Giant cannon
| Giant cannon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Model from New Super Mario Bros. Wii | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) | ||
| Variant of | Cannon Gun barrel | ||
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Giant cannons,[1] also referred to as big guns,[2] huge barrels,[2] massive cannons,[3] huge turrets,[4] or big turrets,[4] are objects that shoot giant cannonballs in several Super Mario platform games. These mega-sized cannons appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and New Super Mario Bros. U, where they are large horizontal cannons that resemble dark pipes, though in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker 2, giant cannons have been redesigned and are capable of facing in eight directions. Additionally, in Super Mario Maker and its sequel, giant cannons do not shoot out giant cannonballs at a faster speed than their regular-sized counterparts; this functionality has been moved to red cannons, which can be regular or giant-sized.
Level appearances
Super Mario Bros. 3
- World 8-
Tank - World 8-
Ship - Bombarded by Bob-ombs (World-e)
- Bowser's Airship 1 (World-e)
- Bowser's Airship 2 (World-e)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- World 8-
Airship
New Super Mario Bros. U
Gallery
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 大きな砲台[5] Ōkina hōdai |
Large artillery | |
| Italian | Cannone gigante[6]:41, 215 | Giant cannon | |
| Cannone Gigante[6]:149 | Giant Cannon |
References
- ^ "Bring Out The Big Guns! This giant cannon shoots two huge bullets in rapid succession. Either jump on its barrel or duck quickly!" – June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 75.
- ^ a b "Look out for the giant bullets from the big gun towards the end. Duck or jump quickly as soon as you see the huge barrel!" – Pelland, Scott, George Sinfield, Dan Owsen, Leslie Swan, and Lynn Griffes, editors (Spring 1991). NES Game Atlas. Redmond: Nintendo of America (American English). Page 48.
- ^ "The two massive cannons fire equally enormous cannonballs at supersonic speeds." – Peterson, Erik (2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1930206-37-2. Page 116.
- ^ a b "BRINGING OUT THE BIG GUNS Deal with the rodent atop the small turret, and then take a running leap and land atop the huge turret pointing to your right. Remove the rodent up here. After the big turret fires, jump below it, across the water to the next boat." – Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 100.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 41, 149, and 215.
- ^ a b November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-88-9367-436-2. Page 41, 149, 215.
