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'''Bullet Biffs'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' North American [[Virtual Console]] manual, page 14.</ref> (originally known as '''Gira'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 16.</ref> or '''Gina'''<ref name=NintendoPower>''Nintendo Power'' Game Boy Player's Guide, page 5</ref>) are a species of [[Bullet Bill]]s found in [[Sarasaland]] in the game ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. Bullet Biffs were only referred to as such in the North American digital manual for the 2011 port of ''Super Mario Land'' to the [[Virtual Console]], 22 years after the original game's release.
'''Bullet Biffs'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' North American [[Virtual Console]] manual, page 14.</ref> (originally known as '''Gira'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 16.</ref> or '''Gina'''<ref name=NintendoPower>''Nintendo Power'' Game Boy Player's Guide, page 5</ref>) are a species of [[Bullet Bill]]s found in [[Sarasaland]] in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''.


Bullet Biffs look like ordinary Bullet Bills but have rockets on their backs. They can be defeated with a single stomp, earning [[Mario]] 400 points. They are only found in the last two kingdoms, [[Easton Kingdom|Easton]] and [[Chai Kingdom|Chai]]. Bullet Biffs are fired out of [[Bill Blaster]]-like cannons known as '''Pipe Cannons'''<ref name=NintendoPower />, which pop out of [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] in intervals much like a [[Piranha Plant]]. The Bullet Biff that comes from a launchpad travels with a perfectly straight trajectory as usual, but also moves at a higher speed than an average Bullet Bill. Some blasters can be used as a stepping stone to reach high areas.
Bullet Biffs look like ordinary Bullet Bills but have rockets on their backs. They can be defeated with a single stomp, earning [[Mario]] 400 points. They are only found in the last two kingdoms, [[Easton Kingdom|Easton]] and [[Chai Kingdom|Chai]]. Bullet Biffs are fired out of [[Bill Blaster]]-like cannons known as '''Pipe Cannons'''<ref name=NintendoPower />, which pop out of [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] in intervals much like a [[Piranha Plant]]. The Bullet Biff that comes from a launchpad travels with a perfectly straight trajectory as usual, but also moves at a higher speed than an average Bullet Bill. Some blasters can be used as a stepping stone to reach high areas.

Revision as of 18:34, May 30, 2019

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Bullet Biffs[1] (originally known as Gira[2] or Gina[3]) are a species of Bullet Bills found in Sarasaland in Super Mario Land.

Bullet Biffs look like ordinary Bullet Bills but have rockets on their backs. They can be defeated with a single stomp, earning Mario 400 points. They are only found in the last two kingdoms, Easton and Chai. Bullet Biffs are fired out of Bill Blaster-like cannons known as Pipe Cannons[3], which pop out of pipes in intervals much like a Piranha Plant. The Bullet Biff that comes from a launchpad travels with a perfectly straight trajectory as usual, but also moves at a higher speed than an average Bullet Bill. Some blasters can be used as a stepping stone to reach high areas.

Official Profiles

Super Mario Land

  • 3DS Virtual Console Manual Bio: "Bullet Biff is a determined missile that launches in a straight line. Defeat it by stomping on it from above."

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ギラー[4]
Girā
Derived from Bullet Bill's Japanese name, キラー Kirā (Killer).

German Gira
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Italian Gira
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Spanish Bullet Biff
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References

  1. ^ Super Mario Land North American Virtual Console manual, page 14.
  2. ^ Super Mario Land English instruction booklet, page 16.
  3. ^ a b Nintendo Power Game Boy Player's Guide, page 5
  4. ^ Super Mario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 20.