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Platform(s) | Neptune Z | |||
Genre(s) | Sports | |||
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Mode(s) | Single Player, Online Play | |||
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Media Included | Neptune Z Disc |
Mario Rugby (マリオラグビー in Japan) is a Mario Sports game for the Neptune Z made by Moonlight Studios. It will be released in late 2012 and will offer downloadable content via Neptune Aquarius. There will also be a online play mode via the Neptune Connect.
Gameplay
The gameplay offered in this game is similar to Hockey and Basketball from Mario Sports Mix, but on a much larger scale. To score a point, the player must place the ball on the Tryline or to score 3 points the player must throw the ball over the top. The game is won by scoring a certain amount of points or when the alloted amount of time ends.

An example of Gameplay, Mario's Team Vs. Toad's Team on the stage, World 1-1.
The game uses both the touch screen of the Neptune Controller and the buttons. Various moves can be put, by either touching the buttons or touching/sliding the screen. Also, the player can make adjustments to the controls by pressing the select button and swapping them about.
The game also utilizes a photo booth, where photos taken during gameplay are stored. On this mode, players can also you premade figures and morph them into a photo.
Controls
Neptune Z
Characters
Types
- Player - A character who has balanced stats
- Catcher - A character who can catch the ball thrown from any distance and won't ever drop it
- Speedster - A character who can run really fast and is the best at scoring tries
- Goalie - A character who is best defending their goal, either because of size or has high jumps
- Scrum-Halfy/Scrummer - A character who is best at performing scrums
- Trickster - A character who is best at throwing and scoring over the bar from far away places
Default
Image | Name | Type | Ground Special | Air Special |
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Mario | Player | Fireblazer - The ball gets encased in fire and rolls onto the Tryline | Star Spin - Mario performs a Star Spin and the ball goes over the bar. |
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Luigi | Player | Tornaball - The Ball gets trapped in a tornado and is taken to the Tryline. | Scaredy Ball - Luigi sees a ghost and jumps to the bar and puts the ball over. |
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Peach | Catcher | Sweet Daze - Peach dazes everybody with her love, so she can reach the Tryline | Loving Push - Peach sets the ball out in a heart all the way over the bar. |
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Daisy | Trickster | Blossomerang - Daisy throws a boomerang with the ball on and the ball is dropped off at the Tryline. | Blossoming Bud - Daisy makes a huge flower grow, so she can reach the bar and throw the ball over. |
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Yoshi | Speedster | Egg Strike - Yoshi bowls the Ball, inside an egg, all the way to the Trylline. | Super Flutter - Yoshi flutters so high, that he can throw the ball over the bar. |
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Birdo | Speedster | Ball Hatchling - Birdo swallows the ball and hatches it out on the Tryline. | Shooting Eggs - Birdo swallows the ball and shoots it out over the bar. |
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Toad | Speedster | Shroom Line - Toad creates a line of Shroom's which the ball bounces along to get to the Tryline. | Zooming Shroom - Toad uses a Shroom to zoom into the air and gets the ball over the bar. |
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Toadette | Trickster | Shroom Passage - Toadette creates a line of Shroom's which allows her to reach the tryline. | Sprouting Shroom - Toadette grows a shroom which elevates her to the bar, so she can drop the ball over. |
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Wario | Goalie | Garlic Attack - Wario makes a stench of garlic, so bad, that nobody will go near him. So, he can reach the Tryline. | Warioman - Wario turns into Wario-Man and jumps all the way to the bar and throws over the ball. |
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Waluigi | Catcher | Waluigiball - Waluigi uses a special contraption to warp his ball to the Tryline | Rugby Tennis - Waluigi uses his Tennis Racket to hit the ball over the bar. |
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Bowser | Scrum-Halfy | Shell Slide - Bowser slides along the stadium by shell and drops the ball on the Tryline. | Giga Bowser - Bowser grows huge to drop the ball over the bar. |
