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Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Jul 11, 2003
Increases your life by 1! 7th block next to the 4th warp pipe above the hill next to the pit in 1-1!
The 3-Up Moon is a rare item in the Mario series that grants a player three extra lives at once.
Mechanical bomb that will chase you for a short time until it blows up. I wonder what is going on in their heads. Wind it up, light the fuse, and stand back. 3, 2, 1... BOOM!
A bomb is an explosive device.
Coins have long been used in video games as both a form of currency and as a means of accruing points.
A platform in Mario games that drops or lifts after a few seconds of contact.
One of the Super Mario Bros.' famous items, it gives Mario and Luigi the ability to throw fireballs from their hands.
A ball of hot flickering fire. Usually thrown from the hero's hand into the squealing face of the enemy.
How powerups are granted in old-school platform games. Also seen in many paddle-controlled games as an object to destroy for points and/or powerups.
A wind instrument usually made from wood or metal, flutes can be used to conjure magic, whack baddies, and sometimes even play music.
The Frog Suit is a powerup which allows Mario or Luigi to swim much faster underwater.
Framed pieces of glass or plastic that are worn in front of the eyes and on the bridge of the nose usually to correct vision or as identity statement.
A blunt tool used to hit things, whatever those things may be... a nail, a person.
The Hammer Bros. suit is a power up that you can get in Super Mario Bros. 3. This suit enables Mario to throw hammers, just like Fire Mario throws fireballs.
Kuribo's Shoe is a big green wind-up boot in Super Mario Bros 3.
Lava is molten rock, usually from the interior of a planet, and in games is often used as a hazard to players, or as a visible gameplay-area boundary.
This is a box that floats in the air and has a question mark on it.
Mushroom is the familiar term used to describe a gilled fungus which may or may not bear a stem. Mushrooms are the "fruit" of spore bearing fungi.
The manliest type of facial hair.
The P Wing is a powerup found in Super Mario Bros 3. It lets Mario fly infinitely for one level. P Wings are rare and only a handful can be obtained throughout the game.
POW block, anyone?
The Raccoon Suit is a power-up in Super Mario Bros. 3. The suit gives Mario the ability to fly for short distances after charging his power bar. Mario's tail can also be used as a weapon.
A symbolic ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch.
Spikes are dangerous and often deadly obstacles that can line the floor, walls, or ceiling of any given room or passageway. They are an extremely common form of environmental hazard, particularly in side-scrolling games.
Collect them, orbit them, conquer planets around them -- they're a staple of many genres of games.
The Starman is an item from the Mario series that makes Mario invincible for a brief period of time. It also appears in various Mario spin-off games from Mario Party to Tennis.
A power up found in the Mario series which gives the user the tail (and sometimes ears) of a raccoon.
The first and most well-known power-up from the Mario franchise!
The Tanooki's Suit is a powerup in the Super Mario Bros. series, which gives you the same abilities as the Raccoon Tail, with the added power of being able to transform Mario or Luigi into an invincible statue. Despite popular confusion, it does return in Super Mario 3D Land.
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