Water bomb (object)
| Water bomb | |||
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 Model fromSuper Mario 64 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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- “Ifyou wander around here, you're liable to be plastered by a water bomb!”
- —Bob-omb Buddy,Super Mario 64
Water bombs (orWater Bombs)[1] are largecannonball-like objects inSuper Mario 64 andSuper Mario 64 DS. They are shot out ofcannons on theBob-omb Battlefield, specifically the unusable cannon on the mountain (along with the one at the start in the DS remake), as well as inBattle Fort in the DS remake, where they fall out of the sky at random. They typically land in the larger field areas of the Bob-omb Battlefield and act like large bouncing water balloons, exploding and dealing damage if they come into contact with the player character. After two hops, a water bomb dissipates the next time it hits the ground.
Though the player can see the water bombs shoot out of cannons, they do not fall to the ground and keep moving up into the sky. Instead, water bombs appear from the sky and fall on or near the player.
The water bomb is often rendered incorrectly in unofficial ports of the game, showing misplaced sky and grass reflections on its sides. This issue, caused by emulators miscalculating texture coordinates, also affects theMetal Cap effect, though it is less obvious in that case.[2]
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Appearance inSuper Mario 64
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | みずばくだん[?] Mizu bakudan | Water bomb | |
| French | Bombe à eau[?] | Water bomb | |
| Italian | Gavettone[3] | Water balloon; shared withWater Bomb | |
| Bomba d'acqua[4] | Water bomb |
References[edit]
- ^"You have a choice of four cannons when you attempt to become a human missile and blast your way to the floating island. The easiest shot is from the second cannon on the mountainside–the one farthest up the path. (Don’t try the Water Bomb cannon!)" – Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996).Super Mario 64 Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 21.
- ^I analyzed every Shader in Mario 64, Here's how they work.Kaze Emanuar (English). Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^"In questa zona rischi di venir colpito da un gavettone!" –Bob-omb Buddy.Super Mario 64 DS.
- ^Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 92.
