Red Ring

Red Rings, are objects present in New Super Mario Bros., New Super Mario Bros. Wii, New Super Mario Bros. 2, New Super Mario Bros. U and Super Mario 3D Land. When jumped through, it will make several Red Coins appear, but only for a limited time. In New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, eight Red Coins will appear, while in Super Mario 3D Land, the will only be five. If all of the Red Coins are collected, then the player(s) receives an item depending on which form Mario, Luigi, Blue Toad or Yellow Toad is in. The prize always depends on what form the player is in.

In New Super Mario Bros., when Mario or Luigi is in his small or Mini form upon collecting the final Red Coin, a Super Mushroom will appear. If he is in his Super form, a Fire Flower will appear. If he is in his Fire form or Shell form, a 1-Up Mushroom will appear instead. Like mentioned above, the prize always depends on what form the player is in.

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Red Rings serve the same function as before. However, an item will appear for every character that is on-screen and not in a bubble when the final coin is collected. Fire Flowers, Propeller Mushrooms, Ice Flowers or Penguin Suits, depending on the level, will appear for every character who is in their Super form. Anyone who is in their Fire, Ice, Propeller, or Penguin form will gain a 1-Up Mushroom.

Red Rings also appear in Super Mario 3D Land. They now make only five Red Coins appear instead of eight, but other than that they function the same way. Depending on the level, they can yield a Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Statue Leaf or Boomerang Flower when Mario or Luigi are in their super form.

Red Rings reappear in New Super Mario Bros. 2, where they serve nearly the same function as in the previous New Super Mario Bros. games. The resulting Red Coins that appear from passing through the Red Rings can either remain in the air as usual, or slowly descend from the sky with parachutes. If a player collects all of the Red Coins in a cannon or rainbow levels, they are rewarded with a Gold Flower in their inventory. Either a Fire Flower or a Super Leaf will appear if Super Mario collects the eigth red coin. The 1-Up Mushroom is replaced by a Gold Mushroom in Coin Rush mode.

Red Rings reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, where they retain the same functions as in previous games. There is also a new Green Ring which has similar functions except it generates Green Coins.