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{{about|the real world species|the enemy from [[Yoshi's Story]]|[[clam (Yoshi's Story)]]|the enemy from [[Donkey Kong 64]] also called a "clam"|[[oyster]]|the recurring enemy also called a "clam"|[[Clampy]]}}
|title=Clam
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:ClamG2.jpg|180px]]<br>A '''Clam''' from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.
|image=[[File:Clam 64.png|200px]]<br>A clam from ''Super Mario 64''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' (1986)
|notable=
|latest_appearance=''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|affiliation=[[Yoshi]]s, <br>[[Koopa Troop]] (possibly)
|comparable=[[Clam (Yoshi's Story)|Clam (''Yoshi's Story'')]]<br>[[Clambo]]<br>[[Clampy]]<br>[[Durapurl]]<br>[[Oyster]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
}}
}}
'''Clams''' are giant bivalves that appear as rare enemies and obstacles throughout the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. Their appearance changes slightly from title to title, but they retain their behavior of opening and closing their valves. A number of fictional species, including [[Clampy]]s from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and [[Clambo]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', are derived from  clams.
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''===
In the 1986 anime ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', a giant clam appears underwater, after [[Mario]] and [[Haru-ōji|Kibidango]] encounter the first [[Big Cheep Cheep|mega-sized Cheep-cheep]]. It holds the [[Super Star|star]] that they are looking for, but it shuts its shell tight. Mario and Kibidango try distracting the clam to open with music and dancing, but it closes down on Mario. Kibidango reads up on a solution and manages to get Mario and the star out of it by tickling the clam.


'''Clams''' are basically giant clams found in the seas surrounding ''[[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]]''. They are generally harmless, but act much like underwater [[Warp Pipe|Warp Pipes]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', by blowing air up (nonetheless, these actually stop after a certain amount of time).  Clams are usually found around [[Sea Cactus]].
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
'''Clam shells''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Pages 31, 34, 46.</ref><ref name=clam>Official UK Nintendo Magazine. ''Super Mario 64'' The Essential Player's Guide. Page 6.</ref> also called simply clams<ref name=clam/><ref>Knight, Michael. ''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide. Page 244.</ref> or shells,<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 34.</ref> are present in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', appearing in [[Jolly Roger Bay]] and [[Dire, Dire Docks]]. Most clam shells in Jolly Roger Bay contain [[Red Coin]]s, while another clam shell in the same area, as well as a clam shell in Dire, Dire Docks, contains a [[Green Shell|Koopa Shell]]. If a clam shell is touched when it is opening or closing, Mario, [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] gets knocked away and loses two wedges of [[Health Meter|health]]. Clam shells open up for a small period of time when one of the player characters approaches them.


[[Image:Clam.PNG|thumb|left|A '''Clam''' from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''.]]
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' they are rare, and even then they only appear in Stage 5-2: [[Lots o' Fish]].
Normal, organic clams themselves do not appear as a meaningful gameplay element in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. However, plastic representations of them make up the Clam Cup ride in [[Pinna Park]], which is advertised by some [[Noki]]s in a few missions. This attraction features six fake clams of different colors spinning around on a playground merry-go-round-like plate. They are normally closed, but spraying one enough causes it to open, revealing a [[coin]], [[Blue Coin]], or [[1-Up Mushroom]], if it contains anything at all.


In other games like ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' clams appear however they don't have life and are just objects that have [[items]] in them. However in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', little clam enemies appear.
===''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
[[File:Arctic Plunge.png|thumb|left|150px]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', huge clams appear as [[item container]]s in underwater stages, starting with [[Pristine Sea]]. [[Clap]]ping near them releases [[banana|beat]]s.


Clams also appeared in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' in places such as [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]]. Like in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', they hold treasures inside such as a [[Star Chip]].
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
[[File:DKCTF Giant Clam Prima.jpg|thumb|[[Donkey Kong]] near a Giant Clam]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', '''Giant Clams'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 22.</ref> appear as underwater [[item container]]s. Like with other containers, attacking near them causes them to open and release treasure.


The Clams have recently appeared as enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They first appear in World 1-4. They will trap a character in it's shell if it closes on a character, causing them to lose 1 form then opening back up.
===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', [[Wendy O. Koopa]], the fourth boss, waits for Mario inside a clam before the battle with her. In battle, she attacks by summoning coins from the clams and dunking them on Mario. She also summons [[Gold Shy Guy]]s, [[Silver Shy Guy]]s, and [[Ice Bro]]s. from them to aid her in battle if Mario fails to [[Guard|block]] the attack.


