Giant cannonball
| Giant cannonball | |||
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 Model of a giant cannonball fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) | ||
| Variant of | Cannonball | ||
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Giant cannonballs,[1] also referred to ashuge bullets,[2]giant bullets,[3]enormous cannonballs,[4] ormassive cannon balls,[5] appear in a few sidescrollingSuper Mario games as uncommon moving obstacles that are larger than regularcannonballs and fired fromgiant cannons. Giant cannonballs first appear inSuper Mario Bros. 3, where they appear only inDark Land'sfirst tank level and thebattleship level. Unlike regular cannonballs, they can be defeated usingHammer Mario'shammers. InNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, giant cannonballs appear only inWorld 8-
Airship. InNew Super Mario Bros. U, they appear only inThe Mighty Cannonship fromSoda Jungle. Even though normal cannonballs are absent fromNew Super Luigi U, giant cannonballs reappear in the levelBowser Jr. Showdown.
Giant cannonballs reappear inSuper Mario Maker (andits Nintendo 3DS version) andSuper Mario Maker 2. The player can enlarge a normal Cannon with aSuper Mushroom, turning it into a giant cannon and enabling it to fire giant cannonballs. Unlike previous games, giant cannonballs are not faster than regular cannonballs by default; the cannon has to be changed from black to red in order to reproduce the faster speed. The secondofficial course created byBowser, namedBowser's Cannonball Run, involvesMario running to keep a red giant cannonball onscreen until the end.
Gallery
Super Mario Bros. 3 sprite
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 大きな砲弾[6] Ōkina hōdan | Large cannonball | |
| Italian | Pallottola gigante[7] | Giant bullet | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| Proiettile gigante[8] | Giant projectile | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | |
| Palla gigante[9] | Giant ball | New Super Mario Bros. U | |
| Palla di cannone gigante[10] | Giant cannonball | Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. |
References
- ^"When you drop to the area on the large turret's right, leap over the giant cannonball before you leap over the water to the next ship." – Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003).Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN0-7615-4425-9. Page 100.
- ^"Bring Out The Big Guns! This giant cannon shoots two huge bullets in rapid succession. Either jump on its barrel or duck quickly!" – June 1990.Nintendo Power Volume 13.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 75.
- ^"Look out for the giant bullets from the big gun towards the end. Duck or jump quickly as soon as you see the huge barrel!" – Spring 1991.NES Game Atlas.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 48.
- ^"The two massive cannons fire equally enormous cannonballs at supersonic speeds." – Peterson, Erik (2003).Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN1930206-37-2. Page 116.
- ^"Leap on the turret that's grazing on the ground, wait for the turret above to fire a massive cannon ball, then land on the turret top and deal with another Rocky Wrench." – Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003).Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN0-7615-4425-9. Page 99.
- ^2015.Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook.Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 41, 149, 150, 215.
- ^Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 41.
- ^Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 150.
- ^Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 150.
- ^"I tuoi personaggi vengono colpiti da una palla di cannone gigante e finiscono nelle prigioni. Come se non bastasse, Luigi ha perso il libro. La fortuna non sembra essere dalla tua parte..." –summary.Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.. Italian.
