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|image=[[File:Goomba_Stack_SM3DL.png|100px]]<br>Artwork of a Goomba Tower from ''Super Mario 3D Land''

|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)

|relatives=[[Strollin' Stu|Dango]]

|comparable=[[AckStack]]<br>[[Gamboo]]

'''Goomba Towers''', also known as '''Goomba Stacks''',<ref>From the ''Super Mario Odyssey'' Power Moon name "Ice-Dodging Goomba Stack"</ref> are [[Goomba]]s stacked on top of each other that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They behave similarly to the [[Strollin' Stu|Dango]]s in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.

[[File:SM3DL W5.png|thumb|left|Two Goomba Towers and a [[Para-Biddybud]] attacking Princess Peach]]

Goomba Towers attack in ''Super Mario 3D Land'' by running at the player and attempting to hit them in a similar fashion to individual Goombas. Goomba Towers can be shortened or defeated depending on how many Goombas the stack has. For example, attacking a stack of four will reduce it to three, and so on. Alternatively, they can be defeated all at once with a [[Ground Pound]] or as [[Statue Mario]]. They can be defeated one-at-a-time by being [[jump|jumped]] on, being hit with a fireball or boomerang, being hit with [[Tanooki Mario]]'s tail or being hit while Mario is invincible.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====

[[File:GoombaTowerSMB3Style-SMM.png|thumb|A Big Goomba Tower in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style of ''Super Mario Maker'', the first time they were depicted in this format]]

Goomba Towers reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They are created when the player stacks multiple Goombas on top of each other when creating a level. Big Goomba Towers can be created by stacking [[Big Goomba]]s that were enlarged by a [[Super Mushroom]]. They cannot be made in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style due to the inability to stack enemies, despite Goomba Towers existing in the original game.

[[File:SMO E3 2017 screenshot 17.png|thumb|left|A Goomba Tower in the Wooded Kingdom in ''Super Mario Odyssey'']]

Goomba Towers reappear as enemies in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. They can be found in most of the kingdoms in the game. This is their first appearance in a more sandbox-styled 3D game. If Mario [[capture]]s a Goomba and jumps on other Goombas, he can make and control a Goomba Tower himself. Captured Goomba Towers are required to activate [[Goomba button]]s. Additionally, Goomba Towers can be used for collectibles impossible to reach otherwise, such as [[regional coin]]s or Power Moons in a high place that are unobtainable in Mario's regular form. Unlike most other enemies, Goomba Towers do not get dazed when Mario uncaptures them.

 

The maximum number of Goombas there can be in a Goomba Tower legitimately is 30. This can be done in the [[Darker Side]], in the area with the [[Yoofoe]]. The game itself can actually handle up to 200 Goombas in a stack before the [[Nintendo Switch]] crashes.<ref>SKELUX (October 4, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoQNM3VEJ5w The BIGGEST Possible Goomba Stack in Mario Odyssey!]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 6, 2018.</ref>

[[File:MP9 4-Player Goomba Spotting.png|thumb|A Goomba Tower and a Goomba in the Goomba Spotting minigame of ''Mario Party 9'']]

In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', five Goombas appear in [[Bouquet Gardens]] and stack together as a Goomba Tower to bend into a wheel as part of their dramatic entrance to attack [[Mario]] and [[Kersti]]. The battle against them has Kersti demonstrate to Mario how the [[Battle Spin]] works. Afterwards, the five Goombas are defeated in battle and subsequently surrender.

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====

Goomba Towers reappear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as obstacles in [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]]. They also appear in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' in the {{classic-link|Tour|Singapore Speedway}} course, replacing the [[Sidestepper]]s in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. If the [[Lightning]] item is used, the Goomba Towers will fall apart. They will reform similarly to a [[Pokey]] about a second later.

 

Goomba Towers reappear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', exclusively appearing in the "Goomba Takedown" challenges. Hitting one of the Goombas with an item will cause them to fall, as will driving into them. They are awarded a number of points equivalent to the amount of Goombas in the stack.

Goomba Towers return in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|ports]], acting the same as they did in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.

Goomba Towers are one of the enemy species for [[Goomba]]s in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''. There are 2-Goomba Towers and 3-Goomba Towers, and appear when a Goomba ally is transformed into a Goomba Tower by using a certain amount of [[Goomba Coin]]s.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===

At the point in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' in which [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] is introduced, a group of [[Paper Goomba]]s led by the [[Crinkle Goomba]] form a Goomba Tower to take the form of a Goomba Wheel, similarly to ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''.

 

====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====

[[File:MLSSBMGoombaTower.png|frame]]

Goomba Towers appear as recruitable allies in the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', after being absent in the [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|original game]]. They are first encountered in [[Goombas Unite]]. Goomba Towers are melee troopers, and they attack by running into enemies. Their special attack, Whomping Wallop, allows them to slam the ground, damaging all enemies in front of them, similarly to ''Mario Party: Island Tour''. They are weak against [[Boomerang Bro]]s and [[Beanerang Bro]]s. Goomba Towers always appear in stacks of three.

 

Goomba Towers reappear as recruitable allies in the ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' mode in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. The player can only befriend a maximum of two Goomba Towers, in which attempting to recruit a third one forces the player to dismiss one of them. Goomba Towers are weak to boomerang attacks from [[Boomerang Bro]]s. and [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]], along with yellow [[Shy Guy]]s.

 

Goomba Towers appear as obstacles in [[BMX Plus]] in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''. They appear in both stationary and moving variants, however both have the same effect of causing a character to lose speed and [[Ring (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Rings]] when hit. After they have been hit by a character, the stack will fall over and will no longer be an obstacle.

 

In ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'', Goomba Towers appear in the [[Mario Sports Superstars#Road to Superstar|Road to Superstar]] mode as enemies for the player's amiibo card balls to take down. They sometimes have a lost projectile on their head, and can be seen with [[Bone Goomba]]s on them as well.

|Jap=タワークリボー

|Fre=Tour Goomba

|FreM=Goomba Tower

|RusM=Goomba Tower

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