"Clock" redirects here. For the souvenir fromWarioWare: Twisted!, seeClock (souvenir). For the item fromDonkey Kong Land III also known as a Clock, seeWatch (Donkey Kong Land III).

Not to be confused withStopwatch,Time+,Alarm Clock, orTime Limit.

+ Clock
Artwork fromSuper Mario 3D World
First appearance	Super Mario Bros. Special (1986)
Latest appearance	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Effect	Adds more seconds to thetime limit

A+ Clock,^[1] originally simply known as aClock,^[2][3] is anitem that gives the player more time to complete a task, such as reaching theGoal Pole at the end of alevel.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. Special[edit]

A Clock inSuper Mario Bros. Special

The item first appears inSuper Mario Bros. Special, simply called "Clock", where it adds 100 units to the timer as well as an additional 1000Points. It is only found inWorld 8-3, inside aHidden Block.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

A clock inSuper Mario Galaxy 2

Clocks appear inSuper Mario Galaxy 2, as a green stopwatch with the hand pointed upwards. These appear in severalSpeedy Comet missions and add ten seconds to the player'stime limit, which starts at either 20 or 30 seconds. The player must collect these in order to complete the level. They appear only in the Speedy Comet missions forSky Station Galaxy,Bowser's Lava Lair,Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet,Bowser's Galaxy Generator, andStone Cyclone Galaxy.

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

+ Clocks reappear inSuper Mario 3D Land with a similar purpose. They appear in two different colors: cyan and green. Cyan clocks refill 10 units of the time limit, while green clocks refill 100 units. They are rarer, especially the green clocks, than they were inSuper Mario Galaxy 2. Certain courses in the Special Worlds start with a time limit of only 30, and require the player to either collect cyan clocks or defeat certain cyan clock-holding enemies to keep the time limit from expiring.

After defeating a boss, the player is rewarded with a green clock to ensure that they do not run out of time traveling from the boss arena to the level'sGoal Pole.

Additionally, the icon for the time limit in this game is a + Clock.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Both green and cyan + Clocks also appear in theCoin Rush mode ofNew Super Mario Bros. 2. The cyan clocks still add 10 to the time limit, but the green clocks add 50 to the time limit when collected.

Super Mario 3D World /Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Green and cyan + Clocks both reappear inSuper Mario 3D World andSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, where they work as they did inSuper Mario 3D Land. Both types of + Clocks reward the player 100 points.

Yoshi's Safari[edit]

Clocks, also known asStopwatches,^[4] reappear inYoshi's Safari as items that add one minute to the player's timer when used during boss battles only. If not used during the battle, the player earns 6,000 bonus points to their high score.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong series[edit]

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again![edit]

Clocks sometimes spawn inMario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! inDonkey Kong levels, where they can be collected by shooting aMini Mario toy into them. Blue clocks add 30 seconds to the timer, while the gray fuming variety take 30 seconds away.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem![edit]

Clocks spawn inMario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! in Donkey Kong levels and in minigames. In Donkey Kong levels, they sometimes appear when the timer drops below 180 seconds. Collecting a clock in a Donkey Kong level adds 30 seconds to the timer, while collecting a clock in a minigame adds 10 seconds.

Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move[edit]

Many + Clocks in Giant Jungle

InMario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move, depending on the mode, the player can earn extra time. One way to earn time is to create a loop with the tiles as the Minis are running on it. InGiant Jungle, there are + Clocks scattered around the level.

Super Mario Party[edit]

Green + Clocks appear in the River Survival mode ofSuper Mario Party, where each one adds three seconds to the timer when collected. The Hard mode features blue + Clocks which add one second to the timer when collected.

Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]

Similar, deep-bluetime boosters with constantly spinning hands appear inYoshi's Crafted World, specifically in the levelHoop-Jump Hop. They add 30 seconds to the timer.

Dr. Mario World[edit]

Some yellow + Clocks appears along with capsules and diamonds during Special Attack ofDr. Wario inDr. Mario World.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit]

The item forClockout Blow, one ofMario'sBros. Attacks inMario & Luigi: Brothership, resembles a blue + Clock.

Unused appearances[edit]

In prototype builds ofSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, clocks were used to replenish theCountdown Timer, but were replaced byStars by the final game.^[5] The same goes for what would become the10 Point Star and20 Point Star.^[6]

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

• Instruction booklet description:
  • English:
    Increases the amount of time remaining.

Super Mario 3D World[edit]

• Electronic manual description:
  • English (United States):
    Grab these to add extra seconds to the timer.^[7]
  • English (United Kingdom):
    Grab these to add extra time to the countdown timer.^[8]
  • Other languages:
    • Japanese:
      残のこり時じ間かんが増ふえます。^[9]
      (Romanization:Nokori Jikan ga Fuemasu.)
    • Dutch:
      Pak deze klok om tijd toe te voegen aan de teller.^[10]
    • French (European):
      Vous donne plus de temps pour finir le stage.^[11]
    • German:
      Erhalte mehr Zeit.^[12]
    • Italian:
      Aumenta la quantità di tempo rimasto.^[13]
    • Portuguese (European):
      Apanhe-os para obter mais tempo.^[14]
    • Spanish (European):
      Aumenta el tiempo restante.^[15]

Gallery[edit]

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  Super Mario Bros. Special

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  Yoshi's Safari

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  Yoshi's Safari

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  Super Mario Galaxy 2

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  Super Mario 3D Land

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  New Super Mario Bros. 2

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  New Super Mario Bros. 2

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  Yoshi's Crafted World

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

• Clocks
• Collectibles
• Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 items
• Super Mario 3D Land items
• Super Mario 3D World items
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury items
• Super Mario Bros. Special items
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 items
• Super Mario Party
• Yoshi's Crafted World items
• Yoshi's Safari items

• Articles with unsourced foreign names