Goomba Tower

Goomba Tower
Artwork of a Goomba Tower from Super Mario 3D Land
First appearance	Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Latest appearance	The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Variant of	Goomba
Variants Gold Goomba Tower
Relatives Dango
Comparable Gamboo

Goomba Towers, also known as Goomba Stacks, are Goombas stacked on top of each other that first appeared in Super Mario 3D Land. They behave similarly to the Dangos in Super Mario Sunshine.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario 3D Land

Two Goomba Towers and a Para-Biddybud attacking Princess Peach

Goomba Towers attack in Super Mario 3D Land by running at the player and attempting to hit them in a similar fashion to individual Goombas. Goomba Towers can be shortened or defeated depending on how many Goombas the stack has. For example, attacking a stack of four will reduce it to three, and so on. Alternatively, they can be defeated all at once with a Ground Pound or as Statue Mario. They can be defeated one-at-a-time by being jumped on, being hit with a fireball or boomerang, being hit with Tanooki Mario's tail or being hit while Mario is invincible.

Three Goomba Towers are seen in Peach's Letters. Two try to attack her when she attempts to escape, but she defeats one with her parasol (apparently getting a 1-Up in the process). Another Goomba Tower is later seen chasing Peach with Bowser and his other minions. During the credits, Bowser is seen on top of a massive Goomba Tower, trying to reach Mario, who is carrying Peach home in his Tanooki form, though the tower falls over due to Bowser's weight.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Goomba Towers reappear in New Super Mario Bros. 2, and can be defeated by the same methods as before. They can be affected by the Gold Ring, where they function the same as Gold Goombas.

They first appear in World 1-1, where the first one appears before the Checkpoint Flag, and two more appear right in front of the Goal Pole. If Mario defeats Goombas in a Goomba Tower without fully defeating the tower, and then walks offscreen, the Goomba Tower will go back to the original number of Goombas.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Goomba Towers once again return as common enemies in the game Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Once again, their attack pattern is simply to try to ram Mario or his allies. Some Goomba Towers have a Fire Bro at the top, and defeating it will take out the whole tower. Goomba Towers can also hold objects such as Green Stars, power-ups, and Coins. Some Goomba Towers can be found with all the Goombas sleeping. In the Bowser’s Fury campaign, Cat Goombas can appear stacked up on top of each other.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2

A Big Goomba Tower in the Super Mario Bros. 3 style of Super Mario Maker, the first time they were depicted in this format

Goomba Towers reappear in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2. They are created when the player stacks multiple Goombas on top of each other when creating a level. Big Goomba Towers can be created by stacking Big Goombas that were enlarged by a Super Mushroom. They cannot be made in the Super Mario 3D World style due to the inability to stack enemies, despite Goomba Towers existing in the original game.

Super Mario Odyssey

A Goomba Tower in the Wooded Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey

Goomba Towers reappear as enemies in Super Mario Odyssey. They can be found in most of the kingdoms in the game. This is their first appearance in a more sandbox-styled 3D game. If Mario captures a Goomba and jumps on other Goombas, he can make and control a Goomba Tower himself. Captured Goomba Towers are required to activate Goomba buttons. Additionally, Goomba Towers can be used for collectibles impossible to reach otherwise, such as regional coins or Power Moons in a high place that are unobtainable in Mario's regular form. Unlike most other enemies, Goomba Towers do not get dazed when Mario uncaptures them.

The maximum number of Goombas there can be in a Goomba Tower legitimately is 30. This can be done in the Darker Side, in the area with the Yoofoe. The game itself can actually handle up to 200 Goombas in a stack before the Nintendo Switch crashes.

Mario Party series

Mario Party 9

A Goomba Tower and a Goomba in the Goomba Spotting minigame of Mario Party 9

Goomba Towers appear in Mario Party 9 in the Goomba Spotting minigame, where players attempt to count the total number of Goombas that run across the screen as accurately as possible. Sometimes, Buzzy Beetles appear in the tower to trick the players into tallying them.