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Bowser Jr | Player | Paintbrush - Bowser Jr. creates a line of paint with his Paintbrush for the ball to travel along toward the Tryline. | Paintbrush - Bowser Jr. creates a line of paint with his Paintbrush for the ball to travel along up and over the bar. |
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Koopa Troopa | Trickster |
Shell Score - Koopa Troopa traps the ball in his shell and moves to the Tryline and drops it. |
Koopa Ball - Koopa Troopa throws the ball really high and spins numerously to hit it over the bar. |
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Donkey Kong | Scrum-Halfy | Kongo Beat - Donkey Kong makes a beat on his bongoes to make the ball travel onto the Tryline. | Kong Smash - Donkey Kong hits the ground to make the ball fly into the air, then jumps up and uses the Kong Smash to hit it over the bar. |
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Diddy Kong | Goalie | Tail Whack - Diddy Kong whacks the ball with his tail to get it onto the Tryline. | Peanut Pop - Diddy Kong blasts the ball with his Peanut Popgun to make it go over the bar. |
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Mii | Balanced | Mii and You - Another Mii comes into the stadium and takes the ball to the Tryline. | Mii, Mii and away... - The Mii's pass the ball up a ladder of Mii's and over the bar. |
Unlockable
Image | Name | Type | Ground Special | Air Special |
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Kamek | Goalie | Sceptre Smash - Kamek uses his sceptre to smash the ball onto the Tryline | Magical Broomstick - Kamek warps to the bar on his broomstick and drops the ball over. |
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Hammer Bro. | Player | Jump - Hammer Bro. jumps all the way to the Tryline. | Hammer Attack - Hammer Bro. smashes the ball with his hammer and it goes over the bar. |
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Dry Bones | Trickster | Ground Pound - Dry Bones ground pounds the stadium, knocking down everyone and walks to the tryline. | Bone Throw - Dry Bones hits the ball with a bone and it goes over the bar. |
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Dry Bowser | Scrum-Halfy | Dry Shell - Dry Bowser spins his shell and knocks the ball onto the Tryline. | Skeleton Path - Dry Bowser creates a skeleton for the ball to travel along and fall over the bar. |
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King Boo | Goalie | Ghostly Swarm - A swarm of Boo's grab the ball and take it too the Tryline. | Invisiball - King Boo turns invisible and transports the ball over the bar. |
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Petey Piranha | Scrum-Halfy | Piranha Slap - Petey slaps the ball onto the tryline. | Super Jump - Petey jumps really high and throws the ball over the bar. |
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Shy Guy | Catcher | Thunder Ball - Shy Guy electrifies the ball and rolls it onto the Tryline. | Thunder Bolt - Shy Guy fires a bolt at the ball, blasting it over the bar. |
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Kritter | Speedster | Kritter Pounce - Kritter jumps all the way to the Tryline. | Kritter Swing - Kritter spins numerously in the air and throws it over the bar. |
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King K. Rool | Scrum-Halfy | K. Rool's Charge - King K. Rool charges all the way to the Tryline | Crown Boomerang - King K. Rool throws his crown with the ball on it and drops it over the bar. |
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Rosalina | Trickster | Magic Bolt - Rosalina shoots a bolt of magic out of her wand at the ball moving it onto the Tryline. | Magic Bubble - Rosalina protects herself and the ball in a bubble and moves up to the bar and drops the ball over. |
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Luma | Player | Luma Spin - Luma spins really fast, knocking the ball onto the Tryline. | Luma Swarm - Luma summons many of his friends to move the ball over the bar. |
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Boom Boom | Scrum-Halfy | Boom Boom Punch - Boom Boom punches the ball onto the Tryline. | Boom Boom Spin - Boom Boom spins really fast knocking the ball over the bar. |
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Pom Pom | Catcher | Pomerang - Pom Pom puts the ball onto her Boomerang and throws it, dropping the ball on the Tryline. | Jumping Swoop - Pom Pom jumps high and throws the Boomerang with the ball on it dropping it over the bar. |
