Weird Mushroom
- This article is about the power-up from Super Mario Maker and its port. For the item from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, see Weird Mushroom (move).
The Weird Mushroom is a power-up in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS. Upon use, Mario turns taller and slimmer and gains the abilities of Luigi, with higher jumps but lower traction. According to Takashi Tezuka, the form came from a bug that happened in development that made Super Mario skinny. However, Tezuka and the team liked Weird Mario's design, so they implemented him into the final game.
It looks similar to a normal Super Mushroom, but with a short cap and a very thin base. A Super Mushroom can't override the effect of this mushroom,[1] but the Weird Mushroom can override a Super Mushroom's effect.[2] However, a Fire Flower, Mystery Mushroom, or Big Mushroom can override the Weird Mushroom's effects, while Fire Mario, Costume Mario, and Big Mario are unaffected by Weird Mushrooms.
The Weird Mushroom has a 1 in 100 chance of spawning wherever a Super Mushroom is placed, except during upload testing, where it will never randomly spawn. However, it can also be unlocked by clearing all four of the Nintendo World Championships courses. Upon unlocking the Weird Mushroom, the player can use it by shaking a Super Mushroom in the editor.[3] In Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, however, the player starts the game with the Weird Mushroom in their item selection.
The Weird Mushroom is exclusive to the Super Mario Bros. game style, so if the player changes the game style, every Weird Mushroom object turns back into a Super Mushroom.
Gallery
The Weird Mario that answers the door (upside-down swimming) (Super Mario Bros. theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Raccoon Mario) (Super Mario Bros. 3 theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Tanooki Mario) (Super Mario Bros. 3 theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Statue Mario) (Super Mario Bros. 3 theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Frog Mario) (Super Mario Bros. 3 theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Hammer Mario) (Super Mario Bros. 3 theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Cape Mario #1) (Super Mario World theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Cape Mario #2) (Super Mario World theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Mario with Yoshi) (Super Mario World theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Balloon Mario) (Super Mario World theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Propeller Mario) (New Super Mario Bros. U theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Flying Squirrel Mario) (New Super Mario Bros. U theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Penguin Mario) (New Super Mario Bros. U theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Ice Mario) (New Super Mario Bros. U theme version 1.20 update).
The Weird Mario that answers the door (Mini Mario) (New Super Mario Bros. U theme version 1.20 update).
Trivia
- If Weird Mario collects a power-up or gets damaged mid-jump, he continues to jump high with the new sprite gaining the animation for walking in mid-air.
- Weird mushrooms will NOT spawn when uploading levels because Nintendo has to make sure that no level is impossible to beat under normal conditions and that no one uploads an impossible level.
References
- ^ NinEverything (June 10, 2014). Nintendo Treehouse Live @ E3 - Mario Maker with Takashi Tezuka. YouTube. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ https://vine.co/v/eXr0T1JODdw
- ^ https://youtu.be/S19tUyXWcKw