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Game » consists of 9 releases. Released Jul 14, 1993
The chief source of extra lives in the Mario universe. It also shows up in other games as a cameo, such as a furniture piece in Animal Crossing.
An object that is used to attach a ship to the bottom of a body of water.
Autobombs are vehicular cannons that serve as weapons and transportation for Shy Guys.
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.
A weapon or tool that can be thrown and then returned to the user.
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, laid using mortar.
The Original artillery, and first naval weapon. Cannon's fire massive Iron cannon balls using gun powder and a match to set off the charge in the barrel send the ball at the enemy.
A round, solid projectile that is fired from a cannon.
A fruit. In many video games it is a low scoring prize.
Fluffy looking puffs seen in the atmosphere that are accumilations of moisture. They are used to add detail to Sky boxes in games or just increase realism.
Coins have long been used in video games as both a form of currency and as a means of accruing points.
Crystal Balls are spheres made of glass or crystal, that are often used in fortune-telling and other assorted psychic acts.
It's an egg. It can be eaten or thrown, or perhaps used in other creative ways, like bringing back the protagonist of a group of heroes who travels through time.
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.
Firebars are clusters of fireballs (or Podobos) aligned together to form a rotating rod of fire. They originated in the Mario franchise, but can be found in other games.
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.
The Frog Suit is a powerup which allows Mario or Luigi to swim much faster underwater.
A blunt tool used to hit things, whatever those things may be... a nail, a person.
Hearts in video games are often associated with health or extra lives. From picking them up free of charge to buying them for in-game money.
Used to open doors, or anything else that is locked. In any game where the player has an inventory, it's a safe bet that a key will appear at some point.
Koopa shells are a signature part of the Mario series of games, and come in many different colors and flavors.
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.
The Magic Carpet is a great mode of transportation that can take you over wide chasms, poisonous fields or just simply on a ride.
This is a box that floats in the air and has a question mark on it.
The iconic hat Mario wears. It is red, with a white circle on the front containing an M for Mario.
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.
A mushroom-shaped object used in Super Mario Bros. 2 to attack or as a stepping stone.
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