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[[File:SMA4 Digging Minigame.png| | [[File:SMA4 Digging Minigame.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'']] | ||
'''Soft sand''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction | [[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 | Soft sand is included within some levels of [[World-e]] in ''[[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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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jpn=やわらかい{{ruby|土|つち}} | ||
| | |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> | ||
|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 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:09, January 16, 2025
Soft sand,[1][2] also referred to as soft desert sand[3] or simply sand,[4] is a destructible type of Semisolid Platform that first appears in the deserts of World 2 and 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 
if they are not carrying anything. Alternatively, soft sand can also be blown up by explosives, including Bob-Ombs and bombs. All characters dig at the same speed.[5]
Soft sand is included within some levels of World-e in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.
In Super Mario Maker 2, SMB2 Mario can dig through Cloud Blocks as if they were soft sand.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | やわらかい Yawarakai tsuchi |
Soft soil | |
| 砂[9] Suna |
Sand | ||
| Italian | Sabbia[10] | Sand |
References[edit]
- ^ "On the surface of the desert, you can also dig in the soft sand." – 1988. Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 13.
- ^ "On the surface of the desert, you can also dig in the soft sand." – 1993. Super Mario All-Stars instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 18.
- ^ "You’ll also be able to dig holes in the soft desert sand." – 2001. Super Mario Advance instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (English). Page 9.
- ^ "Press
to pull grass out of the ground or to dig through sand." – 2010. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (English). Page 35.
- ^ Bismuth. Super Mario Bros. 2 Speedrun World Record Explained (17:12). YouTube (English). Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ 「
砂漠 の面 では、やわらかい土 を掘 っていくこともできるんだよ。」 – 1987. Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 20. - ^ 「
砂漠 では、やわらかい土 を掘 っていくこともできます。」 – 1993. Super Mario Collection instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). - ^ 「
砂漠 の面 では、やわらかい土 を掘 っていくこともできるんだよ。」 – 2001. スーパーマリオアドバンス (Sūpā Mario Adobansu) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 21. - ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『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). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 70.
- ^ 2010. Super Mario All-Stars (Wii) instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 36.
