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Ask the Developer
Ask the Developer
The most recent installment
Publisher Nintendo
Original language Japanese
Translations English
Japanese
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Dutch
French (France)
German
Italian
Korean
Portuguese (Portugal)
Spanish (Spain)
Release date July 1, 2021[1]

Ask the Developer is a series of publications on Nintendo's websites. It succeeds Iwata Asks which follows a similar concept. Within each installment, the development team for a given Nintendo video game is interviewed, and development of said game is discussed. This includes footage and images of pre-release content, and discussions of the development of certain game mechanics. Each interview was published in multiple parts; most were published in three or four parts.

Interviews relating to the Super Mario franchise[edit]

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Ask the Developer Vol. 11, Super Mario Bros. Wonder Ask the Developer In this eleventh volume of Ask the Developer, an interview series in which Nintendo developers convey in their own words Nintendo's thoughts about creating products and the specific points they are particular about, we're talking to the developers behind the Super Mario Bros.™ Wonder game for the Nintendo Switch™ system, which launches on Friday, October 20.
Ask the Developer Vol. 15, Mario & Luigi: Brothership Ask the Developer In this 15th volume of Ask the Developer, an interview series in which developers convey in their own words Nintendo's thoughts about creating products and the unusual details they hone in on, we're talking to the developers behind the Mario & Luigi™: Brothership game, which launched on Thursday, November 7.
Ask the Developer Vol. 16: Nintendo Switch 2 Ask the Developer In this 16th volume of Ask the Developer, an interview series in which developers convey in their own words Nintendo's thoughts about creating products and the unusual details they hone in on, we're talking to the developers behind Nintendo Switch™ 2, which launches on Thursday, June 5.
Ask the Developer Vol. 17: GameChat Ask the Developer In this 17th volume of Ask the Developer, an interview series in which developers convey in their own words Nintendo's thoughts about creating products and the unusual details they hone in on, we're talking to the developers behind GameChat, a feature of Nintendo Switch™ 2.
Ask the Developer Vol. 18: Mario Kart World Ask the Developer In this 18th volume of Ask the Developer, an interview series in which developers convey in their own words Nintendo's thoughts about creating products and the unusual details they hone in on, we're talking to the developers behind the Mario Kart™ World game, a Nintendo Switch™ 2 game that launches alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 system on Thursday, June 5.
Ask the Developer Vol. 19: Donkey Kong Bananza Ask the Developer In this 19th volume of Ask the Developer, an interview series in which developers convey in their own words Nintendo's thoughts about creating products and the unusual details they hone in on, we're talking to the developers behind the Donkey Kong Bananza game, a Nintendo Switch™ 2 game that launches on Thursday, July 17.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 開発者に訊きました[2]
Kaihatsusha ni Kikimashita 		We Asked the Developer(s)
Chinese (Simplified) 开发人员访谈[3]
Kāifā Rényuán Fǎngtán (Mandarin)
Hōifaat Yàhn'yùhn Fóngtàahm (Cantonese) 		Developer Interview
Chinese (Traditional) 開發人員訪談[4]
Kāifā Rényuán Fǎngtán (Mandarin)
Hōifaat Yàhn'yùhn Fóngtàahm (Cantonese) 		Developer Interview
Dutch Vraag het de ontwikkelaar[5] Ask the developer
French (Europe) Les développeurs ont la parole[6] The developers have the floor
German Frag die Entwickler[7] Ask the developers
Italian Chiedi allo sviluppatore[8] Ask the developer
Korean 개발자에게 물어보았습니다[9]
Gaebalja-ege Mureoboatseumnida 		We Asked the Developper(s)
Portuguese (Europe) Entrevista com os criadores[10] Interview with the creators
Spanish (Europe) Pregunta al desarrollador[11] Ask the developer
Thai สอบถามทีมนักพัฒนา[12]
Sɔ̀ɔptǎam Tiim Nákpáttánaatîidin 		Ask the Development Team

References[edit]

  1. ^ The first volume
  2. ^ The main interview page on the Japanese Nintendo website
  3. ^ 开发人员访谈：咚奇刚 蕉力全开. Nintendo HK (Simplified Chinese).
  4. ^ 開發人員訪談：咚奇剛 蕉力全開. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese).
  5. ^ Vraag het de ontwikkelaar. Nintendo NL (Dutch).
  6. ^ Les développeurs ont la parole. Nintendo FR (French).
  7. ^ Frag die Entwickler. Nintendo DE (German).
  8. ^ Chiedi allo sviluppatore. Nintendo (Italian). Retrieved from Nintendo.it.
  9. ^ 개발자에게 물어보았습니다. : 동키콩 바난자. Nintendo of Korea (Korean).
  10. ^ Entrevista com os criadores. Nintendo PT (European Portuguese).
  11. ^ Pregunta al desarrollador. Nintendo ES (European Spanish).
  12. ^ สอบถามทีมนักพัฒนา: Donkey Kong Bananza. Nintendo TH (Thai).
