Boss Goomba
- Not to be confused withGoomboss.
| Boss Goomba | |
|---|---|
 Model of the Boss Goomba | |
| Species | Goomba |
| Appears in | New Super Mario Bros. (2006) |
TheBoss Goomba,[1] also known as theMega Goomba,[2][3] is the boss ofWorld 4 inNew Super Mario Bros. Boss Goomba is fought inWorld 4-
Castle. Just before the battle starts, Boss Goomba is first shown to be a regularGoomba, and it walks onscreen before transforming into the Boss Goomba. While growing, Boss Goomba makes a sound similar to touching aMega Mushroom.
To defeat the Boss Goomba,Mario (orLuigi) can either activate a? Switch, causing twogreen platforms to appear that elevate when Mario stands on them, orWall Jump off one of the side walls when the Goomba comes close. Either way, Mario has toground-pound the Boss Goomba afterwards to damage it. Alternatively,Mega Mario,Shell Mario'sshell dash technique, orFire Mario'sfireballs can also damage Boss Goomba. If the Boss Goomba approaches Mario on the far left or right side, it does not hurt him due to its mushroom-sized hitbox. It takes three ground-pounds to defeat the Boss Goomba, or nine if Mario is in hisMini form. When Boss Goomba is defeated, thekey toWorld 5 is released.
In thevery first footage ofNew Super Mario Bros., the Boss Goomba was a normal Goomba until it came into contact with a mushroom. A similar concept was later used for theMega Koopa inSuper Paper Mario.
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, the Boss Goomba, known as the Mega Goomba, is mentioned in theGiant Goomba'strophy description, which notes the distinction between the two.
Gallery[edit]
Screencapped model
Screenshot of Mario facing the Boss Goomba
Screenshot of Mario using the rising platforms
Names in other languages[edit]
- See also:Mega Goomba § Naming
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due toconcerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボスクリボー[4][5][6] Bosu Kuribō | BossGoomba | |
| French | Méga Goomba[7][8] | Mega Goomba | |
| Mega Goomba[9] | New Super Mario Bros. | ||
| German | Mega-Gumba[10] | Mega Goomba | |
| Italian | Mega Goomba[11] | - | |
| Korean | 왕굼바[12] Wang Gumba | King Goomba; comparable to "굼바왕" (Gumba Wang, "Goomboss") | |
| Spanish | Mega Goomba[13] | - |
Notes[edit]
- Even while at its small size, the Boss Goomba uses a model, unlike the game's normal enemy Goombas which use pre-rendered sprites.
References[edit]
- ^Nintendo Co., Ltd. (circa Jan. 2025).New Super Mario Bros..Mario Portal (English). Retrieved 23 Jan. 2025. (Archived via archive.today[deprecated link].)
- ^Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006).New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN1-59812-009-3. Page 14.
- ^FinnSuzune (November 20, 2018).Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy (34:22).YouTube (English). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^Watanabe, Takashi, Geesen Ueno, Noriko Oketani, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yoshimori Kato, Mizuho Nitta, Chie Maruyama, Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama, editors (2006). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-091063-07-1. Page 20.
- ^Kashima, Aya, Daisuke Kitayama, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Isamu Horie, and Yoji Watanabe (2006). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ』. Tokyo:ambit (Japanese). ISBN4-8399-2000-1. Page 18.
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- ^Trophy Gallery (27 Jun. 2008).Super Smash Bros. Brawl bySora Ltd.Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French). (Archived 16 Jan. 2017 via YouTube by Diddy64wii.)
- ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros." inSuper Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 115.
- ^Loe, Casey (2006).New Super Mario Bros., le guide de stratégie officiel. Hamburg:Future Press (French). ISBN3-937336-61-3. Page 14.
- ^Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "New Super Mario Bros." inSuper Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg:Tokyopop (German). ISBN978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 115.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros." inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 115.
- ^Trophy Gallery (29 Apr. 2010).Super Smash Bros. Brawl by Sora Ltd.Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (Korean). (Archived 28 Oct. 2010 via YouTube by 위네모.)
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "New Super Mario Bros." inEnciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona:Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN978-84-9146-223-1. Page 115.
