| 8 bits | |||
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| First appearance | Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall) Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) | ||
| Leader | Wart | ||
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The 8 bits[1] are a villainous group of creatures described as "a club from evil dreams" that aid Wart in his conquest of the dream world, Subcon, in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2. According to the former game, they are monsters summoned or corrupted by Wart with the help of the Dream Machine. Their name is a reference to the size of the Ricoh 2A03/2A07 processor's CPU registers: 8 bits. Mario and his friends (or Imajin's family in Doki Doki Panic) encounter members of the 8 bits in almost every location they visit in Subcon. Shyguys are the most numerous members of the 8 bits, and they are seen in every area during Wart's conquest.
Some species of the 8 bits were repurposed in later games as part of Bowser's Minions, such as Bob-Ombs and Pokeys. With Wart's absence, they are King Koopa's minions instead on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Major membersEdit
Wart (leader)
* - Appears in Super Mario Advance only.
** - Does not appear in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic.
Normal membersEdit
* - Appears in Super Mario Advance only.
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Mamū-zoku |
Wart clan | |
| マムー Mamū-zoku |
Super Mario USA | ||
| Dutch | "De 8" (een club van nachtmerries)[4] | "The 8" (a club of nightmares) | |
| French | "8 minus" (le club des mauvais rêves)[4] | "8 minus" (the bad dream club) | |
| German | „8-Bits“ (ein Club aus bösen Träumen)[5] | "8-Bits" (a club of bad dreams) | |
| Italian | 8 pezzi (un club di brutti sogni)[6] | 8 bits (a club of bad dreams) | "Pezzi" (lett. "Pieces" or "bits") does not refer to bits in the computer science related meaning of the word. |
| Korean | 8BITS (사악한 꿈의 단체)[7] 8BITS (Saaghan Kkum-ui Danche) |
8BITS (Evil Dream Group) | |
| Spanish | "8 bits" (un club de sueños diabólicos)[8] | "8 bits" (a club of evil dreams) |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 1988. Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 23.
- ^ 1987. Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 30.
- ^ 1993. 『Super Mario USA 取扱説明書』 (PDF). Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 26.
- ^ a b 1989. Super Mario Bros. 2 Handleiding / mode d'emploi. Brussels: Nintendo (Dutch, French). Page 25.
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 2 Speilanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 24.
- ^ 1989. Super Mario Bros. 2 Libretto di Istruzioni. Oleggio Castello: Nintendo (Italian). Page 23.
- ^ 1989. "슈퍼 마리오 브라더즈 2 사용 설명서". Icheon: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Korean). Page 23. (Archived 28 Mar. 2007 via Naver by togepi1125.)
- ^ 1989. Super Mario Bros. 2 Libro de Intrucciones. Madrid: Nintendo (European Spanish). Page 23.