Pile Driver Micro-Goomba

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This article is about the Mini Goomba enemies disguised as Brick Blocks from Super Mario Bros. 3. For Wario's move from Wario World, see Piledriver.
Not to be confused with Blockhopper.
Pile Driver Micro-Goomba
Artwork of a Pile Driver Micro-Goomba from a Nintendo Power Guide.
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Ultimate NES Remix (2014)
Variant of Mini Goomba
Comparable

Pile Driver Micro-Goombas[1] (also stylized as Pile-driver Micro-Goombas),[2] referred to as "fake bricks" by Fred Savage in the Celebrity Profiles section in the 9th issue of Nintendo Power,[3] are a special variety of Mini Goomba that hides in a Brick Block. They appear in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its reissues.

History

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

Pile Driver Micro-Goombas first appear in World 2-1, the first area of Desert Land, and are a staple enemy in the various desert and sky levels throughout the rest of Super Mario Bros. 3. They are disguised as grounded bricks 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 jumps high in the air and attempts to land on the player character to damage him. These enemies are resistant to fireballs and can be defeated by stomping them, hitting them with a Raccoon tail, or tossing a Koopa Shell at them.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

Blocks similar to Pile Driver Micro-Goomba from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
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.

NES Remix series

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.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブロックマメクリボー[4][5]
Burokku Mame Kuribō 		Block Mini Goomba
ブロックとマメクリボー[6]
Burokku to Mame Kuribō 		Block & Mini Goomba
マメクリボー[?]
Mame Kuribō 		Mini Goomba Famicom Remix 2 and Famicom Remix: Best Choice
French Bloc micro-Goomba[?] Mini-Goomba Block
German Block-Gumba[?] Block Goomba
Micro-Bazillus im Block[7] Mini Goomba in Block Super Mario Bros. 3
Italian Mini Goomba Blocco[8]:37 Block Mini Goomba
Blocco Mini Goomba[8]:39 Mini Goomba Block
Blocco Mini-Goomba[8]:43 Mini-Goomba Block