{{Yoshi's Story}}
===''Princess Peach: Showtime!''===
{{NSMB Wii}}
In ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'', clams appear in all three [[Mermaid Peach]] stages. By guiding a school of fishes with her voice, Peach can command them to open normal and big clams in the background (the latter require the strength of more fishes), releasing captured [[Theet]]s, [[coin]]s or [[Sparkle Gem]]s.
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[[Category: Yoshi Enemies]]
==Gallery==
[[Category: Yoshi Species]]
<gallery>
[[Category: Underwater Creatures]]
Clam SM64DS screenshot.png|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
[[Category: Objects]]
Clam Pearl Hunt.png|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
[[Category: Species]]
Pearl Hunt Winner.png|''Mario Party 7''
[[Category: Super Mario Galaxy]]
LSM Dorrie Sunken Shipwreck.png|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
[[Category: New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|file1=<tt>data/normal_obj/obj_shell/</tt>
|name1=SHELL
|meaning1=Shell
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=貝<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 64'' section, page 91.</ref>
|JapR=Kai
|JapM=Shellfish
|Spa=Almeja
|SpaM=Shellfish
|Fre=Palourde<br>Huître<ref>[https://www.nintendo64ever.com/Scans-Magazine,2,Le-Magazine-Officiel-Nintendo-01.html Nintendo official French magazine N1], page 86</ref>
|FreM=Clam<br>Oyster
|Ger=Muschel
|GerM=Clam
|Ita=Vongola<ref>''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' PRIMA Guide, pag. 109</ref>
|Ita2=Conchiglia<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 91</ref><ref>[https://www.lego.com/it-it/product/dorrie-s-sunken-shipwreck-adventure-expansion-set-71432 LEGO ''Super Mario'', Il veliero sommerso di Dorrie, on Lego.it]: "''Gira la piattaforma e trova il blocco chiave nella conchiglia.''"</ref>
|ItaM=Clam
|Ita2M=Seashell
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Bivalves|*]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze objects]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat objects]]
[[Category:LEGO Super Mario objects]]
[[Category:Princess Peach: Showtime! objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario 64 enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]
[[de:Muschel]]

Latest revision as of 08:49, April 29, 2024

This article is about the real world species. For the enemy from Yoshi's Story, see clam (Yoshi's Story). For the enemy from Donkey Kong 64 also called a "clam", see oyster. For the recurring enemy also called a "clam", see Clampy.
Clam
Clam 64.png
A clam from Super Mario 64
First appearance Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986)
Latest appearance Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024)
Comparable

Clams are giant bivalves that appear as rare enemies and obstacles throughout the Super Mario franchise. Their appearance changes slightly from title to title, but they retain their behavior of opening and closing their valves. A number of fictional species, including Clampys from Super Mario Galaxy and Clambos from Donkey Kong Country, are derived from clams.

History[edit]

Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen![edit]

In the 1986 anime Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, a giant clam appears underwater, after Mario and Kibidango encounter the first mega-sized Cheep-cheep. It holds the star that they are looking for, but it shuts its shell tight. Mario and Kibidango try distracting the clam to open with music and dancing, but it closes down on Mario. Kibidango reads up on a solution and manages to get Mario and the star out of it by tickling the clam.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Clam shells,[1][2] also called simply clams[2][3] or shells,[4] are present in Super Mario 64 and its remake, Super Mario 64 DS, appearing in Jolly Roger Bay and Dire, Dire Docks. Most clam shells in Jolly Roger Bay contain Red Coins, while another clam shell in the same area, as well as a clam shell in Dire, Dire Docks, contains a Koopa Shell. If a clam shell is touched when it is opening or closing, Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, or Wario gets knocked away and loses two wedges of health. Clam shells open up for a small period of time when one of the player characters approaches them.

Super Mario Sunshine[edit]

Normal, organic clams themselves do not appear as a meaningful gameplay element in Super Mario Sunshine. However, plastic representations of them make up the Clam Cup ride in Pinna Park, which is advertised by some Nokis in a few missions. This attraction features six fake clams of different colors spinning around on a playground merry-go-round-like plate. They are normally closed, but spraying one enough causes it to open, revealing a coin, Blue Coin, or 1-Up Mushroom, if it contains anything at all.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat[edit]

Arctic Plunge.png

In Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, huge clams appear as item containers in underwater stages, starting with Pristine Sea. Clapping near them releases beats.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

A Giant Clam in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Donkey Kong near a Giant Clam

In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Giant Clams[5] appear as underwater item containers. Like with other containers, attacking near them causes them to open and release treasure.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

In Paper Mario: Color Splash, Wendy O. Koopa, the fourth boss, waits for Mario inside a clam before the battle with her. In battle, she attacks by summoning coins from the clams and dunking them on Mario. She also summons Gold Shy Guys, Silver Shy Guys, and Ice Bros. from them to aid her in battle if Mario fails to block the attack.