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Shroob | Trickster | Ray Gun - Shroob fires his Ray Gun, blasting the ball to the Tryline. | UFO - Shroob calls a UFO and loads the ball. The UFO drops the ball over the bar. |
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Bandit | Trickster | Bag O' Coins - Bandit puts the ball in his bag of coins. It transports the ball to the Tryline and provides him with extra coins. | Free Candy - Bandit throws the ball and fires a line of candy, taking the ball over the bar. |
Unlocking Criteria
Name | How to Unlock |
Kamek | Complete the Mushroom Cup |
Hammer Bro. | Reach Level 5 of the Rugby Shot Minigame |
Dry Bones | Unlock 10 Trophies |
Dry Bowser | Complete the Special Cup |
King Boo | Unlock all 10 Rugby Balls |
Petey Piranha | Reach Level 5 of the Piranha Pass |
Shy Guy | Reach Level 5 of Ink Ace |
Kritter | Complete the Flower Cup |
King K. Rool | Get a Gold Trophy on all Cups |
Rosalina | Complete the Star Cup |
Luma | Reach Level 5 of Galaxy Throw |
Boom Boom | Complete the Hidden Cup |
Pom Pom | Unlock 20 Trophies |
Shroob | Score 5000 Points |
Bandit | Score 10000 Points |
Alternates
~ = Seperate Form to Characters
Unlocking Criteria
Name | How to Unlock |
Blue Yoshi | Play as Yoshi 15 Times |
Red Yoshi | Play as Yoshi 30 Times |
Cyan Yoshi | Play as Yoshi 50 Times |
Black Yoshi | Play as Yoshi 80 Times |
Striker Yoshi | Play as Yoshi 120 Times |
Blue Toad | Play as Toad 15 Times |
Yellow Toad | Play as Toad 30 Times |
Green Toad | Play as Toad 50 Times |
White Toad | Play as Toad 80 Times |
Zip Toad | Play as Toad 100 Times |
Sunshine Bowser Jr. | Play as Bowser Jr 50 Times |
Red Koopa Troopa | Play as Koopa Troopa 40 Times |
Blue Koopa Troopa | Play as Koopa Troopa 80 Times |
Red Kamek | Play as Kamek 30 Times |
Green Kamek | Play as Kamek 65 Times |
Yellow Kamek | Play as Kamek 100 Times |
Dark Bones | Play as Dry Bones 75 Times |
Original King Boo | Play as King Boo 80 Times |
Blue Shy Guy | Play as Shy Guy 25 Times |
Green Shy Guy | Play as Shy Guy 50 Times |
Yellow Shy Guy | Play as Shy Guy 75 Times |
Blue Luma | Play as Luma 20 Times |
Green Luma | Play as Luma 45 Times |
Pink Luma | Play as Luma 70 Times |
Red Luma | Play as Luma 95 Times |
Polari | Play as Luma 120 Times |
Blue Kritter | Play as Kritter 40 Times |
Red Kritter | Play as Kritter 80 Times |
Metal Mario | Play as Mario 100 Times |
NES Mario | Play as Mario 175 Times |
Tanooki Mario | Play as Mario 250 Times |
Striker Mario | Play as Mario 400 Times |
Tanooki Luigi | Play as Luigi 60 Times |
Mr. L | Play as Luigi 140 Times |
Striker Luigi | Play as Luigi 200 Times |
Gymnastic Peach | Play as Peach 50 Times |
Tennis Peach | Play as Peach 120 Times |
Striker Peach | Play as Peach 180 Times |
Striker Daisy | Play as Daisy 150 Times |
Striker Wario | Play as Wario 100 Times |
Striker Waluigi | Play as Waluigi 100 Times |
Striker Donkey Kong | Play as Donkey Kong 100 Times |
Gymnastic Rosalina | Play as Rosalina 100 Times |
Tennis Rosalina | Play as Rosalina 200 Times |
Stadiums
Default
Image | Name | Type | Description |
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Mario Dome | Grass | A very simple stadium with no hazards. |
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Peach Castle | Stone | A stadium located inside a large room of Peach's Castle. Coins drop from the hanging chandeliers and Goomba's stroll through the stadium. |
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Wario Factory | Metal | A stadium located inside Wario's Factory. It has many moving conveyor belts and Mecha-Koopa's drop down into the stadium. |
Yoshi Rocks | Rock | A stadium located on Yoshi Island within the mountain range. Banzai Bill's will blast through the stage knocking rocks onto the stadium. | |
Shroom Falls | Grass | A stadium located on a Giant Shroom infront of a magnificent waterfall. Water droplets will fall on the stage making it slippy. | |
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Bowser Domain | Stone | A stadium above a vast expanse of lava. Podoboo's will jump through the wiring and Thwomps will fall onto the stage, flattening the players. |
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Koopa Troopa Beach | Sand | A stadium located on a sandy beach with swaying Palm Trees. Pianta's will throw coins onto the stage and Lakitu's will drop Spinies . |
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DK Temple | Wood | A stadium located within the DK's Jungle . The temple is full of Tiki Goon's that walk through the stage. |
