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Odyssey finally arrives in one week! What's your favorite ever Mario series power-up?
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Dangerous1992
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MAX!
Genius thread idea, and there are too many power ups to choose from! I will probably edit more in later, but if I had to pick one single power up, I would have to say....
THE WINGED CAP.
Mario 64 was revolutionary for me in a lot of ways, and traversing through each painted world expanded my mind. Mario had so many moves, and being able to explore the castle's secrets and search for stars in each level filled me with constant wonder. By land, by sea.... or by air. I wasn't just running and jumping through levels, but like the leaf and feather before it, Mario 64 provided a way to fly. Fly! With sound effects and momentum and smokey whooshes as you tried to ascend! Fire me out of dat cannon, keep me in the skies!
I agree
Only the Skells in Xenoblade X gave me a similar feeling of freedom like the cap did
blitzwolf215
Member
Winged Cap is definitely one of my faves. Also Propeller Mushroom and Penguin Suit.
Diddy Kong
Banned
Winged Cap , Metal Mario, and the Bunny Ears
If we were looking for power ups that have utility, I have to give it to Hammer Mario.
Besides being able to throw out Hammers that can take out enemies that the fire flower can't (and even can take down Bowser in SMB3), you can also crouch to shield yourself from fire attacks too. Really is a shame that it didn't get much screen time after SMB3 though (or at least not from what I can immediately recall).
Besides being able to throw out Hammers that can take out enemies that the fire flower can't (and even can take down Bowser in SMB3), you can also crouch to shield yourself from fire attacks too. Really is a shame that it didn't get much screen time after SMB3 though (or at least not from what I can immediately recall).
Road of Ease
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Nocturnowl
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They only hate it because it was probably the most platforming demanding skill in SMG, Spring Mario didn't mess around, you had to time those jumps and master that movement.
Thus it was in fact pretty great and way better than the adorable yet slow Bee and Boo abilities.
redmetal86
Member
Cape. You can fly for as long as your thumbs will permit, and do neat tricks too. Second place for Hammer Bros suit. Honorable mention for Jet Pot, if we count Super Mario Land 3 as a Mario game.
Wow that is seriously impressive! You are now crowned a Mario fan of the highest order.
Yesss me too. Lucky!
I forgot NSLU brought the penguin suit back into the main game. Sounds like I'm due for a replay!
Agreed, especially when Mario psychoanalyzed that Goomba. Who knew he was holding onto so many repressed issues and limb envy?
I just realized Odyssey will be the second ever HD 3D Mario. Damn I just realized how significant that is! I'm one of those people who didn't like 3D World much, so that barely even counts to me.
we are in for a treat my friends
*adjusts Professor Fungi glasses*
We regret to inform you your status as a Mario fan of the highest order has been revoked.
Huh, interesting. Thanks for the info. I hadn't read the reviews when the game came out because I was in a weird period where I wasn't as into gaming. Thankfully that passed a long time ago, haha.
I think that's why I enjoyed it. It was really challenging to maneuver but satisfying to accomplish.
it's seriously wonderful
it was good, but not great sorry
not sorry
The ice physics in 3D World are kinda broken in that they have no cap on building momentum. If you repeatedly crouch while running on ice you build your speed to insane levels. You keep the momentum in the air, and use the tanooki suit to extend your jump and skip the level. It's a lot like the slope glitch in 64.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9pgJFtzMGs
ThisIsMyDogKyle
Banned
I remember some people theorizing that it might have gotten bumped based off the bit of direct feed footage of the release version we've seen.
Interesting. I ~hope~ the demo in stores is an old version (720p? IDK)? Because it's fugly and jaggy
It was probably the 900p version. The jaggies could easily have been caused by the the TV settings, display settings on in-store demo TVs tend to be really bad.
EscapeArtist
Banned
Mario in the big boot and Tanooki suit have always been my favorites.
Nocturnowl
Member
There was an optional stage in NSMB2 where the mini mushroom was mandatory and you had to go through an autoscroller on the waters surface avoiding the one hit kill hazards while making sure you kept moving as to not drop under the water.
It was pretty neat and had a choose your own difficulty approach at the start.
shame they never really got to use the item that much in a way that used its extra quirks.
Road of Ease
Member
Lol awesome, thanks!
Barry Burton
Member
Cat suit. Controlling Mario has never felt better.
MAX!
Genius thread idea, and there are too many power ups to choose from! I will probably edit more in later, but if I had to pick one single power up, I would have to say....
THE WINGED CAP.
