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Spikes first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as enemies. They are found in one [[Water Land]] stage and many [[Ice Land]] stages, and they attack by pulling spiked balls out of their stomachs and throwing them at [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] while wandering around. They can also fall off the edge like green [[Koopa Troopa]]s. A single stomp defeats them. Despite their appearance, Spikes can be stomped even when they are holding their spiked balls above their heads. Spikes can also be defeated by [[fireball]]s and [[hammer]]s. The Water Land [[Kings|King]] also resembles a Spike while transformed in the NES version, though he is intended to be a {{wp|Kappa (folklore)|kappa}}. Their sprites have a very small amount of white hair, while their art shows them with a large tuft of white hair, though some alternate materials instead show the later-standard blue.

Although no regular Spikes appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', a type of Spike called [[Snow Spike]] appears in [[World 5-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-1]]. Instead of throwing [[Spike Ball|spiked ball]]s, Snow Spikes throw [[snowball]]s that progressively get bigger.

Normal Spikes reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', along with [[Stone Spike]]s, a blue variety that uses spiked balls made of stone thrown directly downwards from the ledges on which they stand. This game marks the first appearance of their modern design, which would go on to be re-used in future games. Spikes can be defeated by a simple jump to the head, however, unlike in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', if the Spike is holding a spiked ball it will damage the player. They can also be defeated by [[fireball]]s, [[barrel]]s, being frozen via the [[Ice Flower]] or the [[Penguin Suit]] power-ups, and sliding into them as Penguin Mario. In this game, Spikes stay at one spot instead of walking around, although they can turn directions. The green variation appears only in [[World 2-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-2]]. Unlike regular spiked balls, the Spike's spiked balls cannot break blocks and fall off the screen when in contact with a wall.

Spikes and [[Stone Spike]]s appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', where they act the same way they did in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. In [[Spike's Spouting Sands]], Spikes are mounted on [[Flying ? Block]]s, which allows them to be defeated by hitting the blocks. Spikes jump whenever a "bah" is heard in the music.