Mario wearing the Tanooki Suit.

The Tanooki Suit is one of the power-up suits in Super Mario Bros. 3 on the Famicom or the Nintendo Entertainment System gaming console. Mario wearing his Tanooki Suit File links The following pages link to this file: Raccoon Dog Tanooki Mario ... Mario wearing his Tanooki Suit File links The following pages link to this file: Raccoon Dog Tanooki Mario ... For over 20 years, Mario has been the official video game mascot for Nintendo. ... Upon contact with this Super Mushroom, Mario earns 1000 points and doubles in size In video games, power-ups are objects which add extra abilities to the game character, and/or increase the players score upon being collected. ... Super Mario Bros. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (U.S., Europe, and Australia) NES redirects here. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (North America, Europe, and Australia) The Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, is an 8-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Europe and Australia. ...

When wearing it, Mario becomes Tanooki Mario. Like the Super Leaf power-up, after a running start it allows Mario to jump up and fly/glide in the air for a certain period of time. The Tanooki Suit differs in its unique ability to transform Mario into a statue for a few seconds, during which he is invincible but unable to move. In statue form, he can destroy some otherwise invincible enemies by landing on them. For over 20 years, Mario has been the official video game mascot for Nintendo. ...

If Mario uses a P-Wing while wearing the Tanooki Suit, he keeps the suit while gaining the permanent flight ability of the wing.

The Tanooki Suit is most certainly inspired from the Japanese tanuki, a raccoon dog that has a mischevous behavior and shapeshifting powers in Japanese mythology. Binomial name Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834) A raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) is a member of the canid family and is considered to be a species of dog although they are often confused with raccoons and badgers. ...