Koopa Shell

Koopa Shell is a video game object that appears in 21 games

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Koopa shells are the flagship items when it comes to mario sports games, they come in dofferent colours, each doing different things. Although they appear most in sport and spin off games you also aqqquire them by jumping on koopa's

Use in Mario platformers

Koopa shells have been around almost as long as Mario himself. First appearing in the origional Mario Bros, they always serve one perpose: they're there to be kicked.
Koopa shells are usually obtained by jumping on Koopas, causing them to hide away in their shells. Then you kick them away, wiping out any enemies that happen to be in the line of fire.

Mario surfing a shell in Super Mario 64

As the series went on, Koopa Shells gained new uses and powers. For example, in Super Mario World for the SNES, different coloued shells will give a different effect when Yoshi eats them. Blue makes him fly, red causes fire breath, yellow grants him a ground stomp power, and a flashing shells does all three. When Mario entered the 3rd dimension, koopa shells could be used as a make-shift skateboard, used to skim across lava and access new areas.
The most recent addition to the shell's joblist arrived in New Super Mario Bros on the DS, where a blue shell could be found in boxes. Mario popped this on his back, giving him the ability to shoot across the floor, smashing blocks in his way. Many secret areas were uncovered using this item.

Use in the Mario Kart series

Koopa shells have appeared as weapons in the Mario Kart series since its debut on the SNES. They currently come in 3 different colours, all of which have different behaviors and powers.

Green Shell

Oh no... another blue shell...

One of the most common weapons in the series, the Green shell is fired stright forwards, rebounding off walls and barriers before eventually smashing. Can also be found in bunches of 3, which rotate around the player's kart, creating a shield until all 3 are used. When hit with a green shell, the player's kart will spin to a halt.

Red Shell

Has the same effect as the Green Shell, only this one will heat-seek towards the opponent, and instantly smash if it its a barrier. Can also come in clusters of 3.

Blue Shell

One of the rarest and most powerful weapons in the game, the blue shell is feared by all. This shell will fly above the track and head towards the player in 1st place, finally slamming into the ground in a large explosion. It is impossible to dodge, and always seems to hit you at the worst time: right before the finish line.

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Name	Platforms	Developer
Mario Kart Arcade GP	ARC	Nintendo, NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Mario Kart Wii released on April 27, 2008	WII	Nintendo EAD
Super Smash Bros. Brawl released on March 9, 2008	WII	Game Arts Co., Ltd., Sora
Super Mario Galaxy released on Nov. 12, 2007	WII	Nintendo EAD
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games released on Nov. 6, 2007	DS, WII	SEGA Studios
Super Paper Mario released on April 9, 2007	WII	Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
Mario Hoops 3 on 3 released on Sept. 11, 2006	DS	Square Enix
New Super Mario Bros. released on May 15, 2006	DS	Nintendo
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time released on Nov. 28, 2005	DS	AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.
Mario Kart DS released on Nov. 14, 2005	DS	Nintendo
Mario Kart: Double Dash released on Nov. 17, 2003	GC	Nintendo EAD
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga released on Nov. 17, 2003	GBA	AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.
Super Mario Sunshine released on Aug. 26, 2002	GC	Nintendo EAD
Super Smash Bros. Melee released on Dec. 2, 2001	GC	HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Mario Kart Super Circuit released on Aug. 27, 2001	GBA	Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe released on April 30, 1999	GBC	Nintendo R&D2
Mario Kart 64 released on Feb. 10, 1997	N64, WSHP	Nintendo EAD
Super Mario Kart released on Sept. 1, 1992	SNES	Nintendo EAD
Super Mario Bros. 3 released on Jan. 23, 1990	NES, GBA, WSHP	Nintendo EAD
Super Mario Bros. released on Jan. 13, 1985	NES, GBA, ARC, WSHP	Nintendo
Mario Bros. released on Jan. 1, 1983	C64, 5200, 7800, CPC, 2600, SPEC, NES, A800, GBA, APL2, WSHP	Nintendo R&D1