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder / Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park
Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Peach • Daisy • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Toadette • Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Light-Blue Yoshi • Nabbit
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Invincible Mario • Elephant Mario • Bubble Mario • Drill Mario • Hoppycat Mario • Goomba Mario • Balloon Mario • Spike-Ball Mario • Wubba Mario • Sproing Mariob • Puffy Lift Marioa • Metal Mario
Non-playable characters Prince Florian • Talking Flowers • Poplins • Angler Poplin • Master Poplin • Loyal Poplin • Professor Connect • Captain Toad • Hint Toad* • Ancient Dragon
Enemies Anglefish • Armad • Baboom • Big Fiery Note Piranhaa • Big Fire Piranha Plant • Big Goomba • Big Hoppycat • Big Piranha Plant • Big Seeker Bullet Bill • Big Shoomp • Big Smogrin • Big Snootle • Big Trottin' Piranha Plant • Blewbird • Bloomp • Bob-omb • Bone Goomba • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bull's-Eye Billet Train • Bull's-Eye Gnawsher • Bullet Bill • Bulrush • Buzzy Beetle • Castle Bowser • Cheep Cheep • Cloud Piranha • Condart • Condrop • Dry Bones • Fiery Note Piranha • Fire Piranha Plant • Fire Spike • Flying Mechakoopa • Gamboo • Gnawsher • Goomba • Goombrat • Hammer Bro • Hefty Goomba • Hefty Goombrat • Hefty Smogrin • Hefty Swirlypod • Hoppo • Hoppycat • Hothead • Kamek • Kerpop • King Boo • Konk • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lakitu trioa • Lava Blobble • Lava Bubble • Li'l Scorcher • Li'l Sparky • Maw-Maw • Mechakoopa • Melon Piranha Plant • Metal Gamboo • Missile Meg • Mumsy • Muncher • Ninji • Nipper Plant • Noknok • Outmaway • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pokipede • Raargh • Racing Wiggler • Revver • Rift Koopa • Rift Mario • Robbird • Rolla Koopa • Rrrumba • Seeker Bullet Bill • Serpont • Shoomp • Shova • Skedaddler • Sluglug • Smackerel • Smogrin • Snootle • Snortoise • Spike • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sproing • Swirlypod • Sugarstar • Taily • Thwomp • Trompette • Trottin' Bone Piranha Plant • Trottin' Piranha Plant • Urchin • Whohoo • Wonder Anglefish • Wonder Blewbird • Wonder Bloomp • Wonder Bulrush herd • Wonder Gnawsher • Wonder Hoppo • Wonder Hoppycat • Wonder Konk • Wonder Missile Meg • Wonder Piranhab • Wonder Shova • Wonder Smackerel • Wubba • Zip-Zap
Obstacles Bill Blaster • Bob-omb Cannon • Bowser statue • Bull's-Eye Blaster • Burner • Būsuke Hōdai • Electricity Block • Electricity Cloud • Fire Bar • Fire Knuckle • Fire Wheel • Fireball • Flying battleship (Wonder Effect) • Giant Spiked Ball • Honey • Hot-Hot Rock • Ice • Lava • Lava Geyser • Lava tide • Lightning • Mecha Maker • Moving torch • Ōgata no Burner • Piston • Pit • Poison swamp • Poison tide • Rift • Sand • Spike-Ball • Spike Trap • Volcanic debris
Bosses Bowser Jr. / Wonder Bowser Jr. • Koopalings* • Bowser / Wonder Bowser
Items and power-ups 1-Up Mushroom • 10-flower coin • Badge • Big shell • Blue Coin • Bubble Flower • Buzzy Shell • Coin • Drill Mushroom • Elephant Fruit • Fire Flower • Flower coin • Hidden Coin • Jar • Key • Koopa Shell • Red POW Block • Royal Seed • Small flower coinb • Standee • Standee Surprise • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Swirlypod Shellb • Water • Wonder Flower • Wonder Seed • Wonder Token
Objects Blocks ! Block • ? Block • 10-Coin Block • Atchi Muite Block • Brick Block • Cactus box • Cloud Block • Crate • Donut Block • Dotted-Line Block • Empty Block • Hard block • Hidden Character Block • Icy block • Invisible block • Iron Block • Jewel block • Light-Switch • Linking Blockb • Linking Lift • Long Donut Block • Long Rotating Blocka • Marimba Block • ON/OFF Switch • Peanut box • POW Block • Pumpkin box • Race Block • Rhythm Block • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Semisolid Blockb • Shoot ? Blockb • Shoot Block • Snow Blockb • Spring Blockb • Timer-Switch • Wonder POW Block • Yureru Block
Other objects ! Switch • ? Capsuleb • ? Switch • Aka-Ao Block • Akatō Lift • Arrow Sign • Beacon • Bomb • Bone Lift • Bridge • Bowser Switch • Bubble • Bumper • Cannon • Chandelier • Checkpoint Flag • Cloud • Cloud Lift • Coin blastera • Conveyor Belt • Cork • Current • Door • Dropdown Countdown Lift • Downpour Cloud • Fossilized dragon • Fune • Goal (Wiggler Race) • Goal Pole • Goal Pole (secret) • Goo • Handle • Hip Tree • Inchworm Pipe • Item Balloon • Jet Pipe • Key Door • Lakitu's Cloud • Large ! Switch • Lift • Lifting Shabon • Marui Ki • Mienai Ashiba • Mushroom Platform • Mushroom Trampoline • Oseru Ashiba • Oseru Dokan • P Switch • Pipe • Pole • Propeller Flower • Puffy Lift • Pump Lift • Rhythm Floorb • Sankaku Trampoline • Semisolid Platform • Shikaku Trampoline • Sign • Sinkin' Pipe • Spotlight • Topple Rock • Totchī • Treasure chest • Ugoku Ashiba • Vine • Water tide • Wilted flower • Wow Bud • Zip Track
Locations Worlds Pipe-Rock Plateau • Fluff-Puff Peaks • Shining Falls • Sunbaked Desert • Fungi Mines • Deep Magma Bog • Petal Isles • Special World
