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Increases your life by 1! 7th block next to the 4th warp pipe above the hill next to the pit in 1-1!
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.
Bill Blasters are black cannons, designed for firing Bullet Bills. Like many other objects in the Mushroom Kingdom, they resemble pipes. Some Blasters can fire from both sides.
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.
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.
Coins have long been used in video games as both a form of currency and as a means of accruing points.
A moving belt that transports objects (and player characters and non-player characters) from one place to another.
A platform in Mario games that drops or lifts after a few seconds of contact.
Doors are a common object in most video games, as well as the keys and objects needed to open them. From role playing to shooters, doors are an important component of many games.
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 mushroom big enough to be used as a platform, cushion, obstacle or trampoline.
A garment made for covering the hand.
A giant rectangular (usually a square or cube) piece of ice. They can be walked across or pushed around.
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.
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.
One of the several new items found in New Super Mario Bros. Makes Mario grow to the size of the screen and smash everything in his way. It appeared first in Mario Party 4.
Item in New Super Mario Bros. that shrinks Mario down to a miniscule size, allowing him to access new areas and run on water.
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.
It gives meaning to gravity in 2 dimensions. There is no other object which so defines Games as separate from every other pursuit. Where else does one encounter a platform but from the bounds of a video screen? ...except for delivery men.
A long slender object used to hold up flags or signs. Frequently used in platforming games.
Sand is a fine, granular material composed mainly of rock and mineral, primarily silica. Sand is the primary environment of many games with settings that include deserts, beaches, and the ocean floor, among many others.
Common foot wear in the the modern age. They are comfortable and great for running.
Collect them, orbit them, conquer planets around them -- they're a staple of many genres of games.
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