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Satellite
Artwork of a satellite, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Relatives
Comparable

Satellites[1][2] are obstacles in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. These spinning spiked objects appear in the final stage of the Mario Zone only. Satellites are almost entirely invincible and spin around spheres similarly to a Roto-Disc or its Super Mario Land counterpart (with Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten even suggesting that the satellites might be a mechanical version of the former),[3] though they are a bit slower. They can be defeated only by running into them while invincible.

Profiles and statistics

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

グルグリ (JP) / Satellite (EN)
A Satellite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく メカぞく Tribe Mecha clan
性格せいかく まじめ Disposition Serious
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
メカばんのクッキーかな?

タマのまわりを、クルグルとまわっているだけのおじゃまキャラ。クッキー(P67)に、うごきも性格せいかくている。大量たいりょうにでてくるとけるのがむずかしいのもいっしょだ。[3]

Is it a mechanical version of Roto-Disc?

This is a character that just goes around and around the balls in a circle. They are similar to Roto-Discs (p. 67) in both movement and personality. It is also difficult to avoid them when they appear in large numbers.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese グルグリ[4]
Guruguri
From「グルグル」(guruguru, onomatopoeia for spinning) and possibly「ちくり」(chikuri, "prickling")
French Pointor[?] -
German Guruguri[?] -
Italian Satellite[5] -

References

  1. ^ "Duck to avoid the sharp satellite and hit the block for a Fire Flower." – December 1992. Nintendo Power Volume 43. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 48.
  2. ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
  3. ^ a b 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 74.
  4. ^ 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 15.
  5. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 75.