Level types Badge Challenge • Break Time! • KO Arena • Search Party • Wiggler Race
Other Flower Kingdom • Poplin Shop
Moves Boosting Spin Jump • Crouch • Crouching High Jump • Dash • Floating High Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Looking up • Midair Spin • Shell Toss • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Beat • Coin Heaven • Completion • Extra life • Player shadow • Secret exit • Sub-area • Wonder Effect
Music "Coast Theme" • "Doomy-Gloom Wonder" • "Medley-Mix Wonder" • "Poplin House" • "Snowy-Mountain Theme" • "Starry-Staff Wonder"
Further info Ask the Developer • Gallery • Multimedia • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Quotes • Staff
b Uses a derived name
* Exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Related Play Nintendo activities
All about Super Mario Bros. Wonder • Badge bunch
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Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Characters Playable characters Mario • Luigi
Non-playable characters Adaphne • Arc • Billdit • Birdo • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Buddy • Burnadette • Burnadette's dad • Chilliam • Chilliam's dad • Connie • Cozette • Dewey Fightem • Dorrie • Dr. Vulko • Dyode • Emmit • Gossips • Grampy Turnip (Golden Grampy Turnip) • Great Conductor • IDLE (Ireen · Dulles · Loog · Ellow) • Ireen's mom • Issa Rock • Kamek • Knocken Slyde • Leyden • Leyden's assistant • Maykit • Monster Maniacs • Patriarc • Princess Peach • Ryder O'Reilly • Secret snatcher • Snoutlet • Spiralia • Starlow • Technikki • Toads • Willma
Locations Lushgreen Sea Florall Island • Great Lighthouse Island • Raynforst Island • Rumbla Island • Twistee Island • Dropplet Islet • Morsel Islet • Smahl Islet
Color-Full Sea Allsand Island • Desolatt Island • Great Lighthouse Island • Lottacoins Island • Merrygo Island • Dinkee Islet • Liil Islet • Minmin Islet • Shroonken Islet • Teenytiny Islet
Brrrning Sea Bulbfish Island • Great Lighthouse Island • Heatfreeze Island • Skorcheen Island • Slippenglide Island • Bitsi Islet • Compac Islet • Inphant Islet • Itsi Islet • Petit Islet
Gulchrock Sea Fortress Zokket • Great Lighthouse Island • Offandon Island • Wayaway Island (Bowser's Castle) • Cozee Islet • Daintye Islet • Meeger Islet • Mynor Islet • Nanoh Islet • Paquette Islet • Teensi Islet
Stormstar Sea Conductor Island • Jellyfish Island • Soli-Tree • Mykroh Islet • Shrimpee Islet
Other Concordia • Mushroom Kingdom • Shipshape Island (Workshop)
Bros. Attacks Mario Red Shell • Hatch Me if You Can • Bomb Derby • Clockout Blow • Conductor Connector
Luigi Green Shell • Zapperator • Jump Helmet • Yoo Who Cannon • Max-Mix Vortex
Moves Bro Ball (Ball Blitz) • Carry • Fire & Ice (Bro Bomb) • Hammer • Jump • UFO Spin (UFO Vacuum)
Enemies Normal Big Spikely (Glohm) • Big Soreboar (Glohm) • Bumbleshoot (Glohm) • Capnap (Capnap R · Glohm · Glohm R) • Curlup (R · Glohm) • Doom Bloom • Drillby (R · Glohm · Glohm R) • Foopfly (R · Glohm · Glohm R) • Golden Seedle • Guardarm (Glohm) • Hydro Seedle (Glohm) • Icead (Glohm) • Invizilizard (R · Glohm · Glohm R) • Krode (R · Glohm) • Magmad (Glohm) • Millton (Glohm) • Palooka (R · Glohm · Glohm R) • Parashoot (Glohm) • Reclusiff • Seedle (R · Glohm · Glohm R) • Seedlusa • Sharkbone (Glohm) • Shower Fish (Glohm) • Snaptor (Glohm) • Soreboar (Glohm) • Spikely (Glohm) • Weeping Trooper
Zok Troops Helmet Zok Trooper (Glohm) • Jet Zok Trooper (Glohm) • Ring Zok Trooper (Glohm) • Spike Zok Trooper (Glohm) • Zokkarang Trooper (Glohm)
Bowser's Army Bob-omb • Boo (Glohm) • Dry Bones • Fire Bro (Glohm) • Goomba (Glohm) • Hammer Bro (Glohm) • Ice Bro (Glohm) • Koopa Paratroopa (Glohm) • Koopa Troopa (Glohm) • Lakitu • Magikoopa (Glohm) • Piranha Plant (Glohm) • Shy Guy (Glohm) • Spike (Glohm) • Spiny
Bosses Bowser (Glohm Bowser) • Extension Corps (Ecks · Ten · Shun) • Gobblick (Glohm Gobblick) • Gorumbla (Glohm Gorumbla) • Great Conductor • Mega Snaptor • Pipegunk (Glohm Pipegunk) • Reclusa (Weeping Reclusa · Weeping Core) • Sharpcask (Glohm Sharpcask) • Zokket
Objects ? Block • ! Block • Balloon Elevator • Barrel • Bomb Bud • Boulder • Bouncy Bloom • Cannon • Command Block • Connectar Flower • Connectar Plug • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Fire Flower • Golden Plug Radish • Heatfreeze Potato • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Ice Flower • Lantern • Lift • L Block • L Coin • M Block • M Coin • Note • Plug Radish • P Switch • Puzzle Panel • Recovery Block • Return Pipe • Save Block • Seesaw • Sign • Spike Trap • Spite Bulb • Sprite Bulb • Squashmoshy • Transmitter Block • Warp Block • Warp Pipe • Water spout
Items Consumables 1-Up Mushroom • 1-Up DX • Ampberry • Bean • Boo Biscuit • Candy • Handcrafted Bait • Max Candy • Max Mushroom • Max Nut • Max Syrup Jar • Mushroom • Nut • Rarest Bait • Refreshing Herb • Standard Bait • Super Candy • Super Mushroom • Super Nut • Super Syrup Jar • Syrup Jar • Ultra Candy • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Nut • Ultra Syrup Jar
