Weird Mushroom (item)

The Weird Mushroom is a power-up in Super Mario Maker. Upon use, Mario will turn taller and slimmer and gain the abilities of Luigi, with higher jumps but lower traction. According to Takashi Tezuka, the form came from a bug that happened in development that made Super Mario skinny. It looks similar to a normal Super Mushroom with a short cap and a very thin base. A Super Mushroom can't overwrite the effect of this mushroom, but they can fuse together. The Weird Mushroom has a 1 in 10 chance of spawning in when a Super Mushroom is placed. It can be unlocked by clearing all four Nintendo World Championships courses. It can then be used by shaking a Super Mushroom in the editor. If the weird mushroom is placed as an object (Super Mario Bros. only) and the game style is changed, the weird mushroom will turn into a regular mushroom.