Unlockable
Image | Name | Type | Description |
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Boo Mansion | Carpet | A mansion owned by the Boo's . This haunted stadium is covered in candles and many boo's will come through the stage stealing the ball and passing it to someone else. |
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Dry Desert | Sand | A desert infested with Dry Bones . This stadium has many falling columns and bats will fly through the course occasionly. |
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World 1-1 | Grass | A stadium based off of the first level of Super Mario 3D Land. The course has many different platforms and terrains and many Tail Goomba's will walk through the stage. |
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Piranha Park | Grass | A stadium full of Piranha Plants . The stadium contains lots of pipes and question blocks and the Piranha's constantly change pipes. Some pipes will allow the player to transport to another. |
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Galaxy Arena | Crystal | A stadium located in the Good Egg Galaxy . The course will have many Star Bits falling on to the course and Luma's will throw coins aswell. |
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Kritter Canyon | Rock | A dusty canyon located in the Mushroom Kingdom . Kritter's will often move through the stage and the ground will sometimes produce coins. |
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Icebank Plains | Ice | An icey plain inhabited by many Penguins . The ice will commonly fall through making the course smaller. |
Adventure Stadiums
Image | Name | Type | Description | Characters Vs. |
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Mushroom Plains | Mushroom | A small stadium along a few mushrooms. Toads inhabit the stands. | Toad and Toadette |
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Chompworks | Metal | A robotic stadium with Flip-Swap panels. Gearmo's watch from above. | Wario and Waluigi |
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Princess Gardens | Grass | A course set outside Daisy's Palace. Piranha Plants spit mud onto the stadium and Piantas watch from afar. | Peach and Daisy |
Yoshi Coliseum | Stone | A small stadium located on a coliseum above the sea. Yoshis watch from the stand. | Yoshi and Birdo | |
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Golden Temple | Sky | A stadium with many small platforms of all shapes and sizes. There are no stands or audience. | DK and Diddy |
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Galaxy Generator | Stone | A stadium located within the midst of Bowser's galaxy. Bowser's enemies watch from the stands. | Bowser and Jr. |
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Shell City | Asphalt | A stadium in Bowser's own city. This devil themed course is full of enemies. | Koopa and Hammer Bro |
Dry Bowser Fortress | Bone | A stadium along a huge bonecoaster . The bonecoaster travels along huge pits of lava, with Podoboo's flying though the gaps. | Dry Bowser and Dry Bones | |
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Haunted Crypt | Ice | A small stadium englufed by fog. This stadium is very slippy and often changes. | Kamek and King Boo |
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Shy Guy Train | Carpet | A stadium located on a high speed train. Travel through the carriages and along the roof, but watch out for the signs. | Shy Guy and Petey Piranha |
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K. Rool Keep | Ice | A stadium located with a part of King K. Rool's Lair. Based on Arctic Abyss, the course is very slippy. | Kritter and King K. Rool |
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Lunar Sphere | Crystal | A spherical stadium located in space. Star Bunnies watch from floating stadiums. | Rosalina and Luma |
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Armada Airship | Wood | An airship from the game: Super Mario 3D Land. The stadium is a moving course and has many different rugby goals throughout, which any team can score in. | Boom Boom and Pom Pom |
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Shroob Planet | Rock | A stadium located in the Shroob Land. The stadium is surronded by many Shroob, who watch from tops of buildings on the stadium. | Shroob and Bandit |
Mini-games
Name | Description |
Rugby Shot | Throw numerours Rugby Balls through the hoops within the time limit |
Piranha Pass | Throw the Rugby Ball at Piranha Plant's that pop out of the Star Pipes |
