Sort or 'Splode

Sort or 'Splode

Sort or 'Splode is a minigame first appearing in Super Mario 64 DS and later in New Super Mario Bros. It is one of Mario's minigames in the former and a Variety Minigame in the latter.

In the minigame, the player must use the Stylus to place the Bob-ombs that appear in their correct sections. Bob-omb Buddies go in the red section and normal Bob-ombs in the black section. As the game goes on, more and more Bob-ombs appear, and more frequently. If a Bob-omb is left unsorted for a while, it explodes, immediately ending the game; the player's score is then tallied, being how many Bob-ombs were sorted. Additionally, if a Bob-omb is put into the incorrect section, it also explodes, detonating the rest of the Bob-ombs in that section as well, ending the game and only tallying the Bob-ombs from the other section. Once forty Bob-ombs of one color are placed in their section, the game pauses for a moment; the section is emptied and the forty Bob-ombs are tallied up before the game resumes.

The multiplayer minigame Bob-omb Sudden Death plays similarly to Sort or 'Splode.

In-game instructions

• Super Mario 64 DS: "Guide Bob-ombs to the black carpet and Bob-omb Buddies to the red carpet. If you bring in the wrong-colored Bob-omb, it will blow up!"
• New Super Mario Bros.: "Guide black Bob-ombs to the black carpet and red Bob-ombs to the red carpet. If you bring in the wrong Bob-omb, it will explode, and that's no good!"

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Trivia:

• The background in-game is different in New Super Mario Bros; metal flooring is used, but a blue laminated floor is used in Super Mario 64 DS.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
French	Tri explosif[?]	Explosive selection
German	Zum Explodieren![?]	To Explode!
Italian	Separa o salta in aria[?]	Separate or jump into the air
Korean	폭탄병을 나눠라![?] Poktanbyeong eul nanwora!	Split Bob-ombs!
Spanish	Divide y vencerás[?]	Divide and you'll win