Soft sand

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Blue Mushroom House mini-game
Screenshot fromSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Sprite of soft sand from Super Mario Bros. 2.

Soft sand,[1][2] also referred to assoft desert sand[3] or simplysand,[4] is a destructible type ofSemisolid Platform that first appears in the deserts ofWorld 2 andWorld 6 inYume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic andSuper Mario Bros. 2. Soft sand can be dug up belowMario or another playable character by pressingB Button if they are not carrying anything. Alternatively, soft sand can also be blown up by explosives, includingBob-Ombs andbombs. All characters dig at the same speed.[5]

Soft sand is included within some levels ofWorld-e inSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.

InSuper Mario Maker 2,SMB2 Mario can dig throughCloud Blocks as if they were soft sand.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseやわらかい土つち[6][7][8]
Yawarakai tsuchi		Soft soil
砂[9]
Suna		Sand
ItalianSabbia[10]Sand

References[edit]

  1. ^"On the surface of the desert, you can also dig in the soft sand." – 1988.Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (English). Page 13.
  2. ^"On the surface of the desert, you can also dig in the soft sand." – 1993.Super Mario All-Stars instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (English). Page 18.
  3. ^"You’ll also be able to dig holes in the soft desert sand." – 2001.Super Mario Advance instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (English). Page 9.
  4. ^"PressOne Button to pull grass out of the ground or to dig through sand." – 2010.Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (English). Page 35.
  5. ^Bismuth.Super Mario Bros. 2 Speedrun World Record Explained (17:12).YouTube (English). Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  6. ^「砂漠さばくの面めんでは、やわらかい土つちを掘ほっていくこともできるんだよ。」 – 1987.Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet.Nintendo (Japanese). Page 20.
  7. ^「砂漠さばくでは、やわらかい土つちを掘ほっていくこともできます。」 – 1993.Super Mario Collection instruction booklet.Nintendo (Japanese).
  8. ^「砂漠さばくの面めんでは、やわらかい土つちを掘ほっていくこともできるんだよ。」 – 2001. スーパーマリオアドバンス (Sūpā Mario Adobansu) instruction booklet.Nintendo (Japanese). Page 21.
  9. ^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 70.
  10. ^2010.Super Mario All-Stars (Wii) instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 36.
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