Missable content

Missable content refers to items, equipment or other details that can be gotten at one point in the game, but can be missed permanently if the player does not obtain it before reaching a certain point in the game, or before its location cannot be revisited again.

In Mario role-playing games, rare items and accessories are often more difficult to obtain past a certain point, and in some cases, missable content is rare to begin with (such as being available as rare drops from boss battles).

Luigi's Mansion
The player has only one chance to capture Speedy Spirits in dark rooms; if the player fails to catch one, it's gone forever, even during the blackout. The player has enough opportunities to capture a Gold Mouse as long as the room itself is dark. Should the player fail to catch one, they only need to exit and re-enter the room, and if there is a piece of cheese, to re-scan it with the Game Boy Horror again.

When sucking up a Portrait Ghost, the player must try to capture it in one attempt to collect all the pearls it drops. If the suction breaks in the middle of an attempt, the player may not be able to collect medium-sized or a large-sized pearl. If any pearls dropped from Ms. Petunia fall behind the bathtub in the bathroom on the second floor, the player will not be able to obtain them.

In the Boneyard is a lone plant in the garden. If the player waters it before fighting Bogmire, after defeating him, and after defeating Boolossus, it will grow and reward the player with lots of treasure. If the player fails to water it after defeating either boss, it will wither and die.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii
If the player loses eight lives when attempting a course, a Super Guide Block appears, permanently preventing the player from ever having shiny stars on their save file.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
The player has only one attempt to collect the Frog Coin inside a Surprise Box when Mario and Toad enter the castle in the Mushroom Kingdom for the first time (by jumping on Toad's head and climbing up to the Surprise Box).

Paper Mario
During Peach's segments, there are a few chances to use the special treasure chest to deposit items and Badges, the last opportunity being the segment after Chapter 6. Once Peach's segments are done, these items become unobtainable, even if there are items in Peach's possession.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
The player only has one chance to collect the items in Princess Peach's Castle, the Koopa Cruiser, Chucklehuck Woods Underground (the cavern area just after defeating Chuckolator), and S.S. Chuckola.

Several bosses drop rare equipment that can only be gotten by equipping the Game Boy Horror SP and simply defeating the boss, or using the Advance Swing Bros. to steal it from them without equipping the former:


 * Trunkle: Its body has a 61.29% chance of dropping the Lucky Bros. accessory in the North American version.
 * Hermie III: Has a 61.29% chance of dropping the Lucky Ribbon accessory in the North American version. In the Japanese version, Birdo drops it instead.
 * Piranha Bean: Always drops the Piranha Swing accessory upon defeat, but its other item, Piranha Suit is mutually exclusive from it and has a 61.29% chance of being dropped in the North American version. The Piranha Suit can only be gotten when Luigi is equipped with the Game Boy Horror SP: to obtain the latter, the player needs to collect enough Hoo Beans to make all seven blends from Starbeans Cafe at that point.
 * In the Japanese version, Ludwig always drops the Piranha Suit.
 * Popple: In the Japanese version, he has a 32.26% chance of dropping a Golden Mushroom when fought in Chucklehuck Woods.
 * Jojora's Friend: Has a 61.29% chance of dropping the Sledge Heart accessory in the North American version.
 * Morton: Has a 61.29% chance of dropping the Bowser Fist accessory in the North American version. In the Japanese version, Lemmy drops it instead.
 * Roy: Has a 61.29% chance of dropping the Bowser Fang accessory in the North American version.