Satellite
| Satellite | |||
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 Artwork fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | |||
| Appears in | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) | ||
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Satellites[1][2] are enemies inSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. These spinning spiked enemies appear in thefinal stage of theMario Zone only. Satellites are almost entirely invincible and spin around spheres similarly to aRoto-Disc oritsSuper Mario Land counterpart (withPerfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten even suggesting that the satellites might be a mechanical version of the former),[3] though they are a bit slower. They can be defeated only by running into them whileinvincible.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| グルグリ (JP) / Satellite (EN) | |||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| メカ | Tribe | Mecha clan | |
| まじめ | Disposition | Serious | |
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
| メカ タマのまわりを、クルグルとまわっているだけのおじゃまキャラ。クッキー（P67）に、 | Is it a mechanical version of Roto-Disc? This is a character that just goes around and around the balls in a circle. They are similar to Roto-Discs (p. 67) in both movement and personality. It is also difficult to avoid them when they appear in large numbers. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Mario near a satellite
Names in other languages[edit]
Unlike most mainlineSuper Mario titles,Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins did not receive officially localized enemy indexes at the time of its release on the Game Boy and not all enemies are listed in its instruction booklets. Consequentially, most available non-Japanese names come from localizations of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | グルグリ[4][5] Guruguri | From「グルグル」(guruguru, "spinning") and possibly「ちくり」(chikuri, "prickling"); potentially an allusion toSpinner | |
| French | Pointor[6] | Corruption of the English "pointer" | |
| Italian | Satellite[7][8] | - | |
| Spanish | Satélite[9] | Satellite |
References[edit]
- ^"Duck to avoid the sharp satellite and hit the block for a Fire Flower." – December 1992.Nintendo Power Volume 43.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 48.
- ^Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal.nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived December 21, 2025, 19:32:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ab1994. 「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). Page74.
- ^Itoi, Shigesato, Takashi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Jinnai (APE), Jin Kobayashi, Ryuji Osawa, and Shigeo Tanabe, editors (1992). 『スーパーマリオランド2: 6つの金貨任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan. ISBN4-09-102413-0. Page 15.
- ^Kazuki Motoyama (6 July 1993).Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1.KC Deluxe (Japanese). ISBN4-06-319398-5. Page6Media:KC Mario Super Mario Land 2 Enemies.jpg.
- ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 75.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 75.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN979-1259575760. Page 75.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inEnciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona:Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN978-84-9146-223-1. Page 75.
