Vanilla Dome during Fall, from Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.
Fall[1], or Autumn[1], is an unlockable alteration in Super Mario World and its Game Boy Advance remake Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. This event changes the appearance of certain enemies, and alters the color palette of the overworld map of Dinosaur Land to reflect the season from Spring. The theme is unlocked by completing Funky in the Special Zone in Super Mario World; in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, it is unlocked by completing all 96 exits.
Once these prerequisites are reached, the changes will take effect, preceded by a short cutscene in the GBA remake: Luigi is shown on a hot air balloon tossing masks down with a message stating 'Mario and Luigi have found all of the goals. Congratulations!!! Now you can play a slightly different Dinosaur Land!'. After this, Mario is seen running, where he jumps on a Koopa Troopa and takes its shell. A mask falls, and the Koopa walks to it and starts wearing it. The scene then cuts back to Luigi tossing masks, with Caped Mario attending Luigi. Super Koopas then appear, where they then carry a large sign saying 'Congratulations' and Mario and Luigi flash their V sign to the player.
Once Fall is activated, these changes cannot be reversed unless the save file is deleted and a new game is started.
Changes[edit]
Dinosaur Land[edit]
Luigi dropping Koopa Troopa masks from a balloon, seen when all 96 exits are reached in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.
Fall causes Dinosaur Land to change color, with green objects becoming orange-brown and brown places becoming green. Everywhere on the overworld map is affected, including places such as the Valley of Bowser. Although all of Dinosaur Land is changed, the water on the overworld map remains the same color, and the visual appearance of the levels is not affected. The intro of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 will show Dinosaur Land in Fall at the start and end.
Enemies[edit]
Various enemies have their appearance changed in Fall. This change affects everywhere else in the game enemies appear in, including on menus and during the credits. These changes affect their aesthetics only.
- Piranha Plants and Jumping Piranha Plants have jack-o'-lantern heads, and the latter are also known as Jumping Pumpkin Plants.
- Bullet Bills become Pidgit projectiles and are also known as Pidgit Bills. In the original Super Mario World only, there is a quirk that causes the diagonal and vertical Bullet Bills of Vanilla Dome 4 to not change. They also visibly flap their wings in the GBA remake.
- Koopa Troopas and Koopa Paratroopas wear Mario masks instead of Koopa shells, and the former are also known as Mask Koopas.
- Green Koopa Troopas and their shells become Yellow, and Red Koopa Troopas and their shells become Blue. However, all other Koopa Troopas' and Koopa Paratroopas' colors are unaffected.
- When Buzzy Beetles are inside their shell, they immediately come out without warning rather than shaking before they start coming out and moving again.
- Goombas are yellow and wear sunglasses (Super Mario Advance 2 only).
- Pokeys' segments turn into saws (Super Mario Advance 2 only).
- The intro for Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 and the title screen demo of Groovy change the enemies to their available Fall form, and the credits sequence of both games show enemies in their Fall form.
Fall-themed Jumping Piranha Plant (Jumping Pumpkin Plant)
Fall-themed Piranha Plant
Fall-themed Bullet Bill (Pidgit Bill) in Super Mario World
Fall-themed Bullet Bill in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Fall-themed Koopa Troopas (Mask Koopas)
Fall-themed Koopa Paratroopas
Fall-themed Goomba (Super Mario Advance 2 only)
Fall-themed Flying Goomba (Super Mario Advance 2 only)
Fall-themed Para-GoombaSuper Mario Advance 2 only)
Fall-themed Pokeys (Super Mario Advance 2 only)
Trivia[edit]
- In Super Mario World, Goomba has duplicate sprites meant for the Fall theme, albeit none for Para-Goomba. It is possible that it was meant to have a Fall-themed design before Super Mario Advance 2.
- Among early assets for Super Mario World is a flower-headed, Toad-like creature, believed to be intended for the Fall theme of Piranha Plant, along with a Jumping Piranha Plant version resembling a Fire Flower.
References[edit]
- ^ abNintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Page 159.
Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 |
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Protagonists | Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Baby Yoshi • Dolphin |
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Bosses | Koopalings (Iggy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Roy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Larry Koopa) • Bowser • Reznor • Big Boo |
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Items | 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Berry • Cape Feather • Coin • Control Coin • Dragon Coin • Egg • Fire Flower • Gray Coin • Magic Ball • Power Balloon • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Yoshi's Wings |
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Objects | ? Block • ! Block • ! Switch • Beanstalk • Bonus Block • Coin Block • Dotted-Line Block • Fence • Flimsy Lift • Flip Panel • Grab Block • Gray P Switch • Hidden Block • Jump Block • Jumping Board • Key • Lift • Message Block • P Warp Door • Piston Lift • Rotating Block • Semisolid Platform • Star Road • Stretch Block • Switch Block • Warp Door |
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Worlds of Dinosaur Land | Yoshi's Island • Donut Plains • Vanilla Dome • Twin Bridges • Forest of Illusion • Chocolate Island • Valley of Bowser • Star World • Special Zone |
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Enemies and obstacles | Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Ball 'N' Chain • Banzai Bill • Big Boo • Big Bubble • Big Steely • Blargg • Blurp • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo Buddy • Boo Buddy Block • Boo Buddy Snake • Boo Crew • Bowser Statue • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chainsaw • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Circling Boo Buddies • Climbing Koopa • Dino-Rhino • Dino-Torch • Disappearing Boo Buddy • Dry Bones • Eerie • Falling Spike • Fire P-Pakkun • Fire Snake • Fishbone • Fishin' Boo • Fishin' Lakitu • Floating Mine • Flying Goomba • Fuzzy • Goomba • Grinder • Hothead • Jumping Piranha Plant • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Koopa without a Shell • Lakitu • Lakitu in a Pipe • Lava Bubble • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Mega Mole • Mini-Ninja • Monty Mole • Muncher • Para-bomb • Para-Goomba • Pillar • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Rex • Rip Van Fish • Shell (flashing) • Skewer • Spike • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sumo Brother • Super Koopa • Swooper • Thwimp • Thwomp • Torpedo Base • Torpedo Ted • Turtle Cannon • Urchin • Volcano Lotus • Wiggler • Zigzag Lava Bubble |
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Other | Bonus Game • Fall • Giant Gate • Goal Star • Item Stock • Jump Block • Keyhole • Midway Gate • ON/OFF Switch • Rope • Roulette Block • Sand cloud • Skull Raft • Star Road • Tourist Tips • Triangular Block |
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Miscellaneous | Glitches • Pre-release and unused content • Super Mario World (soundtrack album) • Staff |
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