Super Scope
| Super Scope | |
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| First appearance | Yoshi's Safari (1993) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) |
TheSuper Scope, known as theNintendo Scope in European languages, is alight gun peripheral for theSuper Nintendo Entertainment System. It fires an infrared beam that is picked up by a sensor placed on top of the television, and where on the screen it is aiming is determined by the sensor after the scope is calibrated by shooting a test target screen. Only twelve games utilized this hardware, with the only game of theSuper Mario franchise to utilize it beingYoshi's Safari, where it was also seen and used byMario in-game.
The Super Scope is frequently depicted as a type of gun in-game. Aside from the Super Scope's heavy use inYoshi's Safari, Super Scopes also make a cameo as used bySniper Bills inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga andits remake. The peripheral can be seen in theWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! andWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!microgame "LazerBlazer", based on a mode in the gameSuper Scope 6, and in theWarioWare: Touched! microgame "Gunslinger". InVolume 8 ofSuper Mario-kun, Mario uses a Super Scope (sent byPrincess Peach) to defeat theKurokyura.
The Super Scope is featured as an item in theSuper Smash Bros. series starting withSuper Smash Bros. Melee, allowing players to fire energy balls at their opponents, either in dozens of small bullets or in several large charged-up shots (three inSuper Smash Bros. Melee andSuper Smash Bros. Brawl and five inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS /Wii U andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate). When a player repeatedly shoots small blasts in a line, the opponent is unable to move away when hit, but the player also cannot move while firing; starting withSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, though, the player can walk andjump while firing the item.
TheDevolution Gun used to causede-evolution in theSuper Mario Bros. film is a modified Super Scope.
InThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Yoshi wields a blue Super Scope.[1]
List ofSuper Mario appearances[edit]
| Title | Description | Release date | System/format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshi's Safari | Item | 1993 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | Object | 2003 | Game Boy Advance |
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | Cameo inmicrogame | 2003 | Game Boy Advance |
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | Cameo in microgame | 2004 | Nintendo GameCube |
| WarioWare: Touched! | Cameo in microgame | 2005 | Nintendo DS |
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions | Object | 2017 | Nintendo 3DS |
Profiles[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
- Trophy
- Super Scope
- Super Scope
9/92 - A peripheral device for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Scope is a wireless weapon that shoots infrared light to a receiver placed on top of the television. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, it can be fired rapidly or charged up to release a more powerful blast. It only has enough energy for 3 charge shots.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
- Trophy
- Super Scope
- SNESSuper Scope 6
- A bazooka-shaped peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that was used wirelessly with an infrared sensor placed on top of the television. In Smash Bros., it can be fired rapidly or charged up. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, you could not move while shooting it, but in this game, you can move and jump while blasting!
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS /Wii U[edit]
- Trophy
- Super Scope
- Appears in:
- SNES Super Scope 6 (02/1992)
- Descriptions:
- American English:This wireless weapon from the SNES era can be used kind of like a bazooka in battle. Press the attack button rapidly to spray shots, or hold it down to charge up a powerful blast. The weapon's ammo won't last forever, so try not to get caught without juice left in your batteries.
- British English:This wireless peripheral for the SNES can be used as a kind of bazooka in this game. And it comes with two different firing modes! Press the attack button repeatedly or hold it down to try them out! However, depending on how you use it, the batteries might run out pretty quick. And if they do, the fun's over. That's it!
Gallery[edit]
The logo, found on the side of the Super Scope
The title screen forYoshi's Safari, showing Mario holding the Super Scope while riding Yoshi
Sniper Bill fromMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Super Smash Bros. Brawl artwork
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot
Japanese box art and "Super Scope 6"
Photo of the "Zapper & Scope SP" exhibit at theNintendo Museum
Yoshi holding a blue Super Scope inThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スーパースコープ[?] Sūpā Sukōpu | Super Scope | |
| German | Nintendo Scope[?] | - | |
| Italian | Nintendo Scope[?] | - | |
| Korean | 슈퍼 스코프[?] Syupeo Seukopeu | Super Scope | |
| Russian | Прицел Nintendo[?] Pritsel Nintendo | Nintendo Scope | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Super Scope[?] | - | |
| Spanish(European) | Nintendo Scope[?] | - |
References[edit]
 | Wikipedia has an article onSuper Scope. |
- ^Nintendo of America (January 25, 2026).The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – Yoshi First Look.YouTube. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
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