Super Acorn
| Super Acorn | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | |
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, cameo) (2022) |
| Effect | Turns Mario into Flying Squirrel Mario. |
The Super Acorn is a power-up item introduced in New Super Mario Bros. U. It is an acorn highly stylized to resemble a mushroom, with red and yellow stripes on top and a red face with eyes on the bottom. It transforms playable characters into their Flying Squirrel forms. There exists a stronger variant called the P-Acorn.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Super Acorns are items in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their enhanced port. Super Acorns are introduced in the first level: Acorn Plains Way in New Super Mario Bros. U and Waddlewing Warning! in New Super Luigi U. They originate from a large Acorn Tree in Acorn Plains, as seen in the games' introduction. Super Acorns are usually found within ? Blocks, but they can also be carried by Waddlewings, which must be defeated to release them. When released, Super Acorns start rolling on the ground and change direction when they touch a wall, similarly to a Super Mushroom. When collected, Super Acorns confer Flying Squirrel abilities, such as gliding and sticking to walls for a short time. There are some Super Acorns rolling around in some parts of the world map, where they can be collected instantly and stored into the inventory.
In the enhanced port, the Super Crown replaces most of the Super Acorns in ? Blocks when hit by Toadette.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
Super Acorns were added to Super Mario Maker 2 in the version 3.0.0 update released on April 22, 2020, appearing in the New Super Mario Bros. U style. In the nighttime ground theme, Super Acorns bounce at varying heights as they travel across the ground.
Mario Party: Star Rush[edit]
Super Acorns can be requested by the Toads in One-Stop Toad Shop, a minigame in Mario Party: Star Rush.
Minecraft[edit]
In the Super Mario Mash-up for Minecraft, Cocoa Beans are replaced by Super Acorns.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
A Super Acorn is featured in the emblem for the Acorn Cup in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass.
Unused appearances[edit]
Super Mario Maker[edit]
In Super Mario Maker's E3 2014 trailer, Super Acorns can be seen in the Acorn Tree in the background at the beginning of a New Super Mario Bros. U-style ground course.[1] The Acorn Tree, along with its Super Acorns, were removed prior to the game's release.
Profiles[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
- Website description:
- English (American):
This power-up will make you look like a flying squirrel-and glide like one, too! - English (British):
This nifty nut transforms your heroes into Flying Squirrels, granting them the gift of graceful gliding! They can even grab onto walls for a brief time, making this one potent power-up!
- English (American):
Play Nintendo[edit]
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Power-Ups Trivia Quiz: "The Super Acorn power-up will make you look like a flying squirrel—and glide like one, too."
Gallery[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. U artwork
New Super Mario Bros. U artwork
New Super Mario Bros. U render
2014 nengajō for Nintendo Dream by developers of New Super Mario Bros. U
Background image for New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe featuring various items
The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe cup selection screen with the Acorn Cup highlighted and Super Acorn designs on the course slots
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スーパードングリ[?] Sūpā Donguri |
Super Acorn | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 超级橡栗[?] Chāojí Xiànglì |
Super Acorn | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 超級橡栗[?] Chāojí Xiànglì |
Super Acorn | |
| Dutch | Supereikel[?] | Super Acorn | |
| French | Super Gland[?] | Super Acorn | |
| German | Super-Eichel[?] | Super Acorn | |
| Italian | Super ghianda[?] | Super acorn | |
| Korean | 슈퍼도토리[?] Syupeo Dotori |
Super Acorn | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Supernoz[?] | Super Nut | Acorn Tree description from Super Mario Run |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Superbolota[?] | Super Acorn | |
| Russian | Супержелудь[?] Superzhelud' |
Super Acorn | |
| Spanish | Superbellota[?] | Super Acorn |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo of America (June 10, 2014). Wii U - Mario Maker E3 2014 Announcement Trailer (01:03). YouTube (American English). Retrieved July 26, 2016.
