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*[[Boost Ball]] - When charged, briefly accelerates the Morph Ball. This can be used to climb half pipe structures. It also allows Samus to jump perpendicularly away from the magnetic rails used by the Spider Ball. | *[[Boost Ball]] - When charged, briefly accelerates the Morph Ball. This can be used to climb half pipe structures. It also allows Samus to jump perpendicularly away from the magnetic rails used by the Spider Ball. | ||
*[[Hyper Ball]] - Fires continuous streams of [[Phazon]] electricity during [[Hypermode]]. The more it is used, the more Phazon is drained. It is obtained after defeating [[Mogenar]] in ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''. | *[[Hyper Ball]] - Fires continuous streams of [[Phazon]] electricity during [[Hypermode]]. The more it is used, the more Phazon is drained. It is obtained after defeating [[Mogenar]] in ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''. | ||
==Sprites== | |||
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|m1=[[File:Morph Ball m1 Sprite.gif|Morph Ball - Metroid]] | |||
|m2=[[File:Morph Ball m2 Sprite.gif|Morph Ball - Metroid II: Return of Samus]] | |||
|sm=[[File:Morph Ball sm Sprite.gif|Morph Ball - Super Metroid]] | |||
|mf=[[File:Morph Ball mf Sprite.gif|Morph Ball - Metroid Fusion]] | |||
|zm=[[File:Morph Ball zm Sprite.gif|Morph Ball - Zero Mission]] | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Due to limitations in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] hardware, the unit was unable to portray Samus crawling. The Morph Ball was created to simplify the required animation to the point that the NES could handle it.{{fact}} | *Due to limitations in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] hardware, the unit was unable to portray Samus crawling. The Morph Ball was created to simplify the required animation to the point that the NES could handle it.{{fact}} | ||
*The original ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' named the Morph Ball "Maru-Mari", which is simply a transliteration of its Japanese name, まるまり ''marumari''. This is derived from the verb 丸まる ''marumaru'', meaning "to roll into a ball". | *The original ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' named the Morph Ball "Maru-Mari", which is simply a transliteration of its Japanese name, まるまり ''marumari''. This is derived from the verb 丸まる ''marumaru'', meaning "to roll into a ball". | ||
*The Morph Ball is the first upgrade obtained in the [[Metroid (series)|''Metroid'' series]]. | *The Morph Ball is the first out of any upgrade linearly obtained in the [[Metroid (series)|''Metroid'' series]]. | ||
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