Ink Ace | Walk through the tunnel passing the ball to your partner, without touching any ink |
Galaxy Throw | Throw the ball into the galaxy and try to collect the most Power Stars . |
Items
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Coin | This item can be collected. Collect 50 to perform a Ground Special and 100 to perform an Air Special |
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Item Box | This item can be collected and will provide the player an item. |
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Fake Item Box | This item can be placed and can fool players into collecting like the item box. But instead it will knock the player down. |
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Banana Peel | This item can be placed and can knock the player down if ran into. |
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Green Shell | This item can be thrown and will knock the player down if hit. |
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Red Shell | This item can be thrown and will target a player on the other team and knock them down. |
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Bob-omb | This item can be thrown. It will explode and knock down all the players in the area. |
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Fire Flower | This item can be fired numerously for a short period of time. Each player hit will be knocked down. |
POW Block | This item can be dropped and it will knock down all the players on the other team. | |
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Mini Mushroom | This item can be thrown and anyone who runs into will shrink. |
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Mega Mushroom | This item can be thrown and anyone who runs into will grow huge. |
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Dash Pepper | This item can be collected and will give the team super speed for a short period of time |
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Incibility Leaf | This item can be collected and the player will drop the ball and the ball will go directly over the bar. It is unstoppable. |
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Propeller Mushroom | This item can be collected and it will give the player an extra boost of height, so it is much easier to throw the ball over the bar. |
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Bullet Bill | This item can be thrown and will target the player with the ball. This only works when you don't have the ball. |
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Freezie | This item can be thrown and will freeze anyone it touches. |
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Chain Chomp | This item can be activated. A Chain Chomp will come jumping into the stadium and will run riot. Knocking down anyone it hits. |
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Cloud Flower | This item can be activated. It will grow 3 clouds which will protect you. This only works when you have the ball. |
Paintball | This item can be activated. It will splodge lots of paint onto the stage and it will make it slippy for the other team so they can't hold the ball or stand up to throw it. |
Blimp Fruit Makes You Fly For A Short Time. Bulb Berry Makes You Glow For A Short Time
Rugby Balls
Types
Unlockable = *
- Shroom Ball
- Fire Flower Ball
- Boomerang Ball
- Chomp Ball
- Egg Ball
- Blue Shell Ball *
- Parawing Ball *
- Super Leaf Ball *
- Dash Pepper Ball *
- Star Ball *
Unlocking Criteria
Name | How to Unlock |
Blue Shell Ball | Play with all 5 Default Rugby Balls |
Parawing Ball | Play 100 Games |
Super Leaf Ball | Play 200 Games |
Dash Pepper Ball | Play 300 Games |
Star Ball | Play 500 Games |
Mii Outfits
Costumes
Name | Cost | Name | Cost | Name | Cost | Name | Cost | Name | Cost | Name | Cost |
Mario | 1500 | Birdo | 2100 | Toad | 2000 | Kamek | 2500 | Petey Piranha | 2000 | Luma | 8000 |
Luigi | 1500 | Wario | 1000 | Toadette | 2000 | Hammer Bro. | 3000 | King Boo | 3500 | Boom Boom | 10000 |
Peach | 1700 | Waluigi | 1000 | Donkey Kong | 2500 | Dry Bones | 2000 | Kritter | 3500 | Pom Pom | 10000 |
Daisy | 1700 | Bowser | 3000 | Diddy Kong | 3500 | Dry Bowser | 2500 | King K. Rool | 5000 | Shroob | 10000 |
Yoshi | 2000 | Bowser Jr | 3500 | Koopa Troopa | 2000 | Shy Guy | 3500 | Rosalina | 5000 | Bandit | 10000 |
Gallery
Trophies
Main Article: Mario Rugby/Trophies
Downloadable Packages
Moonlight Studios uploaded 2 Downloadable Packages to the Mario Rugby Channel. They contained 6 Playable Characters, 2 Alternates, 2 Stages and 1 Item.
