Top 10 Super Mario power-ups

Colin Flack, Senior Staff Reporter • Feb 9, 2021

As the Super Mario 35th anniversary celebration draws to a close, Nintendo has celebrated in style. The Super Mario franchise, with the addition of this year’s Paper Mario: The Origami King, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Super Mario Bros. 35, and the imminent release of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, now spans over 20 titles across 10 different consoles.
Mario, just a humble plumber when he debuted in 1985, has transformed into a household name.
Besides just helping Mario on his never-ending journey to defeat Bowser, to save Princess Toadstool, and restore peace to the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario’s ability to power-up and transform are part of what has continued to make the series’ gameplay innovative, engaging, and enjoyable to play throughout the series’ three-and-a-half decade run.
Here is the Inkspot’s list of the top 10 Super Mario power-ups over the years.

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Colin Flack, Senior Staff Reporter

Colin Flack is a senior at Normal Community High School involved with Strategy club. This will be his second year being a member of the Inkspot staff. If I won a million dollars, I would invest a fair bit of it, buy all of the outrageous things I’ve ever wanted and take my friends and family out to nice dinners and on nice trips. My slogan to live by is that if you want to succeed in life or anything at all, you have to try and put in the effort. My best advice is to listen to your gut instinct and do whatever you think is the correct choice for any given situation. The farthest I’ve been from home was when I went to Jamaica with my family a few winters ago.