Side Somersault: Difference between revisions

The '''Side Somersault''' (named '''Side-flip''' by [[Prima Games]]' guides and also named '''Cartwheel'''<ref>''Nintendo Official Magazine'' (UK) issue 54, page 20.</ref>) is a high jump that debuted in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' which typically grants a small amount more height than the [[Backward Somersault|Backwards Somersault]]. It is useful when the player wants to immediately jump high to reach high ledges. To use it, the character must run in one direction, then simultaneously turn to run in the other direction and jump.

In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Mario only needs to face in one direction and turn around; therefore, Mario could execute a Side Somersault with almost no space to move.

[[Bowser]] uses it in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' as one of his moves in the second battle against Mario.

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', Yoshi can also Side Somersault.