Bomb Mario
| Bomb Mario | |
|---|---|
 Bomb Mario sprite in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | |
| Applies to | Mario, Wario |
| Item needed | CLEAR |
| Power(s) given | Deleting save files |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
| Latest appearance | Virtual Boy Wario Land (1995) |
Bomb Mario[1] is a form that Mario can assume, and exclusively appears in the file-select screen of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. If Mario hits the CLEAR located on the right instead of choosing one of the three Warp Pipes to start a save file, he transforms into Bomb Mario. Selecting a Warp Pipe in this form will delete its associated saved data.
Bomb Wario[2] later appears in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 and in Virtual Boy Wario Land, which use an identical method of deleting files.
A similar-looking transformation goes unused in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. The bomb-shaped Yoshi would explode to destroy all enemies on the screen.[3]
Gallery
Bomb Mario in the file select screen
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins sprite
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 sprite
Virtual Boy Wario Land sprite
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island unused sprites
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バクダンマリオ[?] Bakudanmario |
Bomb Mario | |
| バクダン・ワリオ[?] Bakudan Wario |
Bomb Wario | ||
| French | Mario bombe[9] | Bomb Mario | |
| Italian | Mario la Bomba[4] | Mario the Bomb | |
| Mario Bomba[5][6] | Bomb Mario | ||
| Wario Bomba[7][8] | Bomb Wario | ||
| Spanish | Mario Bomba[?] | Bomb Mario |
References
- ^ 1992. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8.
- ^ 1994. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 10.
- ^ The Cutting Room Floor
- ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Italian booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 8.
- ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 6.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 80.
- ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 European booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 109.
- ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 6.
- ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Virtual Console) French e-manual. Page 6.
