Sand Geyser
| Sand Geyser | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sprite fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii | |||
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) | ||
| Latest appearance | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019) | ||
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Sand Geysers are pillars of sand that rise up out ofbottomless pits. They can temporarily help the player cross gaps and reach elevated areas. IfMario jumps into one, he is carried up to the top of the geyser by its force. They appear inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii andNew Super Mario Bros. U, inWorld 2-1 andWorld 2-5, andSpike's Spouting Sands andBlooming Lakitus respectively, as one of the main elements of the levels. They also appear in the World 2 map, between World 2-5 and theSpinyEnemy Course. Additionally, Sand Geysers also appear in theWorld
Coin-4 in Coin Battle mode. They have the same functions ofWater Geysers that appear inNew Super Mario Bros. U.
InPaper Mario: Sticker Star, Sand Geysers are found inWorld 2-1 andWorld 2-3. One appears in the former, in the underground area containing the firstTablet Piece to get Mario back to the surface. Multiple of them are featured in the latter, serving the same purpose as in World 2-1, this time to let him attempt another slide down the ruins.
A single Sand Geyser also appears inMario Kart 8 andits Nintendo Switch port, in the courseBone-Dry Dunes. It appears before the cave section, constantly rising above the quicksand separating the two parts of the track. It can be used to propel the racer to the wooden bridge that goes above the normal path.
Sand Geysers appear inSuper Mario Odyssey, where they can be found in the Tostarena Ruins area of theSand Kingdom. Here, their color is changed to red due to thequicksand pool Mario finds them in being red as well.
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Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii New Super Mario Bros. U | 1 Data/files/Object/sandpillar.arc(NSMBW) content/Common/actor/sandpillar.szs(NSMBU) | sandpillar | - |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 砂間欠泉[1] Suna Kanketsusen | Sand Geyser | |
| Chinese | 沙柱[2] Shā Zhù | Sand Pillar | |
| Italian | Geyser di sabbia[3] | Sand geyser | New Super Mario Bros. U |
| Colonna di sabbia[4] | Sand column | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia |
References[edit]
- ^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). Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 150 and 216.
- ^新 超級瑪利歐兄弟 Wii - 香港任天堂網站.Nintendo of HK (Traditional Chinese). Archived August 20, 2010, 00:36:46 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^Canale New Super Mario Bros. U (December 28, 2012).New Super Mario Bros. U - Deserto delle torte 4 - Seconda Moneta Stella (Wii U).YouTube (Italian).
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 150 and 216.
