History:
For many years Item Factories within the Mushroom Kingdom had manufactured their only superweapon against the Koopa Troop - the POW Block. Soon the POW Corporation was established as an LLC distinct from the Mushroom People, and it grew to create other products, including Cars sold along the Moonview Highway. Once activated, the POW would magically stun anything connected to the ground. Through some controversy, the POW Corporation was able to petition their Block into the 2008 Grand Prix, but it as many of the racers, namely the Koopa Troop, found that such cavalier use of the weapon made light of the damaging effect it had had on their people over the decades, it has not been seen since.
The POW Block appears in:
Wii
The POW Block works similar to the Blooper in that it affects all of the racers ahead of the activating driver. Once activated, it will appear above the heads of all the other drivers and countdown to a devastating spin-out effect. True to its use in the mainstream platforming Mario Games, though, it can only affect the racer if he or she is on solid ground. Thus it is negated by jumps, cannons, tricks, and even well-timed hops. It is therefore not as effective an item when competing against seasoned racers, although the timing can be difficult during complex crowded race scenarios or tricky portions of the course. Therefore, the POW is most effective if it is activated just prior to a crowd of racers, a particularly hazardous section of course, or right before a jump, but not during it, which would cause competitors to lose momentum going up a ramp.
The POW does not affect racers who have activated a Star, Bullet Bill, or Mega Mushroom.
For many years Item Factories within the Mushroom Kingdom had manufactured their only superweapon against the Koopa Troop - the POW Block. Soon the POW Corporation was established as an LLC distinct from the Mushroom People, and it grew to create other products, including Cars sold along the Moonview Highway. Once activated, the POW would magically stun anything connected to the ground. Through some controversy, the POW Corporation was able to petition their Block into the 2008 Grand Prix, but it as many of the racers, namely the Koopa Troop, found that such cavalier use of the weapon made light of the damaging effect it had had on their people over the decades, it has not been seen since.
The POW Block appears in:
Wii
The POW Block works similar to the Blooper in that it affects all of the racers ahead of the activating driver. Once activated, it will appear above the heads of all the other drivers and countdown to a devastating spin-out effect. True to its use in the mainstream platforming Mario Games, though, it can only affect the racer if he or she is on solid ground. Thus it is negated by jumps, cannons, tricks, and even well-timed hops. It is therefore not as effective an item when competing against seasoned racers, although the timing can be difficult during complex crowded race scenarios or tricky portions of the course. Therefore, the POW is most effective if it is activated just prior to a crowd of racers, a particularly hazardous section of course, or right before a jump, but not during it, which would cause competitors to lose momentum going up a ramp.
The POW does not affect racers who have activated a Star, Bullet Bill, or Mega Mushroom.
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