Materials Apple Core • Bulbfish Lantern • Bullionfish • Coinfish • Desolatt Scrap • Egoby • Glohm Crystal • Glohm Dust • Glohm Fragment • Heatfreeze Ore • Lottacoins Lever • Merrygo Bolt • Offandon Brick • Offin • Raynforst Vine • Rumbla Stone • Seedle Seed • Sharkbone Bone • Single Sock • Skorcheen Lava • Slippenglide Snow • Treasurefish • Twistee Leaf • Wayaway Chain • Zokket Alloy
Key items Adaphne Scope • Arc's Spyglass • Blue Rafflesia • Bonding Can • Chill-Out Fruit • Club Dyode Ticket • Disguise Kit • Fishing Rod • Floaty Ring • Hottato Stew • Incident Report • Jail Cell Key • MaxGlam Wax • Notebook • Ocean Map • Old Brooch • Oversized Screw • Part of Bowser's Airship • Patriarc's Notes • Pep-Up Fruit • Pile of Ampberries • Potato Gelato • Spare Underground Key • Stickem Oil • Sugared Powder • Suspicious Package • Technikki Scope Deluxe • Technikki's Certification • Ultra-Sweet, Super-Rich Cake • Willma's Letter
Game mechanics Stats Bros. Point • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Rank • Speed • Stache
Status Burn • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Downed • Glohm • Ice • POW-Down • POW-Up • SPD-Down • SPD-Up • STACHE-Up • Trip
Battle mechanics Action Command • Battle Plug (Power Tap) • Counterattack • Emergency Guard • First Strike • Flee • LUCKY
Minigames Brother Groove • Concordia Hammer-Rally • Jellyfish Pizza
Miscellaneous Ask the Developer • Bean locations • Bestiary • Block locations • Bond • Bulbfish • Challenges • Connectar • Fishing • Gallery • Gear • Get to know Mario & Luigi: Brothership • Glitches • Glohm • Great Lighthouse • Hidden blocks • Level up progressions • Lighthouse • Luigi Logic • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Rare reef • Series intro: Mario & Luigi • Shops • Side Quests • Staff • Story summaries • Snoutlet School • Twisten Sprout • Uni-Tree • Wattanist • "Yo-Ho, Bro!"
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Mario Kart World
Drivers
Core roster Mario • Luigi • Peach • Daisy • Yoshi • Donkey Kong • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopa Troopa • Toad • Toadette • Lakitu • King Boo • Shy Guy • Wario • Waluigi • Birdo • Pauline • Rosalina • Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina
NPC drivers Dry Bones • Wiggler • Hammer Bro • Chargin' Chuck • Nabbit • Monty Mole • Cow • Pianta • Pokey • Para-Biddybud • Penguin • Spike • Sidestepper • Snowman • Cataquack • Fish Bone • Dolphin • Peepa • Swoop • Goomba • Stingby • Rocky Wrench • Piranha Plant • Coin Coffer • Cheep Cheep • Conkdor
Vehicles
Karts Standard Kart • Rally Kart • Plushbuggy • Baby Blooper • Zoom Buggy • Chargin' Truck • Hot Rod • Ribbit Revster • Roadster Royale • B Dasher • Biddybuggy • Tiny Titan • Stellar Sled • Reel Racer • Bumble V • Carpet Flyer • Cloud 9 • Blastronaut III • Big Horn • Li'l Dumpy • Mecha Trike • Pipe Frame • Billdozer
Bikes Standard Bike • Cute Scoot • Rally Bike • Mach Rocket • Hyper Pipe • Tune Thumper • W-Twin Chopper • Fin Twin • R.O.B. H.O.G. • Dolphin Dasher • Loco Moto
ATVs Funky Dorrie • Junkyard Hog • Lobster Roller • Dread Sled • Rallygator • Bowser Bruiser
Courses
Mushroom Cup Mario Bros. Circuit • Crown City • Whistlestop Summit • DK Spaceport
Flower Cup Desert Hills • Shy Guy Bazaar • Wario Stadium • Airship Fortress
Star Cup DK Pass • Starview Peak • Sky-High Sundae • Wario Shipyard
Shell Cup Koopa Troopa Beach • Faraway Oasis • Crown City • Peach Stadium
Banana Cup Peach Beach • Salty Salty Speedway • Dino Dino Jungle • Great ? Block Ruins
Leaf Cup Cheep Cheep Falls • Dandelion Depths • Boo Cinema • Dry Bones Burnout
Lightning Cup Moo Moo Meadows • Choco Mountain • Toad's Factory • Bowser's Castle
Special Cup Acorn Heights • Mario Circuit (1 · 2 · 3) • Peach Stadium • Rainbow Road
Knockout Tour rallies Golden Rally • Ice Rally • Moon Rally • Spiny Rally • Cherry Rally • Acorn Rally • Cloud Rally • Heart Rally
Battle courses Mario Bros. Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Peach Stadium • Salty Salty Speedway • Chain Chomp Desert • Dino Dino Jungle • Big Donut • DK Pass
Overworld Routes • Choco Island 1 • Choco Island 2 • Ghost Valley 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Ghost Valley 3 • Koopa Beach 1 • Vanilla Lake
Other
Item Box items Green Shell • Triple Green Shells • Red Shell • Triple Red Shells • Banana Peel • Triple Bananas • Dash Mushroom • Triple Mushrooms • Fire Flower • Ice Flower • Boomerang Flower • Star • Feather • Blooper • Bob-omb • Spiny Shell • Lightning • Bullet Bill • Boo • Super Horn • Mega Mushroom • Hammer • Coin Shell • ? Block • Kamek
Course elements Enemies, animals, and other species Armadillo • Batadon • Bob-omb Car • Bomber Bill • Bone Piranha Plant • Boom Boom • Boomerang Bro • Brachiosaurus • Buffalo • Bulber • Bully • Butterfly • Camel • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chargin' Chuck • Charvaargh • Cheep Cheep • Cheep Chomp • Chill Bully • Coin Coffer • Conkdor • Cow • Crocodile • Dolphin • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Elephant • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Flying Shy Guy • Freezie • Frost Piranha • Fuzzy • Giraffe • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Hammer Bro • Hermity Cone • Ice Bro • Innertube Goomba • Jellybeam • Lava Bubble • Manta Ramp • Monty Mole • Moose • Nabbit • Para-Biddybud • Peepa • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Ptooie • Pterosaur • Robo DK • Rocky Wrench • Sandmaargh/Charvaargh hybrid • Shoe Goomba • Sidestepper • Signal Bug • Skating Goomba • Skeeter • Snake jar • Snow Pokey • Snowboarding Shy Guy • Snowman • Spike • Spiny • Star Thwomp • Stingby • Sumo Bro • Super Koopa • Swoop • Thwomp • T. rex • Tokotoko • Treaded Grrrol • Triceratops • Ty-foo • Whale • Whamp • Wiggler • Zebra
