Gamehiker Wiki:Today's featured article/February 2007

Mario is most well-known for his jumping abilities, although most games feature Luigi as being the better jumper of the duo. The Hammer is also shown as Mario's best weapon in various games, especially the RPGs. He has also been known to use Koopa shells as weapons. In the platforming games, Mario can often gain a variety of power-ups that he uses to take on new forms.

Mario also has a keen control over fire. Originally, Mario could only shoot fireballs when powered-up by a Fire Flower. However, Mario could shoot fireballs as a special move in Super Mario RPG and a special item in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario also learned the Firehand technique, which allowed him to produce fireballs in the palm of his hand. These different fire powers may be seen as contradictory to each other.