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|JapR=Wāpu Taihō
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Revision as of 21:30, June 5, 2019

A Warp Cannon
A Warp Cannon from New Super Mario Bros.

A Warp Cannon[1] (or warp cannon[2]) is a cannon in New Super Mario Bros., New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super Mario Bros. 2 that allows the player to go to a different world. It serves the same purposes as the Warp Zones from previous games, but uses a cannon that is entered like a Warp Pipe. It leads the player to a pre-selected world that is usually several worlds in advance of where the Warp Cannon is found. Cannons could be unlocked by entering certain levels or Ghost Houses and finding the secret exit, marked by a Red Flagpole. These cannons do not appear in New Super Mario Bros. U or New Super Luigi U as they are replaced by shortcuts on the overworld that lead to the new world when a secret exit is found.

History

Super Mario series

New Super Mario Bros.

In New Super Mario Bros., secret exits in levels World 1-Tower, World 2-A, World 3-Ghost House, World 4-Ghost House, and World 5-Ghost House lead to Warp Cannons which launch Mario or Luigi to a later world (the first two to World 5, then 6, 7, and 8, respectively). Here, they are timed and cannot be exited without usage, unlike in later games.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Warp Cannons appear exactly like in New Super Mario Bros., but they can be unlocked via secret exit in the following levels: World 1-3 and World 2-6 leads to World 5, World 3-Ghost House and World 4-Tower to World 6, World 5-Ghost House and World 6-6 to World 8.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

In New Super Mario Bros. 2, Warp Cannons are blue, and when they are entered, a countdown appears. When the countdown reaches 1, Mario or Luigi is shot out into a nighttime level with a Super Mario Bros. 3 end-of-level-style background. Mario/ Luigi constantly dash in these levels, even if the buttons aren't pressed. They usually contain common enemies in the cannon's 'home' world; at the end of each one, a sign appears pointing right, at which Mario/Luigi jumps out of the level. Afterwards, the player ends up in another world. There is a Red Coin challenge in each cannon stage, which yields a Gold Flower in the spare item slot upon completion. Unlike most other stages, Assist Blocks will never appear. The levels where they are unlocked are the following: World 1-Tower to World Mushroom, World 3-Tower or World Mushroom-B to World Flower and World Flower-A to World 6.

Mario Sports Mix

Warp Cannons also appear in the Flower Cup tournament of Mario Sports Mix, in alternate routes. They launch the player to other areas.

Fortune Street

These cannons also make an appearance in Fortune Street, on the Yoshi's Island, Delfino Plaza, and Bowser's Castle boards. In this game, they are used to blast the player to a square occupied by another character. The square is chosen by the player.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワープ大砲[3]
Wāpu Taihō
Warp Cannon

References

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick. New Super Mario Bros. 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 10.
  2. ^ Loe, Casey. The New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Page 16.
  3. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. section, page 121.