Fireball (Mario Bros. series)

Fireball
Mario Bros. (arcade) sprite
Chronological information
First game	Mario Bros. (1983)
Latest game	WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (2009)

Fireballs are a recurring enemy in the Mario Bros. series. They first appear in the arcade game Mario Bros..

In Mario Bros. series

Mario Bros.

Mario dodging fireballs in the arcade game Mario Bros.

In every iteration of the game, fireballs are featured as obstacles in many varieties. Unlike other enemies, Fireballs cannot cross either the left or right side of the screen to emerge from the other end. Like Icicles, Fireballs can also harm Mario or Luigi if they are hiding behind the bottom pipes.

If the player takes a very long time to clear a phase, fireballs will eventually begin to obstruct the player, making clearing the phase much more difficult. Fireballs in this game appear in different colors such as red and green.

The red ones are slower and bounce in a diagonal movement all around the stage. They also ricochet upon touching the edges of the screen and will continue until to make a full circuit of the screen. They will then disappear and then respawn, having more speed than before. Destroying a red fireball is worth 1,000 points.

Green fireballs are normally quicker than red ones. They usually spawn on the same row the player is on. These fireballs move in a horizontal direction from one side of the screen to the other, and will disappear, but will respawn at another location. They follow a pattern of performing two wavy bounces and one long bounce. Destroying a green fireball is worth 200 points.

To destroy fireballs, the player has be underneath the platform they bounce on and bump them from underneath upon their impact on the platform. Alternatively, players can use the POW Block, but still must make sure they touch the platform. Fireballs will respawn as faster projectiles after being destroyed. Only four fireballs can exist at a time.

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