When I touch a lighting bolt nothing happens -- people can walk right past it without triggering its effects. I think it might be the Items Never Disappear code that I have on -- could that be why I can't use the lightning bolt by touching it?
Edit: Oh, this also applies with Mushrooms, too. If they touch you, nothing happens. They just slide right on by.
Confirmed what when I turn the code off I can use the Lightning Bolt and Super Mushroom. So I guess it's just a bug in the code or something.
Sorry it took so long to reply -- I haven't played Brawl Minus in a really long time because Mario Party 2 has been my crack as of late -- I can't stop playing that damn game lol.