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'''Giant Spiked Balls'''<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=13|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref> (sometimes lowercase)<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=102|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 13, 2011|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89386-4}}</ref> are larger versions of [[Spike Ball]]s. Like their smaller counterparts, Giant Spiked Balls can destroy [[block]]s and even the smaller Spike Balls. They first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' | '''Giant Spiked Balls'''<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=13|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref> (sometimes lowercase)<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=102|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 13, 2011|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89386-4}}</ref> are larger versions of [[Spike Ball]]s. Like their smaller counterparts, Giant Spiked Balls can destroy [[block]]s and even the smaller Spike Balls. They first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | ===''Super Mario'' series=== | ||
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| Giant Spiked Ball | |||
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 Model from New Super Mario Bros. Wii | |||
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. (2006) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) | ||
| Variant of | Spike Ball | ||
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Giant Spiked Balls[1] (sometimes lowercase)[2] are larger versions of Spike Balls. Like their smaller counterparts, Giant Spiked Balls can destroy blocks and even the smaller Spike Balls. They first appear in New Super Mario Bros.
History
Super Mario series
New Super Mario Bros.
Giant Spiked Balls debut in New Super Mario Bros., where they appear in various levels. Their first appearance in this game is the second castle.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Giant Spiked Balls return in New Super Mario Bros. Wii in World 8-2.
Near the end of the boss fight in World 8-
Airship, Bowser Jr. uses Giant Spiked Balls with shorter spikes and active fuses that possess the ability to explode, and must be used against him.
Super Mario 3D Land
Giant spiked balls also appear in Super Mario 3D Land with a purple color.
New Super Mario Bros. 2
In New Super Mario Bros. 2, these spiked balls appear in two sizes. In World 
Mushroom-A and World 4-
Castle, large spiked balls[3] appear, which are closer to the size of giant spiked balls in other games. The giant spiked balls[4] in World Mushroom-Castle are even larger. The former has an equivalent in World 4-1.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Although giant spiked balls do not reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, or New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Mega Grrrols appear which serve the same purpose.
Super Mario Run
In Super Mario Run, Bowser's Koopa Clown Car can spit out giant spiked balls during Bowser's Bob-ombing Run. It only starts to do so after being hit twice. Giant spiked balls have no additional qualities aside from being harder to avoid.
Super Mario Maker 2
Giant spiked balls appear as a course element as of version 2.0 of Super Mario Maker 2. Unlike regular Spike Balls, they destroy any breakable blocks in their path. They appear as a projectile thrown by Mega Spikes and as placeable course element. Since they did not appear in Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, and Super Mario 3D World, new sprites are made for them.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Giant Spiked Balls return in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, only appearing during the Wonder Effects of Rolling-Ball Hall and The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage. This time, they appear golden with white spikes. Coming in contact with one results in an instant loss of a life. As shown in the latter, they are able to break blocks. Even larger ones appear exclusively in the former, being large enough to break Rock Blocks with ease.
Mario Party 9
Giant spiked balls appear in Mario Party 9 in the minigame Tumble Temple alongside regular Spiked Balls. A giant version of Spiked Balls with longer spikes also appears in Spike Strike, where the player must use a hammer to send them back at the large Spike.
Mario & Luigi series
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Giant Spiked Balls also appeared in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, where they are used by Spikes. They are only slightly larger than regular Spiked Balls. A Giant Spiked Ball can only be countered with a hammer strike.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, a giant spiked ball appears in Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode, when the player has 2, 3, or 4 Spikes by way of a super attack.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 巨大トゲ鉄球[5] Kyodai Toge Tekkyū |
Giant spiked iron ball | New Super Mario Bros. |
| 大きな鉄球[6] Ōkina Toge Tekkyū |
Large spiked iron ball | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | |
| でかトゲ鉄球[7] Deka Toge Tekkyū |
Big spiked iron ball | Super Mario 3D Land | |
| トゲ Toge Tekkyū |
Spiked iron ball; refer to Spike Ball | Mario Party 9, Spike Strike | |
| Italian | Palla spinosa[?] | Spiny ball | Super Mario Bros. Wonder |
References
- ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 13.
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick (November 13, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 102.
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick (2012). New Super Mario Bros. 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89552-3. Page 187.
- ^ von Esmarch. New Super Mario Bros. 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 184.
- ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 118.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. Wii section. Page 149.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land section. Page 185.
