Snifit (Super Mario 64)
| Snifit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Model fromSuper Mario 64 DS | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Snifit Boo Guy | ||
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Snifits[1] (originally known asSnufits)[2] areenemies inSuper Mario 64 andSuper Mario 64 DS; in the latter, they are known asSniffits.[3] Different sources list them as either an unusual design of theenemies of the same name or ghostlike cousins of them. They resemble their original versions, as they wear white masks with bullet-shooting mouth nozzles, but are noticeably different in that they float around.Super Mario 64 DS gives them a closer resemblance to black-masked Snifits, but their long sleeves and long tails make them resembleBoo Guys. Their names likely come from "sniff" and "snuff," both onomatopoeias for inhaling through the nose, in reference to their gas masks. "Snuff" is also a colloquialism for killing or extinguishing, which may reference the deadly gas pits they patrol or their ghostlike nature.
History[edit]
Super Mario 64 /Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
Snufits are found in theHazy Maze Cave andCavern of the Metal Cap inSuper Mario 64 andSuper Mario 64 DS. A Snufit swells up before firing bullets atMario, if he is nearby. Mario can use any attack to defeat a Snufit.
Mario Party 2[edit]
These Snifits are members of theSnifit Patrol onSpace Land inMario Party 2, thoughMario Party Superstars replaces them with regular Snifits.
Unused appearances[edit]
Anunused model for this type of Snifit exists inMario Party 3, though in the final game, the traditional design appears instead.
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario 64
Artwork used for aSuper Mario 64 puzzle
Super Mario-kun as ムーチョ
軍 , or Snifit army
Mario Party 2
Names in other languages[edit]
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 they are associated with in the "Notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ムーチョ[4][5][6] Mūcho | Snifit | |
| プワプワ[7] Puwapuwa | Potentially from「フワフワ」(fuwafuwa, "light" or "airy") | Famimaga 64 | |
| ゆうれいムーチョ[8] Yūrei Mūcho | Yūrei Snifit; an allusion toBoo Guy | Super Mario 64 DS | |
| French | Snifit[5] | - | |
| Snufit[9] | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| German | Snifit[10] | - | |
| Italian | Snifit[5][11] | - |
References[edit]
- ^EnglishSuper Mario 64 entry on the official Mario Portal.nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:38:23 UTC via archive.today[deprecated link].)
- ^"SNUFIT Like their cousins, the Snifits, the Snufits hide behind masks. Jump in the air and kick them or punch them if they are close to the ground." – Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996).Super Mario 64 Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
- ^Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010).Nintendo DS Pocket Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-46760-7. Page 269.
- ^Takashi, Watanabe, Noriko Oketani, Yugo Nagasawa, and Junichiro Okubo, editors (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 4.
- ^abcFrom the in-game name of theSnifit Patrol fromMario Party 2.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 64" in『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』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 86.
- ^Naoto, Yamamoto, Takashima Toshihiro, Sone Takeshi, Murata Norio, and Yamada Masahiko, editors (12 Jul. 1996). 『スーパーマリオ64ファンタスティック
攻 略 ブック』.Tokuma Shoten (Japanese). Page 28. (Archived 20 Jul. 2023 via Gaming Alexandria.) Supplemental forFamimaga 64, no. 1. - ^Ozeki, Tomoji (U-Craft), Toru Nakagawa (U-Craft), Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama (Shogakukan), editors (2005). 『スーパーマリオ64DS 公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-106212-1. Page 24.
- ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 64" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 86.
- ^Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors (1997).Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64". Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 8.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 64" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 86.
