8 bits
| 8 bits | |||
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| 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 | ||
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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 Bowser's Minions, 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
Wart (leader)
* - 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 |
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| Japanese | 魔夢族[2] マムー族[3] Mamū-zoku |
Mamu/Wart clan | |
| Italian | 8 pezzi (un club di brutti sogni)[4] | 8 pieces/bits (a club for nightmares) |
References
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet, page 23.
- ^ Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet, page 30.
- ^ Super Mario USA instruction booklet, page 26.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual, pag. 23