Princess Peach: Showtime![edit]

In Princess Peach: Showtime!, clams appear in all three Mermaid Peach stages. By guiding a school of fishes with her voice, Peach can command them to open normal and big clams in the background (the latter require the strength of more fishes), releasing captured Theets, coins or Sparkle Gems.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 64 DS data/normal_obj/obj_shell/ SHELL Shell

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 貝[6]
Kai
 Shellfish

French Palourde
Huître[7]
 Clam
Oyster
German Muschel
 Clam
Italian Vongola[8]
Conchiglia[9][10]
 Clam
Seashell
Spanish Almeja
 Shellfish

References[edit]

  1. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Pages 31, 34, 46.
  2. ^ a b Official UK Nintendo Magazine. Super Mario 64 The Essential Player's Guide. Page 6.
  3. ^ Knight, Michael. Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Page 244.
  4. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 34.
  5. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Prima Official Game Guide. Page 22.
  6. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 64 section, page 91.
  7. ^ Nintendo official French magazine N1, page 86
  8. ^ Super Mario Sunshine PRIMA Guide, pag. 109
  9. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 91
  10. ^ LEGO Super Mario, Il veliero sommerso di Dorrie, on Lego.it: "Gira la piattaforma e trova il blocco chiave nella conchiglia."
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Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Playable characters Mario • Yoshib • Luigic • Warioc • Red Yoshic • Blue Yoshic • Yellow Yoshic
Forms Wing Mario • Metal Mario/Metal Wario • Vanish Mario/Vanish Luigi • Fire Powerc • Balloon Marioc • Mega Marioc
Non-playable characters Lakitu Bros. • Princess Peach • Toad • Toads • Bob-omb Buddies • Koopa the Quick • Hoot • Penguins • Baby Penguins • Mother Penguin • Big Penguin • Snowman • Rabbits • MIPSa • Glowing rabbitsc • Dorrie • Ukkikis
Enemies Amp • Beach Koopa • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Bub • Bubba • Bullet Bill • Bully • Chain Chomp • Chair • Chuckya • Clam shell • Flame thrower • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Goombette • Grand Goomba • Grindel • Heave-Ho • Klepto • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta Ray • Money Bags • Monty Mole • Moving Bar • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I. • Piranha Flower • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Small Koopa Troopa • Small Piranha • Snufit • Sparky • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Spiny bomb • Sushi • Swoop • Thwomp • Tox Box • Unagi • Whomp
Obstacles Blaster • Casket • Cold water • Current • Endless stairs • Falling pillar • Fire bar • Fireball • Flamethrower • Hidden smasher • Ice block • Iron ball • Lava • Moving sand • Pendulum • Pit • Quicksand • Rolling rock • Slide Box • Spiked orb • Strange toxic cloud • Tornado • Water bomb • Water tide • Whirlpool • Wind
Bosses Big Bob-omb • Whomp King • Bowser • Big Boo • Big Mr. I. • Big Bully • Eyerok • Chill Bully • Wiggler • Goombossc • King Booc • Chief Chillyc
Items and power-ups 1-UP Mushroom • Blue Coin • Bubble • Crate • Crazed Crate • Jumbo Star • Key • Koopa Shell • Luigi Keyc • Luigi's capc • Mario's cap • Mario's Keyc • Metal Capa • Mushroomc • Power Flowerc • Power Star • Red Coin • Silver Starc • Spinning Heart • Vanish Capa • Wario Keyc • Wario's capc • Wing Capa • Wingsc • Yellow Coin • Yoshi Eggc
Objects ★ door • Arrow Lift • Arrow Sign • Big Star Door • Block • Blue Coin Block • Brick pillar • Bubble ring • Butterfly • Cannon • Cap Block • Cap Switch • Cloud House • Conveyor belt • Crystal Tap • Falling Block • Gondola • Key Door • Lift • Log • Magic carpet • Mushroom • Paddle wheel • Painting • Pole • Purple Switch • Pyramid platform • Rainbow Cruiser • Rotating bar • Secret • Seesaw • Semi-visible block • Shrinker Pipe • Sign • Square • Stake • Star Marker • Star Spherec • Star Switchc • Swing • Tapering platform • Track • Treasure Chest • Tree • Warp pipe • Warp Point • Wire net • Wire platform • Work Elevator • Yellow block
