Buster Beetle
| Buster Beetle | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Bros. 3 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010) | ||
| Variant of | Buzzy Beetle | ||
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Buster Beetles[1][2] are strong and quick-moving bipedal Buzzy Beetles in Super Mario Bros. 3. They attack the player character by throwing White Blocks at them.
History[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Buster Beetles move hurriedly on a platform until they encounter a White Block, which they pick up. If Mario (or Luigi) is far enough from a Buster Beetle, the enemy remains idle with the White Block above its head; however, if he approaches the enemy, it tosses the White Block at him and resumes moving along the ground. If the White Block hits the player character, he receives damage. Stomping on a Buster Beetle as well as hitting one with a fireball will defeat them, unlike most other Buzzy Beetles. Upon defeat, they yield 100 points.
A total of 28 Buster Beetles appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, with two in World 5-1 (where, in the absence of White Blocks, they simply appear as quick-moving enemies, not showing their throwing ability yet), seven in the second pathway of World 5-2, another seven in World 6-5, six in World 6-8, and another six in World 6-10. Seven more appear in Ground Work, the 25th level of World-e in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, bringing the total up to 35. As with Buzzy Beetles, Buster Beetles mostly appear in underground caverns.
Super Mario Bros. Print World[edit]
One Buster Beetle can be seen on the box art for Super Mario Bros. Print World.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
- Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: He's not fireproof-he likes the cold and attacks by tossing Ice Blocks.[page number needed]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| リフトメット (JP) / Buster Beetle (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| カメ |
Place of origin | Turtle clan | |
| Disposition | Aggressive | ||
| 3 | Game appearances | 3 | |
| ブロックを マリオが |
Block-throwing Buzzy Beetle When Mario approaches, it throws White Blocks at him. Despite this aggressiveness, its defense is weak. It is the only one among the Buzzy Beetle series that can be attacked by a stomping attack. Let's defeat it by stomping on it. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 (land)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (land)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (land)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (cave)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (cave)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (World 5-2)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (World 6-5)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (World 6-8)
Super Mario All-Stars sprite
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3, World 6-5)
Mario kicking an Ice Block at a Buster Beetle
A Buster Beetle in an issue of Nintendo Power
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | リフトメット[4][3] Rifuto Metto |
Lift Buzzy Beetle | |
| German | Muskelkäfer[5] | Muscle Beetle | |
| Italian | Lancianella[6] | Portmeanteau of lanciare ("to toss") and Nella ("Buzzy Beetle") | |
| Spanish | Block Beetle[7] | - | |
| Swedish | Buster Skalbagge[8] | Buster Beetle |
References[edit]
- ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (English). Page 8.
- ^ Spring 1991. NES Game Atlas. Nintendo of America (English). Page 38.
- ^ a b Kiire, Kyoko (Shogakukan), Koichi Watanabe, Hiroaki Nagata, Masatoshi Watanabe, Haruko Ueki (Supersonic), and Toru Mori, editors (1994). 『パーフェクト
版 マリオキャラクター大事典 』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 231. Retrieved September 30, 2022 from Imgur. - ^ Itoi, Shigesato, Ryo Kagawa (APE), Hideaki Nishitani, Masatoshi Watanabe, Koichi Sugiyama (Supersonic), Junichiro Okubo, and Shigeo Tanabe (Shogakukan), editors (1993). 『任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオコレクション』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102444-0. Page 222.
- ^ Matsumoto, Atsuko, Rie Ishii, and Claude Moyse, editors (1992). Der Spieleberater Super Mario Power. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). ISBN 3-929034-02-6. Page 14.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 37.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Bros. 3" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 37.
- ^ Lindberg, Gunnar, Nikolaj Lindberg, Lena Persson, and Mirielle Robert, editors (1991). Nintendobiblioteket 1: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Swedish edition of Super Mario Bros. 3 Strategy Guide). Stockholm: Atlantic Förlags AB (Swedish). Page 45.
| Buzzy Beetles | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Butametto and Ushimetto • Chan • Metto Oyakata • Paper Mistake Buzzy Beetle • Spiky Joe • The Tiny Spinies • Torque |
| Species | Big Bony Beetle • Big Buzzy Beetle • Bony Beetle • Buster Beetle • Buzz-Bomb • Buzzy Beetle • Buzzy Beetle Gang • Buzzy Beetle Tower • Dark Spike Top • Dark Stone Buzzy • Heavy Para-Beetle • M. M-Spike Top • Magmite • Magmus • Nattō • Noko Bombette • Para-Beetle • Paper Macho Buzzy Beetle • Red Spike Top • Shiny Buzzy Beetle • Small Buzzy Beetle • Small Buzzy Beetle Gang • Spike Top • Spiky Parabuzzy • Stone Buzzy |
| Related items | Buzzy Shell • Flashy Shell |