Obstacles Anchor • Banzai Bill Cannon • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Beach ball • Boulder • Bouncy Cloud • Brick Block • Bubble • Burner • Cactus • Cloud Lift • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crusher • Current • Empty Block • Geyser • Grindrail • Ivy Piranha Plant • Jar • Lava • Lava Geyser • Mud • Mushroom Trampoline • Note Block • Oil drum • Poison swamp • Quicksand • Snowball • Spike Ball • Tire stack • Tornado • Traffic cone • Trampoline • Turnip • Water • Whirlpool
Vehicles Bus • Car • Cargo truck • Dash panel ramp truck • Pickup truck • Train • UFO
Utility objects ? Block • ? Panel • Arrow field • Binoculars • Cannon • Dash Panel • Glide Ramp • Goal Pole • Lakitu's Cloud • Pipe Cannon • P Switch • Ring • Warp Pipe
Background characters and species Bats • Boo Crew • Boohemoth • Heavy Fire Bro • Koopa Paratroopa • Lakitu (Mario Kart referee) • Luma • Pianta • Seagull • Shy Guy • Sledge Bro • Small bird • Toad • Yoshi
Techniques Rocket Start • Drift • Mini-Turbo • Jump Boost • Spin Turn • Charge Jump • Rail Ride • Wall Ride • Rewind
Battle modes Balloon Battle • Coin Runners
Events Australia and New Zealand No Thumbs? No Worries! • No Hat, No Play!
Europe European September Circuit • European November Knockout
Japan Natsuyasumi no udedameshi • Survival no aki
Music "Main Theme" • "Mario Bros. Circuit"
Miscellaneous Ask the Developer • Cup • Dash Food • Finish line • Gallery • Get to know GameChat and GameShare with these games • Missions • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart World Jigsaw Puzzle 300 Pieces • Mario Kart World Multiplayer modes • Mario Kart World Tips & Tricks • Outfit names in other languages • Peach Medallion • Rally • Sponsors • Staff • Stickers • Yoshi's • Yoshi's locations
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Donkey Kong Bananza
Playable characters Donkey Kong • Pauline (Odd Rock)
Allies Fractones Architectone • Banandiumtonea • Bloomintone • Chiptone • Collectone • Constructone • Exploritone • Fragment • Fragmentone • Glamtone • Groovetones • Growtone • Hiddentone • Iron Jailer • Quiztone • Securitone • Seekertone • Smashintone • Stufftone • Styletone • Trustytone
Elders Elephant Elder • Kong Elder • Ostrich Elder • Snake Elder • Zebra Elder
Others Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Eel Family (Eelevator · Li'l Eelevator · Eeling · Great Harmoneel) • Elephant • Elephant Shopkeep • Monkey Shopkeep • New Donker • Ostrich • Ostrich Shopkeep • Prospector Monkey • Quawksa • Rambi • Salvager Monkey • Snake • Snake Shopkeep • Squawksa • Singing Blusterwing • Zebra • Zebra Shopkeep
Enemies Void Company Antickoid • Batteroid • Buzzoid • Crockoid • Glitzoid • Gloominoid • Illuminoid • Molevoloid • Muckoid • Munchoid • Peekaboopoid • Rolluskoid • Squeeloid • Stompoid • Trailfinoid • Trapantuloid • Wallopoid • VoidCo Bongo Blaster • VoidCo Spike-Ball Spitter
Kremling Krew Army • K. Wallopoid • Kaboom • Klaptrap • Kritter • Necky • Zinger
Bosses Abracajabya • Grumpy Kong (King Crockoid) • Inflammonite • King K. Rool (K. Rool, King of Rot) • Muckety-Muck • Mad Mixer • Peekabruiser • Poppy Kong • Sinister Blusterwing • Stompenclomper • Void Kong
Cameo appearances Banana Bird • Candy Konga • Chunky Konga • Clappera • Enguarde • Ghastly Kinga • Glimmer • Gnawty • KAOS • Lanky Kong • Lord Fredrika • Lurchin • Ninja Konga • Professor Chops • Squitter • Tucksa • Winky
Obstacles Crumbly Bridge • Fiery rain • Flaming barrel • Iron Ball • Lightning • Poison • Poison plant • Ring of fire • Spiky Ball • Tornado
Bananzas Elephant Bananza • Kong Bananza • Ostrich Bananza • Snake Bananza • Zebra Bananza
Terrain Apple • Bacon • Bananaa • Banandium Melon • Banandium Mush (Pure Banandium) • Boom Rock • Bread • Bright Ore • Cheese (Grated · Melty) • Concrete (Spiked) • Crumbly Crust • Crystal • Dirt • Fractonium • Glow Stone • Grass • Ice • Iron (Electrified · Melted · Slippery) • Ketchup • Lava • Lettuce • Liftoff Ore • Meat • Melon (Green Rind · White Rind) • Metal • Muck • Mud • Neptunite (Slippery) • Orange • Pear • Potato • Pure Gold • Rubber (Fragile) • Salt • Sand • Shade Cloud • Shade Ore • Shifty Stone • Snow (Fresh) • Spikes • Strawberry • Switcheroo Goo • Stone • Thorns • Water (Freezing) • Wood
Items and objects Banandium Gems Ingot Isle Cave-In • Lagoon Layer • Hilltop Layer • Canyon Layer • The Divide • Freezer Layer • Forest Layer • The Junction • Resort Layer • Tempest Layer • Landfill Layer • Racing Layer • Radiance Layer • Groove Layer • Feast Layer • Forbidden Layer • Planet Core
