| Latest revision |
Your text |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| {{about|the Mini Goomba enemies disguised as Brick Blocks from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''|Wario's move from ''[[Wario World]]''|[[Piledriver]]}} | | {{articleabout|the Micro-Goomba enemies disguised as Brick Blocks from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''|Wario's move from ''[[Wario World]]''|[[Piledriver]]}} |
| {{Distinguish|Blockhopper}} | | {{Distinguish|Blockhopper}} |
| {{species infobox | | {{Species-infobox |
| |image=[[File:PDMGNintendoPower.png|200px]] | | |title=Pile Driver Micro-Goomba |
| |variant_of=[[Mini Goomba]] | | |image=[[Image:PileDriverMicroGoomba.PNG]] |
| |comparable=[[Blockhopper]]<br>[[Fake Block]]
| | |species_origin=[[Micro-Goomba]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]]) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) | | |related=[[Blockhopper]] |
| | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2010|2010]]) |
| }} | | }} |
| '''Pile Driver Micro-Goombas'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=8|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=June 1990}}</ref> (also stylized as '''Pile-driver Micro-Goombas'''),<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-142617/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en}}</ref> referred to as "'''fake bricks'''" by Fred Savage in the Celebrity Profiles section in the [[Nintendo Power issue 9|9th issue]] of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 9|page=91|date=November-December 1989|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are a special variety of [[Mini Goomba]] that hides in a [[Brick Block]]. They appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its [[reissue]]s. | | '''Pile Driver Micro-Goombas''' are a special variety of [[Micro-Goomba]] that hide in [[Brick Block]]s. The only games they have appeared in are ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its remakes. These Micro-Goombas are quite strong for their size, as they are able to [[jump]] extremely high and long while lifting the much larger Brick Block. The Pile Driver Micro-Goomba is also resistant to fire attacks, as it is protected by its Brick Block (which cannot normally be destroyed by fire as well). While their Mugger Micro-Goomba cousins can only slow down the Mario brothers, Pile Driver Micro-Goombas can directly damage them. |
|
| |
|
| ==History==
| | Pile Driver Micro-Goombas first appeared in [[Desert Hill#2-1|World 2-1]], the first area of [[Desert Hill]], and were a staple enemy in the various desert and sky levels throughout the rest of the game. In these levels, Pile Driver Micro-Goombas were typically hidden among normal Brick Blocks, although some stayed out in the open. When a Mario Brother approached the hidden Micro-Goomba, the creature would jump high in the air and attempt to crush the hero. However, a Pile Driver Micro-Goomba would lift its Brick Block a couple of times before jumping, providing the plumber with enough time to dodge the upcoming attack. The Mario Bros. could destroy these enemies by [[stomp]]ing the block-shielded [[Goomba]], hitting the creature with the [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] tail, or by tossing a [[Koopa Shell]] at the tiny Goomba. |
| ===''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''===
| |
| Pile Driver Micro-Goombas first appear in [[World 2-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 2-1]], the first area of [[Desert Land]], and are a staple enemy in the various desert and sky [[level]]s throughout the rest of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They are disguised as grounded [[Brick Block|brick]]s that can be distinguished by the fact that they do not glisten (except in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', which gave them a light-colored outline instead, but this was changed back in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''). When [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] approaches its brick, the Pile Driver Micro-Goomba moves slightly to show a pair of feet underneath the brick, then [[jump]]s high in the air and attempts to land on the player character to damage him. These enemies are resistant to [[fireball]]s and can be defeated by [[stomp]]ing them, hitting them with a [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] tail, or tossing a [[Koopa Shell]] at them. | |
|
| |
|
| ===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
| | Pile Driver Micro-Goombas can be distinguished from their surroundings. Regular Brick Blocks glisten; Pile Driver Micro-Goombas' Brick Blocks do not. Also, the Pile Driver Micro-Goomba's Brick Block is slightly smaller. However, in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' remake, they glistened like any other Brick Block, but were still smaller and even somewhat a lighter color. ''[[Super Mario Advance 4]]'' returned the Pile Driver Micro-Goomba's Brick Block to its non-glistening ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' form (though it was, of course, updated ''Super Mario All-Stars''-style along with all of ''Super Mario Advance 4''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> other sprites). |
| [[File: CartoonMicroGoomba.jpg|thumb|A group of blocks on ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' in the episode "[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]"]] | |
| Although no Pile Driver Micro-Goombas appear, a group of Pile Driver Micro-Goomba-like blocks makes one small appearance on ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' in the episode "[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]." Although they have similar characteristics and look like Pile Driver Micro-Goombas, they are real bricks brought to life and are referred to simply as "blocks." These blocks were created by [[Toad]]'s [[pipe creatures]] after they rebelled against him.
