Flower (environmental object): Difference between revisions

In the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], '''flowers'''<ref name=SM64>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|title=''The Super Mario 64 Nintendo Player's Guide''|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|date=1996|page=18}}</ref><ref name=SMG>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide''. Collector's Edition|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=2007|page=41}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Prima Games|date=2009|page=5}}</ref><ref name=SMG2>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Prima Games|date=2010|page=147}}</ref> are recurring environmental objects. Their function depends on the title. In the 3D ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games, flowers most often conceal collectible items or hide subjects of interests, like [[Warp|Warp Point]]s or [[Coin Coffer]]s. In some games, such as ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', flowers are vaguely {{wp|Asteraceae|asteraceous}} and overall cartoonish. In others, like ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', flowers are more {{wp|realism (art)|realistic}} and closely resemble a variety of real-world species, such as {{wp|Pansy|pansies}}, {{wp|Tulip|tulips}}, {{wp|Poinsettia|poinsettias}}, and {{wp|Lily of the valley|lilies-of-the-valley}}. Starting with ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', broad-leaved '''bushes'''<ref name=SM3DL>{{cite|author=Esmarch, Nick von|title=''Super Mario 3D Land: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Prima Games|date=2011|page=52, 104}}</ref> (also called '''grass'''<ref name=SMG/> or '''tall grass''')<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Prima Games|date=2010|page=36}}</ref> have appeared in many games alongside flowers and serve the same function.

====''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====

In ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', flowers can be found in nearly all levels and now reflect a wider array of species. They rustle when walked through, with sparkling flowers additionally releasing an item such as a [[coin]] or a [[Star Bit]]. Flowers largely appear in grassy [[Galaxy|galaxies]] with visible sunlight, such as [[Gusty Garden Galaxy]] and [[Fluffy Bluff Galaxy]]. In drab galaxies with minimal light such as the [[Ghostly Galaxy]] and [[Spin-Dig Galaxy]], grass appears in place of flowers, serving the same function. There are instances where both flowers and grass can be found, such as [[Honeyhive Galaxy]]. A small planetoid in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''{{'}}s [[Supermassive Galaxy]] blooms with many flowers when stepped on and appears in the screenshot awarded to the player once they have collected 120 [[Power Star]]s.

====''New Super Mario Bros.'' series====

In the first ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', flowers appear as decorative background elements with no interactive components, similar to [[horsetail]]s in the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Starting with ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', these flowers are given interactive elements. They are typically found on grassy surfaces and [[Mushroom Platform|mushroom platforms]], and they appear with multiple colors and designs. When the player performs a spinning motion near a flower, either through a [[Spin Jump]] or through [[Propeller Mario|propeller]]-enabled flight, its flowerhead rotates around the stem; if the player spins close enough to the flower, it additionally releases a coin. Flowers pulsate to the [[Paah|vocal riffs]] of a [[level]]'s music.

When a character waters the ground in their [[Elephant Mario|Elephant form]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', short-lived flower particles appear with designs based on those from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.

*[[Cactus]] – a comparable environmental object in desert-themed areas

*[[Wow Bud]] – interactive flowers found throughout ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' that look similar to [[Piranha Plant]]s