Joystiq [Nintendo]

Super Mushroom

Effect:
transforms Mario into a super-sized replica of himself

Ah, the ever-recognizable red & white fungus. Here is the one which first taught us mushrooms can apparently increase bodily proportions as though they are loaded with calcium or some such bone-expanding substance. They also demonstrated how the Mushroom Kingdom's trademark items skitter across surfaces, always going somewhere, those beady black eyes gazing off listlessly.

Are we sure these aren't really Goombas in disguise?

28/11/08