| Bumper | |
|---|---|
 A Bumper from the New Super Mario Bros. U style of Super Mario Maker | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Maker (version 1.30) (2015) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) |
Bumpers are ring-shaped objects that appear in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2. Introduced in v1.30 of Super Mario Maker, they can be created by shaking a Grinder in editing mode, perceived as an opposing counterpart. When Mario jumps on one from above, it can bounce him higher similar to trampolines and Note Blocks; if Mario bumps into one from the side or below, it bounces Mario away. Enemies, objects, and projectiles are not affected by Bumpers and will freely pass through them.
In the Super Mario Bros. game style, Bumpers are striped light and dark green, with eyes similar to those of Mr. Eraser. In the Super Mario Bros. 3 style, they are checkered green and white similar to the Jump Blocks from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, with the same type of eyes. In the Super Mario World style, they are white with pink diamonds and beady eyes. In the New Super Mario Bros. U style, they retain the beady eyes and are yellow with an orange star pattern, resembling Lemmy's balls from the New Super Mario Bros. series.
Bumpers reappear in Super Mario Maker 2 as objects under the Gizmos category, and act and look just like they did back in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS. They are now separate from Grinders and they are absent in the Super Mario 3D World game style.
ProfilesEdit
Super Mario MakerEdit
- Play Nintendo: This bouncy donut-shaped object sends Mario bounding away when touched.[1]
GalleryEdit
Super Mario Maker (Super Mario Bros. style)
Super Mario Maker (Super Mario Bros. 3 style)
Super Mario Maker (Super Mario World style)
Super Mario Maker (New Super Mario Bros. U style)
New Super Mario Bros. U-style Bumpers as seen in the Super Mario Maker update trailer
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マルマル[2] Marumaru |
Round-Round | Repetitive name comparable with ガリガリ (Garigari, Grinder) |
| Chinese | 圈圈[?] Quānquān |
Circle | |
| Dutch | Bumper[3] | - | |
| French (NOA) | Pneu à bonds[?] | Jump Tire | |
| French (NOE) | Bumper[4] | - | |
| German | Bumper[5] | - | Super Mario Maker |
| Rückprallring[?] | Rebounding Ring | Super Mario Maker 2 | |
| Italian | Ruota di gomma[6] | Rubber wheel | |
| Korean | 통통동글[?] Tongtongdonggeul |
Combination of 통통 (tongtong, onomatopoeia for bouncing) and 동글 (donggeul, "round") | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Roda de Borracha[7] | Rubber Wheel | Super Mario Maker |
| Russian | Бампер[?] Bamper |
Bumper | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Rueda elástica[?] | Rubbery wheel | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Rosca[8] | Rosca |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Build more, play more. Play Nintendo (English). Retrieved January 4, 2023. (Archived January 26, 2016, 05:14:56 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (December 17, 2015). 今日のスーパーマリオメーカー 「アップデート第2弾『新パーツ』」編. YouTube. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ Nintendo Nederland (December 17, 2015). Super Mario Maker - Nieuwe functies! (Wii U). YouTube. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ Nintendo France (December 17, 2015). Super Mario Maker - Nouvelles fonctionnalités ! (Wii U). YouTube. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ Nintendo DE (December 17, 2015). Super Mario Maker - Neue Features (Wii U). YouTube. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ NintendoItalia (December 17, 2015). Super Mario Maker - Nuove caratteristiche! (Wii U). YouTube. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ Nintendo Portugal (December 17, 2015). Super Mario Maker - Novas funcionalidades! (Wii U). YouTube. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ Nintendo España (December 17, 2015). Super Mario Maker - ¡Nuevas funcionalidades! (Wii U). YouTube. Retrieved May 5, 2025.