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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Morph Ball m1 Screenshot.png|thumb| | [[File:Morph Ball m1 Screenshot.png|thumb|right|The Morph Ball [[upgrade]] first obtained]] | ||
*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." | ||
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file:Morph Ball mp1 Screenshot 03.png|The Morph Ball when used with the [[Gravity Suit]] | file:Morph Ball mp1 Screenshot 03.png|The Morph Ball when used with the [[Gravity Suit]] | ||
File:Morph Ball mp1 Screenshot 04.png|The Morph Ball when used with the [[Phazon Suit]] | File:Morph Ball mp1 Screenshot 04.png|The Morph Ball when used with the [[Phazon Suit]] | ||
File:Morph Ball mpp Model.png|The Morph Ball model from ''Pinball'' | File:Morph Ball mpp Model.png|The Morph Ball model from ''Pinball'' | ||
file:Morph Ball mp2 Website 01.png|Japanese Website (''Echoes'') | |||
file:Morph Ball om Website 01.png|Japanese Website (''Other M'') | |||
file:Morph Ball om Website 02.png|American Website (''Other M'') | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
