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|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' (2020)
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'''Sand current''' (also known as '''Sandfall''', '''Speedy sand''' or '''Moving sand''') are rapidly flowing sand that can push the player.
'''Moving sand'''<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Collector's Edition|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|date=November 9, 2007|page=198, 206|isbn=978-0-76155-713-5}}</ref> is rapidly flowing sand that can push the player.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
Sand currents debut in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', where it only appears inside of the pyramid in [[Shifting Sand Land]]. It can push [[Mario]] off the platform if he stands on it.
Moving sand debuts in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', where it only appears inside of the pyramid in [[Shifting Sand Land]]. It can push [[Mario]] off the platform if he stands on it.


====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', it appears in [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]]. There are three planets that have sand currents. It can push [[Mario]] into obstacles like [[Catcus]]es.
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', moving sand appears in [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]]. There are three planets that have moving sand. It can push [[Mario]] into obstacles like [[cactus]]es.


====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', it appears in [[Slipsand Galaxy]]. It can push [[Mario]] into a [[Fire Chain]] or it can be used as a slope.
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', moving sand appears in [[Slipsand Galaxy]]. It can push [[Mario]] into a [[Fire Chain]] or it can be used as a slope.


==See also==
==See also==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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SMG Screenshot Moving Sand.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMGSpeedySandPlanet1.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMGSpeedySandPlanet1.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMGSpeedySandPlanet2.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMGSpeedySandPlanet2.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
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Latest revision as of 04:03, December 17, 2024

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Moving sand
Squared screenshot of moving sand in Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)

Moving sand[1] is rapidly flowing sand that can push the player.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Moving sand debuts in Super Mario 64, where it only appears inside of the pyramid in Shifting Sand Land. It can push Mario off the platform if he stands on it.

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

In Super Mario Galaxy, moving sand appears in Dusty Dune Galaxy. There are three planets that have moving sand. It can push Mario into obstacles like cactuses.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, moving sand appears in Slipsand Galaxy. It can push Mario into a Fire Chain or it can be used as a slope.

See also[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-76155-713-5. Page 198, 206.