Morph bubble
| Morph bubble | |
|---|---|
| Morph bubble sprites from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's Island DS (2006) |
| Effect | Temporarily transforms a Yoshi into a different form |
Morph bubbles,[1] [2] also known as metamorphosis bubbles,[3] are objects in the Yoshi series. These floating bubbles appear on Yoshi's Island in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (and its reissue) and Yoshi's Island DS . When a Yoshi touches a morph bubble, the Yoshi turns into a different form, usually a vehicle that resembles the Yoshi itself. Some transformations are temporary, while others last until the transformed Yoshi hits a Yoshi Block. If a Yoshi is transformed into a temporary form, the Yoshi must hit a Yoshi Block to turn back to a normal Yoshi, or pop another morph bubble to stay in that transformation a little while longer. Also, if a Yoshi fails to touch another morph bubble or a Yoshi Block before the transformation time runs out, the Yoshi automatically goes back to the exact location where it first touched the bubble and it reverts to its original Yoshi form. Morph bubbles do not appear in Yoshi's New Island , which replaces them with Whirly Gates instead.
The vehicles that a morph bubble can transform a Yoshi into are listed below. Vehicles marked with an asterisk do not appear in Yoshi's Island DS:
In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, there are sprites for three Yoshi forms that do not appear in the game; these include a Yoshi plane, a Yoshi mushroom, a Yoshi tree, and what appears to be a type of Bob-omb. The latter transformation is present in a prototype build from December 6, 1994, where it is a single-use power-up that destroys all on-screen enemies.[4]
In the Super Mario Kodansha manga, a metamorphosis bubble only appears in one of the Yoshi's Island segments in Super Mario 4-koma Daikōshin 2 , in which Yoshi does not understand the term "metamorphosis", so Baby Mario explains of the morphin computer effect used in the music video "Black or White", which in turn it is mistaken by Yoshi for plastic surgery. In the main story arc, the Yoshis can shapeshift into vehicles thanks to a flask of vinegar gifted by a helpful liquid lift, which used the vinegar to maintain its flexible form.
Gallery[edit ]
Pink Yoshi's Mole Tank morph bubble from Yoshi's Island DS
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | へんしんアイテム Henshin Aitemu |
Morph Item | [?] | |
| Italian | Bolla della metamorfosi | Metamorphosis bubble | Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Yoshi's Island DS | [?] |
| Bolla della Metamorfosi | Metamorphosis Bubble | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | [5] | |
| Morph Bubble | - | Playing with Super Power: Super NES Classics | [6] |
References[edit ]
- ^ 2002. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 27.
- ^ 2006. Yoshi's Island DS instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 21.
- ^ 1995. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 19.
- ^ Proto:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/ys romX 0. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ 1995. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Libretto di Istruzioni (Pamphlet). Florence: Nintendo (Italian). Page 11.
- ^ 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 264.