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[[File:SMA4 Digging Minigame.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
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[[File:SMB2 Sprite Soft Sand.png|left]]'''Soft sand''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet|page=13|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|quote=On the surface of the desert, you can also dig in the soft sand.}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1993|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet|page=18|quote=On the surface of the desert, you can also dig in the soft sand.}}</ref> also referred to as '''soft desert sand'''<ref>{{cite|date=2001|title=''Super Mario Advance'' instruction booklet|page=9|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=en|quote=You’ll also be able to dig holes in the soft desert sand.}}</ref> or simply '''sand''',<ref>{{cite|date=2010|title=''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet|page=35|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=en|quote=Press {{button|wii|1}} to pull grass out of the ground or to dig through sand.}}</ref> is a destructible type of [[Semisolid Platform]] that first appears in the deserts of [[World 2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 2]] and [[World 6 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6]] in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Soft sand can be dug up below [[Mario]] or another playable character by pressing {{button|nes|B}} if they are not carrying anything. Alternatively, soft sand can also be blown up by explosives, including [[Bob-omb|Bob-Omb]]s and [[bomb]]s. All characters dig at the same speed.<ref>{{cite|author=Bismuth|timestamp=17:12|url=youtu.be/v39OFn9Q8qw?si=4QMI2lLRTpcStNvT&t=1032|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Speedrun World Record Explained|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=January 19, 2024}}</ref>
'''Soft sand''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 13. "''On the surface of the desert, you can also dig in the soft sand.''"</ref><ref>''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet, page 18. "''On the surface of the desert, you can also dig in the soft sand.''"</ref> also referred to as '''soft desert sand'''<ref>''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet, page 9. "''You’ll also be able to dig holes in the soft desert sand.''"</ref> or simply '''sand''',<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet, page 35. "''Press {{button|wii|1}} to pull grass out of the ground or to dig through sand.''"</ref> is a type of [[Semisolid Platform]] that can be destroyed. It first appeared in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where it is found in the deserts of [[World 2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 2]] and [[World 6 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6]]. [[Mario]] and his friends can dig the sand directly under their feet when {{button|nes|B}} is pressed as long as they are not carrying anything with their hands. [[Toad]] is the fastest digger, followed by Mario, then [[Luigi]], and finally [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. Soft sand can also be blown up by [[Bob-omb]]s and [[bomb]]s.


Soft sand is included within some levels of [[World-e]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
Soft sand reappears in [[World-e]] of ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.


In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', [[SMB2 Mario]] can dig through [[Cloud Block]]s as if they were soft sand.
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', [[SMB2 Mario]] can dig through [[Cloud Block]]s as if they were soft sand.
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|Jpn=やわらかい{{ruby|土|つち}}
|Jap=やわらかい{{hover|土|つち}}<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 20. 「{{hover|砂漠|さばく}}の{{hover|面|めん}}では、やわらかい{{hover|土|つち}}を{{hover|掘|ほ}}っていくこともできるんだよ。」</ref><ref>''Super Mario Collection'' instruction booklet. 「{{hover|砂漠|さばく}}では、やわらかい{{hover|土|つち}}を{{hover|掘|ほ}}っていくこともできます。」</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 21. 「{{hover|砂漠|さばく}}の{{hover|面|めん}}では、やわらかい{{hover|土|つち}}を{{hover|掘|ほ}}っていくこともできるんだよ。」</ref><br>''Yawarakai tsuchi''<br>砂<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section, page 70.</ref><br>''Suna''
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|date=1987|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=20|quote=「{{ruby|砂漠|さばく}}の{{ruby|面|めん}}では、やわらかい{{ruby|土|つち}}を{{ruby|掘|ほ}}っていくこともできるんだよ。」}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1993|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Mario Collection'' instruction booklet|quote=「{{ruby|砂漠|さばく}}では、やわらかい{{ruby|土|つち}}を{{ruby|掘|ほ}}っていくこともできます。」}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|title=スーパーマリオアドバンス (''Sūpā Mario Adobansu'') instruction booklet|page=21|date=2001|quote=「{{ruby|砂漠|さばく}}の{{ruby|面|めん}}では、やわらかい{{ruby|土|つち}}を{{ruby|掘|ほ}}っていくこともできるんだよ。」}}</ref>
|JapM=Soft soil<br><br>Sand
|JpnR=Yawarakai tsuchi
|JpnM=Soft soil
|Jpn2=砂<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=October 19, 2015|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=70|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jpn2R=Suna
|Jpn2M=Sand
|Ita=Sabbia
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|language=it|date=2010|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' (Wii) instruction booklet|page=36|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|ItaM=Sand
}}
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