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Mushroom

Mushroom

A Super Mushroom (also known as a Power-Up Mushroom and originally known as a Magic Mushroom) is a red Mushroom that serves a particular function depending on the game in which it is found. Its first and most common effect is causing Mario or Luigi to turn into their Super form, allowing them to smash through bricks and take an extra hit from enemies. An opposite can be considered as the Poison Mushroom, a mushroom item that hurts the player. Both this and the standard Mushroom are designed after the Amanita Muscaria mushroom, which is ironically poisonous.

Mario 1 Mushroom

Mario one

Super Mario Bros. is the first Mario game to feature Super Mushrooms. They are the most common items found in the game and touching them will make Mario grow into Super Mario. When Mario is Super Mario, he can take one more hit from an enemy and revert back to normal Mario before losing a life, and gains the ability to break Brick Blocks.

Mario 3 Mushroom

Mario Three

In Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mushrooms again return, but still grant the player the same ability. The only changes that were made was the sprite's appearance. In the original Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mushrooms are colored white with red spots.

Mario 3 Mushroom

Mario World

Super Mushrooms reappear in Super Mario World and no changes had been made to them. However, Super Mushrooms tend to "leap" out of the bushes sometimes for the player to receive. However, in this game, grabbing one while in Super, Fire, or Caped form will put it in the Item Stock, regardless of any reserve items.