Giant Spiked Ball

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Giant Spiked Ball
File:Big spike ball.png
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
Variants

Big Spike Balls[1] (sometimes lowercase)[2] are larger versions of Spike Balls. Like their smaller counterparts, Big Spike 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.

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A Big Spike Ball in New Super Mario Bros.

Big Spike 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

Big Spike Balls return in New Super Mario Bros. Wii in World 8-2.

Near the end of the boss fight in Template:World-link, Bowser Jr. uses Big Spike Balls with shorter spikes and active fuses that possess the ability to explode, and must be used against him.

Super Mario 3D Land

Big 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 spike balls Appear in {World 4-Castle Template:(New Super Mario Bros. 2), Big spike balls[3] appear, which are closer to the size of Big spike balls in other games. The Big spike ballsCite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag (New Super Mario Bros.) |JapR=Kyodai Toge Tekkyū |Jap2=大きな鉄球[4] (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) |Jap2R=Ōkina Toge Tekkyū |Jap3=でかトゲ鉄球[5] (Super Mario 3D Land) |Jap3R=Deka Toge Tekkyū |Jap4=トゲ鉄球てっきゅう (Mario Party 9, Spike Strike) |Jap4R=Toge Tekkyū |JapM=Giant spiked iron ball |Jap2M=Large spiked iron ball |Jap3M=Big spiked iron ball |Jap4M=Spiked iron ball; refer to Spike Ball |Ita=Palla spinosa (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) |ItaM=Spiny ball }}

References

  1. ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 13.
  2. ^ von Esmarch, Nick. Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide (November 13, 2011). Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 102.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. Wii section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 149.
  5. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 185.