A less common item is the Starman, which often appears when Mario hits certain concealed or otherwise invisible blocks. Mario may also acquire the Fire Flower from certain '?' blocks that when picked up changes the color of Super Mario's outfit and allows him to throw fireballs. Mario can also defeat enemies above him by jumping to hit the brick that the enemy is standing on. : 19 Other enemies, such as underwater foes and enemies with spiked tops, cannot be jumped on and damage the player instead. : 11 These shells may be deflected off a wall to destroy other enemies, though they can also bounce back against Mario, which will hurt or kill him. For example, a Goomba will flatten and be defeated, : 12 while a Koopa Troopa will temporarily retract into its shell, allowing Mario to use it as a projectile.
Mario's primary attack is jumping on top of enemies, though many enemies have differing responses to this. The game ends when the player runs out of lives, although a button input can be used on the game over screen to continue from the first level of the world in which the player died. Mario loses a life if he takes damage while small, falls in a bottomless pit, or runs out of time. : 12 Players start with a certain number of lives and may gain additional lives by picking up green spotted orange 1-Up mushrooms hidden in bricks, or by collecting 100 coins, defeating several enemies in a row with a Koopa shell, or bouncing on enemies successively without touching the ground. If Mario gets hit in this mode, then instead of dying he turns back to regular Mario. If the player gains a Super Mushroom, Mario grows to double his size and gains the ability to break bricks above him. Other 'secret', often invisible, bricks may contain more coins or rare items. The game world features coins scattered around for Mario to collect and special bricks marked with a question mark ( ?), which when hit from below by Mario may reveal more coins or a special item.
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