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'''Pile Driver Micro-Goombas''' are a special variety of [[Micro-Goomba]] that hide in [[Brick Block]]s. They have only appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. These Micro-Goombas are quite strong for their size, as they are able to jump extremely high and long while lifting the much larger Brick Block. The Pile Driver Micro-Goomba is also resistant to fire attacks, as it is protected by its Brick Block (which cannot normally be destroyed by fire as well). While their Mugger Micro-Goomba cousins can only slow down the [[Mario Bros.]], Pile Driver Micro-Goombas can directly damage the heroic plumbers.
{{about|the Mini Goomba enemies disguised as Brick Blocks from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''|Wario's move from ''[[Wario World]]''|[[Piledriver]]}}
{{Distinguish|Blockhopper}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:PDMGNintendoPower.png|200px]]
|variant_of=[[Mini Goomba]]
|comparable=[[Blockhopper]]<br>[[Fake Block]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
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'''Pile Driver Micro-Goombas'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=8|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=June 1990}}</ref> (also stylized as '''Pile-driver Micro-Goombas'''),<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-142617/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en}}</ref> referred to as "'''fake bricks'''" by Fred Savage in the Celebrity Profiles section in the [[Nintendo Power issue 9|9th issue]] of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 9|page=91|date=November–December 1989|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref> are a special variety of [[Mini Goomba]] that hides in a [[Brick Block]]. They appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its [[reissue]]s.


Pile Driver Micro-Goombas first appeared in [[World 2-1(SMB3)|World 2-1]], the first area of [[Desert Land]], and were a staple enemy in the various desert levels throughout the rest of the game. In these levels, Pile Driver Micro-Goombas were typically hidden among normal Brick Blocks, although some stayed out in the open. When a Mario brother approached the hidden Micro-Goomba, the creature would jump high in the air and attempt to crush the hero. However, a Pile Driver Micro-Goomba would lift its Brick Block a couple of times before jumping, providing the plumber with enough time to dodge the upcoming attack. The Mario Bros. could destroy these enemies by [[stomp]]ing the block-shielded [[Goomba]], hitting the creature with the [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] tail, or by tossing a [[Koopa Shell]] at the tiny Goomba.
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Pile Driver Micro-Goombas first appear in [[World 2-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 2-1]], the first area of [[Desert Land]], and are a staple enemy in the various desert and sky [[level]]s throughout the rest of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They are disguised as grounded [[Brick Block|brick]]s 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 [[jump]]s high in the air and attempts to land on the player character to damage him. These enemies are resistant to [[fireball]]s and can be defeated by [[stomp]]ing them, hitting them with a [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] tail, or tossing a [[Koopa Shell]] at them.


Pile Driver Micro-Goombas can be distinguished from their surroundings. Regular Brick Blocks glisten, Pile Driver Micro-Goombas' Brick Blocks do not. Also, the Pile Driver Micro-Goomba's Brick Block is slightly smaller.
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:CartoonMicroGoomba.jpg|thumb|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.


{{Goomba}}
===''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.


[[Category: Sub-Species]]
==Gallery==
[[Category: Enemies]]
<gallery>
[[Category: Goombas]]
Desert Hill.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMB3 Sprite Pile Driver Micro-Goomba.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMB3 Pile Driver Micro-Goomba.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
PileDriverMicroGoomba.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ブロックマメクリボー
|JpnR=Burokku Mame Kuribō
|JpnM=Block Mini Goomba
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#105 212]|website=Imgur}} Note that this is only listed in a block of text in the "Mame Kuribō" section.</ref><ref>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|title=[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'']], ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section|page=37|language=ja}}</ref>
|Jpn2=ブロックとマメクリボー
|Jpn2R=Burokku to Mame Kuribō
|Jpn2M=Block & Mini Goomba
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|date=August 25, 2003|url=azarashido.sakura.ne.jp/20100520/sCIMG9633.jpg|title=「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)|publisher=Enterbrain|language=ja|website=SAKURA internet (sakura.ne.jp)|isbn=978-4757715882}}{{page needed}}</ref>
|Jpn3=マメクリボー
|Jpn3R=Mame Kuribō
|Jpn3M=Mini Goomba
|Jpn3N=''Famicom Remix 2'' and ''Famicom Remix: Best Choice''
|Fre=Bloc micro-Goomba
|FreM=Mini-Goomba Block
|Ger=Block-Gumba
|GerM=Block Goomba
|Ger2=Micro-Bazillus im Block
|Ger2M=Mini Goomba in Block
|Ger2N=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ger2C=<ref>{{cite|author=Matsumoto, Atsuko, Rie Ishii, and Claude Moyse, editors|title=''Der Spieleberater Super Mario Power''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1992|isbn=3-929034-02-6|page=14}}</ref>
|Ita=Mini Goomba Blocco
|ItaM=Block Mini Goomba
|ItaC=<ref name="IT encyclopedia">{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-88-9367-436-2|page=37, 39, and 43}}</ref>{{ref page|37}}
|Ita2=Blocco Mini Goomba
|Ita2M=Mini Goomba Block
|Ita2C=<ref name="IT encyclopedia"/>{{ref page|39}}
|Ita3=Blocco Mini-Goomba
|Ita3M=Mini-Goomba Block
|Ita3C=<ref name="IT encyclopedia"/>{{ref page|43}}
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Goombas]]
[[Category:Blocks]]
[[Category:Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies]]
[[Category:The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies]]
[[it:Mini Goomba Blocco]]

Latest revision as of 17:11, March 25, 2025

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.

Gallery

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.