Not to be confused withSpike-Ball Mario.

"Super Ball" redirects here. For the object inYoshi's Story, seeBumper Ball.

This article is about the form. For the officialSuper Mario Maker 2 level created by Nintendo of Japan, seeSuperball Mario (level).

Superball Mario
Artwork fromSuper Mario Land
Applies to	Mario,Luigi,Toad,Toadette
Item needed	Superball Flower
Power(s) given	Throw Superballs
First appearance	Super Mario Land (1989)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)

Superball Mario is a formMario takes when he uses aSuperball Flower, first appearing inSuper Mario Land. It allows Mario to shoot Superballs which rebound off surfaces and can defeat enemies.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

Superball Mario is a form inSuper Mario Land. There is no visual transformation, and even artwork (as seen to the right) depicts Mario as wearing his normal clothes. Superball Mario gains the ability to throw Superballs by pressing. Like the similarFire Mario form and itsfireballs, the Superballs damage most enemies, but also have the unique ability to collectcoins that they hit. Unlike fireballs, Superballs do not bounce along the ground, but ricochet at right angles on surfaces. Only one Superball can be onscreen at a time, and will disappear approximately four seconds after being shot, unless it touches an enemy or Mario, goes off-screen, or is destroyed. Many enemies require multiple Superballs to defeat, unlike fireballs, which typically defeat any non-boss enemy in one hit. Superballs pass through the enemies and obstacles that are invulnerable to them. Superball Mario can also shoot Superballs whilesquatting, although there is no functional difference from doing this while standing.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Superball Mario is a form inSuper Mario Maker 2. It can be obtained with theSuperball Flower, though in theSuper Mario Bros. game style only. The Superballs thrown can also collectPink Coins andKeys, activateP Switches andPOW Blocks, and igniteBob-ombs. It changes the player character's colors to dark tones of green, referencing theGame Boy's screen colors. The form also changes the current theme's music to anNES-style arrangement of "Birabuto Kingdom BGM" fromSuper Mario Land, and also changes the "level clear" and "lose a life" jingles to their respectiveSuper Mario Land counterparts, "Area Cleared" and "Player Down". The Superball form can be unlocked in Story Mode by clearing the jobSpiny Shell Smashers. An outfit based on Superball Mario is unlocked alongside the Superball Flower, which has a 3D model ofSmall Mario for the head and Mario's overalls, both with the Superball form's colors. Superball Mario cannot shoot Superballs while crouching, like Fire Mario.

WarioWare Gold[edit]

Superball Mario is featured in theSuper Mario Landmicrogame ofWarioWare Gold, where he has to defeat an enemy in a location from the gameSuper Mario Land with a Superball.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

• Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
  • English:
    When you pick up a Flower, Super Mario will become Superball Mario. He will be able to defeat enemies by throwing Superballs.
    Note: If you pick up a Flower when you are regular Mario, he will become Super Mario instead of Superball Mario. This does not apply to Flowers received in bonus games.^{[page number needed]}

Gallery[edit]

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  Artwork fromSuper Mario Land

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  Sprite inSuper Mario Land

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  Sprite inSuper Mario Land (shared withSuper Mario)

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  Sprite inSuper Mario Land (shared with Super Mario)

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  Kodansha manga Superball Mario

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  Mario defeating a pair ofBunbun with a Superball, from the Kondansha Super Mario Land manga

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  Sprite inSuper Mario Maker 2

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  Walking sprite inSuper Mario Maker 2

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  SuperballLuigi sprite inSuper Mario Maker 2

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  SuperballToad sprite inSuper Mario Maker 2

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  SuperballToadette sprite inSuper Mario Maker 2

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  WarioWare Gold

Names in other languages[edit]

Superball Mario[edit]

Superball[edit]

References[edit]

• Mario forms
• Super Mario Land forms
• Super Mario Maker 2 forms

• Articles with sources lacking page numbers
• Articles with unsourced foreign names