- This article is about one of Mario's jumps. For other uses of the term "Long Jump", see Long Jump (disambiguation).
- “If you run and then press
right before a jump, you'll do a long jump! Try it! It feels pretty great!”
- —Sign, Super Mario Galaxy 2
The Long Jump (alternatively spelled long jump), called Leap on the official Super Mario 3D Land website,[1] is a move used in the 3D Super Mario games since Super Mario 64 (except Super Mario Sunshine, due to the presence of FLUDD and the Hover Nozzle). It also appears in the side-scrolling games Super Mario Run and Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario 3D World style only), as well as in Donkey Kong 64. To use this move, the player usually must crouch while in motion (not necessarily a dash) and jump, causing the character to jump a long horizontal distance. The move is primarily used to clear huge gaps between platforms and move faster; this is especially helpful in timed missions.
In original releases of Super Mario 64, a programming oversight allows Mario to gain speed beyond the usual horizontal speed cap by performing the Long Jump backwards in a specific manner. This can be used to move through certain walls in the game, among other unintended tricks. This oversight was fixed in the Rumble Pak Compatible Version, iQue Player, and Super Mario 3D All-Stars rereleases, and it did not return in the DS remake.
In Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, this move can be chained with a spin to perform a double kick, which can defeat enemies and activate items. From these games onward, Mario and Luigi cannot long-jump into a Wall Jump.
In both Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World, characters can long-jump out of a Roll (referred to as a Rolling Leap or Rolling Long Jump in the former game), making the jump faster and longer. While they can long-jump backwards in both games, their speed is always capped, unless they move sideways.[2][3]
In Super Mario Run, characters long-jump if the screen is tapped while they are on a Long Jump Block. Landing from a Long Jump prompts a Landing Roll irrespective of falling distance or speed. If the player does a Landing Roll on a Long Jump Block and jumps, the player uses a combined version of the Long Jump and Rolling Jump.
In Super Mario Odyssey, Mario can also perform a Double Jump or Triple Jump version of the Long Jump by performing two or three Long Jumps in a row, respectively. He cannot mix and match normal jumps and Long Jumps while still getting the benefits of Double Jumps and Triple Jumps; for instance, performing a Long Jump after landing from a Double Jump results in a standard Long Jump and not the Triple Jump version of the Long Jump. Mario can roll after landing from a Long Jump if 
or 
continues to be held when landing. Mario can also long-jump out of a roll, similarly to the Rolling Leap, though it is not identified by name. Since the player can roll after they long-jump and long-jump out of rolling, these two actions can be chained endlessly until the player chooses to stop, such as by releasing or , or if they collide with a wall.
In Super Mario Maker 2, characters can perform a Long Jump in levels in the Super Mario 3D World style much like in the original game,[4] by pressing the shoulder buttons while moving.
In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, stomping enemies during a Long Jump automatically makes characters perform another Long Jump, rather than a normal jump. If the player jumps while sliding while holding or , they long-jump instead.
Profiles
Super Mario 3D Land
- North American Website Bio: "Mario can do a long running leap to more easily clear wide gaps."
- European Website Bio: "Press the L Button (or the R Button) and the B Button (or the A Button) while moving to perform a long jump. Long jumps carry Mario further than ordinary jumps."
Names in other languages
Long Jump
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|
| Japanese | 走り幅跳び
Hashiri-habatobi | Long Jump | | [5][6] |
幅跳び
Habatobi | | [7][8]:27 |
| Dutch | Verre sprong | Far jump | | [?] |
| French | Saut en longueur | Long jump | | [?] |
| German | Hechtsprung | Dive jump | | [?] |
| Weitsprung | Long Jump | | [?] |
| Italian | Salto in lungo | Long jump | | [?] |
| Korean | 멀리뛰기
Meolli-ttwigi | Long Jump | | [?] |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Salto longo | Long jump | | [9] |
| Pulo Longo | Long Jump | | [10] |
| Portuguese (Europe) | Salto Longo | | [11] |
| Russian | Прыжок в длину
Pryzhok v dlinu | Long jump | | [?] |
Длинный прыжок
Dlinnyy pryzhok | | [?] |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Salto largo | Long Jump | | [?] |
| Spanish (Europe) | Salto de longitud | Longitude jump | | [?] |
Rolling Long Jump
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|
| Japanese | ころがり幅跳び
Korogari Habatobi | Rolling Long Jump | | [7][8]:28 |
| Portuguese (Europe) | Salto Longo em Cambalhota | Rolling Long Jump | | [11] |
References
