User:Salmancer/List of methods of flight
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As the franchise that defined the platforming genre, many Super Mario franchise games allow the character to fly as a powerful ability in the game. Flying is powerful because normally the player's ability to move vertically is restricted by if there are platforms available to jump from. There are many different ways games implement flying. This list compares and contrasts all methods that the player can use to fly in different games.
| Item/Form/Move | Image | Debut year | Games | Effect | Type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High ascent and slowly decend | Hold jump button to rise | Momentum based | Free movement in all directions | Constant height | Dash(es) in a direction | |||||
| Propeller Mario | 
|
2007 | Burst high into the air, then slowly descend while spinning. | ✔ | ||||||
| Propeller Block | 
|
2007 | Same as Propeller Mario, but with a block Mario can hold. | ✔ | ||||||
| Propeller Box | 
|
2007 | Burst high into the air, then slowly descend by holding the jump button. | ✔ | ||||||
| Raccoon Mario White Raccoon Mario Tanooki Mario | 
|
2015 |
|
When the P-Meter is filled by dashing, holding the jump button makes Mario steadily rise into the air. The P-Meter resets if too much time is spent in the air in Super Mario Bros. 3, but later games have it drain while in the air and refill instantly on the ground. Once the P-Meter is empty Mario can no longer fly. White Raccoon Mario fills the P-Meter faster. | ✔ | |||||
| Blimp Fruit | 
|
2010 | Temporarily transforms Yoshi into Blimp Yoshi, causing him to puff up and float, similarly to the Power Balloon. | ✔ | ||||||
| Blue Shell | 
|
2006 | Transforms Mario into Shell Mario, allowing him to shell dash, crouch in the shell to block most attacks, and swim faster with more control. | ✔ | ||||||
| Yoshi's Wings | 
|
1990 | Transforms Yoshi into a Winged Yoshi, granting him infinite flight for one level and access to Coin Heaven. Clearing the level removes the wings and, in the SNES version only, makes Yoshi become a Blue Yoshi. | ✔ | ||||||
