Bowling Goonie

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Bowling Goonie
A Bowling Goonie's model from Yoshi's New Island
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's New Island (2014)
Variant of Hefty Goonie
Flightless Goonie

Bowling Goonies[1] are wingless Hefty Goonies that first appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its Game Boy Advance version. Instead of flying, they slowly roll on the ground as their method of travel. Many Bowling Goonies are found directly on Yoshi's path, but some are the result of hitting a Hefty Goonie with an egg or grabbing it in Yoshi's mouth and then spitting it out. Bowling Goonies cause damage if they roll into Yoshi, but can be defeated with a Ground Pound or an egg. Yoshi can also walk on a Bowling Goonie as on a platform. Unlike Hefty Goonies, Bowling Goonies cannot be eaten. They are capable of rolling at the same speed on both horizontal and inclined surfaces and will roll off any edge that they encounter.

Bowling Goonies in Yoshi's New Island appear in Fine Feathered Friends or Foes? and Punkey the Pokey Prince's Castle. They behave and can be interacted with almost exactly like in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, with the only difference being that default Bowling Goonies turn the other way when they encounter an edge of any kind, but those that are spat out by Yoshi still roll off edges.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: 「あほーむしのデブばん。ころころとかってくるぞ。うごはにぶいけど、おおきいのでせまい通路つうろなどではよけにくいぞ。おまけにべられない。」[2] (A hefty version of Flightless Goonie. It comes rolling towards you. Though slow to move, its large size makes it difficult to avoid in narrow passages. Plus, it is inedible.)
  • Player's Guide: Without wings or legs, this chubby Goonie just keeps rolling along.[1]

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Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Yoshi's New Island G:/content0.game/romfs/param/enemy/debu_aho_mushi.csv debu_aho_mushi Romanization of「デブあほーむし」(Debu Ahō Mushi, Hefty Flightless Goonie)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese デブあほーむし[2]
Debu Ahō Mushi
Hefty Flightless Goonie
でぶあほーどり[3][4][5]
Debu Ahō Dori
Considered a subset of Hefty Goonie
German Kuller-Birdie[?] From kullern ("roll") and Birdie ("Goonie")

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 126.
  2. ^ a b November 20, 1995. 「オールカラー版 スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド全百科」 (All-Color Ban - Super Mario: Yossy Island All Hyakka). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 78.
  3. ^ 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 7.
  4. ^ 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 17.
  5. ^ 「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 21.