The items like Fire Flowers, Koopa Shells should still be usable in this situation whenever one finds regular attacks like jumps or hammers ineffective. (mariopartylegacy.com)
Fire Flowers appear in New Super Mario Bros.. (mariowiki.com)
The usual tanooki suit, boomerang bros and fire flower power ups make a welcome return, as do the aforementioned giant ice skates, which is basically the giant shoe power up from Mario Bros 3, adapted for the game's snow levels. (nintendaily.com)