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 or corrupted 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
