Snifit (Super Mario 64)
| Snifit | |||
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 Model in Super Mario 64 DS | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Snifit Boo Guy | ||
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The Super Mario 64 version of Snifits[1] resemble the original, wearing masks with bullet-shooting mouth nozzles, but are noticeably different in that they lack legs and float in the air instead of walking.
History
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
In Super Mario 64, these Snifits appear in the Hazy Maze and Cavern of the Metal Cap areas. Here, they have a round Boo-like appearance and wear white masks. When Mario comes close to one, it will shoot a burst of small bullets out of its mouth, although this action is preceded by briefly swelling up like a balloon before firing. Snifits can be defeated by any basic attack.
Snifits reappear in Super Mario 64 DS, retaining their behavior. Unlike in the original version, their design is more faithful in appearance and shape to black-masked Snifits, but have long sleeves and a long tail, thus resembling a Boo Guy. Their heights from the ground have also been made less varied.
In the Super Mario 64 Player's Guide, they are known as Snufits and are additionally referred to as the cousins of regular Snifits,[2] while Super Mario 64 DS Prima Games coverage instead refers to them as Sniffits.[3] The former is likely a pun on "snuff it," a colloquialism for dying, while the latter may be an outright typo.
Mario Party 2
In Mario Party 2, on the board Space Land, the members of the Snifit Patrol are in fact Snifits from Super Mario 64, as proven by their speech icons. In Mario Party Superstars, they are replaced by ordinary Snifits.
Gallery
Super Mario 64
Artwork used for a Super Mario 64 puzzle
Super Mario-kun as ムーチョ軍, or Snifit army
Mario Party 2
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ムーチョ[4] Mūcho ゆうれいムーチョ[5] Yūrei Mūcho |
Same as Snifit (Super Mario 64) Yūrei Snifit (Super Mario 64 DS), an allusion to Boo Guy |
| Italian | Snifit[6] |
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References
- ^ English Super Mario 64 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022 23:38:23 UTC via archive.today.
- ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 13. "SNUFIT Like their cousins, the Snifits, the Snufits hide behind masks. Jump in the air and kick them or punch them if they are close to the ground."
- ^ Knight, Michael. Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Page 269.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオ64」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario 64), page 4.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオ64DS」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario 64 DS), page 024.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 86.
