These shoes let Mario hop over spikes and spiky enemies. In some games, you’re able to add wings to it or get larger versions that can ground pound. You can only keep this power-up until the end ...

This is a reference to the 1984 game Wrecking Crew, in which Mario and Luigi starred. Spike is an enemy in the game, and he's meant to be a foreman at a construction site where the brothers work.

There are several enemies who attempt to stop Mario from reaching Bowser, with the plumber also running into various obstacles like spikes and fireballs. Despite the danger that Mario encounters ...