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====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:Scuttlebug.png|125px|thumb|left|A Scuttle Bug in ''Super Mario 64'']]
[[File:Scuttlebug.png|125px|thumb|left|A Scuttle Bug in ''Super Mario 64'']]
Scuttle Bugs first appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and later in its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. They act similarly to [[Goomba]]s; when in range, they charge at [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]], and [[punch]]ing and stepping on their heads defeat them. They live in the [[Hazy Maze Cave]] and outside [[Big Boo's Haunt]]. The only two differences between Goombas are that they give three [[coin]]s instead of just one, and minor differences like that they can change the home area they patrol<ref>pannenkoek2012 (January 12, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A SM64 - Watch for Rolling Rocks - 0.5x A Presses (Commentated)]. ''YouTube''.</ref> and move in a circular pattern when Mario isn't around<ref>pannenkoek2012 (April 24, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yScLaj63_AQ Scuttlebug Path]. ''YouTube''.</ref> their behavior is shared with grounded [[Skeeter]]s. In the remake, Scuttle Bugs have been redesigned to have black and yellow stripes like a bee, a distinct head, legs of the same color as their bodies, and red suction cup-like feet.
Scuttle Bugs first appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and later in its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. They act similarly to [[Goomba]]s; when in range, they charge at [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]], and [[punch]]ing and stepping on their heads defeat them. They live in the [[Hazy Maze Cave]] and outside [[Big Boo's Haunt]]. The only two differences between Goombas are that they give three [[coin]]s instead of just one, and minor differences like that they can change the home area they patrol<ref>pannenkoek2012 (January 12, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A SM64 - Watch for Rolling Rocks - 0.5x A Presses (Commentated)]. ''YouTube''.</ref> and move in a circular pattern when Mario isn't around;<ref>pannenkoek2012 (April 24, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yScLaj63_AQ Scuttlebug Path]. ''YouTube''.</ref> their behavior is shared with grounded [[Skeeter]]s. In the remake, Scuttle Bugs have been redesigned to have black and yellow stripes like a bee, a distinct head, legs of the same color as their bodies, and red suction cup-like feet.


In [[List of Super Mario 64 pre-release and unused content|pre-release]] versions of the original, Scuttle Bugs have a mahogany, modeled body instead of the flat marble-like texture, and also have bushy, angry eyebrows.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/File:SM64-EarlyScuttlebug.gif TCRF]</ref>
In [[List of Super Mario 64 pre-release and unused content|pre-release]] versions of the original, Scuttle Bugs have a mahogany, modeled body instead of the flat marble-like texture, and also have bushy, angry eyebrows.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/File:SM64-EarlyScuttlebug.gif TCRF]</ref>
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