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'''Giant cannons'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 75. "'''''Bring Out The Big Guns!''' This giant cannon shoots two huge bullets in rapid succession. Either jump on its barrel or duck quickly!''"</ref> are mega-sized [[cannon]]s that fire [[giant cannonball]]s. They appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' exclusively as large horizontal cannons that resemble black (blue in [[reissue]]s) [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s; however, in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', they are redesigned and can also face diagonal.
'''Giant cannons'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 75. "'''''Bring Out The Big Guns!''' This giant cannon shoots two huge bullets in rapid succession. Either jump on its barrel or duck quickly!''"</ref> are mega-sized [[cannon]]s that fire [[giant cannonball]]s. They appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' exclusively as large horizontal cannons that resemble black (blue in [[reissue]]s) [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s; however, in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', they are redesigned and can also face diagonally.


In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', these cannons appear in {{world-link|8|tank3|World 8-Big Tanks}} and {{world-link|8|navy|World 8-Battleships}}. In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''{{'}}s [[World-e]], they also appear in [[Bowser's Airship 1]] and [[Bowser's Airship 2]].
In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', these cannons appear in {{world-link|8|tank3|World 8-Big Tanks}} and {{world-link|8|navy|World 8-Battleships}}. In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''{{'}}s [[World-e]], they also appear in [[Bowser's Airship 1]] and [[Bowser's Airship 2]].

Revision as of 13:05, April 14, 2024

Giant cannon
Giant cannonball
A giant cannon shooting in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
Variant of Cannon
Relatives

Giant cannons[1] are mega-sized cannons that fire giant cannonballs. They appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and New Super Mario Bros. U exclusively as large horizontal cannons that resemble black (blue in reissues) pipes; however, in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker 2, they are redesigned and can also face diagonally.

In Super Mario Bros. 3, these cannons appear in World 8-Tank and World 8-Ship. In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3's World-e, they also appear in Bowser's Airship 1 and Bowser's Airship 2.

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, giant cannons appear in World 8-Airship. In New Super Mario Bros. U, they appear in The Mighty Cannonship, as well as the challenge called Bowser's Airship Sneak.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 大きな砲台[2]
Ōkina hōdai
Large artillery
Italian Cannone gigante[3] Giant cannon
Cannone Gigante[4] Giant Cannon

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, page 75. "Bring Out The Big Guns! This giant cannon shoots two huge bullets in rapid succession. Either jump on its barrel or duck quickly!"
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, pages 41, 149, and 215.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pagg. 41, 215
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 149