10 Most Over Powered Power-Ups In Super Mario History

7. Bullet Bills

Blue Shell Mario Kart
Nintendo

Bullet Bills have been another staple villain in Mario games since the side-scrolling adventures of the 1980s, these bad guys are fired out of cannons and will fly horizontally across a level, with some even changing course and pursuing Mario in certain games.

Just one small Bullet is rarely ever a problem, however when players come across the larger versions or are ambushed by multiple Bills at any one time, things can get messy pretty quickly. Super Mario Bros. 3 in particular has built up a reputation for its Airship levels featuring plenty of troublesome Bullet Bills.

However, it is once again in Mario Kart where the Bullet Bills' power really shines through. First appearing as a power up in Mario Kart DS, Bullet Bills will only be available for racers languishing down in the lower standings of the race and some distance behind the competition.

Using the Bullet Bill power up will instantly turn players into a large cannon and, for a limited time, they will be invulnerable to all objects, take out any racers out in front of them and fire them back up the race.

Contributor
Contributor

Horror fan, gamer, all round subpar content creator. Strongly believes that Toad is the real hero of the Mario universe, and that we've probably had enough Batman origin stories.