- This article is about the recurring obstacle. For the enemy from Wario Land 4, see mine (enemy). For the object from Mario Party 6, see mine (fruit).
| Mine | |||
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 A Mine as it appears in Super Mario World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Party Superstars (2021) | ||
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Mines are Spike Ball-like bombs that first appear in Super Mario World. Despite their name, they are not always shown to be explosive.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario World
In Super Mario World, Mines,[1] also referred to as Floating Mines,[2][3] first appear in Yoshi's Island 4 as spiked balls with a wooden texture that drift in the water. They follow the current continuously and pulsate with spikes. Yoshi can step on their spikes harmlessly and eat them, and a Super Star can defeat them. In the Sunken Ghost Ship, many are in free fall, making it difficult for Mario or Luigi to move around, and slowly rise to the surface when landing in the water.
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Mines, simply called bombs in Super Mario 64 and also called spiked orbs in the Player's Guide[4] and Super Mario 64 DS, play a vital role in defeating Bowser. In the final arenas of Bowser in the Dark World, Bowser in the Fire Sea, and Bowser in the Sky, where the bombs surround the arena, Mario, Luigi, or Wario has to throw Bowser into one of the bombs to defeat him (three in Bowser in the Sky). If the player jumps into one of the bombs, it will blow up and they will take two wedges of damage.
There was also going to be a smaller, water-based variant, but it was cut out from the final.
Mario's Time Machine
In Mario's Time Machine, mines[5] appear as obstacles while Mario is surfing around. In the PC version, hitting one causes Mario to lose only one mushroom, whereas in the SNES version, hitting one causes Mario to lose all of them.
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
In Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, small mines appear as somewhat common obstacles. They can be found on the ground, where they can be picked up, or floating in underwater, where they can interrupt a Body Slam. If interacted with, they proceed to flash and then soon explode, causing damage. The Pecan enemy can also spit mines that sink and automatically explode.
Mario Party series
Mario Party 3
In Mario Party 3, mines (referred to as bombs) appear in the minigame Cheep Cheep Chase, where they are in the way of the players, who are being pursued by a large Cheep Cheep. To get around them, the players must dive.
Mario Party Superstars
Mines reappear in Mario Party Superstars, reprising their roles in the Cheep Cheep Chase minigame.
Luigi's Mansion 3
Two types of mines appear in the Boilerworks and the ScreamPark minigame Coin Floating in Luigi's Mansion 3. There is a normal type resembling a Spike Ball, and a homing type that acts as a bomb. The later moves toward the nearest player, and when close, it flashes red and eventually blows up. Their explosion can pop Luigi's inflatable duck boat and make him drown, losing 20 HP.
Gallery
Screenshot from Super Mario World
Screenshot from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Model from Super Mario 64
Screenshot from Super Mario 64
Screenshot from Super Mario 64 DS
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 DS | data/enemy/koopa_bomb/ | KIRAI | Bowser Bomb / Mine |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 機雷[6] (Super Mario World) / Kirai |
Mine | |
| バクダン / Bakudan |
Bomb; shared with bomb and Super Mario 64's flame thrower | ||
| トゲボール[10] (Super Mario World) Toge Bōru |
Spike Ball; shared with Spike Ball and spike ball | ||
| German | Stachel Floating Mine[?] | Spike Floating Mine | |
| Italian | Mina[?] | Mine | |
| Spanish | Mina Flotante[?] | Floating Mine |
References
- ^ M. Arakawa. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Pages 58 and 137.
- ^ M. Arakawa. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Page 52.
- ^ Nintendo Power Advance V.4, page 71.
- ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Pages 43 and 125.
- ^ "Make sure you catch enough mushrooms to enter the time tunnel. And watch out for mines and sharks!" — Hints, Mario's Time Machine, 1994
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario World), page 40.
- ^ 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten), page 166.
- ^ 「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), pages 35, 63, 94.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオ64DS」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario 64 DS), page 026.
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario World section, page 61.
| Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characters | Wario • Brown Sugar Pirates • Mario | ||
| Bosses | Spiked Koopa • Minotaur • Penguin • Devil's Head • Bobo • Ghost • Captain Syrup • Genie | ||
| Worlds | Rice Beach • Mt. Teapot • Sherbet Land • Stove Canyon • SS Tea Cup • Parsley Woods • Syrup Castle | ||
| Power-ups | Bull Pot • Dragon Pot • Garlic Pot • Jet Pot • Star | ||
| Collectibles | ? Block • 1 Gold Coin • 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • 3-Up Heart • Heart • Key • Treasure | ||
| Enemies and obstacles | Batto Shuruken • Bee Fly • Big • Bō • Bucket Head • Chicken Duck • D.D. • Demon Bat • Dropper • Floater • Gaugau • Goboten • Guragura • Harisu • Helmut • Knight • Konotako • Kōmori Missile • Lance • Maizō • Mine • Muncher • Paidan • Pecan • Penkoon • Pikkarikun • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pirate Goom • Pouncer • Skewer • Sparky • Spiked ball • Togemaru • Ukiwani • Wanderin' Goom • Watch • White puff • Yadorā • Yarikuri Obake | ||
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