You’ll be spamming the run button to swing your massive trunk, breaking through otherwise impassable blocks and knocking enemies clear across the screen. Of the three new standard power-ups, the mushroom that transforms Mario into an elephant is easily the most fun. Wonder offers several new items and badges to spice up Mario’s ever-expanding list of abilities. In addition to the Wonder Flowers, Super Mario Bros. But it’s the Wonder Flower effects that will make you eager to see just what the designers have in store for the next level. Wonder has the series’ requisite cache of hidden blocks and exits, secret coin rooms, and other surprising hidden bits (as well as a surprisingly large collection of new enemies that look nothing like the hundreds of existing Mario enemies). So, for now, I’ll just hint that Wonder Flowers can activate puzzle sections, completely alter Mario’s shape and size, and/or add some incredibly psychedelic audiovisual effects to the otherwise staid proceedings. Nintendo has asked me not to go into detail on many of the Wonder Flower effects before the game is released.
