Super Mario Strikers (Switch 2) - Cup Battles: Flower Cup (Superstar)

(Note: I'm playing this game on Nintendo Switch 2 of GameCube Classics.) Super Mario Strikers (known as Mario Smash Football in European languages) is a soccer game for the Nintendo GameCube and the first game in the Mario Strikers series. It was released in Europe and North America in 2005, and in Japan and Australia in 2006. The game features a version of soccer without referees and rules, and has power-ups and special strikes which count as two goals. This was the last Super Mario game released for the Nintendo GameCube in Japan and North America. In Europe and Australia, Mario Party 7 holds this distinction. Its sequel, Mario Strikers Charged, was released for the Wii in 2007. Super Mario Strikers was re-released on Nintendo GameCube - Nintendo Classics for the Nintendo Switch 2 in July 2025. It was the first Super Mario game released on the service. The opening begins with a bird's eye view of Pipeline Central with very excited spectators. Mario's team and Wario's team make their entrances to the stadium. Wario tries to provoke Mario by shaking his rear and laughing. Both of Mario and Wario's followers are seen on the bleachers. Then Mario begins the game with a kick-off. During the other matches, Peach steals the ball from Daisy, causing her to trip. Donkey Kong receives the ball, which leads to Yoshi to steal the ball for him, only for Yoshi to be attacked by a Bob-omb. Luigi attempts to steal the ball from Waluigi but misses. Waluigi is then paralyzed by a blue shell, allowing Luigi to kick the ball. A Koopa Troopa from DK's team jumps and pulls off a bicycle kick. A Hammer Bro from Daisy's team slips from a banana peel and gets electrocuted from the electric fences, allowing a Toad from Peach's team to headbutt the ball. Wario's team unleashes a Chain Chomp, which chases Mario. Bowser wreaks havoc and breathes fire during Luigi and Waluigi's match. Back to Mario and Wario's match, a Toad from Wario's team has the ball, but is hit by a Spiny Shell, allowing Mario to receive it. Once he gets close enough, he jumps up high and unleashes his Super Strike, slamming the Kritter into the goal's net with the ball. Afterwards, Mario's team celebrates their victory as fireworks are seen in the sky. In comparison to actual soccer, the game features a smaller version of the soccer field, and each team has only five members, instead of the usual eleven-a-side rule. The match time can be manually set from 2 to 15 minutes, but is defined as 5 minutes by default. If time runs out when scores are level, a Sudden Death follows the regular game time where next goal wins. With this rule, no game ends as a draw. Each team consists of a team captain and three sidekicks of the same type, as well as a goalkeeper. Every match of the game can be played in multiplayer. Up to four players can control a single team. If there are less than four players, they can switch their characters on the field, and the game switches control automatically to the next player when the ball is passed. Players can only control the goalie for a short time when he has the ball in hand. Because of this, the goalies are immune to all attacks by enemies or power-ups, and save most goals easily. The soccer fields are surrounded by an electric rail which electrocutes anybody who gets kicked against it by another player or by a power-up. The fence is placed right on the touchlines, preventing the ball and players from leaving the pitch. Thus, there are no throw-ins, goal kicks, or corner kicks, as seen in actual soccer. The above text is from the Super Mario Wiki and is available under a Creative Commons license. Attribution must be provided through a list of authors or a link back to the original article. Source: https://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Mario... Disney Speedstorm ID: DS-f25214 Brawl Community DIscord Server:   / discord   Smash Wii U Arena Discord Server:   / discord   Looking for Online match? Join us on Discord server!   / discord   PayPal for Donations and Support: https://www.paypal.me/Mario615 MeWe: Mario Truong Discord: MTruong#​​​​​​​3581 Twitter:   / truong_mario​​​​​​​   My Twitch Page:   / mariotruong​​​​​​​   Nintendo 3DS Friend Code: 2809-8220-5537 Nintendo Network for Wii U ID: Hoangan Nintendo Switch Friend Code: 1575-1460-0334 Mario Kart Tour Friend Code: 2789-2703-2549 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Friend Code: 2797-7445-3590 Mario Kart Wii Friend Code: 3313-1406-5579 Enjoy! #nintendo #supermariostrikers #mariosmashfootball