Giant Spiked Ball

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Giant Spiked Ball
File:Big spike ball.png
Model from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Variant of Spike Ball
Variants

Big Spike Balls[1] (sometimes lowercase)[2] are larger versions of Spike Balls. Like their smaller counterparts, Big Spike Balls can destroy blocks and even the smaller Spike Balls. They first appear in New Super Mario Bros.

History

Super Mario series

New Super Mario Bros.

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A Big Spike Ball in New Super Mario Bros.

Big Spike Balls debut in New Super Mario Bros., where they appear in various levels. Their first appearance in this game is the second castle.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Big Spike Balls return in New Super Mario Bros. Wii in World 8-2.

Near the end of the boss fight in Template:World-link, Bowser Jr. uses Giant Spiked Balls with shorter spikes and active fuses that possess the ability to explode, and must be used against him.

Super Mario 3D Land

Big spiked balls also appear in Super Mario 3D Land with a purple color.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

In New Super Mario Bros. 2, these spike balls Appear in {World 4-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, Big spike balls[3] appear, which are closer to the size of Big spike balls in other games. The Big spike balls[4] in Template:World-link are even larger. The former has an equivalent known as the Big Ice Ball in World 4-1.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Although Big spike balls do not reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, or New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Mega Grrrols appear which serve the same purpose.

Super Mario Run

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.

Super Mario Maker 2

Big spike balls appear as a course element as of version 2.0 of Super Mario Maker 2. Unlike regular Spike Balls, they destroy any breakable blocks in their path. They appear as a projectile thrown by Mega Spikes 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.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

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Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Daisy about to be chased by a Big Spike Ball

Big Spike Balls return in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, only appearing during the Wonder Effects of Rolling-Ball Hall and The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage. This time, they appear golden with white spikes. Coming in contact with one results in an instant loss of a life. As shown in the latter, they are able to break blocks. Even larger ones appear exclusively in the former, being large enough to break Rock Blocks with ease.

Mario Party 9

Big spike balls appear in Mario Party 9 in the minigame Tumble Temple alongside regular Spike Balls. A giant version of Spike Balls with longer spikes also appears in Spike Strike, where the player must use a hammer to send them back at the large Spike.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Giant Spiked Balls also appeared in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, where they are used by Spikes. They are only slightly larger than regular Spike Balls. A Big Spike Ball can only be countered with a hammer strike.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

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

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 巨大トゲ鉄球[5] (New Super Mario Bros.)
Kyodai Toge Tekkyū
Giant spiked iron ball
大きな鉄球[6] (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Ōkina Toge Tekkyū
Large spiked iron ball
でかトゲ鉄球[7] (Super Mario 3D Land)
Deka Toge Tekkyū
Big spiked iron ball
トゲ鉄球てっきゅう (Mario Party 9, Spike Strike)[?]
Toge Tekkyū
Spiked iron ball; refer to Spike Ball
Italian Palla spinosa (Super Mario Bros. Wonder)[?] Spiny ball

References

  1. ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 13.
  2. ^ von Esmarch, Nick. Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide (November 13, 2011). Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 102.
  3. ^ von Esmarch, Nick (2012). New Super Mario Bros. 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89552-3. Page 187.
  4. ^ von Esmarch, Nick (2012). New Super Mario Bros. 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89552-3. Page 184.
  5. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 118.
  6. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. Wii section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 149.
  7. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 185.