Grape

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Revision as of 15:27, May 16, 2024 by Super Mario RPG (talk | contribs) (i think this heading could be used for generic objects too, or anything not from Super Mario)
Jump to navigationJump to search
This article is about the fruit in the Mario franchise. For the antagonist in Princess Peach: Showtime!, see Grape (character).
Grape
Grapes
Grapes from Yoshi's Story
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Print World (1991)
Latest appearance Mario Party Superstars (2021)

Template:Quote2 Grapes in the Super Mario franchise are fruits serving a variety of roles and purposes, usually as helpful items for the player characters.

History in the Super Mario franchise

Super Mario Bros. Print World

A page border from Super Mario Bros. Print World
Grapes in a selectable border in Super Mario Bros. Print World

Grapes first appear in Super Mario Bros. Print World as one of the selectable borders.

Yoshi

NES (left), Game Boy (right)
NES (left), Game Boy (right)
NES (left), Game Boy (right)

Grapes in Yoshi appear after the player clears levels 14 and 15 of the B-Type game, awarding the player 700 points.

Mario's Time Machine

SNES (left), PC (in Athens, center), and PC (in Alexandria, right)
SNES (left), PC (in Athens, center), and PC (in Alexandria, right)
SNES (left), PC (in Athens, center), and PC (in Alexandria, right)
SNES (left), PC (in Athens, center), and PC (in Alexandria, right)

In Mario's Time Machine, Mario receives a bunch of grapes from Aristotle after traveling back in time to Athens, who offers them as "food for the body" in contrast to the food for the mind that is philosophy. They can be given to a nearby councilman, who is interested in talking more about Plato but has a dry throat. Once he is given the grapes, he thanks Dionysus for the gift and eats it before continuing to talk about Plato.

Later, in ancient Alexandria, Mario receives some grapes from one of Cleopatra's maids after he gives her the Wooden Snake from the guard in love with her (in the SNES version, the Grapes instead appear in Mario's inventory during an unrelated dialogue with the previous guard; this is a glitch, as the maid's dialog still indicates that she gives Mario the Grapes despite not doing so). The maid is overjoyed to receive the snake, and tells Mario that Julius Caesar can be won over by giving him grapes. Mario does just that, which motivates Caesar to answer questions about the Staff in Mario's possession.

Yoshi's Story

Grapes appear in Yoshi's Story as one of the fruit the Yoshis have to eat to clear a level. Grapes are the favorite fruit of both Blue Yoshi and Light Blue Yoshi.

Donkey Kong 64

Grapes appear in Donkey Kong 64 as the ammo for Lanky Kong's Grape Shooter.

Mario Party series

Grapes appear in a few minigames in the Mario Party series. In Mario Party 2, grapes can be seen in Honeycomb Havoc. In Mario Party 4, grapes appear in the Bowser minigame Fruits of Doom as one of the potential fruits on Bowser's list.

Yoshi Touch & Go

Grapes in Yoshi Touch & Go give Yoshi ten eggs when eaten.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

Grapes appear in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat as the goal fruit at the end of every level in the Grape Kingdom.

History in other media

Nintendo Land

Grapes in Nintendo Land are a type of fruit that can appear in Yoshi's Fruit Cart. It can also be one of the prizes received from the Coin Game.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ぶどう[?]
Budō
Grape
Italian Uva[?] Grape
Spanish (NOA) Uva[?] Grape
Spanish (NOE) Mora[?] Grape