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'''Giant Spiked Balls'''<ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 13.</ref>{{better source}} are larger versions of [[Spiked Ball]]s. Like their smaller counterparts, Giant Spiked Balls can destroy [[block]]s and even the smaller Spiked Balls. They first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''

Near the end of the boss fight in {{world-link|8|airship|World 8-Airship (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, [[Bowser Jr.]] uses Giant Spiked Balls that possess the ability to explode, and must be used against him.

Giant Spiked Balls also appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' with a purple color.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Giant Spiked Balls appear in two castles. An equivalent known as the [[Ice Ball (obstacle)|Big Ice Ball]] appears in [[World 4-1 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-1]]. In {{world-link|mushroom|castlen2|World Mushroom-Castle}}, there is a Spiked Ball that is even larger than the already giant Spiked Balls.

Although Giant Spiked Balls do not reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', or ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', [[Dai Gorō]] appear which serve the same purpose.

In ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', [[Bowser]]'s Koopa Clown Car can spit out Giant Spiked Balls. The Giant Spiked Balls have the ability to break certain platforms.

Giant Spiked Balls appear as a course element as of version 2.0 of ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. Unlike regular [[Spiked Ball]]s, they destroy any breakable blocks in their path. They appear as a projectile thrown by [[Mega Spike]]s and as placeable course element. Since they did not appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario World]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', new sprites are made for them.

Giant Spiked Balls also appear in ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' in the minigame [[Tumble Temple]].

They also appeared in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', where they are used by [[Spike]]s. They are only slightly larger than regular Spiked Balls and can only be countered with a [[hammer]] strike.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', a Giant Spiked Ball appears in ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' mode, when the player has 2, 3, or 4 Spikes by way of a super attack.