Fall
Fall,[1] or Autumn,[1] is an unlockable aesthetic 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 change of season from Spring. The theme is unlocked by completing Funky in the Special Zone; 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. In the cutscene, 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 returns to Luigi tossing masks, with Caped Mario attending Luigi. Super Koopas then appear, which then carry a large banner reading "CONGRATULATIONS," and Mario and Luigi flash their V sign to the player.
Fall causes Dinosaur Land to change color, with green objects becoming orange-brown and brown places becoming green. The water also becomes teal in color. Everywhere on the overworld map is affected, including places such as the Valley of Bowser. Although the visual appearance of Dinosaur Land's overworld map is changed, the visual appearance of the levels is not affected. The intro of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 shows Dinosaur Land in Fall at the start and end. Once Fall is activated, its changes are irreversible for that save file.
Various enemies have their designs changed in Fall, including on menus and during the credits. In the original Super Mario World, these enemies receive new names in the credits, while in its Game Boy Advance remake, their names do not change.
- Piranha Plants, Jumping Fire Piranha Plants, and Jumping Piranha Plants have jack-o'-lantern heads, and the latter are also known as Jumping Pumpkin Plants. While not an enemy, Beanstalks also undergo this change.
- 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 Bros. masks[2] instead of Koopa shells, and the former are also known as Mask Koopas.
- In some levels, this also causes any Green Koopa Troopas and their shells to become Yellow, and Red Koopa Troopas and their shells to become Blue. However, this does not apply to any standalone unshelled Koopas or any other Koopa Troopa species.
- 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.
In the manga Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 4 from the Super Mario Kodansha series, Fall is considered to be the result of Bowser's domain over the Dinosaur Land, while Mario was training in the Star World and the Special Zone. The land becomes a wasteland inhabited by Pidgits that are pecking at carcasses and Jumping Pumpkin Plants. Masks Koopas are disguises that the Koopas take to trap Yoshi, but even after capturing him, they still keep wearing it. After defeating Bowser, Dinosaur Land is restored to its natural glory.
In Super Mario-kun , in chapter 7 of volume 2, Mario gets shocked by an ON/OFF Switch and wakes up in a dimension where Yoshi's Island is in Fall. Mario is stunned, seeing the strange enemies (especially the Koopas with his face) and a violent Yoshi. Enemies such as Boos, Monty Moles, Para-Goombas, and Pokeys also have Fall variants here despite never having any in the original Super Mario World. After creating a giant shockwave with a Dragon Coin, Mario wakes up in the normal world, happy to see his brother and a gullible and always hungry Yoshi. In the next chapter, Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi face against a Jumping Pumpkin Plant, although in the normal world and not during the Fall.
Gallery[edit ]
Fall-themed Jumping Piranha Plant (Jumping Pumpkin Plant)
Fall-themed Jumping Fire Piranha Plant
Fall-themed Jumping Fire Piranha Plant in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Fall-themed Piranha Plant
Fall-themed Beanstalk
Fall-themed Bullet Bill (Pidgit Bill) in Super Mario World
Fall-themed Bullet Bill in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Fall-themed Green Koopa Troopa (Mask Koopa)
Fall-themed Red Koopa Troopa (Mask Koopa)
Fall-themed Blue Koopa Troopa (Mask Koopa)
Fall-themed Yellow Koopa Troopa (Mask Koopa)
Fall-themed Green Koopa Paratroopa
Fall-themed Red Koopa Paratroopa
Fall-themed Yellow Koopa Paratroopa
Fall-themed Green Mask Shell
Fall-themed Red Mask Shell
Fall-themed Blue Mask Shell
Fall-themed Yellow Mask Shell
Fall-themed flashing Mask Shell
Fall-themed Goomba (Super Mario Advance 2 only)
Fall-themed Flying Goomba (Super Mario Advance 2 only)
Fall-themed Para-Goomba (Super Mario Advance 2 only)
Fall-themed Pokeys (Super Mario Advance 2 only)
Mario with some fall enemies
Fall in KC Mario
Fall enemies seen in volume 2 of Super Mario-kun
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 裏ワールド Ura Wārudo |
Flipside World | [3] | |
| French | Monde caché | Hidden world | [4] | |
| Italian | Inverno | Winter | [5] | |
| Mondo al rovescio | Upsidedown world | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (first edition) | [6] | |
| Mondo segreto | Secret world | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (second edition) | [7] |
Notes[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.
- Incidentally, the fall enemies seen in Super Mario-kun somewhat resemble the enemies that appear when playing as Big Mario in Super Mario Maker due to having Mario-based designs regardless of enemy type.
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Classics features a special (SP) version of Super Mario World, subtitled "Give the world a whole new look!, where the game begins in Fall.
References[edit ]
- ^ a b August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 159.
- ^ "COMPLETING ALL GOALS When you complete all 96 goals in Super Mario World, you get another short movie. This one starts out with Luigi, in a hot-air balloon, throwing what appear to be Mario Bros. masks over the side. A message appears, saying that you can now play a slightly different Dinosaur Land. What the heck? The scene switches to Mario, on the ground, booting a Koopa Troopa out of his Shell and running off. One of Luigi’s Mario Bros. masks falls near him. The poor Koopa, feeling a little exposed, puts on the mask to become some sort of peculiar bobble-head version of Mario. We return to Luigi in the hot-air balloon, still chucking masks over the side. Mario flies into the balloon, and a "CONGRATULATIONS" banner floats across the top of the balloon, with an invitation to press START. When you press START, you return to Dinosaur Land, but it is different. The color scheme has gone from spring greens and yellows to autumnal oranges and browns. All of your completed goals are still completed, but some of your enemies take on a different appearance. There’s no in-game benefit to completing all the goals again, but if you want to check out the new decor, go ahead." – Stratton, Bryan (February 26, 2002). Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2–Prima’s Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3913-1. Page 104.
- ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 63.
- ^ Super Mario Manga Adventures Volume 2. Page 92.
- ^ Sebastian Haley, Meagan Marie (October 2017). Playing With Super Power: Super NES Classics (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian Colli. Italy: Multiplayer Ed. (Italian). ISBN 9788866312833. Tab 41.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario World" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia . Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 63.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario World" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 63.