Mos def. Loved the feeling of flying anywhere.
Pieman0920
Member
I haven't given that much thought to it, but I do like the Cloud Suit from Galaxy 2.
MAX!
Genius thread idea, and there are too many power ups to choose from! I will probably edit more in later, but if I had to pick one single power up, I would have to say....
THE WINGED CAP.
Mario 64 was revolutionary for me in a lot of ways, and traversing through each painted world expanded my mind. Mario had so many moves, and being able to explore the castle's secrets and search for stars in each level filled me with constant wonder. By land, by sea.... or by air. I wasn't just running and jumping through levels, but like the leaf and feather before it, Mario 64 provided a way to fly. Fly! With sound effects and momentum and smokey whooshes as you tried to ascend! Fire me out of dat cannon, keep me in the skies!
Only correct answer. This was an incredible revolution. It gave humans the ability to live out a life long dream of man. To be able to fly. It was so incredibly executed too.
meow
ruff
I like it a whole lot. it's very hard to control though. Did you play NSMBU Challenge Mode at all? There's at least one Mini Mushroom challenge in there that is obscenely tough (for me).
Rodney McKay
Member
I think one of my most recent favorite power-ups is the duplication one in Super Mario 3D World. I loved hitting that and having a bunch of copies of my character running around on screen. Probably my favorite addition in that game which I was otherwise pretty cool on overall (I think I preferred 3D Land a bit more).
Also a big fan of Metal Mario in Mario 64. Not the most useful or fun power-up, but it just looked awesome.
I was a big fan of the mini-Mushroom, it was probably my favorite part of NSMB, especially how you needed it to get to certain stage exits.
Also a big fan of Metal Mario in Mario 64. Not the most useful or fun power-up, but it just looked awesome.
I was a big fan of the mini-Mushroom, it was probably my favorite part of NSMB, especially how you needed it to get to certain stage exits.
It's gotta be the shoes.
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Deputy Moonman
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The cape in super mario world is good but the correct answer is definitely Yoshi no question. I always thought the frog suit in mario 3 was awesome too but still love yoshi the best.
If I had to give an honorable mention, Metal Mario would be it. While the Star is a good powerup too, I feel like Metal was almost like a next step evolution. Also kudo points to the theme that made it all the more awesome.
I see most have been covered, but not enough love for:
The moment when you realize how to progress with the waterfalls is amazing, and the powerup is worth it for that alone, nevermind how much fun it is to use in other stages.
Came here to post exactly this. Feels so much fun
Oh damn yeah this one is amazingI see most have been covered, but not enough love for:
The moment when you realize how to progress with the waterfalls is amazing, and the powerup is worth it for that alone, nevermind how much fun it is to use in other stages.
Heartskips
Banned
I see most have been covered, but not enough love for:
The moment when you realize how to progress with the waterfalls is amazing, and the powerup is worth it for that alone, nevermind how much fun it is to use in other stages.
This one is underrated. Really fun.
SinCityAssassin
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The blue shell from New Super Mario Bros. DS. I'm glad it came back functionality wise in 3D World when you can just go inside shells you steal from koopas.
ThisIsMyDogKyle
Banned
I see most have been covered, but not enough love for:
The moment when you realize how to progress with the waterfalls is amazing, and the powerup is worth it for that alone, nevermind how much fun it is to use in other stages.
Yes! Galaxy's A+ ice skating controls make it even better as well.
holy shit i gotta go try this
Exterminieren
Banned
Its got to be the Cloud Suit. A Mario power-up that allows you to build your own platforming challenges and movesets is basically the platonic ideal of what a Mario power up should be.
Cat suits not far behind.
Cat suits not far behind.
thomasmahler
Member
Tanooki Suit is the only right answer.
CelestialWolfZX
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I see most have been covered, but not enough love for:
The moment when you realize how to progress with the waterfalls is amazing, and the powerup is worth it for that alone, nevermind how much fun it is to use in other stages.
This one is certainly up there with my all time favs, when you get to Ice Skate across Lava as well? Really cool. Part of the reason why I prefer Galaxy 1 over 2 is because they didn't bring back Ice Flower (and yet brought back Spring for heaven knows why).
In contrast, the Ice Flower the New Super Mario Bros. Series has in comparison is supremely awful replacement, even when you get the Penguin Suit, don't care. Got nothing on Galaxy's Ice Flower.
Incitemaybe
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Favorite is Cloud Mario
If I start taking about what else I like it'll never end.
Cloud Mario
If I start taking about what else I like it'll never end.
Cloud Mario