
Super Shroom	Fried Shroom	Paper Mario
Strange Leaf + Super Shroom	Life Shroom
Goomnut + Super Shroom
Koopa Leaf + Super Shroom
Dried Fruit + Super Shroom	Volt Shroom
Cake Mix + Super Shroom	Shroom Cake
Dried Shroom + Super Shroom	Hot Shroom
Mushroom + Super Shroom	Hot Shroom
Dried Pasta + Super Shroom	Bland Meal
Egg + Super Shroom
Fire Flower + Super Shroom
Iced Potato + Super Shroom
Super Shroom	Shroom Fry	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Mystic Egg + Super Shroom	Omelette Meal
Cake Mix + Super Shroom	Shroom Cake
Mushroom + Super Shroom	Shroom Roast
Dried Shroom + Super Shroom
Volt Shroom + Super Shroom
Turtley Leaf + Super Shroom	Shroom Roast (International) Life Shroom (Japanese)
Golden Leaf + Super Shroom	Shroom Roast (International) Life Shroom (Japanese)
Dried Bouquet + Super Shroom	Space Food
Fire Flower + Super Shroom	Zess Dinner
Horsetail + Super Shroom
Gradual Syrup + Super Shroom
Keel Mango + Super Shroom
Peachy Peach + Super Shroom
Fresh Pasta + Super Shroom	Zess Special (International) Zess Dinner (Japanese)
Mr. Softener + Super Shroom	Dried Shroom
Point Swap + Super Shroom	Maple Syrup
Thunder Rage + Super Shroom	Volt Shroom
Thunder Bolt + Super Shroom	Volt Shroom

Super Smash Bros. series

The Super Mushroom in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

The Super Mushroom appears as an item in all Super Smash Bros. games, starting with Super Smash Bros. Melee. It allows any fighter to grow to a bigger size, thus making them heavier and harder to launch, while also increasing their run and fall speed. It also increases the amount of damage that the fighter can deal to opponents, in addition to improving the fighter's reach in their attacks. Aesthetically, the user's voice is also lower-pitched. In Melee, they resemble the appearance of generic Mushrooms in Mario Party 2; their modern design (adapted from the Mushrooms in Mario Kart DS) is used for Super Smash Bros. Brawl and all subsequent appearances. The Super Mushroom is also the symbol of the Mario series.

On an additional note, Giga Bowser and Giga Mac are unaffected by Super Mushrooms.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

In addition to being an item, the Super Mushroom appears as a trophy. It can be obtained in the Lottery or when it randomly appears in one of the game's single-player modes.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Mushrooms only go right upon appearing like they do in Super Mario games. All direct attacks can deal 1.56x their normal damage while the fighter is giant-sized. The damage multiplier excludes projectile attacks, however.

A Super Mushroom also appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a sticker, which can be used in The Subspace Emissary by Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser or Yoshi to increase the power of their arm- and leg-based attacks by 5 points. A Super Mushroom is also featured as trophy that can be unlocked at random when it appears in Vs. matches, Adventure Mode, or other modes of the game.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

The Super Mushroom item returns in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U with the same properties as in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It also appears as a trophy, which can be unlocked if the player obtains it in one of the game's modes.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Super Mushroom returns as an item in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it retains the qualities from its Super Smash Bros. Brawl appearance. In addition, a Super Mushroom appears as an Advanced-class support spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which increases the fighter's attack, defense, and speed after eating food. The spirit can be obtained from Timmy & Tommy's shop. Its core can be combined with Metal Mario's and a Fire Flower's cores to summon the Gold Mario spirit.

Mario & Luigi series

In the Mario & Luigi series, Super Mushrooms refill 50 HP in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, 40 HP in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, and 60 HP in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, and Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.

WarioWare series

In the Super Mario Bros. microgame in WarioWare: Twisted! and WarioWare Gold, which is based on its namesake game, Mario can obtain a Super Mushroom from a ? Block.

In Level 2 of the Super Mario Land microgame in WarioWare: Get It Together!, the player's character is required to hit a ? Block and collect the Super Mushroom inside. Upon collecting it, the character grows in size.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Super Mushrooms appear as items in the Dream Basketball event in the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. If a Powerup Ball with one on is successfully thrown into a hoop, the player's hoops will become larger for a short amount of time. They also appear as items in Dream Shooting, where they can be obtained by shooting an Item Box. In this event, they are used immediately and give the player a larger cursor for a limited amount of time, or until they move forward.

Mario Clock

The DSiWare game Mario Clock features both Super and Poison Mushrooms.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Super Mushrooms also return in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports. Like in the main series of games, Super Mushrooms turn Small Captain Toad and Small Toadette into their Super forms. If the player collects a Super Mushroom while the character is in Super form, they instead earn 10 coins like in Super Mario 3D Land.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

In Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a Super Mushroom emerging from a block appears as a cameo in a Super Mario Bros.-styled graffiti on the underground wall in Super Bell Subway.

Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)

The Super Mushroom in the Nintendo 3DS remake

The Super Mushroom can be bumped or dumped by vases or ghosts respectively instead of the Poison Mushroom in the Nintendo 3DS remake of Luigi's Mansion for the Nintendo 3DS by using the Mario amiibo figurine. It restores 25 HP upon collecting.

Other appearances

Wreck-It Ralph

A Super Mushroom as it appears in Wreck-It Ralph

A Super Mushroom briefly appears in Wreck-It Ralph as one of the many items Ralph finds in the lost-and-found behind the Tapper game.