Superball Mario

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This article is about the form. For the official Super Mario Maker 2 level created by Nintendo of Japan, see Superball Mario (level).
"Super Ball" redirects here. For the object in Yoshi's Story, see Bumper Ball.
Superball Mario
Artwork of Superball Mario in Club Nintendo Classic.
Artwork from Super Mario Land
Applies to Mario, Luigi, Toad, Toadette
Item needed Superball Flower
Power(s) given Throw Superballs
First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
Latest appearance Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)

Superball Mario is a form Mario takes when he uses a Superball Flower, first appearing in Super Mario Land. It allows Mario to shoot Superballs which rebound off surfaces and can defeat enemies.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Land

Superball Mario is a form in Super Mario Land. There is no visual transformation, and even artwork (as seen to the right) depicts Mario as wearing his normal clothes. Superball Mario gains the ability to throw Superballs by pressing B Button. Like the similar Fire Mario form and its fireballs, the Superballs damage enemies, but also have the unique ability to collect coins that they hit. Unlike fireballs, Superballs do not bounce along the ground, but ricochet at right angles on surfaces. Only one Superball can be onscreen at a time, and will disappear approximately four seconds after being shot, unless it touches an enemy or Mario, goes off-screen, or is destroyed. Many enemies require multiple Superballs to defeat, unlike fireballs, which typically defeat any non-boss enemy in one hit.

Super Mario Maker 2

Superball Mario is a form in Super Mario Maker 2. It can be obtained with the Superball Flower, though in the Super Mario Bros. game style only. The Superballs thrown can also collect Pink Coins and Keys, activate P Switches and POW Blocks, and ignite Bob-ombs. It changes the player character's colors to dark tones of green, referencing the Game Boy's screen colors. The form also changes the current theme's music to an arrangement of the Super Mario Land Ground Theme with a soundfont similar to that of the Family Computer and NES, and also changes the "level clear" and "lose a life" jingles to their respective Super Mario Land counterparts. The Superball form can be unlocked in Story Mode by clearing the job Spiny Shell Smashers. An outfit based on Superball Mario is unlocked alongside the Superball Flower, which has a 3D model of Small Mario for the head and Mario's overalls, both with the Superball form's colors.

WarioWare Gold

Superball Mario is featured in the Super Mario Land microgame of WarioWare Gold, where he has to defeat all of the enemies.

Profiles

Super Mario Land

  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      When you pick up a Flower, Super Mario will become Superball Mario. He will be able to defeat enemies by throwing Superballs.
      Note: If you pick up a Flower when you are regular Mario, he will become Super Mario instead of Superball Mario. This does not apply to Flowers received in bonus games.[page number needed]

Gallery

  • Sprite in Super Mario Land

    Sprite in Super Mario Land

  • Sprite in Super Mario Land (shared with Super Mario)

    Sprite in Super Mario Land (shared with Super Mario)

  • Sprite in Super Mario Land (shared with Super Mario)

    Sprite in Super Mario Land (shared with Super Mario)

  • Kodansha manga Superball Mario

    Kodansha manga Superball Mario

  • Mario defeating a pair of Bunbun with a Superball, from the Kondansha Super Mario Land manga

    Mario defeating a pair of Bunbun with a Superball, from the Kondansha Super Mario Land manga

  • Sprite in Super Mario Maker 2

    Sprite in Super Mario Maker 2

  • Walking sprite in Super Mario Maker 2

    Walking sprite in Super Mario Maker 2

  • Superball Luigi sprite in Super Mario Maker 2

    Superball Luigi sprite in Super Mario Maker 2

  • Superball Toad sprite in Super Mario Maker 2

    Superball Toad sprite in Super Mario Maker 2

  • Superball Toadette sprite in Super Mario Maker 2

    Superball Toadette sprite in Super Mario Maker 2

Names in other languages

Superball Mario

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スーパーボールマリオ[?]
Sūpā Bōru Mario 		Super Ball Mario; in Japanese, 「スーパーボール」 (Super Ball) is a wasei-eigo term referring to what are known in English as bouncy balls, derived from the specific brand Super Ball.
Chinese (simplified) 弹力球马力欧[?]
Tánlìqiú Mǎlì'ōu 		Elastic ball Mario
Chinese (traditional) 彈力球瑪利歐[?]
Tánlìqiú Mǎlì'ōu 		Elastic ball Mario
Dutch Super de Super Mario[2] (Super Mario Land) Super-duper Mario
Superbal-Mario (Super Mario Maker 2)[?] Superball Mario
French Mario Super Boule[1] Super Ball Mario
German Superball-Mario[?] Superball Mario
Italian Mario Super Palla[3] Super Ball Mario
Superball Mario[4] -
Mario Superpalla[5] Superball Mario
Mario Superball (Super Mario Maker 2)[?] -
Russian Марио с супершаром[?]
Mario s supersharom 		Mario with superball
Spanish Super Marioball (Super Mario Land)[?] Super Marioball
Spanish (NOA) Mario superbola[?] Superball Mario
Spanish (NOE) Mario Superbola[?] Superball Mario

