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Revision as of 05:20, December 12, 2023

8 bits
Wart and the 8 bits return in Subcon during their sleep.
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
Leader Wart
Members
Member species

The 8 bits[1] are a villainous group of creatures described as "a club from evil dreams" that aid Wart in his conquest of the dream world, Subcon, in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2. According to the former game, they are monsters summoned by Wart with the help of the Dream Machine. Their name is a reference to the size of the Ricoh 2A03/2A07 processor's CPU registers: 8 bits. Mario and his friends (or Imajin's family in Doki Doki Panic) encounter members of the 8 bits in almost every location they visit in Subcon. Shyguys are the most numerous members of the 8 bits, and they are seen in every area during Wart's conquest.

Some species of the 8 bits were repurposed in later games as part of the Koopa Troop, such as Bob-Ombs and Pokeys. With Wart's absence, they are King Koopa's minions instead in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

Major members

* - Appears in Super Mario Advance only.
** - Does not appear in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic.

Normal members

* - Appears in Super Mario Advance only.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 魔夢族[2]
マムー[3]

Mamū-zoku
Mamu/Wart clan
Italian 8 pezzi (un club di brutti sogni)[4] 8 pieces/bits (a club for nightmares)

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet, page 23.
  2. ^ Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet, page 30.
  3. ^ Super Mario USA instruction booklet, page 26.
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual, pag. 23