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'''Superball Flowers'''<ref>The Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide, page 4.</ref>, also called '''flowers'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, pages 7 & 9.</ref> or '''super flower'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 5.</ref>, are power-up [[flower]]s that were first introduced in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' and reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.
'''Superball Flowers'''<ref>The Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide, page 4.</ref>, also called '''flowers'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, pages 7 & 9.</ref> or '''super flower'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 5.</ref>, are power-up [[flower]]s that were first introduced in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' and reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' thirty years later, holding the longest gap between appearances of a power-up in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]].


Superball Flowers turn [[Mario]] into his [[Superball Mario|Superball form]], giving him the ability to shoot Superballs.
Superball Flowers turn [[Mario]] into his [[Superball Mario|Superball form]], giving him the ability to shoot Superballs.
The Superball Flower has had the largest gap between appearances of a power-up in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]], with thirty years between ''Super Mario Land'' and ''Super Mario Maker 2''.
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Superball Flowers are very similar to [[Fire Flower]]s in appearance, as well as the abilities granted. Superballs are the game's equivalent to [[fireball]]s; only one can be fired at a time, though, and they bounce diagonally at 90° angles. Superballs will collect any coins they make contact with.
Superball Flowers are very similar to [[Fire Flower]]s in appearance, as well as the abilities granted. Superballs are the game's equivalent to [[fireball]]s; only one can be fired at a time, though, and they bounce diagonally at 90° angles. Superballs will collect any coins they make contact with.


In ''Super Mario Land'', Superball Mario looks identical to Super Mario. In ''Super Mario Maker 2'', the character who picks them up takes on monochromatic shades of green, similar to the Game Boy graphics of ''Super Mario Land''. The power-up is only available in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' game style as an alternate form of the Fire Flower. Superball Flowers are unlocked by hitting a [[? Block]] that is initially covered by [[Hard Block]]s; by clearing the job [[Spiny Shell Smashers]], given to Mario by Purple Toad, the blocks will be removed, allowing Mario access.
In ''Super Mario Land'', Superball Mario looks identical to Super Mario. In ''Super Mario Maker 2'', the character who picks them up takes on monochromatic shades of green, similar to the Game Boy graphics of ''Super Mario Land''. The power-up is only available in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' game style as an alternate form of the Fire Flower. Superballs can also now light [[Bob-omb]]s, collect [[Key]]s and [[Pink Coin (Super Mario Maker)|Pink Coin]]s, and activate [[P Switch]]es and [[POW Block]]s. Superball Flowers are unlocked by hitting a [[? Block]] that is initially covered by [[Hard Block]]s; by clearing the job [[Spiny Shell Smashers]], given to Mario by Purple Toad, the blocks will be removed, allowing Mario access.
   
   
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Revision as of 18:54, August 22, 2019

Template:Item-infobox Superball Flowers[1], also called flowers[2] or super flower[3], are power-up flowers that were first introduced in Super Mario Land and reappear in Super Mario Maker 2 thirty years later, holding the longest gap between appearances of a power-up in the Mario franchise.

Superball Flowers turn Mario into his Superball form, giving him the ability to shoot Superballs.

Game information

Superball Flowers are very similar to Fire Flowers in appearance, as well as the abilities granted. Superballs are the game's equivalent to fireballs; only one can be fired at a time, though, and they bounce diagonally at 90° angles. Superballs will collect any coins they make contact with.

In Super Mario Land, Superball Mario looks identical to Super Mario. In Super Mario Maker 2, the character who picks them up takes on monochromatic shades of green, similar to the Game Boy graphics of Super Mario Land. The power-up is only available in the Super Mario Bros. game style as an alternate form of the Fire Flower. Superballs can also now light Bob-ombs, collect Keys and Pink Coins, and activate P Switches and POW Blocks. Superball Flowers are unlocked by hitting a ? Block that is initially covered by Hard Blocks; by clearing the job Spiny Shell Smashers, given to Mario by Purple Toad, the blocks will be removed, allowing Mario access.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese フラワー[4]
Furawā
Flower

Dutch Superbalbloem
Super ball flower
German Superball-Blume
Superball Flower
Italian Fiore Superball
Superball Flower
Korean 슈퍼볼플라워
Syupeobol Peullawo
Super Ball Flower

Russian Супершаровой цветок
Supersharovoy tsvetok
Super ball flower

Spanish Flor Superbola
Superball Flower

References

  1. ^ The Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide, page 4.
  2. ^ Super Mario Land English instruction booklet, pages 7 & 9.
  3. ^ Super Mario Land English instruction booklet, page 5.
  4. ^ Super Mario Land Japanese instruction booklet, pages 3, 5 & 7.