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'''Bullet Biffs'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' [[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 English 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'' [[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 English digital manual for the 2011 port of ''Super Mario Land'' to the [[Virtual Console]], 22 years after the original game's release.


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]], rather than following the sporadic firing pattern of their counterparts. 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.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

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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 the game Super Mario Land. Bullet Biffs were only referred to as such in the English digital manual for the 2011 port of Super Mario Land to the Virtual Console, 22 years after the original game's release.

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.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Gira[?] -
Italian Gira[?] -
Spanish Bullet Biff[?] -

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Land 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.
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Bullet Bills and Bill Blasters
Bullet Bills Backwards Bill • Big Bullet Bill • Big Seeker Bullet Bill • Blazer • Bomber Bill • Bombshell Bill • Bouncing Bullet Bill • Bull's-Eye Banzai • Bull's-Eye Bill • Bull's-Eye Billet Train • Bullet Biff • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill Patch • Cat Banzai Bill • Cat Bullet Bill • G. Torpedo Ted • Gold Bomber Bill • Gold Bullet Bill • Killer Ball • Killer Jr. Ball • King Bill • Mad Banzai Bill • Mad Bullet Bill • Magnum • Missile Meg • Seeker Bullet Bill • Sniper Bill • Tail Bullet Bill • Targeting Ted • Torpedo Ted • Wonder Missile Meg • Woollet Bill
Bill Blasters Air Cannon • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Blaster • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Bombshell Bill Blaster • Bull's-Eye Blaster • Chomp box • Monty Tank • Sergeant Guy Cannon • Sergeant Guy Cannon X • Torpedo Base • Torpedo tube
Related species Digga • Mikey Mine • Space Mine
Related vehicles Bullet Bike • Bullet Blaster (Gold Bullet Blaster · Silver Bullet Blaster) • Bull's-Eye Banzai • Road Jetter • The Bullet Bill Express
Related items Bullet Bill Mask • Bullet Bill Orb • Bullet Candy
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Super Mario Land
Protagonists Mario • Princess Daisy
Bosses King Totomesu • Dragonzamasu (Tamao) • Hiyoihoi • Biokinton (Chicken) • Tatanga (Pagosu)
Locations Sarasaland (Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom)
Levels World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-3 • World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • Expert Level
Items & vehicles Super Mushroom • Superball Flower • Star • 1UP heart • Coin • Marine Pop • Sky Pop • Switch • Lift Block
Enemies & obstacles Batadon • Bombshell Koopa • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chikako • Dropping lift • Falling block • Falling spike • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Gunion • Goombo • Honen • Kumo • Mekabon • Nyololin • Pionpi • Pipe Fist • Piranha Plant • Pompon Flower • Roketon • Roto Disc • Suu • Tokotoko • Torion • Yurarin • Yurarin Boo
Other Brick • Bonus game • Das Super Mario Spiel • Gallery • Glitches • Goal • Island • Main Theme • Media • Mystery Block • Sub-area • Soundtrack
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