Mine
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- This article is about the recurring obstacle. For the enemy fromWario Land 4, seeMine (enemy). For the object fromMario Party 6, seeMine (fruit).
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| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Party Superstars (2021) | ||
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Mines (either capitalized[1] or lowercase[2]) are obstacles introduced inSuper Mario World. They areSpike Ball-like bombs that are not always shown to be explosive.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario World[edit]
Mines, also referred to asFloating Mines,[3][4] are obstacles inSuper Mario World. They appear as spiked balls with a wooden texture and pulsate with spikes. Mines are first encountered inYoshi's Island 4, where they drift in the water, following the current continuously.Yoshi can step on a mine without taking harm and eat them. A Mine can be defeated from the effects of aSuper Star. Mines are later encountered inSunken Ghost Ship, where many are in free fall, and slowly rise to the surface when landing in the water.
Smaller, multicolored, and more balloon-like versions of Floating Mines attached to poles resembling aMidway Gate wereplanned to appear in the game.
Super Mario 64 /Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
Mines, simply calledbombs inSuper Mario 64 and also calledspiked orbs in thePlayer's Guide[5] andSuper Mario 64 DS, play a vital role in defeatingBowser. In the final arenas ofBowser in the Dark World,Bowser in the Fire Sea, andBowser in the Sky, where the bombs surround the arena, Mario, Luigi, orWario has to throw Bowser into one of the bombs to defeat him (three in Bowser in the Sky). If the player jumps into one of the bombs, it will blow up and they will take two wedges of damage.
There was also going to bea smaller, water-based variant, but it was cut out from the final.
Mario's Time Machine[edit]
Mines are obstacles in thePC andSNES versions ofMario's Time Machine. They appear while Mario is surfing around only. In the PC version, hitting a mine causes Mario to lose only onemushroom, whereas in the SNES version, hitting a mine causes Mario to lose all of them. In both cases, the mines are not explosive.
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit]
Mines are obstacles inWario Land: Super Mario Land 3. They can be found on the ground, where they can be picked up, or floating in underwater, where they can interrupt aBody Slam. If interacted with, they proceed to flash and then soon explode, causing damage. ThePecan enemy can also spit mines that sink and automatically explode.
Mario Party series[edit]
Mario Party 2[edit]
Mines are obstacles in the minigameDeep Sea Salvage inMario Party 2. They are thrown in an arc amongCoins andcoin bags by aHammer Bro on a ship. Like the other objects, they sink directly downward when they land in the water. They explode if they hit a player, stunning them for several seconds. Unlike the other objects, they also explode if they touch the ground on either side of the screen.
Mario Party 3 /Mario Party Superstars[edit]
Mines (referred to as bombs) are obstacles in the minigameCheep Cheep Chase inMario Party 3 andMario Party Superstars. The characters can avoid mines by diving under them.
Donkey Kong Country 3[edit]
Floating mines are obstacles in the remake ofDonkey Kong Country 3. They appear during the "Disarm" mission ofFunky's Rentals, where the goal is to take four mines from aKremling, each one at a time, and have them detonate in a designated space.
DK: Jungle Climber[edit]
Mines are obstacles inDK: Jungle Climber. They have a similar role as floatingspikes fromDK: King of Swing. Mines are seen floating in the air and explode upon contact.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]
Balloon-like mines can be found in theMad Skillathon ofMario & Luigi: Dream Team, acting as obstacles in theDropchopper andStar Rocket challenges. In the latter, they are called "damage balloons." When crashed into in the former, they merely cost time. In the latter, they destroy the titular object, ending the run. These mines are black with a white cross on their face and what appears to be an electrical aura around them.
Luigi's Mansion 3[edit]
Several types of mines appear inLuigi's Mansion 3. In theBoilerworks, mines remain still and flash red when approached, exploding after a seconds. In theScreamPark minigame Coin Floating, two types of mines appear. There is a normal type resembling aSpike Ball, and a homing type that acts as abomb. The later moves toward the nearest player, and when close, it flashes red and eventually blows up. In the ScreamPark minigame Floaty Frenzy, mines are periodically dropped onto the field to block certain ways, and explode by themselves after some time passes or if touched by a player. They can pop Luigi's inflatable duck boat and make him drown, losing 20HP.
Gallery[edit]
Screenshot fromSuper Mario World
Screenshot fromWario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Model fromSuper Mario 64
Screenshot fromSuper Mario 64
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Screenshot fromSuper Mario 64 DS
Sprite fromDonkey Kong Country 3
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 DS | data/enemy/koopa_bomb/ | KIRAI | Bowser Bomb / Mine |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 機雷[6](Super Mario World) / Kirai | Mine | Luigi's Mansion 3 |
| バクダン / Bakudan | Bomb; shared withbomb andSuper Mario 64'sflame thrower | Mario Party series | |
| トゲボール[10] Toge Bōru | Spike Ball; shared withSpike Ball andspike ball | Super Mario World | |
| German | Stachel Floating Mine[?] | Spike Floating Mine | |
| Stachelmine[11] | Spike Mine | ||
| Italian | Mina[12][13][14] | Mine | Mario Party 2,Donkey Kong Country 3,Luigi's Mansion 3 |
| Mina vagante[15] | Wandering mine | Super Mario World | |
| Bomba[16][17] | Bomb | Super Mario 64,Mario Party Superstars | |
| Spanish | Mina Flotante[?] | Floating Mine |
References[edit]
- ^August 1991. NintendoMario Mania Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 58 and 137.
- ^"Make sure you catch enough mushrooms to enter the time tunnel. And watch out for mines and sharks!" –Hints (1994).Mario's Time Machine.
- ^August 1991. NintendoMario Mania Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 52.
- ^Tsuboike, Yoshio, et al. (Winter 2002).Nintendo Power Advance Volume 4.Nintendo Power (American English). Page 71.
- ^Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996).Super Mario 64 Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 43 and 125.
- ^December 10, 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario World).Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-104117-5. Page 40.
- ^November 20, 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten).Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-259067-9. Page166.
- ^August 20, 1996. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオ64」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario 64). Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-102554-4. Page 35, 63, 94.
- ^March 1, 2005. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオ64DS」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario 64 DS).Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-106212-1. Page 26.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), スーパーマリオワールド (Sūpā Mario Wārudo). Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 61.
- ^Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993).Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 20.
- ^2000.Mario Party 2,Deep Sea Salvage advice.Nintendo of Europe (Italian).
- ^"Devi rubare le mine nel fiume prima che le facciano esplodere i Kremling." –Funky Kong (2005).Donkey Kong Country 3.Nintendo of Europe (Italian).
- ^"Se la tua paperella scoppia a causa delle mine, perderai le monete!" – Fluttuamonete (2019).Luigi's Mansion 3.Nintendo of Europe (Italian).
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 61.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 91.
- ^"Vai sott'acqua al momento giusto per evitare le bombe." – 2021.Mario Party Superstars,Cheep Cheep Chase advice.Nintendo of Europe (Italian).
