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|image=[[File:NSMBW World 8-A Giant Cannonball.png|250px]]<br>A giant cannonball in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|image=[[File:NSMBW World 8-A Giant Cannonball.png|250px]]<br>A giant cannonball in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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'''Giant cannonballs''',<ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 100. "''When you drop to the area on the large turret's right, leap over the giant cannonball before you leap over the water to the next ship.''"</ref> also referred to as '''massive cannon balls'''<ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 99. "''Leap on the turret that's grazing on the ground, wait for the turret above to fire a massive cannon ball, then land on the turret top and deal with another Rocky Wrench.''"</ref> or '''huge bullets''',<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 uncommon moving obstacles in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. Giant cannonballs are fired from [[giant cannon]]s, and are much faster and bigger than the original [[cannonball]]s. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they appear only in [[Dark Land]]'s [[World 8-Big Tanks|first tank level]] and the [[World 8-Battleships|battleship level]]. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', they appear only in [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8]]'s [[World 8-Airship (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|Airship]]. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', they appear only in [[The Mighty Cannonship]] from [[Soda Jungle]]. Even though normal cannonballs are absent from ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', giant cannonballs reappear in the level, [[Bowser Jr. Showdown]].
'''Giant cannonballs''',<ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 100. "''When you drop to the area on the large turret's right, leap over the giant cannonball before you leap over the water to the next ship.''"</ref> also referred to as '''massive cannon balls'''<ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 99. "''Leap on the turret that's grazing on the ground, wait for the turret above to fire a massive cannon ball, then land on the turret top and deal with another Rocky Wrench.''"</ref> or '''huge bullets''',<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 uncommon moving obstacles in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. Giant cannonballs are fired from [[giant cannon]]s, and they are much faster and bigger than the original [[cannonball]]s. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they appear only in [[Dark Land]]'s [[World 8-Big Tanks|first tank level]] and the [[World 8-Battleships|battleship level]]. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', they appear only in {{world-link|8|airship|World 8-Airship (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}. In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', they appear only in [[The Mighty Cannonship]] from [[Soda Jungle]]. Even though normal cannonballs are absent from ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', giant cannonballs reappear in the level [[Bowser Jr. Showdown]].


Giant cannonballs reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its Nintendo 3DS version]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. The player can enlarge a normal Cannon with a [[Super Mushroom]], turning it into a giant cannon and enabling it to fire giant cannonballs. The second [[List of official Super Mario Maker courses|official course]] created by [[Bowser]], named [[Bowser's Cannonball Run]], involves [[Mario]] running to keep a giant cannonball onscreen until the end.
Giant cannonballs reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (and [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its Nintendo 3DS version]]) and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. The player can enlarge a normal Cannon with a [[Super Mushroom]], turning it into a giant cannon and enabling it to fire giant cannonballs. The second [[List of official Super Mario Maker courses|official course]] created by [[Bowser]], named [[Bowser's Cannonball Run]], involves [[Mario]] running to keep a giant cannonball onscreen until the end.


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Revision as of 11:59, April 14, 2024

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

Giant cannonballs,[1] also referred to as massive cannon balls[2] or huge bullets,[3] are uncommon moving obstacles in the Super Mario series. Giant cannonballs are fired from giant cannons, and they are much faster and bigger than the original cannonballs. They first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, where they appear only in Dark Land's first tank level and the battleship level. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, they appear only in World 8-Airship. In New Super Mario Bros. U, they appear only in The Mighty Cannonship from Soda Jungle. Even though normal cannonballs are absent from New Super Luigi U, giant cannonballs reappear in the level Bowser Jr. Showdown.

Giant cannonballs reappear in Super Mario Maker (and its Nintendo 3DS version) and Super Mario Maker 2. The player can enlarge a normal Cannon with a Super Mushroom, turning it into a giant cannon and enabling it to fire giant cannonballs. The second official course created by Bowser, named Bowser's Cannonball Run, involves Mario running to keep a giant cannonball onscreen until the end.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 大きな砲弾[4]
Ōkina hōdan
Large cannonball
Italian Pallottola gigante[5] Giant bullet

References

  1. ^ Hodgson, David S J. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 100. "When you drop to the area on the large turret's right, leap over the giant cannonball before you leap over the water to the next ship."
  2. ^ Hodgson, David S J. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 99. "Leap on the turret that's grazing on the ground, wait for the turret above to fire a massive cannon ball, then land on the turret top and deal with another Rocky Wrench."
  3. ^ 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!"
  4. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Pages 41, 149, 150, 215.
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 41.