Long Jump

This article is about one of Mario's jumps. For other uses of the term "Long Jump", see Long Jump (disambiguation).

Mario performing a Long Jump as seen in the Super Mario 64 manual

“If you run and then press right before a jump, you'll do a long jump! Try it! It feels pretty great!”

—Board, Super Mario Galaxy 2

The Long Jump (alternatively spelled long jump), called Leap on the official Super Mario 3D Land website, is a move used in the 3D Super Mario games since Super Mario 64 (except Super Mario Sunshine, due to the presence of F.L.U.D.D. and the Hover Nozzle). It also appears in the side-scrolling Mario games Super Mario Run and Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario 3D World style only), as well as in Donkey Kong 64. To use this move, the player usually must crouch while in motion and jump, causing the character to jump a long horizontal distance. The move is primarily used to clear huge gaps between platforms and move faster; this is especially helpful in timed missions.

In Super Mario 64, there is a glitch where Mario can perform this move backwards, which increases his speed, allowing him to access certain areas without having to collect the required number of Power Stars; this was patched out in the Shindō Pak Taiō Version, iQue Player, and Super Mario 3D All-Stars rereleases.

In Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, this move can be chained with a spin to perform a double kick, which can defeat enemies and activate items. From these games onward, Mario cannot long-jump into a Wall Jump.

A Long Jump in Super Mario 3D Land

In both Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World, Mario can long-jump out of a Roll (referred to as a Rolling Leap in the former game), making the jump faster and longer. While Mario can long-jump backwards in both games, his speed is always capped, unless he moves sideways.

In Super Mario Run, characters will long-jump if the screen is tapped while they are on a Long Jump Block.

In Super Mario Odyssey, Mario can perform the Long Jump when or is pressed when he starts crouching after he runs. This can be done for infinite times until either he bumps into a wall or the player lets go of the button required to do so.

In Super Mario Maker 2, characters can perform a Long Jump in levels in the Super Mario 3D World style much like in the original game, by pressing the shoulder buttons while moving.

In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, stomping enemies during a Long Jump now automatically makes characters perform another Long Jump, rather than a normal jump.

Official profiles

Super Mario 3D Land

• North American Website Bio: "Mario can do a long running leap to more easily clear wide gaps."
• European Website Bio: "Press the L Button (or the R Button) and the B Button (or the A Button) while moving to perform a long jump. Long jumps carry Mario further than ordinary jumps."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	幅跳び Habatobi	Long Jump
Dutch	Verre sprong	Farther jump
French	Saut en longueur	Long jump
German	Hechtsprung Weitsprung	Dive jump Long Jump
Italian	Salto in lungo	Long jump
Portuguese	Salto Longo	Long Jump
Russian	Прыжок в длину Pryzhok v dlinu Длинный прыжок Dlinnyy pryzhok	Long jump
Spanish (NOA)	Salto largo	Long Jump
Spanish (NOE)	Salto de longitud	Longitude jump