Side Flip

A side flip is a "jump" that is caused when the A button is pressed during the turning around action or the finish turning around action. It gives Mario up to 512 units of vertical distance, equally as high as a backflip. Unlike a backflip, Mario can ledge grab from a side flip.

Side Flip
Properties
Hex	0x01000887
Action Flags	Air, Allow Vertical Wind Action
Action Group	Airborne
ID	0x087

Conditions for Action to Occur

Mario only has to meet two condition to enter this action.

• Mario is either in turning around action or the finish turning around action
• The A button is pressed

Checks

Whilst Mario in in the side jump action, the following checks are done on Mario:

• If the B button is pressed, Mario will dive
• If the Z button is pressed, Mario will ground pound
• If Mario is able to ledgegrab, he will
• The game performs vertical wind checks

Behavior

The following behaviors can be observed when Mario side flips:

• Mario can double jump after landing from the flip
• The flip sound plays (this is the same sound as when Mario backflips)