References

  1. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (English). Page 8.
  2. ^ English Super Mario Bros. 3 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 14:26:17 UTC via archive.today.)
  3. ^ November–December 1989. Nintendo Power Volume 9. Nintendo of America (English). Page 91.
  4. ^ 1994. Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 212. Retrieved from Imgur. Note that this is only listed in a block of text in the "Mame Kuribō" section.
  5. ^ 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Bros. 3 section. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 37.
  6. ^ August 25, 2003. 「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) (scan). Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 978-4757715882. Retrieved from SAKURA internet (sakura.ne.jp).[page number needed]
  7. ^ Matsumoto, Atsuko, Rie Ishii, and Claude Moyse, editors (1992). Der Spieleberater Super Mario Power. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). ISBN 3-929034-02-6. Page 14.
  8. ^ a b c November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-88-9367-436-2. Page 37, 39, and 43.
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Goombas
Characters Captain Goomba (Mario Party 8) • Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series) • Crinkle Goomba • Dr. Sporis von Fungenstein • Gary • Goo • Goom Goom • Gooma • Goomama • Goomba (Mario Party 4) • Goomba idols • Goomba Mario • Goomba Mummy • Goombaria • Goombario • Goombella • Goombette • Goomboss • Goomby and Foomby • Goomez • Goomfrey • Goomhilde • Goompa • Goompapa • Goomther • Greaser Goombas • McGoomba • Mecha Kuribō • Mega Goomba • Megasparkle Goomba • Paper Macho Goomba Outlaw • Papercraft Megacrinkle Goomba • Private Goomp • Professor Frankly • Red & Blue Goomba Bros. • The Goomba Bros. • Triplets
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Relatives Beanies Beanie • Elite Pestnut • Gold Beanie • Parabeanie • Pestnut
Galoombas Big Galoomba • Galoomba • Goombetty • Goombob • Hone Kuribon • Parachute Galoomba • Paragaloomba • Para-Goomba (Mario Clash)
Octoombas Elite Octoomba • Octoboo • Octoguy • Octoomba
Seedles Glohm Hydro Seedle • Glohm Seedle • Glohm Seedle R • Golden Seedle • Hydro Seedle • Seedle • Seedle R • Seedlusa
Strollin' Stus Smolderin' Stu • Strollin' Stu • Swipin' Stu • Winged Strollin' Stu
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Miscellaneous Ameboid • Burrbo • Gamboo • Gooble • Goombrat • Goombud • Hefty Goombrat • Kuri • Metal Gamboo • OkaP • Prongo • Trompette
Related items Goomba Mask • Goomba Orb • Goomba's Shoe (stiletto)
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Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Toads • Kings
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World-ea !-Switch • Axe • Balance Lift • Bubble • Control Coin • Dotted-Line Block • Goal Pole • Flipper • Giant Gate • Grass • Jumping Board • Key • Key Door • Power Meter Block • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Seesaw • Snake platform • Soft sand • Stretch Block • Triangular Block • Vanishing Block
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World-ea Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Big Boo • Bony Beetle • Bowser Statue (Super Mario World) • Bumpty • Chargin' Chuck • Flurry • Goomba (Super Mario World) • Hoopster • Hothead • Jumping Piranha Plant • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Monty Mole • Para-Goomba (Super Mario World) • Porcupo • Rip Van Fish • Spike Top • Thwimp • Wiggler
Obstacles Bowser Statue • Candy ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Diagonal cannon • Falling spikea • Fire-Bara • Giant cannon • Giant cannonball • Lava • Pit • Quartet-cannon • Rocket Engine • Roto-Disc • Spike • Tornado • Turtle Cannon
World-e mini-gamesa Blue Mushroom House • Orange Mushroom House • Red Mushroom House
Music Airship BGM • Athletic BGM • Bros. Battle • Fortress Boss • Ground BGM • King of the Koopas • P Switch BGM / Toad's House • Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM • Underwater BGM • World 1 Map (Grass Land) • World 3 Map (Water Land) • World 4 Map (Giant Land) • World 8 Map (Dark Land)
Miscellaneous Game Over • Extra life • P-Meter • Time Limit
Further info Completion • e-Readera • e-Reader cardsa • Gallery (Super Mario Advance 4) • Glitches (Super Mario Advance 4) • Multimedia • Nintendo Music • Pre-release and unused content (Super Mario Advance 4) • Quotes • Staff
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Episodes Animated Episode 1: "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas" • Episode 2: "Reptiles in the Rose Garden" • Episode 3: "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario" • Episode 4: "The Beauty of Kootie" • Episode 5: "Princess Toadstool for President" • Episode 6: "Never Koop a Koopa" • Episode 7: "Reign Storm" • Episode 8: "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" • Episode 9: "Dadzilla" • Episode 10: "Tag Team Trouble" • Episode 11: "Oh, Brother!" • Episode 12: "Misadventure of Mighty Plumber" • Episode 13: "A Toadally Magical Adventure" • Episode 14: "Misadventures in Babysitting" • Episode 15: "Do the Koopa" • Episode 16: "Kootie Pie Rocks" • Episode 17: "Mush-Rumors" • Episode 18: "The Ugly Mermaid" • Episode 19: "Crimes R Us" • Episode 20: "Life's Ruff" • Episode 21: "Up, Up, and a Koopa" • Episode 22: "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" • Episode 23: "True Colors" • Episode 24: "Recycled Koopa" • Episode 25: "The Venice Menace" • Episode 26: "Super Koopa"
Live-action Episode 1 • Episode 2 • Episode 3 • Episode 4 • Episode 5
Characters Protagonists Luigi (Kassanova Koopa) • Mario • Princess Toadstool • Toad
Koopa Family and Koopalings Big Mouth Koopa • Bully Koopa • Cheatsy Koopa • Hip Koopa • Hop Koopa • King Bowser Koopa • Kooky von Koopa • Kootie Pie Koopa (Lady Fettuccini Alfredo)
Bowser's Minions Abominable Snowkoopa • Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Block • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober with kids • Bob-omb • Boo Diddly • Boom Boom • Boomerang Brother • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Cannonball • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Fire Brother • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Giant Land Para-Goomba • Goomba • Hammer Brother • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Zombie • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Magic Piranha Plant • Nipper Plant • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Ptooie • Robot Princess • Rocky Wrench • Sledge Brother • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Thwomp
Other Baker • Bud • Bud and Missy's mother • Captain • Crime Wave Clyde • Cutter • Doctor • Emperor Ed • Herman • Holly Mackerel • Junior • Junior's mom and dad • King Mackerel • King Windbag • Kitty • Madzilla • Madzilla's Mom • Marco Polo's Plumbers • Mayor of New York City • Mighty Plumber • Milli Vanilli • Missy • Mr. President • Mrs. President • Mushroom Kingdom Fire Department • Mushroom Marauder and Jake the Crusher Fungus • Mushroom Nanny • Mushroom People • Mushroom Referee • Norman • Painter • Pipe creatures • Prince Hugo • Prince Mushroomkhamen • Queen Mushroomkhamen • Royal Parrot • Servant • Sultan • Toad's cousin • Venice pizza man • Wizard King of the West
Locations Regions of the Mushroom World Dark Land • Desert Land • Giant Land • Ice Land • Mertropolis • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Sea • Pipe Land • Sky Land • Underground Maze of Pipes • Water Land
Landmarks of the Mushroom World Ace Magic Wand Factory • First Mushroom Bank • Kastle Koopa • Mushroom Castle • Mushroom Kingdom Orphanage • Mushroom Kingdom Treasury • Mushroom Land Central Library • Pipe Land Treasury • Temple of Gloom
Regions of the
Real World 		Africa • Antarctica • Australia • Brooklyn • Hawaii • Hollywood • Miami • New York City • North America • Paris • South America • United States of America • Venice • Washington, D.C.
Landmarks of the Real World Bastille • Eiffel Tower • Florida State Poochitentiary • Great Wall of China • Hollywood Bowl • Kennedy Space Center • Louvre • Mario Brothers Plumbing • Washington Monument • White House
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Items, objects,
vehicles, and misc. 		? Block • Block • Bowser Statue • Crud Cannon • Doom Dancer Music Box • Doom Ship • Doom Sub • Fire Flower • Fireball • Frog Suit • Fudjie • Gold Coin • Jump Block • Karoobi • Koopa Color Goopa • Koopa Clogger • Kooper-Dooper Raiser-Upper • Koopa trash • Koopascope • Lame Brainer • Levitation Beam • Magic pendant • Magic Wand • Magic Wings • Nasty Net • Nice Guy Potion • Plumber Pole • Plumber's Periscope • Plumber's Putty • Power Shower • Starman • Steam Cloud Balloon • Steam powered mummy sled • Super Leaf • Super Slurp Pipe • Tag Team Wrestling Tournament • Tank • The Adventures of Mighty Plumber • Time Travel Tube • Transmutational Brainwave Analyzer • Trash Smasher • Warp Pipe
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