Editing Magic Ball

{{about|the item that first appears in Super Mario Bros. 3|the special item in [[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]|[[Magic Ball (Mario Kart Arcade GP DX)]]}}
{{distinguish|Magical ball|? Bubble|Magic Orb}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:SMW Magic Ball.png|100px]]<br>A Magic Ball from ''[[Super Mario World]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|effect=Ends a level when [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] touches it
}}
A '''Magic Ball''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet|page=32|date=1993|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|language=en-us}}</ref> also known as a '''Crystal''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=134, 136-137|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''"?" Ball''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=11|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9|date=2003}}</ref> or '''Orb''',<ref>''[[Prima Games|Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide]]'', ''Super Mario World'' Confidential Information Tab.</ref> is an item first appearing in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It has the appearance of a round power-up object with a question mark on it, and touching it is required to clear certain [[level]]s.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Magic Balls first appear in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They appear only in [[fortress]]es after the player defeats [[Boom Boom]]. Upon his defeat, Boom Boom drops a Magic Ball, and Mario must touch it to destroy the fortress and therefore complete the level. If [[Invincible Mario]] defeats Boom Boom by touching him, the Magic Ball will appear upside down, in the center of the arena. Magic Balls later appeared in the game's [[reissue]]s, playing the same role.

====''Super Mario World''====
A Magic Ball reappears in ''Super Mario World'' in the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]]. Touching it beats the level in a similar fashion to beating a boss, although it is left out in the open instead of being held by a mini-boss.

There is also a [[List of Super Mario World glitches#Item Stock glitch|glitch]] to receive a Magic Ball and use it in any level to instantly complete it. Using the ball in any horizontal level reveals that when Mario collects it, he goes through the same end-of-level motions that he would if he had used the [[Giant Gate]], albeit with the "boss defeated" fanfare and no chance of [[Goal Star|Bonus Stars]]. By contrast, getting the ball in a vertical level causes the screen to freeze.

===''Game & Watch Gallery 2''===
Magic Balls also appear in the Modern version of ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''. If the player has any misses at 200, 500, or 700 [[point]]s, three Magic Balls come out of the [[airship|flying ship]]. They all disappear to reveal a [[1 UP Heart]] for removing a miss in one of them.

===''Super Mario-kun''===
In [[Super Mario-kun Volume 4|Volume 4]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', whose arc is based on ''Super Mario World'', Mario grabs the Magic Ball to exit the level, and he and his friends are later found on the top of the entrance to the [[Valley of Bowser]].

==Gallery==
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SMB3 Magic Ball.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' sprite
SMB3 Udquestionball.png|The upside down Magic Ball in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
Magic Ball SMAS SMB3 sprite.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
G&WG2 Modern Parachute Magic Ball.png|''Game & Watch Gallery 2''
Question Ball SuperMarioKun 4.jpg|''Super Mario-kun''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=マジックボール<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=20|date=1988|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JapR=Majikku Bōru
|Jap2=水晶玉<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario World'' section|page=60}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Suishōdama
|JapM=Magic Ball
|Jap2M=Crystal Ball
|Ita=Palla magica<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''; Italian booklet|page=22}}</ref>
|Ita2=Sfera ?<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=60}}</ref>
|ItaM=Magic ball
|Ita2M=? Sphere
}}

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