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Super Mario Bros. Wonderhas shown off the new Invisibility Badge power. The newest 2DMariogame will be launching this October, and Nintendo has provided fans with plenty of information about it before release. This includes brand-new power-ups that provide plenty of unique gameplay hooks, such as the ability to turn into an elephant, and a host of new playable characters, including makingDaisy, playable for the first time in a mainlineMarioplatformer.
The biggest game changer ofSuper Mario Bros. Wonderis the Badge system, which unlocks brand-new abilities that can assist players in tackling a level. Badges can be used by all of the game’s playable characters, though only one can be equipped at a time. Nintendo has revealed a few badges already, like the Parachute Cap, Grappling Vine, and Coin Magnet.
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Now Nintendo has showcased the Invisibility Badge.Super Mario Wonder’s Invisibility Badgemakes the character equipped with it invisible to both the player and the surrounding enemies. This allows a player to hop on top of an unsuspecting enemy and even sneak past them. This is demonstrated with a clip showing Daisy jumping on top of an enemy’s shell and then picking up a pot, followed by tossing it at them.
This badge should make for agood challenge run inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, not only for stealth-focused runs, but also because how its feature is also one of its biggest downsides: the fact the player can’t see where their character is without external clues. Dust clouds being kicked up when landing or how the screen scrolls are the best ways to figure out where the player is when the Invisibility Badge is equipped. Considering there are already tons of challenges like deathless and coinless runs, an invisible-only run should be a fun thing to spectate and try out, especially for the speedrunning community.
A number of other badges have also been revealed, with more that have yet to be showcased. Some of the badges even take cues from character traits of the past, such as the Parachute Cap being reminiscent ofPeach’s floating ability fromSuper Mario Bros. 2andSuper Paper Mario. These unique abilities provided by the badges should allow for some ambitious experimentation from players.
Super Mario Bros. Wonderlaunches on October 20, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
