Giant cannonball
| Giant cannonball | |||
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 Model of a giant cannonball from New Super Mario Bros. Wii | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) | ||
| Variant of | Cannonball | ||
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Giant cannonballs,[1] also referred to as huge bullets,[2] giant bullets,[3] or massive cannon balls,[4] appear in a few sidescrolling Super Mario games as uncommon moving obstacles that are larger than regular cannonballs and fired from giant cannons. Giant cannonballs first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, where they appear only in Dark Land's first tank level and the battleship level. Unlike regular cannonballs, they can be defeated using Hammer Mario's hammers. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, giant cannonballs 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. Unlike previous games, giant cannonballs are not faster than regular cannonballs by default; the cannon has to be changed from black to red in order to reproduce the faster speed. The second official course created by Bowser, named Bowser's Cannonball Run, involves Mario running to keep a red giant cannonball onscreen until the end.
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 大きな砲弾[5] Ōkina hōdan |
Large cannonball | |
| Italian | Pallottola gigante[6] | Giant bullet | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| Proiettile gigante[7] | Giant projectile | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | |
| Palla gigante[8] | Giant ball | New Super Mario Bros. U | |
| Palla di cannone gigante[9] | Giant cannonball | Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. |
References
- ^ "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." – Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 100.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Look out for the giant bullets from the big gun towards the end. Duck or jump quickly as soon as you see the huge barrel!" – Spring 1991. NES Game Atlas. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 48.
- ^ "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." – Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 99.
- ^ 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 41, 149, 150, 215.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 41.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 150.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 150.
- ^ "I tuoi personaggi vengono colpiti da una palla di cannone gigante e finiscono nelle prigioni. Come se non bastasse, Luigi ha perso il libro. La fortuna non sembra essere dalla tua parte..." – summary. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros..
