Hammer Mario

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This article is about the form of Mario that resembles a Hammer Bro. For the form Mario takes after obtaining a Super Hammer in Super Mario Maker 2, see Builder Mario.
Hammer Mario
Artwork of Hammer Mario from the Super Mario Bros. 3 Famicom 40th Anniversary website
Applies to Mario, Luigi
Item needed Hammer Suit
Power(s) given Throw hammers, block enemy fireballs
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
“Hey, you! How about lending me your clothes? No dice?! What a drag.”
Kings, Super Mario Bros. 3

Hammer Mario,[1][2] also referred to as Hammer Brother Mario,[3] is a form of Mario or Luigi only seen in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its SNES and Game Boy Advance remakes, gained when he wears a Hammer Suit. This form is not to be confused with Mario or Luigi wielding a hammer, with the difference being the infinite disposable supply of hammers and the black shell armor.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

In this form, Mario and Luigi resemble a Hammer Brother and, like one, are able to throw an infinite supply of hammers in a short upward arc (which can be lengthened or shortened with the +Control Pad). Hammers can defeat most enemies, even those that cannot be defeated with fireballs, such as the Angry Sun, Buzzy Beetles, Boos, Bullet Bills, Chain Chomps, Dry Bones, Firesnakes, Hot Foots, Podoboos, Para-Beetles, Stretches, and Thwomps; they can also defeat Boom Boom and Bowser. As such, this form can be considered a stronger version of the Fire form. They cannot defeat Roto-Discs, Jelectros, Munchers, or the Koopalings, however. As with fireballs, only two hammers can be thrown at a time, but hammers can fly through ceilings, walls, and floors. Mario and Luigi can also block enemies' fireballs in this form by crouching, but they cannot slide down slopes. However, they can slide down a slope if they get a Hammer Suit while already sliding, as can be demonstrated in World 6-10's bonus room. If Mario changes form, any remaining hammers on screen will disappear in a puff of smoke.

Despite the official artwork depicting Hammer Mario with his normal complexion and outfit colors underneath, his Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System sprite depicts him with tan skin in levels, a white shirt, white shoes, and black overalls; his skin color is normal on the world map, when entering a door, in castles after saving one of the kings, and in the ending roll. His 16-bit sprites depict him with a brown shirt and gray overalls.

Super Mario Advance 4 adds a new utility to this form: its hammers can break Rock Blocks.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In Super Mario Maker, its Nintendo 3DS version, and Super Mario Maker 2, knocking on a Warp Door in the Super Mario Bros. 3 theme may cause Weird Mario to appear in this form. In the latter game, Builder Mario's hammer swing can break Hard Blocks (similar to the Rock Blocks in Super Mario Advance 4) and defeat most usually unbeatable foes, like this form.

WarioWare: Twisted![edit]

Hammer Mario appears in the second Super Mario Bros. 3 microgame from WarioWare: Twisted!, where it is one of the power-up forms that can be selected.

List of appearances[edit]

# Title Role Release date Format

1 Super Mario Bros. 3 Power-up for Mario/Luigi 1988 Family Computer/NES
2 Super Mario All-Stars Power-up for Mario/Luigi 1993 SNES
3 Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Power-up for Mario/Luigi 1994 SNES
4 Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Power-up for Mario/Luigi 2003 Game Boy Advance
5 WarioWare: Twisted! Cameo in microgame 2004 Game Boy Advance
6 Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Power-up for Mario/Luigi 2010 Wii
7 NES Remix 2 Power-up in certain challenges 2014 Wii U
8 Super Mario Maker Easter egg after knocking on a Warp Door in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style 2015 Wii U
9 Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Easter egg after knocking on a Warp Door in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style 2016 Nintendo 3DS
10 Super Mario Maker 2 Easter egg after knocking on a Warp Door in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style 2019 Nintendo Switch

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハンマーマリオ[?]
Hanmā Mario
Hammer Mario
Chinese (simplified) 铁锤马力欧[?]
Tiě chuí mǎlì ōu
Hammer Mario
Chinese (traditional) 鐵鎚瑪利歐[?]
Tiě chuí mǎlì ōu
Hammer Mario
French Mario-Marteau[?] Hammer Mario
German Hammer-Mario[?] Hammer Mario
Italian Mario Martello[?] Hammer Mario
Mario martello[?]
Portuguese Mario Martelo[4] Hammer Mario
Spanish Mario Martillo[5] Hammer Mario

Trivia[edit]

Mario and Luigi disguised as Sledge Brothers

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 42..
  2. ^ 2003. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 27..
  3. ^ January/February 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 10. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 56.
  4. ^ "Mario Martelo: Refere-se a Mario em Super Mario Bros. 3, que, após encontrar um Fato Martelo, se transforma e ganha a habilidade de atacar inimigos atirando martelos." – 5. ''Dá-lhe uma cauda! Dá-lhe uma cauda!'' | Iwata Pergunta: SUPER MARIO 3D LAND. Nintendo (European Portuguese). Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Mario Martillo: en Super Mario Bros. 3 Mario puede conseguir un traje de martillo y adquirir la habilidad de lanzar martillos a sus enemigos." – 5. ''¡Ponedle cola! ¡Ponedle cola!'' | Iwata pregunta: SUPER MARIO 3D LAND. Nintendo (European Spanish). Retrieved August 2, 2024.