Mudboat
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| First appearance | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Effect | Allows safe travel over water, slimy water, and lava |
- “Mudboats Are Fun! Come Aboard!”
- —Sign from Noki Bay, Super Mario Sunshine
Mudboats are small boats apparently constructed out of mud that appear in Super Mario Sunshine. They are just large enough for Mario to stand in, and they can be moved by spraying water using FLUDD's Squirt Nozzle in the opposite direction of the mudboats' desired direction, pushing the boats by using the spray's recoil, similarly to leaf boats. Unlike leaf boats, mudboats immediately sink if they come in contact with a solid object, though there is a small window during which Mario can jump off to safety when this occurs. After sinking in this way, a mudboat reappears in the location where it was first found.
Mudboats first appear in Noki Bay, where they are rented out from a boat rental shop for 90,000 coins. However, the Raccoon proprietor of the shop allows Mario to use the mudboats for free. During Episode 1, the boat rental shop's mudboat is adrift in the bay's slimy water, allowing safe travel over the slimy water from near the entrance to the area. Using Mudboats is optional, but it can assist Mario in retrieving a blue coin above the water, as well as generally traversing the bay's water more quickly, particularly while it is polluted.
Midway through Corona Mountain is another Mudboat floating on lava, except Mario is required to use this one. The mudboat sinks if it even touches any of the stalagmites or the water fountain in the center of the lava sea, requiring Mario to carefully steer the boat to the platform at the far end of the lava sea. The mudboat is used for collecting nine of Corona Mountain's ten blue coins, which are located in a circle surrounding the platform at the end of the lava sea.
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