Mario Party: Island Tour

Goomba Towers appear in Mario Party: Island Tour. One Goomba Tower is the first boss of the Bowser's Tower mode, being fought on the fifth floor, and its boss minigame is Goomba Tower Takedown. Another appears in the board Perilous Palace Path, and determines whether the player takes the main path or the Bowser Zone.

Mario Party 10

Only one Goomba Tower appears in Mario Party 10, on the Mario Board in amiibo Party.

Mario Party Superstars

Goomba Towers reappear in Mario Party Superstars, reprising their roles from the Mario Party 9 minigame Goomba Spotting.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, five Goombas appear in Bouquet Gardens and stack together as a Goomba Tower to bend into a wheel as part of their dramatic entrance to attack Mario and Kersti. The battle against them has Kersti demonstrate to Mario how the Battle Spin works. Afterwards, the five Goombas are defeated in battle and subsequently surrender.

Paper Mario: Color Splash

In Paper Mario: Color Splash, a group of five Goombas go into a Goomba Tower before becoming a Goomba Wheel in Sacred Forest, similar to Paper Mario: Sticker Star.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Goomba Towers reappear in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as obstacles in Mario Circuit. They also appear in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass in the Tour Singapore Speedway course, replacing the Sidesteppers in Mario Kart Tour. If the Lightning item is used, the Goomba Towers will fall apart. They will reform similarly to a Pokey about a second later.

Mario Kart Tour

Goomba Towers reappear in Mario Kart Tour, exclusively appearing in the "Goomba Takedown" challenges. Hitting one of the Goombas with an item will cause them to fall, as will driving into them. They are awarded a number of points equivalent to the amount of Goombas in the stack.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Goomba Towers return in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports, acting the same as they did in Super Mario 3D World.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Goomba Towers are one of the enemy species for Goombas in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. There are 2-Goomba Towers and 3-Goomba Towers, and appear when a Goomba ally is transformed into a Goomba Tower by using a certain amount of Goomba Coins.

With the 2.0 update, Gold 2-Goomba Towers and Gold 3-Goomba Towers were added as new possible allies.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

At the point in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam in which Paper Mario is introduced, a group of Paper Goombas led by the Crinkle Goomba form a Goomba Tower to take the form of a Goomba Wheel, similarly to Paper Mario: Sticker Star.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Goomba Towers appear as recruitable allies in the Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, after being absent in the original game. They are first encountered in Goombas Unite. Goomba Towers are melee troopers, and they attack by running into enemies. Their special attack, Whomping Wallop, allows them to slam the ground, damaging all enemies in front of them, similarly to Mario Party: Island Tour. They are weak against Boomerang Bros and Beanerang Bros. Goomba Towers always appear in stacks of three.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Goomba Towers reappear as recruitable allies in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. The player can only befriend a maximum of two Goomba Towers, in which attempting to recruit a third one forces the player to dismiss one of them. Goomba Towers are weak to boomerang attacks from Boomerang Bros. and Wendy, along with yellow Shy Guys.

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Goomba Towers appear as obstacles in BMX Plus in the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. They appear in both stationary and moving variants, however both have the same effect of causing a character to lose speed and Rings when hit. After they have been hit by a character, the stack will fall over and will no longer be an obstacle.

Mario Sports Superstars

In Mario Sports Superstars, Goomba Towers appear in the Road to Superstar mode as enemies for the player's amiibo card balls to take down. They sometimes have a lost projectile on their head, and can be seen with Bone Goombas on them as well.

