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Goombas , known in Japan as , are a fictional mushroom-like species from Nintendo's ''Mario'' franchise. They first appeared in the NES video game ''Super Mario Bros.'' as the first enemy players encounter. They have appeared outside video games, including in film, television, and other media. They are usually brown and are most commonly seen walking around aimlessly, often as an obstacle, in video games. They were included late in the development of ''Super Mario Bros.'' as a simple, easy-to-defeat enemy. The species is considered one of the most iconic elements of the ''Super Mario'' series, appearing in nearly every game in the series, and is often ranked amongst the most famous enemies in video games. In 2009, Crave Online described it as the series' "everyman". The video game incarnation has been made into several plush toys. Concept and creation Goombas were introduced in the video game ''Super Mario Bros.'', and were the last enemy added to the game after play teste ...
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Goombas , known in Japan as , are a fictional mushroom-like species from Nintendo's Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' franchise. They first appeared in the Nintendo Entertainment System, NES video game ''Super Mario Bros.'' as the first enemy players encounter. They have appeared outside video games, including in film, television, and other media. They are usually brown and are most commonly seen walking around aimlessly, often as an obstacle, in video games. They were included late in the development of ''Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.'' as a simple, easy-to-defeat enemy. The species is considered one of the most iconic elements of the ''Super Mario'' series, appearing in nearly every game in the series, and is often ranked amongst the most famous enemies in video games. In 2009, Crave Online described it as the series' "everyman". The video game incarnation has been made into several plush toys. Concept and creation Goombas were introduced in the video game ''Super Mario ...
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Goombah
''Goombah'' is a pejorative slang term for people of Italian descent, mainly in the United States, with several related connotations to the Mafia (either the Italian-American Mafia, the original Sicilian Mafia, or other Italian organized crime groups) or gangs of Italian or Italian-American origin. Etymology ''Goombah'' and similar forms probably derived as an alteration or Anglicized spelling of the common Southern Italian familiar term of address, ''cumpà'', the apocoped oxytone form of the word ''cumpari'' found in Southern Italian dialects and ''compare'' found in Standard Italian, which denotes the godfather in a baptism. It is therefore commonly used as a term of endearment roughly equivalent to "friend," "brother," or "comrade" among close friends or associates (generally males) in certain parts of Southern Italy, including Campania and Sicily, where it becomes ''cumpà'' or ''cumpari'' in the regional Southern languages. It has, however, also gained a less innocuo ...
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Koopa Troopa
Koopa Troopas, known in Japan as , are fictional footsoldiers of the turtle-like Koopa race from the ''Mario'' media franchise. They are commonly referred to generically as Koopas, a race that includes Bowser, King of the Koopas, the Koopalings, Lakitu, and others. Predecessors to Koopa Troopas, , appeared in the 1983 game ''Mario Bros.'', with Koopa Troopas debuting in the first ''Super Mario'' game, ''Super Mario Bros.'' (1985). Koopa Troopas have appeared in some form in most of the ''Super Mario'' games and many of the spin-off games. When defeated, they may flee from or retreat inside their shells, which can usually be used as weapons. Koopa shells are a recurring weapon in the franchise, particularly popularized in the '' Mario Kart'' series, in which they can be fired as projectiles against other racers. Despite making up the bulk of Bowser's army, known as the , Troopas are often shown to be peaceful, some teaming up with Mario. A skeleton of a Koopa Troopa is a . C ...
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Super Mario Bros
is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The successor to the 1983 arcade game ''Mario Bros.'' and the first game in the ''Super Mario'' series, it was first released in 1985 for the Famicom in Japan. Following a limited US release for the NES, it was ported to international arcade game, arcades for the Nintendo Vs. System, Nintendo VS. System in early 1986. The NES version received a wide release in North America that year and in PAL regions in 1987. Players control Mario, or his brother Luigi in the multiplayer mode, as they traverse the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from King Koopa (later named Bowser (character), Bowser). They traverse side-scrolling video game, side-scrolling stages while avoiding hazards such as enemies and pits with the aid of power-ups such as the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, and Starman. The game was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka as "a grand culmination" of ...
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The Thousand-Year Door
''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' is a 2004 role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. ''The Thousand-Year Door'' is the second game in the ''Paper Mario'' series following ''Paper Mario'', and is part of the larger ''Mario'' franchise. In the game, when Mario and Princess Peach get involved in the search for a mystic treasure that holds great fortune, Peach is kidnapped by an alien group called the X-Nauts; Mario sets out to find the treasure and save the princess. ''The Thousand-Year Door'' borrows many gameplay elements from its predecessor, such as a drawing-based art style, and a turn-based battle system with an emphasis on timing moves correctly. For the majority of the game the player controls Mario, although Bowser and Princess Peach are playable at certain points. The game was announced at a 2003 Game Developers Conference and was released late-July 2004 in Japan and late 2004 for the rest of the world. Th ...
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Super Mario 3D World
is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U in 2013. It is the sixth original 3D platform game in the ''Super Mario'' series and the sequel to ''Super Mario 3D Land'' (2011) for the Nintendo 3DS. Players control Mario and his friends attempting to rescue fairy-like creatures called Sprixies from Bowser, who invades the realm known as the Sprixie Kingdom. The gameplay is similar to previous ''Mario'' games, with players progressing through levels to reach Bowser. It features a character selector as well as introducing a power-up called the Super Bell, which turns the player into a cat, enabling them to climb walls and use a scratch attack. ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'', an enhanced port bundled with the game ''Bowser's Fury'', was released for the Nintendo Switch on February 12, 2021. ''Super Mario 3D World'' was acclaimed for its level design, presentation, replay value, and soundtrack, though some reviewers criticized its unreliable came ...
