Prickly Goomba
- Not to be confused with Spiked Goomba, another Goomba variant, or Prickly Goombas!, a New Super Mario Bros. U level.
Prickly Goomba | |||
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General information | |||
Variant of | Goomba | ||
Appearances | |||
First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) | ||
Latest appearance | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019) | ||
Similar entities | |||
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Prickly Goombas are a variant of Goomba that hide inside spiked chestnut shells. They appear in several New Super Mario Bros. titles, and make their debut in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
History
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Prickly Goombas are only encountered in World 9-7. The players will sustain damage if they jump on their spiked shells. Prickly Goombas will remain stationary until their shells are burned open with a single fireball, thus reverting them to regular Goombas. They can also be frozen by ice balls.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Prickly Goombas reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U and its Nintendo Switch port. In this game, they appear only in the level Prickly Goombas! in Frosted Glacier. They retain the same behavior from their previous appearance. In New Super Luigi U, Prickly Goombas are encountered in Fire and Ice. They can be walked on by Yoshi.
Gallery
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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New Super Mario Bros. U
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | イガクリボー Iga Kuribō |
Pun on「イガグリ」(igaguri, shelled chestnut) and「クリボー」(Kuribō, Goomba) |
Chinese (Simplified) | 尖刺栗宝宝 Jiāncì Lìbǎobǎo |
Spike Goomba |
Chinese (Traditional) | 尖刺栗寶寶 Jiāncì Lìbǎobǎo |
Spike Goomba |
French (American) | Goomba Épineux | Thorny Goomba |
French (Europe) | Goomba'aïe | From "Goomba" and "aïe" (ouch) |
German | Stachel-Gumba | Thorny Goomba |
Italian | Goombaspino | From "Goomba" with "porcospino" (porcupine) |
Korean | 삐죽굼바 Ppijuk Gumba |
Jagged Goomba |
Portuguese (Europe) | Goomba-Pico | Spike Goomba |
Spanish (Americas) | Goomba espinoso | Thorny Goomba |
Spanish (Europe) | Goomba Espino | Howthorn Goomba |
Trivia
- Prickly Goombas are quite similar to Pestnuts from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, in that they are both chestnut-themed enemies that hold a certain enemy within them (Goombas and Beanies, respectively) that act their usual manner when released.