Other Ancient Record • Apple (Giant · Juice) • Balloon • Banana Burger • Banandium (Chip · Gem Map · Melon · Root) • Barrel Cannon • Beach ball • Bed • Blast Barrel • Boom Bomb • Bopper Switch • Bridge Seed • Burger Switch • Chunk • Closet • Cloudy Platform • Crate • Disc • DJ Booth • Egg Bomb • Fossil • Fossil Map • Geyser • Gold • Golden root • Hand mark • Ice maker • Jiware sōchi • Key • KONG Letters • Melon Juice • Mine Cart • Music source • Pay-Dirt Piledriver • Pile of bananaa • Poster • Red Balloon • Snake switch • Statuea • Swap Harp • Synthetic Sun • Terravoider • Tire • Treasure chest • Tuning fork • Updraft fan • Void Stake • Warp Barrela • Warp Gong • Zip line
Moves and abilities Brake Blast • Charge Dash • Charge Jump • Charge Punch • Charge Slap • Chunk Jump • Dive Punch • Flutter • Glare • Glide • Hand Slap • High-five • Inhale • Jump • Jump Burst • Jump Shot • Make music • Meteor Punch • Pick up • Punch • Shout • Spin Jump • Spin Shot • Spin Slam • Tear off • Turf Surf / Surf Surf • Trunk Chunk
Locations Layers DK Islanda • Ingot Isle Cave-In • Lagoon Layer • Hilltop Layer • Canyon Layer • The Divide • Freezer Layer • Forest Layer • The Junction • Resort Layer • Tempest Layer • Landfill Layer • Racing Layer • Radiance Layer • Groove Layer • Feast Layer • Forbidden Layer • Planet Core
Others All-You-Can-Eat Tower • Battle Challenge • Banana hoarda • Bonus Stage • Challenge Course • Chip Exchange • DK's Tree House • Fossil Museum • Gangplank Galleona • Getaway • Ingot Isle • New Donk City • Sinkhole • Stuff Shop • Style Shop • Underground World
Music "Title Theme" • "DK Artist" • "Hilltop Layer: Fractone Village" • "Freezer Layer: Chocolava Lake" • "Racing Layer: Rambi Rumble" • "Kong Bananza" • "Zebra Bananza" • "Ostrich Bananza" • "Elephant Bananza" • "Snake Bananza" • "Getaway" • "Closet" • "Challenge Course #1" • "Challenge Course #2" • "Challenge Course #3" • "Challenge Course #4" • "Challenge Course #5" • "Breaking Through (Heart of Gold)"
Emerald Rusha Emerald Chip • Emerald geyser • Emerald Lump • Emerald ore • Emerald Perk • Emerald root • Void Goal • Events (Chip Fever · So Strong It's Funny · Dig the Beat · Freeze Break)
Miscellaneous All-Mine Remote • Ask the Developer • Banandium Gem names in other languages • Bananergy • Bananza ceremony • Bananza Lesson • Bananza Rehearsal • DK Artist • Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush • Fossil names in other languages • Gallery • Inviseaux • Loading screen tips • Mind-Bender Mask • Nintendo Music (Special Release) • Photo Mode • Propellerpack • Quotes (Pauline Getaway dialogue) • Rambi Rumble • Skill Point • Sound test • Squawkie-Talkiea • The ABCs of DK! • Staff • VoidCo IntelliSense Specs
a Exclusive to the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC
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Publications
Magazines Mycom BASIC Magazine (1982–2003) • Famitsu (1986–present) • Famicom Hisshōhon (1986–1987) • Nintendo Power (1988–2012) • Club Nintendo (German) (1989–2002) • Club Nintendo (French) (1989–1998) • Nintendo-Magasinet (1990–1994) • Nintendo-lehti (1990–1994) • Club Nintendo (Italian) (1990–1998) • Club Nintendo Classic (1990) • Game Power (1991–1997) • Club Nintendo (Mexican) (1991–2019) • Club Nintendo (Yugoslavian) (1993–1995) • Club Nintendo (Czech) (1993–1994) • Club Nintendo (Hungarian) (1993–1995) • Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō (1995–1996) • Yūki Nae no GE-MU no Tsubo (1996) • Nintendo DREAM (1996–present) • N64 Gamer (1998–2001) • Nintendo Power Advance (2001) • Nintendo Magazine (2020–2025)
Chapter books Super Mario Bros. Monogatari (1989) • Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit (1989) • Ohanashi Super Mario (198?) • Super Mario Bros. 3: Happy Birthday, Princess Toadstool (1990) • Super Mario Bros. 3: The Secret Bridge (1990) • Zur Fernseh-Serie Super Mario Bros. - Spiele und Geschichten (1991) • Nintendo Adventure Books (1991) • Tanoshii Super Mario Ehon (1993) • Super Mario Bros. (novel) (1993) • Super Mario Bros. (Golden Look-Look Book) (1993) • Super Mario Bros.: Cuento para Leer y Pintar (1994) • Super Mario Bros.: Cuento para pintar y leer (199?) • Donkey Kong Country (1994) • Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle (1995) • Donkey Kong Country: Rescue on Crocodile Isle (1997) • My Very First Nintendo Game Boy (Donkey Kong Country · Super Mario's Adventures) (1997) • Nathaniel's Fun Factory (1999) • Super Mario Sound Ehon (199?) • Game Boy Advance (2001) • Mario and the Incredible Rescue (2006) • Super Mario Hiraite Dāre da!? (2014) • Go! Mario and Friends (2017) • Super Mario Little Golden Book (2021) • Super Mario: Meet Mario! (2021) • Super Mario: Bowser: King of the Koopas! (2022) • The Super Mario Bros. Movie Official Storybook (2023) • Mario's Big Adventure (2023) • A Hero Like No Other (2023) • Mario Kart: Off to the Races! (2023) • My Mario no Ehon (Hello, Mario! · Peropero Yoshi) (2025) • Rosalina's Storybook (2025)
