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A '''Magic Ball''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet (page 22)</ref> also known as a '''Crystal''',<ref>''Mario Mania'', pages 136-137.</ref> is an item in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It looks like a round power-up object with a question mark on it, and is required to clear certain levels. It automatically activates when [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] touch it. | |||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''=== | ===''Super Mario Bros. 3''=== | ||
[[Image:Ball2.PNG|frame|left]] | [[Image:Ball2.PNG|frame|left]] | ||
[[File:SMB3 Udquestionball.png|thumb|right|The upside down | [[File:SMB3 Udquestionball.png|thumb|right|The upside down Magic Ball in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.]] | ||
Magic Balls first appear in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They only appear in [[fortress]]es after the player defeats [[Boom Boom]]. Upon his defeat, Boom Boom will drop a Magic Ball, and Mario must touch it to destroy the fortress and therefore complete the level. If [[Invincible Mario]] defeats Boom Boom by touching him, the Magic Ball will appear upside down, in the center of the arena. They later appeared in the game's remakes, playing the same role. | |||
===''Super Mario World''=== | ===''Super Mario World''=== | ||
[[Image:Ball1.PNG|frame|left]] | [[Image:Ball1.PNG|frame|left]] | ||
Only one | Only one Magic Ball appears in ''Super Mario World'', and that is in the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]] (this is most likely to give this level the feel of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', as it is suggested to be one of the [[Airship]]s from that game). Touching it beats the level in a similar fashion of beating a boss, but it is left out in the open instead of being held by a mini-boss. | ||
===''Super Mario-Kun''=== | ===''Super Mario-Kun''=== | ||
In volume 4 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'', whose arc is based on ''Super Mario World'', Mario grabs the | In volume 4 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'', whose arc is based on ''Super Mario World'', Mario grabs the Magic Ball to exit the level, and he and his friends are later found on the top of the entrance to the [[Valley of Bowser]]. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Question Ball SuperMarioKun 4.jpg|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' | File:Question Ball SuperMarioKun 4.jpg|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Names in other languages=== | |||
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|Jap=マジックボール<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet (page 20)</ref> | |||
|JapR=majikkubōru | |||
|JapM=Magic Ball}} | |||
===References=== | |||
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{{BoxTop}} | {{BoxTop}} | ||
{{SMB3}} | {{SMB3}} | ||
Revision as of 10:11, November 4, 2014
A Magic Ball,[1] also known as a Crystal,[2] is an item in Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. It looks like a round power-up object with a question mark on it, and is required to clear certain levels. It automatically activates when Mario or Luigi touch it.
History
Super Mario Bros. 3
Magic Balls first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3. They only appear in fortresses after the player defeats Boom Boom. Upon his defeat, Boom Boom will drop a Magic Ball, and Mario must touch it to destroy the fortress and therefore complete the level. If Invincible Mario defeats Boom Boom by touching him, the Magic Ball will appear upside down, in the center of the arena. They later appeared in the game's remakes, playing the same role.
Super Mario World
Only one Magic Ball appears in Super Mario World, and that is in the Sunken Ghost Ship (this is most likely to give this level the feel of Super Mario Bros. 3, as it is suggested to be one of the Airships from that game). Touching it beats the level in a similar fashion of beating a boss, but it is left out in the open instead of being held by a mini-boss.
Super Mario-Kun
In volume 4 of Super Mario-Kun, whose arc is based on Super Mario World, Mario grabs the Magic Ball to exit the level, and he and his friends are later found on the top of the entrance to the Valley of Bowser.