Superball

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スーパーボール[?]
Sūpā Bōru 		Super Ball (as in "bouncy ball")
Chinese (simplified) 弹力球[?]
Tánlìqiú 		Bouncy Ball
Chinese (traditional) 彈力球[?]
Tánlìqiú 		Bouncy Ball
Dutch Superbal[?] Superball
French Super Boule[?] Super Ball
German Superball[?] -
Italian Super Palla[3] Super Ball
Superball[4] -
Superpalla[5] Superball
Russian супершар[?]
supershar 		superball
Spanish superbola[?] Superball

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 9.
  2. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 6.
  3. ^ a b Super Mario Land Italian manual. Page 9.
  4. ^ a b Super Mario Land (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 7.
  5. ^ a b November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 46.
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Mario forms
Regular Balloon Mario • Bee Mario • Big Mario • Biyon Mario • Boo Mario • Boomerang Mario • Bubble Mario • Builder Mario • Bunny Mario • Cape Mario • Cat Mario • Cloud Mario • Costume Mario • Drill Mario • Elephant Mario • Fire Mario • Flying Squirrel Mario • Frog Mario • Goomba Mario • Hammer Mario • Hoppycat Mario • Ice Mario • Mini Mario • Penguin Mario • Propeller Mario • Puffy Lift Mario • Raccoon Mario • Rock Mario • Shell Mario • Small Mario • SMB2 Mario • Spike-Ball Mario • Spring Mario • Super Mario • Superball Mario • Tanooki Mario • Weird Mario • Wubba Mario
Temporary Balloon Mario • Double Mario • Fire Mario • Flying Mario • Giga Mario • Giga Cat Mario • Gold Mario • Ice Mario (Super Mario Galaxy) • Invincible Mario • Lucky Cat Mario • Mega Mario • Metal Mario • P Flying Squirrel Mario • Rainbow Mario • Small Giga Mario • Statue Mario • Superstar Mario • Vanish Mario • Vanish Metal Mario • White Cat Mario • White Raccoon Mario • White Tanooki Mario • Wing Mario
Other 3UP Mario / Moon Mario • 5UP Mario • Ball • Bitsize Candy (form) • Block Mario • Bloway Candy (form) • Boat Mode • Bomb Mario • Bowlo Candy (form) • Bowser Candy (form) • Bullet Candy (form) • Capture • Cashzap Candy (form) • Coin Mario • Dr. Mario • Dangan Mario • Duelo Candy (form) • Fireball Mario • Ghost • Giant Mario • Hata Mario • Jumping Mario • Koopa Zombie • Link • Mari Mario • Mario ×99 • Mega Fire (Mega Strike ability) • Micro Mario • Miracle Mario • Mogura Mario • Mushroom (status effect) • Mushroom Mario • Nikoniko Mario • Pata Mario • Plane Mode • Pump Mario • Scarecrow • Shiba Inu Mario • Skeleton Mario • Springo Candy (form) • Stone • Super-Duper Mario Bros. • Super Mario Great • Super Power-Up Mario • Thwomp Candy (form) • Tube Mode • Vampire Candy (form) • Water Stream Mario • Weeglee Candy (form)
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Super Mario Land
Protagonists Mario • Princess Daisy
Bosses King Totomesu • Dragonzamasu (Tamao) • Hiyoihoi • Biokinton (Chicken) • Tatanga (Pagosu)
Locations Sarasaland (Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom)
Levels World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-3 • World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • Expert Level
Items & vehicles Super Mushroom • Superball Flower • Star • 1UP heart • Coin • Marine Pop • Sky Pop • Switch • Lift Block
Enemies & obstacles Batadon • Bombshell Koopa • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chikako • Dropping lift • Falling block • Falling spike • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Gunion • Goombo • Honen • Kumo • Mekabon • Nyololin • Pionpi • Pipe Fist • Piranha Plant • Pompon Flower • Roketon • Roto Disc • Suu • Tokotoko • Torion • Yurarin • Yurarin Boo
Other Brick • Bonus game • Das Super Mario Spiel • Gallery • Glitches • Goal • Media • Mystery Block • Sub-area • Soundtrack
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Super Mario Maker 2
Characters Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Toad • Toadette
Supporting characters Coursebot • Worldbotb • Mr. Eraser • Nina • Princess Peach • Undodog • Yamamura • Partrick • Soundfrog • Toads • Yoshi/Red Yoshi
Course elements Game styles Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario World • New Super Mario Bros. U • Super Mario 3D World
