Mushroom Trampoline

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Mushroom Trampolines, also simply known as "mushroom platforms"[1] and "pink toadstools"[2], are a type of platform that appear in several Super Mario games as well as the Mario Kart series. As they are trampolines, the player will bounce while standing on them, similar to a Note Block or Springboard. In the platformer games, holding down the button when the player jumps results in a higher jump.

History

Super Mario series

New Super Mario Bros.

Mushroom Trampolines in New Super Mario Bros.

Debuting in New Super Mario Bros., Mushroom Trampolines appear most prominently in World 1-5, but also appear in World 1-3 and World 7-4. In this game, they are magenta with lighter-colored spots and will bounce the player even higher if they press the jump button at the correct time.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Mushroom Trampolines return in New Super Mario Bros. 2 in World 4-A, World Flower-3, and World Flower-Castle. In the former two levels, their spots are peach-colored and their undersides are orange, whereas the latter level features a dark grey variant with lighter-grey diamond spots. Enemies now bounce off of them as well.

Super Mario 3D Land / Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Screenshot of Super Mario 3D World.
Mario on a Mushroom Trampoline on Big Bounce Byway

Mushroom Trampolines also appear in Super Mario 3D Land, Super Mario 3D World, and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, serving the same purpose as in the 2D games. In these games, they are orange with yellow spots, and only a few of them have stalks. The player may ground pound the Mushroom Trampoline to bounce even higher.

Super Mario Maker 2

A Mushroom Trampoline in Super Mario Maker 2

Mushroom Trampolines from Super Mario 3D World appear in Super Mario Maker 2 in the Super Mario 3D World style. They can be changed to blue, which causes them to remain stationary. Unlike in their source game, players can bounce higher off the Mushroom Trampolines by holding the jump button when bouncing off them instead of ground pounding it. Another variant, the ON/OFF Trampoline, added in version 3.0.0, is activated by pressing an ON/OFF Switch.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart Wii

The cave area in Mushroom Gorge from Mario Kart Wii
Mario entering the cave full of Mushroom Trampolines in Mushroom Gorge

In Mario Kart Wii, the cave section of Mushroom Gorge features multiple Mushroom Trampolines, which racers must bounce on to traverse the bottomless pit. Additionally, bouncing off Mushroom Trampolines allows the racer to perform Tricks. Only the red mushrooms are Mushroom Trampolines, however, as the green ones are Mushroom Platforms and do not bounce racers up. Many Mushroom Trampolines can also be seen in the background in the cave.

Mushroom Trampolines were also featured in tournaments. For the second tournament of July 2009, many Mushroom Trampolines were placed on Yoshi Falls. The player had to bounce over sections of water to complete the track. For the first tournament of April 2010, the player had to bounce around Mushroom Trampolines in the middle of the sea in Peach Beach.

Mario Kart 7

Mushroom Gorge returns in Mario Kart 7, although in this rendition of the course, one green Mushroom Trampoline is replaced by a blue-colored one, which not only bounces the racer up, but also triggers the kart's Glider in a similar fashion to a Glide Ramp. A single red Mushroom Trampoline also appears on Mario Circuit, and a rainbow-colored one appears on Rainbow Road, which serves the same function. The tamborines in Music Park and the flower in DK Jungle have very similar functions to Mushroom Trampolines.

Mario Kart Tour

Mushroom Trampolines appear in Mario Kart Tour with the same role as in previous Mario Kart games. They return in 3DS Mario Circuit and 3DS Rainbow Road, where they are present in the same spots as previously. However, some course variants, such as SNES Rainbow Road R/T, may also feature Mushroom Trampolines in places where they did not previously exist to substitute parts of the track. In RMX Rainbow Road 1R, the rainbow Mushroom Trampoline from 3DS Rainbow Road appears as a shortcut at the final turn. Apart from regular Mushroom Trampolines, which only give drivers a Jump Boost, there is also a blue variety in the Ring Race bonus challenge of N64 Royal Raceway and on RMX Rainbow Road 2, which, much like in Mario Kart 7, activates their gliders. If an item is dropped on the Mushroom Trampolines, they will also begin bouncing on it.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Screenshot of a black Shy Guy driving between Fox McCloud and Wii Fit Trainer in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
A Shy Guy driving on the "Mushroom Trampoline" in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

The Rainbow Road track from Mario Kart 7 appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS as a stage, which includes the Mushroom Trampoline. However, unlike in the original game, it isn't bouncy and merely acts as one of the main platforms of the stage. It also has no effect on the Shy Guys that drive over it.[3]

Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

In Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Mushroom Trampolines appear in the Dream Event, Snow Day Street Hockey (Market Street).

Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge

Mini Toad being bounced off a Bouncy Mushroom in Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
Bouncy Mushrooms in Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge

Mushrooms with properties similar to Mushroom Trampolines, called Bouncy Mushrooms[4][5], appear in Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, where they are mainly present in Mushroom Hills. They are found facing upward or sideways and can be initially interacted with just as with any other platform or wall. However, Bouncy Mushrooms can be sprung forward by tapping the yellow button on them, which can be done to bounce a Mini to a higher platform if the Bouncy Mushroom is placed upward, or to catapult it past a gap if it is placed sideways.

Mario Tennis Aces

In Mario Tennis Aces, Toadette is seen jumping and bouncing on several circular pink-colored Mushroom Trampolines as part of her Special Shot.

Profiles

Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge

  • Play Nintendo: "Bouncy Mushrooms are another way to help your Mini reach high places. Guide your Mini onto a Bouncy Mushroom, then tap yellow button to bounce up, down, left, and right. It may take a while to get your timing right!"[4]

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese トランポリンキノコ[6][7]
Toranporin Kinoko
トランポリン[8]
Toranporin
キノコトランポリン[9]
Kinoko Toranporin

Trampoline Mushroom

Trampoline

Mushroom Trampoline

Chinese 蹦床蘑菇[12]
Bèngchuáng Mógu
蘑菇跳跳床 (Super Mario Maker 2)
Mógū Tiàotiàochuáng

Trampoline Mushroom
Mushroom Trampoline

Dutch Paddenstoeltrampoline[10]
Mushroom-Trampoline
German Pilztrampolin
Mushroom-Trampoline
Italian Trampolino fungo
Mushroom Trampoline
Portuguese (NOE) Trampolim cogumelo[13]
Mushroom trampoline
Russian Грибной трамплин[11]
Gribnoy tramplin
Mushroom Trampoline

Spanish (NOA) Trampolín champiñón
Mushroom Trampoline

References

  1. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Official Nintendo Player's Guide, page 24.
  2. ^ New Super Mario Bros. 2 Prima Official Game Guide, page 200.
  3. ^ Nintendo World Report (June 14, 2014). Super Smash Bros for 3DS Rainbow Road E3 2014 Gameplay. YouTube. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge Items. Play Nintendo. Retrieved April 6, 2020. (Archived August 16, 2020, 21:52:14 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  5. ^ Nintendo (April 28, 2016). Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge – Objects Introduction. YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. section, page 119.
  7. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. 2 section, page 200.
  8. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land section, page 186.
  9. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section, page 232.
  10. ^ Nintendo Nederland (May 15, 2019). Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16 mei 2019. YouTube. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  11. ^ NintendoRU (May 15, 2019). Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16/05/2019. YouTube. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  12. ^ New 超级马力欧兄弟. ique.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  13. ^ Nintendo Portugal. (May 15, 2019). Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019. YouTube. Retrieved January 10, 2021.