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Favorite Mario Power-Up!

Started by JRRD, Oct 31 2011 10:44 PM

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#1 JRRD

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Posted 31 October 2011 - 10:44 PM

Well with the new Super Mario 3D out, and all this Mario love going around with its 25 year anniversary that just happened, I figured I'd make this topic. So with all the different Power-Ups that Mario has had over the years, which one(s) do you enjoy the most?

For me the ultimate one was when I was playing Super Mario Word for the SNES, and I finally got a hold of the Cape! It is very simple in design but man did I love flying across a level. And you could keep doing it just as long as nothing got in your way. All you had to do was time it right for each dip. I love that cape!

Another one for me was the Frog Suit in Mario Bros. 3. It made going into the water fast and fun! But I always got a little too confident in it and lost it each time. I think I may have beaten a water level twice with it on all the way through. Still, it was fun and unique and I enjoyed it.

And finally the all around Power-Up item that was always fun to see is the old Fire Flower. When I first played Mario Bros. for the NES and got it, I thought I was invincible (until I got the star!) and loved shooting my way past Goombas and Koopas. I even made it a point at one time to kill each Bowser by using only the Fire Flower and if I got hit I would just restart until I got it right. And I also love seeing all the other alterations it has gone through from game to game.

Anyway, so pick which one(s) you love! Discuss. :yoshi

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#2 Jeeves

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Posted 01 November 2011 - 12:07 AM

The leaf! Not the full suit, just the tail and ears. Most whimsical method of flight ever? I think yes. I always loved the SMB3 box art because of it. I just...always thought it was the raddest powerup ever, I dunno. So cool in a videogamey kind of way.

And yeah, the cape was a blast to use once I got the hang of it. I guess the Wing Cap sort of works the same way in a 3D space. Which reminds me...Metal Mario is pretty boss. I used to have a really nice Metal Mario poster that I thought was so...classy and ominous.

By the way, I went YEARS and YEARS without knowing that you could beat Bowser with fireballs. Never crossed my mind. The revelation that the first seven Bowsers were just costumed mooks was mindblowing.