Giant cannon

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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] appear in the Super Mario franchise as objects that shoot giant cannonballs. These mega-sized cannons appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and New Super Mario Bros. U, where they are large horizontal cannons that resemble dark pipes, though in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker 2, giant cannons have been redesigned and are capable of facing in eight directions. Additionally, in Super Mario Maker and its sequel, giant cannons do not shoot out giant cannonballs at a faster speed than their regular-sized counterparts; this functionality has been moved to red cannons, which can be regular or giant-sized.

Profiles

Super Mario Bros. 3

Level appearances

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Level appearances

New Super Mario Bros. U

Gallery

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. ^ "Bring Out The Big Guns! This giant cannon shoots two huge bullets in rapid succession. Either jump on its barrel or duck quickly!" – June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 75.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 41, 149, and 215.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 41, 215.
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 149.