
Since they did not appear in Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World, and Super Mario 3D World, new sprites are made for them. Giant spiked balls thrown by Mega Spikes can break through blocks. They can be spin-jumped on, activate ? Blocks, POW Blocks, and ON/OFF Switches, can be eaten and spit out with Yoshi, and act as weight on Seesaws in the latter two styles. U, and Super Mario 3D World styles, they roll along the ground. In the Super Mario World, New Super Mario Bros. 3 styles similar to the latter style's original game, though if they fly towards the ground, they will start to roll. They fly forward in the Super Mario Bros. In version 2.0 of Super Mario Maker 2, Spike Balls are thrown by Spikes in all level themes except the snow theme, where they are replaced by snowballs, and can also be placed as a separate object. Shells that act similarly to Spike Balls appear in the Seaside Kingdom. Spike Balls, described as cannonballs by Prima Games, return in Super Mario Odyssey, where they only appear being released by a Yoofoe during its fight. During the final battle, Bowser's Koopa Clown Car spits out giant spiked balls, which can destroy certain platforms. They are mainly thrown by Spikes like in previous games some spiked balls spawn independently, though ahead of a Spike's position, appearing as though they were produced by the Spike. In Super Mario Run, spiked balls appear in the level Land of Spikes. Regular spiked balls alone are replaced by Grrrols. They can now throw the spiked balls straight down rather than just left or right as they did in previous games. U sees the return of both Spikes and Stone Spikes with spiked balls. Spiked balls also feature in the battle against Morton Koopa Jr., where Morton fires them from his wand to attack Mario/ Luigi. Spiked balls can be found in World Mushroom - A, and a giant spiked ball helps Mario obtain a Star Coin. Similar to New Super Mario Bros., they are always seen rolling from off-screen due to the absence of Spikes in this game. A pair of very large spiked balls appear in World Mushroom. 2, both spiked balls and giant spiked balls reappear. Due to the absence of Spikes, both variants are generated from a cannon, a hole in the wall, or a black hole-like hole, the last of which disappears after generating a spiked ball and reappears after a few seconds to generate another. They can be destroyed by Statue Mario and invincibility. They function very similarly to the preceding games. They are usually found in castles and can also destroy anything it rolls over, including the smaller Spiked Balls.īoth spiked balls and giant spiked balls return in Super Mario 3D Land. They act similarly to the iron balls in Super Mario 64. They, like their smaller counterparts, are almost indestructible, except to Mega Mario or Mega Luigi. The game also features Giant Spiked Balls. In New Super Mario Bros., since Spikes are absent in this game, Spiked Balls are always seen rolling along the floor from off-screen, though they may also roll in a half-pipe motion between two hills. In this game, the player can jump on Spikes even if they are holding a spiked ball. They are spat out and thrown straight left or right by Spikes, as well as continuously blown into the air by Ptooies. 3, where they are approximately the size of Spiny Eggs. Spiked balls first appear in Super Mario Bros.
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Spike Balls can usually be defeated with Invincible Mario however, in some games, the use of the Super Star only prevents damage to Mario. It has similar features but causes the destruction on a larger scale. Another form of the Spike Ball is the Giant Spiked Ball, which is a larger version of the Spike Ball.

Stone Spike Balls are spat out by Stone Spikes instead of the metal balls, which have the same effect. Spinners are a variant of Spike Balls, which hang from chains and swing in various motions. They mainly appear in castle levels, where they roll around and destroy other obstacles. They were originally spat out and thrown by Spikes and used by Ptooies, but they can later be found independently. Spike Balls, also referred to as Spiked Balls (sometimes lowercase), are iron balls with silver or white spikes that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. Spike BallĪrtwork of a spiked ball in New Super Mario Bros.
