Giant Spiked Ball: Difference between revisions

'''Giant Spiked Balls'''<ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 13.</ref>{{better source}} are larger versions of [[Spiked Ball]]s. Like their smaller counterparts, Giant Spiked Balls can destroy [[block]]s and even the smaller Spiked Balls. They first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''.

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Giant Spiked Balls debut in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they appear in various levels. Their first appearance in this game is [[World 2-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)|the second castle]].

Giant Spiked Balls return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' in [[World 8-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-2]].

In {{world-link|8|airship|World 8-Airship (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, [[Bowser Jr.]] uses Giant Spiked Balls that possess the ability to explode, and must be used against him.

Giant Spiked Balls also appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' with a purple color.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Giant Spiked Balls appear in two castles. In [[World Mushroom-Castle]], there is a Spiked Ball that is even larger than the already giant Spiked Balls.

Although Giant Spiked Balls do not reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', or ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', [[Dai Gorō]] appear which serve the same purpose.

==== ''Super Mario Run'' ====

In ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', [[Bowser]]'s Koopa Clown Car can spit out Giant Spiked Balls. The Giant Spiked Balls have the ability to break certain platforms.

==== ''Super Mario Maker 2'' ====

Giant Spiked Balls appear as a course element as of version 2.0 of ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. Unlike regular [[Spiked Ball]]s, they destroy any breakable blocks in their path. They appear as a projectile thrown by [[Mega Spike]]s and as placeable course element.<ref>GameXplain (December 1, 2019). [https://youtu.be/ffF8muP8044 Play as Link in Super Mario Maker 2 Ver. 2.0 Update! + Spike, Ninji Speed Runs, & More! (Trailer)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 1, 2019.</ref> Since they did not appear in ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'', and ''Super Mario 3D World'', new sprites are made for them.