Activity books Donkey Kong (1982–1983) • Super Mario Bros. Monogatari (1985) • Mario no Nazonazo Ehon (1987) • TV Land Wanpack No. 103 Challenge!! Famicom Quiz (1987) • Super Mario Bros. (activity books) (1989–1993) • Super Mario Bros. Sticker Fun (1989/1993) • Super Mario Bros. Paint 'n' Marker Book (1989/1993) • Super Mario no Wakuwaku Study Club (199?) • Nintendo Sticker Activity Album (1991) • Super Mario Bros. (sticker book) (1991) • Super Mario-o Sagase!! (1992) • Nintendo Official Sticker Album (1992) • Super Mario Bros. - Mots croisés (1992) • Super Mario Bros. Official Motion Picture Sticker Album (1993) • Super Mario-o Sagase!! 2 (1993) • Super Mario Ehon (1994–1999) • Super Mario World Daibōken (1994) • Super Mario Rätselbuch (1994) • Super Mario no Tanoshii Tokei Ehon: Ima Nan-ji? (1995) • Super Mario 64 Quizbuch (1997) • Pégate a Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2003) • Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection (2009) • Super Mario Sticker Album (2010) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii Official Sticker Collection (2011) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star Sticker Book (2012) • Super Mario Dokidoki Puzzle Land (2013) • Mijn vriendenboekje (2015) • Play Nintendo Activity Book (2015) • Build-A-Peach & Mario Sticker Book (2016) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017) • Super Mario Official Sticker Book (2018) • Super Mario: Mario Time! (2018) • Nintendo Collection: Super Sticker Book: Volume 1 (2018) • Super Mario: Power Up! (2018) • Super Mario: Here We Go! (2019) • Super Mario: Bring on the Bad Guys! (2020) • Super Mario: The Big Coloring Book (2020) • Super Mario Official Sticker Book & Bring on the Bad Guys! (202?) • Super Mario 2021 Activity Book (2021) • Mario Kart vriendenboek (2021) • Super Mario Deluxe Paint Box Book (2022) • Super Mario Activity Book (2022) • Nintendo Holiday Activity & Gift Guide (2022) • Super Mario Play Time Sticker Album (2023) • Every Day is a Mario Day Activity Book (2023) • The Super Mario Bros. Movie Official Activity Book (2023) • The Super Mario Bros. Movie Learning Activity Booklet (2023) • Super Mario Vriendenboek (2024) • Super Mario IT'S-A ME, MARIO! (2025)
Guidebooks How to win at Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros. Ippatsu Kaitō (1985) • Super Mario Bros. Urawaza Daizenshū (1985) • Super Mario Bros. (Family Computer Game Hisshōhō Series) (1986) • Hisshō Technique Kan Peki-ban (1986) • Super Mario Bros. 2 Urawaza Daizenshū (1986) • Super Mario no Daibōken Daihyakka (1987) • Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, 3 Daihyakka (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 World Hayamawari Technique Shū (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 Hisshō Kōryakuhō (1989) • Super Mario Bros. 3 Urawaza Daizenshū (1989) • Super Mario Bros. 3 Kanzen Kōshiki Daihyakka (1989) • Super Mario Bros. 3 Hisshō Urawaza Daihyakka (1989) • Super Mario Bros. Daihyakka (1990) • Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World (1991) • Mario Mania (1991) • Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Yoshi no Tamago (1992) • Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario Land 2 (1992) • Super Mario USA Hisshō Kōryakuhō (1992) • Super Mario USA no Subete (1992) • Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario USA (1992) • Super Mario: Super Englisch (1993) • Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten (1994) • Super Donkey Kong 2 Guide Book (1996) • Super Mario Game Daihyakka (1996) • How To Draw Donkey Kong & Friends (1997) • Zen Super Mario Wakuwaku Quiz Daihyakka (1997) • How to Draw Nintendo Heroes and Villains (2004) • The Complete Mario Encyclopedia (2006) • How to Draw Nintendo Greatest Heroes & Villains (2007) • Super Mario History 1985-2010 (2010) • Mario no Power-Up Daishūkai Zukan (2015) • Super Mario Memorial Book (2015) • Super Mario Maker (2015) • Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (2015) • Super Mario Odyssey: Kingdom Adventures (2017) • The Art of Super Mario Odyssey (2018) • Nintendo Museum Official Book Vol. 01 (2025)
Manga and other Eastern comics Super Mario Bros.: Mario-o Sukue! (1985) • Super Mario Bros. Taiketsu!! 3 Nin Mario (1985) • Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Famicom Quiz to Meiro: Mario Bōken Meiro (1986) • Famicom Manga: Super Mario-kun (1986) • Super Mario no Daibōken (1986–1987) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1986) • Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986) • Mario no Nazonazo Taizenka (1986) • Mario no Nazonazo Kyōshitsu (1986) • Famicom How-To Manga (1986) • Super Mario Wakuwaku Game Land (1986–2000) • Soreike!! Donkey Kong (1986–2000) • Super Mario-kun (Shōgaku Ninensei) (1986–1987) • Famicom Meiro: Super Mario/Makaimura (1986) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1986–1988) • Super Mario Bros. Gaiden 2 (1986) • Famicom Joe: Yatta ze! Clear Dai Sakusen (1987) • Super Mario-kun 2 (1987) • Ganbare Super Mario (1987) • Super Mario Bros.: Ghost Koopa no Gyakushū (1987) • Miracle Peach (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Gakushū Yōchien) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Wanpakku Comic) (1988–1989) • Super Mario Bros. 3 Bōken Meiro (1989) • Super Mario-kun (Gakushū Yōchien) (1989, 1990, 1992–1994) • Super Mario (1988–1998) • Super Mario Land Kessen Meiro (1989) • Super Mario-kun (1990–present) • Mario no Famicom Meiro (1990) • Tobidase! Mario (1991–2006) • Super Mario-kun Bunsū Kōryaku Comic (1991) • Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater (1991–1997) • 4koma Manga Ōkoku (1991–2002) • Otoboke Yoshi-kun (1991–1997) • Otenba Peach-hime (1992–1994) • Mario Vs. Wario Monogatari (1992–1993) • Super Mario: Makai Teikoku no Megami (1993) • Peach-hime no Princess Tanken Manga (1993) • 4koma Land (1993–1995) • Uho'uho Donkey-kun (1995–1997) • Super Mario Gaiden: Hige to Boin to Hige (1995) • Super Donkey Kong (1995) • 4koma Gag Battle (1995–2004) • Mario & Donkey Daibōken (1995–1998) • Super Donkey Kong 4koma Manga Theater (1995–1996) • Mario vs. Kirby Yume no Bakushō! 4koma Taiketsu!! (1996) • GOGO! Mario World (1997–1999) • Mario no Bōken Land (1999) • Super Mario Ehon (Shōgaku Ichinensei) (199?) • Uho'uho Daishizen Gag: Donkey Kong (2000–2001) • Hichako no Game Taiken-ki (2002–2004) • Dr. Mario-kun (2003–2007) • "Wario to Saikyō Tag da Fii!" (Densetsu no Starfy) (2003) • Mario Dàmàoxiǎn (2004) • Paper Mario RPG Special Comic (2004) • Super Mario-kun (Pikkapika Comics) (2004–2006) • Himemaru no Game Tenkomori! (2005–2006) • Made in Wario (2005) • Gimon? Kaiketsu! Mizumario (2005) • Go!! Go!! Mario Kart (2006) • Peach no Daibōken!? (2006–2007) • Waiwai! Wario (2006) • Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!! (2007–2012) • GO Ketsu Wario (2008–2011) • Oshiete! Kinopio (2008) • Super Mario-kun Gekijō (2013–2016) • Super Mario-kun Gekijō - Yoshi New Island (2016) • Super Mario Manga Mania (2017) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (201?) • Track That Treasure, Captain Toad! (201?) • Super Mario-kun Special Selection (2023) • Super Mario-kun Kessaku-sen! Henshin Mario dai shūketsu SP!! (2023)
Western comics Nintendo Comics System (Super Mario Bros. · Game Boy) (1990–1991) • Super Mario Adventures (1992) • Mario vs. Wario (1993) • Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash (1994) • Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special (1995) • Bumm-Badabumm im Urwald (2000) • Donkey Kong in When the Banana Splits (2000) • Mario Kart DS comic (200?) • Skylanders: Unexpected Allies (2015) • Super Mario (comic) (canceled)
Sheet music Famicom Music Hit Parade (1988) • Nintendo My Play a Tune Book (1989) • Super Mario World Zenkyokushū (1991) • Super Mario Bros. Five-finger Christmas Solos (1992) • Sing and Play With Super Mario Bros. (1992) • Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack (1996) • Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version (1996) • Super Mario Bros. Party Songs for Kids (199?) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos (2010) • New Sounds in Brass: Super Mario Bros. (2010) • Super Mario Officially Licensed Music Folio Series (2011) • Yasashiku Hikeru Super Mario 3D Land (2012) • Super Mario Jazz Piano Arrangements (2013)
Internet Diddy's Drivers Ed (1997) • Drumstick's Nuggets (1997) • Krunch's Dirty Tricks (1997) • Timber's Island Tour (1997) • Jugemu no Mario Kart 64 Maruhi Kōryakuhō (1997) • DK Card Nyūmon Guide (2000) • Ore-sama no Maruhi Nikki (2001) • Ore-sama no tanoshii ichinichi! Omae mo minarae! (2001) • Super Mario Advance Shitsumonbako (2001) • Oya Mā-hakase ni Shitsumon! (2001) • Wario's Warehouse (2002–2003) • 9-Volt no Nikki Kōkai! (2003) • Dr. Crygor no Kenkyū Nikki (2003) • Dribble to Spitz no Kinmu Nisshi (2003) • Jimmy T. no Afro Nikki (2003) • Kat to Ana no Kawaribanko Nikki (2003) • Mona no Mona Nikki (2003) • Orbulon no Chikyū Report (2003) • Wario-sama no Buriburi Nikki (2003) • Made in Wario Staff Special Zadankai (2003) • 9-Volt no Nintendo Mukashi no Rare Shōhin Shōkai! (2003) • Iwata Asks (2006–2015) • Review: Mario Slam Basketball (DS) (2007) • WarioWare: Smooth Moves playtest (2007) • Review: Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007) • Playtest: Mario Party 8 (2007) • Interview: Mario Strikers Charged Football (2007) • Review: Wario: Master of Disguise (2007) • Playtest: Super Mario Galaxy (2007) • Playtest: Super Paper Mario (2007) • Playtest: Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber (DS) (2007) • Review: WarioWare: Smooth Moves (2007) • Shitsumon Corner (2009) • The Capcom Times (2015–2016) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Review Roundup (2017) • Super Mario Odyssey Review Round-up (2017) • Ask the Developer (2021–present) • Get to know the king of swing! (2023) • Super Mario RPG Character Highlight (2023) • Super Mario RPG: How to battle! (2023) • Super Mario RPG Secrets (2024) • Princess Peach: Showtime! Tips for beginners (2024) • What's new? Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024) • Series intro: Mario & Luigi (2024) • Get to know Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024) • Mario Kart World Multiplayer modes (2025) • Get to know GameChat and GameShare with these games (2025) • Mario Kart World Tips & Tricks (2025) • The ABCs of DK! (2025)
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