Locations First floor and mezzanine Bob-omb Battlefield • Whomp's Fortress • Jolly Roger Bay • Cool, Cool Mountain • Bowser in the Dark World • The Princess's Secret Slide • The Secret Aquarium • Tower of the Wing Cap • Sunshine Islesc • Goomboss Battlec
Basement and courtyard Big Boo's Haunt • Hazy Maze Cave • Lethal Lava Land • Shifting Sand Land • Dire, Dire Docks • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Cavern of the Metal Cap/Behind the Waterfall • Vanish Cap Under the Moat/The Secret Under the Moat • Big Boo Battlec • Battle Fortc
Upper floors and tower Snowman's Land • Wet-Dry World • Tall, Tall Mountain • Tiny-Huge Island • Tick Tock Clock • Rainbow Ride • Bowser in the Sky • Wing Mario Over the Rainbow/Over the Rainbows • Chief Chilly Challengec
Other Castle Grounds • Mushroom Castle • Princess's room • Courtyard • Rec Roomc
Moves Backward Somersault • Crawl • Crouch • Dive • Double Jump • Egg Throwc • Flutter Kickc • Fly • Jump • Kick • Long Jump • Pound the Ground • Punch • Scuttlec • Side Somersault • Slide • Slide Kick • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallowc • Sweep Kick • Swim • Swing and Flingc • Triple Jump • Wall Kick
Gameplay elements Completion • Letter • Mario's face • Missions • Power Meter • Switch Cap Course
Minigamesc Luigi Lucky Stars • Mario Slot • Memory Master • Memory Match • Mushroom Roulette • Pair-a-Gone • Pair-a-Gone and On • Picture Poker • Super Mario Slot
Mario Bounce and Pounce • Bounce and Trounce • Connect the Characters • Mario's Slides • Shell Smash • Shuffle Shell • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Terror • Trampoline Time
Wario Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom
Yoshi Boom Box • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Mix-a-Mug • Puzzle Panel • Puzzle Panic • Tox Box Shuffle • Wanted! • Which Wiggler?
Musical compositions "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" • "Slider" • "Inside the Castle Walls" • "Koopa's Road" • "Koopa's Theme"
Further info Gallery (DS) • Glitches (DS) • Media (DS) • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content (DS) • Quotes • Staff (DS)
a Exclusive to Super Mario 64
b Present in both games, but has different roles in each
c Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS
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Princess Peach: Showtime!
Characters General Horse • Princess Peach • Stella • Toads
Sparklas Cowgirl Sparkla • Dashing Thief Sparkla • Detective Sparkla • Figure Skater Sparkla • Kung Fu Sparkla • Mermaid Sparkla • Mighty Sparkla • Ninja Sparkla • Patissiere Sparkla • Swordfighter Sparkla
Theets Agent • Curator • Elder • Junior Detective • King • Pictioneer • Police Chief • Professor • Ribboner • Scholar • Staff Member • Teacher
Transformations Cowgirl Peach • Dashing Thief Peach • Detective Peach • Figure Skater Peach • Kung Fu Peach • Mermaid Peach • Mighty Peach • Ninja Peach • Patissiere Peach • Radiant Peach • Super Radiant Peach • Swordfighter Peach
Antagonists Grape • Sour Bunch (Criminal · Sour Thieves)
Bosses Cowboy • Darkle (Disco Wing · Light Fang · Purrjector Cat · Spotlion) • Dark Baker • Dark Swordfighter • Grape • Kung fu master • Phantom knight • Sour Bunch figure skater • Thorn plant • UFO
Abilities Counter dodge • Sparkle (Sparkla Spirit) • Strike of Intuition
Items 10-Coin • Coin • Dress ribbon • Five Coin • Heart • Heart Charm • Sparkle Gem • Sparkle piece • Stella ribbon • Theet balloon
Objects Barrel • Bomb • Chest • Clam • Dark door • Jar • Vase
Locations Clock Tower • Elder's Manor • Kung fu school • Lobby Shop • Museum • Peach's Castle • Sparkle Theater
Miscellaneous Gallery • Media • Staff
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