Not to be confused withWhack-a-Goomba.

Gameplay screenshot

Goomba-thumping (unhyphenated in the original), also referred to asWhack-A-Goomba,^[1] is a specialminigame run by amole entrepreneur. It is found in thePipe Vault inSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. To find it, the player needs to enter the second-to-lastpipe in the area with many pipes. The mole charges contestants tencoins to play the minigame, and if the contestant can reach a certain number ofpoints, the mole gives the contestant a special prize. The first prize is aFlower Tab, followed by aFlower Jar, and then every subsequent prize is aFrog Coin.

Gameplay[edit]

The goal of the minigame is forMario tojump on as manyGoombas as he can in a 30-second time limit. The Goombas emerge from four pipes located in the small game room. For each Goomba that Mario thumps, he is awarded one point. However,Spikeys also emerge from the pipes, and if Mario jumps on one, he loses one point. Raregold Goombas also emerge, and if Mario is fast enough, he can earn three points bystomping one. Since gold Goombas move faster, Mario has less time to hit them. Additionally, the more points Mario earns, the faster all enemies become, making higher scores difficult to achieve. One method to achieve high scores is for Mario to stand in the middle of the four pipes. As Goombas emerge, Mario can jump to one pipe, then return to the middle, then jump to another pipe, and then return to the middle, etc. Another method is for Mario to stand on top of one pipe and jump every time a Goomba emerges.

If Mario can achieve the goal established by the mole entrepreneur, he wins a prize. The first target is 20 points. Every goal after that is always two points higher than Mario's current high score.

Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

• Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars minigames

• Articles with unsourced foreign names