| |
|
| |
|
| ===Other appearances===
| | [[Image: CartoonMicroGoomba.jpg|left|thumb|A group of Pile Driver Micro-Goombas in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]] |
| In ''[[NES Remix 2]]'' and ''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'', Pile Driver Micro-Goombas, simply referred to as Mini Goombas, are featured as a ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' challenge, where the player has to defeat three of them in World 2-1 within 20 seconds.
| | Pile Driver Micro-Goombas make one small appearance in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', in the episode "[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]". Although they have the same characteristics and appearance as Pile Driver Micro-Goombas, they are real Brick Blocks brought to life, and are only referred to "blocks". These blocks were created by [[Toad]]'s [[Pipe Monster]]s after they rebelled against him. |
|
| |
|
| ==Gallery==
| | Although they're unrelated, [[Blockhopper]]s from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' are fairly similar to Pile Driver Micro-Goombas in that they, too, hide in blocks. However, Blockhoppers are not at all related to [[Goomba]]s (being blue robots of an unknown origin) and can hide in multiple blocks at once, and also have the ability to mimic [[? Block]]s. |
| <gallery>
| | {{br|left}} |
| Desert Hill.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
| | ==Names in Other Languages== |
| SMB3 Sprite Pile Driver Micro-Goomba.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
| | {{Foreignname |
| SMB3 Pile Driver Micro-Goomba.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
| |
| PileDriverMicroGoomba.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
| |
| </gallery>
| |
| | |
| ==Names in other languages==
| |
| {{foreign names
| |
| |Jpn=ブロックマメクリボー<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#105 212]}}; note that this is only listed in a block of text in the "Mame Kuribō" section.</ref><ref>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section|page=37|language=ja}}</ref>
| |
| |JpnR=Burokku Mame Kuribō
| |
| |Jpn2=ブロックとマメクリボー<ref>{{cite|url=azarashido.sakura.ne.jp/20100520/sCIMG9633.jpg|title=Scan of 「スーパーマリオアドバンス4パーフェクトガイドブック」 ''(Super Mario Advance 4 Perfect Guidebook)''}}</ref>{{page needed}}
| |
| |Jpn2R=Burokku to Mame Kuribō
| |
| |Jpn3=マメクリボー
| |
| |Jpn3R=Mame Kuribō
| |
| |JpnM=Block Bean Goomba
| |
| |Jpn2M=Block & Bean Goomba
| |
| |Jpn3M=Bean Goomba (''Famicom Remix 2'' and ''Famicom Remix: Best Choice'')
| |
| |Ger=Block-Gumba | | |Ger=Block-Gumba |
| |GerM=Block Goomba | | |GerM=Block Goomba |
| |Fre=Bloc micro-Goomba
| |
| |FreM=Mini-Goomba Block
| |
| |Ita=Mini Goomba Blocco | | |Ita=Mini Goomba Blocco |
| |ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=37}}</ref>
| | |ItaM=Block Micro-Goomba ("Mini Goomba" is Iitalian for "Micro-Goomba")}} |
| |ItaM=Mini Goomba Block | | {{BoxTop}} |
| |Ita2=Blocco Mini Goomba
| | {{SMB3}} |
| |Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=39}}</ref>
| | {{Goomba}} |
| |Ita2M=Block Mini Goomba
| | {{The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3}} |
| |Ita3=Blocco Mini-Goomba
| |
| |Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=43}}</ref>
| |
| |Ita3M=Block Mini-Goomba
| |
| }} | |
|
| |
|
| ==References==
| | [[Category:Sub-Species]] |
| <references/>
| | [[Category:Enemies]] |
| | |
| {{Goombas}}
| |
| {{SMB3}}
| |
| {{TAOSMB3}}
| |
| [[Category:Goombas]] | | [[Category:Goombas]] |
| [[Category:Blocks]]
| | [[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemies]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies]]
| | [[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3 Species]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies]] | |
| [[Category:The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies]] | |
| [[it:Mini Goomba Blocco]]
| |
