Editing Pile Driver Micro-Goomba

{{about|the Mini Goomba enemies disguised as Brick Blocks from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''|Wario's move from ''[[Wario World]]''|[[Piledriver]]}}
{{Distinguish|Blockhopper}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:PDMGNintendoPower.png|200px]]
|variant_of=[[Mini Goomba]]
|comparable=[[Blockhopper]]<br>[[Fake Block]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
}}
'''Pile Driver Micro-Goombas'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=8|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=June 1990}}</ref> (also stylized as '''Pile-driver Micro-Goombas'''),<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-142617/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en}}</ref> referred to as "'''fake bricks'''" by Fred Savage in the Celebrity Profiles section in the [[Nintendo Power issue 9|9th issue]] of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 9|page=91|date=November-December 1989|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are a special variety of [[Mini Goomba]] that hides in a [[Brick Block]]. They appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its [[reissue]]s.

==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Pile Driver Micro-Goombas first appear in [[World 2-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 2-1]], the first area of [[Desert Land]], and are a staple enemy in the various desert and sky [[level]]s throughout the rest of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They are disguised as grounded [[Brick Block|brick]]s that can be distinguished by the fact that they do not glisten (except in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', which gave them a light-colored outline instead, but this was changed back in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''). When [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] approaches its brick, the Pile Driver Micro-Goomba moves slightly to show a pair of feet underneath the brick, then [[jump]]s high in the air and attempts to land on the player character to damage him. These enemies are resistant to [[fireball]]s and can be defeated by [[stomp]]ing them, hitting them with a [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] tail, or tossing a [[Koopa Shell]] at them.

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File: CartoonMicroGoomba.jpg|thumb|A group of blocks in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]".]]
Although no Pile Driver Micro-Goombas appear, a group of Pile Driver Micro-Goomba-like blocks makes one small appearance in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' in the episode "[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]." Although they have similar characteristics and looks as Pile Driver Micro-Goombas, they are real bricks brought to life and are referred to simply as "blocks." These blocks were created by [[Toad]]'s [[pipe creatures]] after they rebelled against him.

===Other appearances===
In ''[[NES Remix 2]]'' and ''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'', Pile Driver Micro-Goombas, simply referred to as Mini Goombas, are featured as a ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' challenge, where the player has to defeat three of them in World 2-1 within 20 seconds.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Desert Hill.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMB3 Pile Driver Micro-Goomba.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
PileDriverMicroGoomba.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブロックマメクリボー<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#105 212]}}; note that this is only listed in a block of text in the "Mame Kuribō" section.</ref><ref>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section|page=37|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Burokku Mame Kuribō
|Jap2=ブロックとマメクリボー<ref>{{cite|url=azarashido.sakura.ne.jp/20100520/sCIMG9633.jpg|title=Scan of 「スーパーマリオアドバンス4パーフェクトガイドブック」 ''(Super Mario Advance 4 Perfect Guidebook)''}}</ref>{{page needed}}
|Jap2R=Burokku to Mame Kuribō
|Jap3=マメクリボー
|Jap3R=Mame Kuribō
|JapM=Block Bean Goomba
|Jap2M=Block & Bean Goomba
|Jap3M=Bean Goomba (''Famicom Remix 2'' and ''Famicom Remix: Best Choice'')
|Ger=Block-Gumba{{ref needed}}
|GerM=Block Goomba
|Fre=Bloc micro-Goomba
|FreM=Mini-Goomba Block
|Ita=Mini Goomba Blocco<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=37}}</ref>
|Ita2=Blocco Mini-Goomba<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=43}}</ref>
|ItaM=Block Micro-Goomba
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Goombas]]
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[[Category:Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies]]
[[Category:The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies]]
[[it:Mini Goomba Blocco]]