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'''Big Amps'''<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 28.</ref> are, as the name would suggest, a larger variety of [[Amp]]s first appearing in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''. Despite the size difference, they have the same behavior and appearance as their ordinary counterparts, with the exception of both ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
'''Big Amps'''<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=28|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> are a variety of [[Amp]]s first appearing in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''. While they are a larger size, Big Amps have the same behavior and appearance as their ordinary counterparts, with the exception of both ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.


==History==
==History==
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====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:SMG Big Amp.png|thumb|150px|A Zap Ball in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'']]
[[File:SMG Big Amp.png|thumb|150px|A Zap Ball in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'']]
Big Amps, referred to as '''Zap Balls''',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/IMSwG Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', though they no longer have any visible facial features, unlike the regular Amps. Despite this, their behavior is identical to their smaller counterparts.
Big Amps, referred to as '''Zap Balls''',<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233909/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', though they no longer have any visible facial features, unlike the regular Amps. Despite this, their behavior is identical to their smaller counterparts.


====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Big Amps, again referred to as Zap Balls,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/2UaOd Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', appearing in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]].
Big Amps, again referred to as Zap Balls,<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233946/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are encountered in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]] only.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
[[File:NSMBU Big Amp Screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|Several Big Amps from [[Snake Block Tower]]]]
Big Amps are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They occur frequently in [[Snake Block Tower]] alongside their original counterparts. Big Amps do not appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
Big Amps also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where they occur frequently in [[Snake Block Tower]] alongside their original counterparts.
 
They are one of the very few enemies not to return in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Big Amp.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Asset Model Big Amp.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
NSMBU Big Amp Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ビリビリボール<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 128 and 161.</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|Jap=ビリビリボール<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=128 and 161|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|JapR=Biribiri Bōru
|JapR=Biribiri Bōru
|JapM=Electrified Ball
|JapM=Electrified Ball
|Jap2=でかビリキュー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section, page 210.</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|Jap2=でかビリキュー<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section|page=210|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|Jap2R=Deka Birikyū
|Jap2R=Deka Birikyū
|Jap2M=Big Amp
|Jap2M=Big Amp
|Ger=Riesen-Sparky
|Ger=Riesen-Sparky
|GerM=Giant Amp
|GerM=Giant Amp
|Ita=Sfera elettrica<ref>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' PRIMA Guide, pagg. 177-178</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|Ita=Sfera elettrica<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' PRIMA Guide|page=177-178}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|Ita2=Amperino Gigante<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 128</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy'')</small>
|Ita2=Amperino Gigante<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=128}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy'')</small>
|Ita3=Elettrosfera<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 161</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|Ita3=Elettrosfera<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=161}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|Ita4=Mega Amperino<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 210</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|Ita4=Mega Amperino<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=210}}</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|ItaM=Electric sphere
|ItaM=Electric sphere
|Ita2M=Giant Amp
|Ita2M=Giant Amp

Revision as of 09:09, June 28, 2024

This article is about the enemy from the Super Mario franchise. For the boss from DK: Jungle Climber, see Mega Amp.
Big Amp
Big Amp.
A Big Amp from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Mario Party 5 (2003)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Amp

Big Amps[1] are a variety of Amps first appearing in Mario Party 5. While they are a larger size, Big Amps have the same behavior and appearance as their ordinary counterparts, with the exception of both Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2.

History

Mario Party series

Mario Party 5

Shock Absorbers from Mario Party 5
Big Amps from Mario Party 5

Large variants of Amps first appear in Mario Party 5 in Shock Absorbers, along with regular Amps. They are slightly bigger than the regular Amps, and much like the regular Amps, coming into contact with them electrocutes a character.

Mario Party 6

A single Big Amp makes a cameo appearance in Mario Party 6, during the intro of Circuit Maximus. This Big Amp is noticeably larger than its predecessors from the previous game.

Mario Party 10

Big Amps reappear in Mario Party 10 in Kamek's Rocket Rampage. After Kamek loses half of his health, he uses Banzai Bills that deal three points per hit and Big Amps that deal two points per hit.

Super Mario series

Super Mario Galaxy

A Zap Ball from Super Mario Galaxy
A Zap Ball in Super Mario Galaxy

Big Amps, referred to as Zap Balls,[2] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy, though they no longer have any visible facial features, unlike the regular Amps. Despite this, their behavior is identical to their smaller counterparts.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Big Amps, again referred to as Zap Balls,[3] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are encountered in the Space Storm Galaxy only.

New Super Mario Bros. U

Big Amps are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. U. They occur frequently in Snake Block Tower alongside their original counterparts. Big Amps do not appear in New Super Luigi U.

Gallery

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/BigBirikyu.arc BigBirikyu Big Amp
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
巨大顔なしビリキュー (Kyodaigaonashi Birikyū) Giant Faceless Amp

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ビリビリボール[4] (Super Mario Galaxy / Super Mario Galaxy 2)
Biribiri Bōru
Electrified Ball
でかビリキュー[5] (New Super Mario Bros. U)
Deka Birikyū
Big Amp
German Riesen-Sparky[?] Giant Amp
Italian Sfera elettrica[6] (Super Mario Galaxy 2) Electric sphere
Amperino Gigante[7] (Super Mario Galaxy) Giant Amp
Elettrosfera[8] (Super Mario Galaxy 2) Electrosphere; same as Lightning Orb
Mega Amperino[9] (New Super Mario Bros. U) Mega Amp

References

  1. ^ Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 28.
  2. ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
  3. ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
  4. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 128 and 161.
  5. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 210.
  6. ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Guide. Page 177-178.
  7. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128.
  8. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 161.
  9. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 210.