Spring Mario
| Spring Mario | |
|---|---|
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| Applies to | Mario, Luigi |
| Item needed | Spring Mushroom |
| Power(s) given | Jump high, go up steep hills, automatically wall jump |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
Spring Mario is one of Mario's forms in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. In both games, he is able to transform into it by collecting a Spring Mushroom. In Super Mario Galaxy, the form first appears in the Toy Time Galaxy, and later in Matter Splatter Galaxy and Beach Bowl Galaxy (only in the Purple Coin mission "Beachcombing for Purple Coins"). As Spring Mario, Mario is able to jump higher, but is no longer able to run. Instead, he simply bounces around the level. Using this form, Mario is able to bounce very high to reach items hidden in the air. It also grants him the power to climb very steep inclines in a slinky-like fashion. The player can make Mario jump super high by pressing the A button at the moment Mario lands. Its disadvantage is the control; movement is difficult in this form, making it easy for Mario to fall in space or falling into hazardous places. If Mario takes damage, touches water, or lands on a Launch Star or Sling Star, however, the form is lost. Mario can still Ground Pound in this form.
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the Spring Mario form returns, behaving the same as it does in the previous game. Here, it makes its only appearance in Chompworks Galaxy in the "Spring into the Chompworks" mission.
Many of the locations Spring Mario is intended to be used can be circumnavigated via sequences of Somersaults and Wall Jumps; it is in fact possible to collect every Power Star (including Green Stars) in Super Mario Galaxy 2 without collecting it once.
Super Mario Galaxy Trading Card description
BOING! Here comes Spring Mario after he grabs a Spring Mushroom in the Toy Time Galaxy. Use the fun Mario transformation to jump higher than ever before - and jump jump everywhere for that matter (Mario can't run as Spring Mario). Using the Spring Mushroom, Mario will be able to find hidden items in the air and climb steep levels with ease.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy
| Name | Image | Appears In | NTSC-U Description | PAL Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Mario | 
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Wii Super Mario Galaxy (11/2007) Wii Super Mario Galaxy 2 (5/2010) |
Boingee boingee boingee... It's Spring Mario, bouncing along and having a grand time! Just get a Spring Mushroom, and then press the A button right when you land for a super-high jump! If you have a fear of heights, there's nothing wrong with staying in place and just bouncing a little. | Boing! Sproing! Mario's turned into a spring! One touch of a Spring Mushroom and he becomes Spring Mario. He'll bounce SUPER high if you press the A Button right when he lands. Doesn't it make you feel like just bouncing on the spot? Boing, boing, boing... |
Gallery
Super Mario Galaxy
Model of Spring Mario
Model of Spring Luigi
Screenshot of Spring Mario in Toy Time Galaxy
Screenshot of Spring Luigi in Toy Time Galaxy
Super Mario 3D All-Stars loading screen
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バネマリオ[?] Bane Mario |
Spring Mario | |
| Chinese | 弹簧马力欧 (Simplified) 彈簧瑪利歐 (Traditional)[?] Tánhuáng Mǎlìōu |
Spring Mario | |
| Dutch | Springveer-Mario[?] | Spring Mario | |
| German | Feder-Mario[?] | Quill Mario | |
| Italian | Mario Molla[?] | Spring Mario | |
| Korean | 스프링마리오[?] Seupeuring Mario |
Spring Mario | |
| Portuguese | Mario Mola[?] | Spring Mario | |
| Russian | Марио-пружина[?] Mario-pruzhina |
Spring Mario | |
| Spanish | Mario Boing[?] | Boing Mario |
Trivia
- In Wario Land II, Wario Land 3 and Wario Land 4, Wario possesses a similar form known as Bouncy Wario.
- Spring Mario is the only power-up in Super Mario Galaxy with which Mario loses the ability to spin.