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Super Mario Odyssey
is a 2017 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. An entry in the ''Super Mario'' series, it follows Mario and his new ally Cappy—a sentient hat that allows Mario to control other characters and objects—as they journey across various kingdoms to save Princess Peach from his nemesis Bowser's plans of forced marriage. In contrast to the linear gameplay of prior entries, the game returns to the primarily open-ended, 3D platform gameplay featured in '' Super Mario 64'' and ''Super Mario Sunshine''. In ''Odyssey'', Mario explores various kingdoms and collects Power Moons hidden inside them, used as a fuel source to power an airship known as the Odyssey to travel to new locations. Cappy's main function is the "capture" ability, letting Mario possess enemies and other objects, helping him solve puzzles and progress in the game. After completing the main story mode, other post-game kingdoms are unlockable and an additional minigame, "Luigi's Ball ...
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Super Mario
(also known as and ) is a platform game series created by Nintendo starring their mascot, Mario. It is the central series of the greater Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' franchise. At least one ''Super Mario'' game has been released for every major Nintendo video game consoles, Nintendo video game console. There are more than 20 games in the series. The ''Super Mario'' games are set primarily in the fictional Mushroom Kingdom, typically with Mario as the player character. He is usually joined by his brother, Luigi, and often by other members of the ''Mario'' cast. As platform games, they involve the player character running and jumping across platforms and atop enemies in themed level (video gaming), levels. The games have simple plots, typically with Mario and Luigi Damsel in distress, rescuing the kidnapped Princess Peach from the primary antagonist, Bowser (character), Bowser. The first game in the series, ''Super Mario Bros.'', released for the Nintendo Entertainment System ...
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Super Mario Maker 2
is a 2019 side-scrolling platform game and level creation system developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the sequel to ''Super Mario Maker'' and was released worldwide on June 28, 2019. The gameplay is largely retained from that of its predecessor, in which players create their own custom courses using assets from various games across the '' Super Mario'' franchise and share them online. ''Super Mario Maker 2'' introduces new features and course assets, including a single player story mode and new level assets based on ''Super Mario 3D World''. Like its predecessor, the game was met with positive reviews from critics, who praised its user interface, course editing tools, and music, although issues with the online multiplayer mode were criticized. , the game has shipped over 7.89 million copies, making it one of the best-selling games on the Nintendo Switch. Gameplay Like its predecessor, ''Super Mario Maker 2'' is a side-scrolling platform game ...
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Super Mario 64
is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan and North America in 1996 and PAL regions in 1997. It is the first ''Super Mario'' game to feature 3D gameplay, combining traditional ''Super Mario'' gameplay, visual style, and characters in a large open world. In the game, Bowser, the primary antagonist of the ''Super Mario'' franchise, invades Princess Peach's castle and hides the castle's sources of protection, Power Stars, in many different worlds inside magical paintings. As Mario, the player collects Power Stars to unlock enough of Princess Peach's castle to get to Bowser and rescue Princess Peach. Director Shigeru Miyamoto conceived a 3D ''Super Mario'' game during the production of ''Star Fox'' (1993). Development lasted nearly three years: about one year on design and twenty months on production, starting with designing the virtual camera system. The team continued with illustrating the 3D character models—at the ...
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6 Golden Coins
''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' is a 1992 platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It is the sequel to ''Super Mario Land''. In ''Super Mario Land 2,'' the player assumes the role of the protagonist Mario, whose main objective is to reclaim his personal island, Mario Land, from the clutches of his greedy rival Wario. The gameplay builds and expands on that of its precursor with innovations carried over from ''Super Mario World''. ''Super Mario Land 2'' received critical acclaim upon release and sold over 10 million copies, becoming one of the most successful and highest-rated titles on the Game Boy. Reviewers emphasized that the game surpassed its predecessor in all aspects. ''Super Mario Land 2'' marks the debut appearance of Wario, who would become a prominent character in the ''Super Mario'' series as the antihero of several games, the first being this game's sequel '' Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''. ''Super Mario Land 2'' was re-rele ...
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Super Mario Land
''Super Mario Land'' is a 1989 side-scrolling platform video game developed and published by Nintendo as a launch game for its Game Boy handheld game console. It is the first ''Mario'' platform game to have been released for a handheld console. In gameplay similar to that of the 1985 ''Super Mario Bros.'', but resized for the smaller device's screen, the player advances Mario to the end of 12 levels by moving to the right and jumping across platforms to avoid enemies and pitfalls. Unlike the other ''Mario'' games, ''Super Mario Land'' is set in Sarasaland, a new environment depicted in line art, and Mario pursues the debuting Princess Daisy. The game has two ''Gradius''-style shooter levels. At Nintendo CEO Hiroshi Yamauchi's request, Game Boy creator Gunpei Yokoi's Nintendo R&D1 developed a ''Mario'' game to sell the new console. It is the first handheld console ''Mario'' game and the first to be made without Mario creator and Yokoi protégé Shigeru Miyamoto. Accordingly, ...
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