Bob-omb dispenser

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Bob-omb dispenser
SMG BobOmb Dispenser.png
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Mario standing next to a Bob-omb dispenser in the Battlerock Galaxy

Bob-omb dispensers[1] are objects found only in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Bob-omb dispensers are small black square-shaped plates built in the ground. The center of each plate is a raised semicircular hatch that resembles the front of a Bob-omb.

When approached by Mario or Luigi, a Bob-omb dispenser immediately dispenses a Bob-omb, which, depending on what galaxy it is located in, may or may not begin walking (though the latter is more common). Each Bob-omb dispenser releases only one Bob-omb at a time, so it releases another Bob-omb only after the previous one has been destroyed. Bob-omb dispensers usually appear in industrial-themed galaxies between the two games, such as the Battlerock Galaxy, the Dreadnought Galaxy, and the Space Storm Galaxy. In addition, Bob-omb dispensers usually appear only directly next to, or at least very close to, cages or other obstacles that must be broken or moved for Mario or Luigi to proceed through the level. Bob-omb dispensers also play an integral role in the Bob-omb Blasting minigame featured in Super Mario Galaxy, where the player must destroy all trash piles within a time limit by throwing Bob-ombs.

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/BombHeiLauncher.arc BombHeiLauncher Bob-omb Launcher
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
ボム兵ランチャー (Bomu Hei Ranchā) Bob-omb Launcher

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Produttore di Bob-omba[2] Bob-omb generator

References

  1. ^ Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 177.
  2. ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Guide, pag. 177