Themes Ground • Underground • Underwater • Ghost House • Airship • Castle • Desert • Snow • Forest • Sky
Terrain ? Block • Brick Block/Rotating Block • Bridge • Clear Pipe • Cloud Block • Crystal Block • Donut Block • Frozen Coina • Ground • Hard Block • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Mushroom Platform • Note Block/Music Block • P Blocka • Warp Pipe • Rock Block • Semisolid Platform • Slope • Spike Block • Spike Trap
Items 1-Up Mushroom/Rotten Mushroom • 10-Coin/30-Coin/50-Coin • Big Mushroom • Boomerang Flowerb • Bullet Bill Maskb • Cannon Boxb • Coin • Cape Feather • Fire Flower • Frog Suitb • Goomba Maskb • Goomba's Shoe/Stiletto • Master Sworda • Pink Coin • Power Balloonb • Propeller Boxb • Propeller Mushroom • Red POW Boxb • SMB2 Mushroomb • Super Acornb • Super Bell • Super Hammer • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Superball Flower • Yoshi's Egg/Big Red Yoshi's Egg
Enemies Angry Sun/Moon • Ant Trooper/Big Ant Trooper • Blooper/Big Blooper/Blooper Nanny/Blooper Baby • Bob-omb/Mega Bob-omb/Parabomb • Boo/Big Boo/Boo Buddies/Stretch • Boom Boom • Bowser/Meowser • Bowser Jr. • Bully/Big Bully • Buzzy Beetle/Big Buzzy Beetle/Buzzy Beetle Tower/Para-Beetle/Heavy Para-Beetle/Buzzy Shell • Chain Chomp/Big Chain Chomp • Charvaargh • Cheep Cheep/Big Cheep Cheep/Blurp (SMW)/Deep Cheep/Big Deep Cheep • Dry Bones/Big Dry Bones/Parabones/Dry Bones Shell • Fire Bro/Heavy Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant/Big Fire Piranha • Fish Bone • Goomba/Big Goomba/Paragoomba/Big Paragoomba/Galoomba (SMW)/Big Galoomba (SMW)/Flying Goomba (SMW)/Para-Goomba (SMW)/ Goombrat/Kodeka Kakibō/Goombud (SMW)/Goomba Tower/Shoe Goomba/Stiletto Goomba • Hammer Bro/Sledge Bro • Hop-Chops • Horned Ant Trooper • Jelectro • Jumping Piranha Plant • Koopa Clown Car/Junior Clown Car/Fire Koopa Clown Car/Fire Junior Clown Car • Koopa Troopa/Big Koopa Troopa/Koopa Paratroopa/Big Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa Car • Koopalingsb (Larry · Morton · Wendy · Iggy · Roy · Lemmy · Ludwig) • Lakitu • Lava Bubble/Big Lava Bubble • Magikoopa/Big Magikoopa • Mechakoopab/Blasta Mechakoopab/Zappa Mechakoopab/Mega Mechakoopab • Monty Mole/Big Monty Mole • Muncher • Peepa • Piranha Creeper • Piranha Plant/Big Piranha Plant • Pokeya/Snow Pokeya • Pom Pom • Porcupuffer • Rocky Wrench • Skipsqueak • Spikea/Mega Spikea • Spike Balla/Giant Spiked Balla/Snowballa • Spike Top/Spiky Parabuzzy • Spiny/Big Spiny/Spiny Shell • Spiny Egg • Spiny Skipsqueak • Stingby • Thwomp/Big Thwomp • Unshelled Koopa • Wiggler/Big Wiggler
Gizmos ! Block • Arrow Sign • Banzai Bill • Bill Blaster/Bull's-Eye Blaster • Blinking Block • Bumper • Bull's-Eye Banzai/Cat Banzai Bill • Bull's-Eye Bill/Cat Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill • Burner • Cannon/Giant cannon • Cannonball/Giant cannonball • Conveyor Belt/ON/OFF Conveyor Belt • Checkpoint Flag • Crate • Dash Blocka • Fire Bar • Grinder • Icicle • Mushroom Trampoline/ON/OFF Trampolineb • Key/Cursed Keyb • Lava Lift • Lift/Flimsy Lift/Cloud Lift • ON/OFF Switch/Dotted-Line Block • One-Way Wall • P Switch • POW Block • Red POW Block • Seesaw • Skewer • Snake Block • Swinging Claw • Track • Track Block • Trampoline • Tree • Twister • Vine • Warp Box/Warp Box (With Key) • Warp Door/P Warp Door/Key Door
Miscellaneous Starting blocks • Stone (Story Mode) • Toad (Story Mode) • Wings
Mario's moves Charge jumpb (SMB) • Crawl (SM3DW) • Crouch • Crouch Jump (SM3DW) • Dash • Dive (SM3DW) • Double Jump (NSMBU) • Drill Spin (NSMBU & SM3DWb) • Ground Pound (NSMBU & SM3DW) • Jump • Long Jump (SM3DW) • Midair Spin (NSMBU) • Roll (SM3DW) • Slide (all except SMB) • Spin Jump (SMW, NSMBU, & SM3DW) • Swim • Triple Jump (NSMBU) • Wall Jump (NSMBU & SM3DW)
Miscellaneous Assist parts • Course Maker • Fan-made courses highlighted by Nintendo • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Mii outfits • Minigamesb (Catch & Win! • Match & Win! • Pop & Win!) • Ninji* • Peach's Castle • Phantob • Quotes • Sound effects • Staff • Yamamura's Dojo
a In version 2.0 or later
b In version 3.0 or later
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