Photo Booth
The Photo Booth is a mode in Mario Rugby, where players can look at photos taken during gameplay and design their own photos using premade figures that can be put into the game.
Story Mode
Gallery
Sequel
A sequel was made called Mario Rugby Union. It is a joint effort between Moonlight Studios and Hammers R Us Inc.
Reviews
Trivia
- The game renames many locations from other game:
- Good Egg Galaxy, from Super Mario Galaxy, is referred to as Galaxy Arena
- Gateway Galaxy, from Super Mario Galaxy, is referred to as Lunar Sphere
- Neo Bowser City, from Mario Kart 7, is referred to as Shell City.
- Mushroom Gorge, from Mario Kart Wii, is referred to as Mushroom Plains.
Beta Elements
Main Article: Mario Rugby/Beta Elements
Credits and Copyright
- Credit to T0M for the Rosalina Artwork, Ashley and Zip Toad Artwork
- Credit to Lucava for the Bowser Jr Artwork (Normal Version)
- Credit to anybody else who made any of the artwork
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Default Characters |
Mario | Luigi | Peach | Daisy | Yoshi | Birdo | Toad | Toadette | Wario | Waluigi | Bowser | Bowser Jr. | Koopa Troopa | Donkey Kong | Diddy Kong |
Unlockable Characters |
Kamek | Hammer Bro. | Dry Bones | Dry Bowser | King Boo | Petey Piranha | Shy Guy | Kritter | King K. Rool | Rosalina | Luma | Boom Boom | Pom Pom | Shroob | Bandit |
Downloadable Characters |
WarioWare, Inc. |
Mona | Ashley | 18-Volt | Orbulon | Young Cricket | Jimmy T. |
Enemies and Bosses Package |
Paratroopa | Lakitu | Spike | Broozer | Spooky Speedster | Kamella |
Stadiums |
Default |
Mario Dome | Peach Castle | Wario Factory | Yoshi Rocks | Shroom Falls | Bowser Domain | Koopa Troopa Beach | DK Temple |
Unlockable |
Boo Mansion | Dry Desert | World 1-1 | Piranha Park | Galaxy Arena | Kritter Canyon | Icebank Plains |
Downloadable |
WarioWare Works | Devilic Mansion | Lakitu Clouds | Ghostly Galaxy |
Adventure |
Mushroom Plains | Chompworks | Princess Gardens | Yoshi Coliseum | Golden Temple | Galaxy Generator | Shell City | Dry Bowser Fortress | Haunted Crypt | Shy Guy Train | K. Rool Keep | Lunar Sphere | Armada Airship | Shroob Planet |
Beta |
Blooper Shore | Delfino Coast | Snow Land | Tart Hill |
Sub-Pages |
Trophies | Story Mode | Beta Elements |