Dr. Mario World

Dr. Goomba Tower

A Goomba Tower appears as a playable doctor in Dr. Mario World under the name Dr. Goomba Tower, released on April 26, 2020. Dr. Goomba Tower is available as a special stage reward in World 22. In stage mode and versus mode, Dr. Goomba Tower's skill is to target several locations to be eliminated, which is represented by the stacked Goombas wobbling before losing their balance where the individual Goombas falling down. The amount of targets is 10 spots in stage mode and 6, 12, 18, 24 and 30 targets in versus mode at level 1 to 5 (3, 5, 7, 10 and 15 respectively prior to season 7 in versus mode). When using this skill, at least one object is guaranteed to be targeted for being eliminated, while the rest are random. This skill will not target any unclearable objects, such as cages or Empty Blocks.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Goomba Towers can be seen in The Super Mario Bros. Movie as a part of Bowser's army. Additionally, in a promotional clip for the film, Toad is seen defending himself from Goombas. Upon defeating a single Goomba with his frying pan, a Goomba Tower appears and chases Toad off of the screen.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario 3D Land

• North American website bio: "Goombas are pretty common in these parts, but some have new tricks up their sleeves. They may stack themselves to get a towering advantage, or even grow a Tanooki Tail to try and whack Mario down to size."
• European website bio: "One Goomba, two Goombas... how high can the tower of Goombas go?!"

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

• Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser profile: "They can use Whomping Wallop to attack all foes in front of them. Weak against Boomerang Bros."

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

• Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: "They can use Whomping Wallop to attack all foes in front of them. Weak against balance-breaking boomerang attacks."

Dr. Mario World

Image	Abilities	Attack	Speed	Defense
	Stage mode: "Selects locations (10) at random and eliminates objects at those locations." Versus mode: "Selects locations (6/12/18/24/30) at random and eliminates objects at those locations." Versus mode (prior to season 7): "Selects locations (3/5/7/10/15) at random and eliminates objects at those locations."		25	0%	0%	0%	0%

Stage Mode		Versus Mode
Level	Speed	Description	Speed
1	24	Selects locations (6) at random and eliminates objects at those locations.	22
2	22	Selects locations (12) at random and eliminates objects at those locations.	22
3	20	Selects locations (18) at random and eliminates objects at those locations.	22
4	19	Selects locations (24) at random and eliminates objects at those locations.	22
5	18	Selects locations (30) at random and eliminates objects at those locations.	22

• Dr. Mario World Twitter: Red: "Introducing a new doctor arriving Apr. 26, 11 PM PT. It's Dr. Goomba Tower! Uh-huh, I see. So they used our trick. Better be careful not to get eliminated when they're lined up three in a row. Please don't hurt me. Argh!"

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Goomba Tower.

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  Super Mario 3D Land

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  Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

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  Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

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  Mario Kart Tour

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  Super Nintendo World

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	タワークリボー[?] Tawā Kuribō	Tower Goomba
Chinese (simplified)	叠塔栗子小子 (Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario Odyssey) Dié Tǎ Lìzixiǎozi	Stacked Tower Goomba
	栗子小子塔 (Super Mario Odyssey simplified Chinese website) Lìzixiǎozi Tǎ	Goomba Tower
	栗宝宝塔 (Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury)[?] Lìbǎobǎo Tǎ
Chinese (traditional)	疊塔栗寶寶 (Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario Odyssey) Dié Tǎ Lìbǎobǎo	Stacked Tower Goomba
	栗寶寶塔 (Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury)[?] Lìbǎobǎo Tǎ	Goomba Tower
Dutch	Goomba-Toren[?]	Goomba Tower
French	Tour Goomba[?]	Goomba Tower
German	Turm-Gumbas Gumba-Turm[?]	Tower Goombas Goomba Tower
Hungarian	Goomba-rakás	?
Italian	Torre Goomba[?]	Goomba Tower
Portuguese (NOA)	Torre Goombas[?]	Tower Goombas
Portuguese (NOE)	Torre de Goombas[?]	Goomba Tower
Russian	Гумба-башня[?] Gumba-bashnya	Goomba Tower
Spanish	Torre Goomba[?]	Goomba Tower