| Moleville | |
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| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
| Greater location | Mario's world |
Moleville is a town in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars where several moles live. The houses in the town seem to be modeled after tents, and the town is mostly subterranean. Among the shop services in the town, there are also many local vendors, selling items such as fireworks, along with the Moleville Toad that is willing to sell his inventory at the shop. There is also a hidden warp to Midas River here, accessible by giving a mole girl standing on a bucket a Carbo Cookie. She then hops off the bucket, giving Mario a warp to Midas River.
When Mario, Mallow, and Geno first discover the village, two mole children are lost in the Mole Mines, and Mario's party decide to help the lost youngsters. Along the way, they not only save the children and defeat Punchinello, but they also recover a Star Piece.
In Mario and the Incredible Rescue, Mario, Luigi, Toad and Yoshi come here to get the yellow Mushroom.
Given itemsEdit
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| 1 to 32 coins (SNES) 1-204 coins (Switch) |
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After the first time, the coins are added in the house of Dyna and Mite's parents, afterwards they are added outside, where Bowser was seen. SNES: There are 34 Coins found in the second and fourth scenes of the Moleville Mountain minigame, but only 32 can be collected. Coins are added to inventory after the minigame ends. SWITCH: There are total of 204 coins found during the minigame. Mario cannot take all of them. Coins are added to inventory after the minigame ends. |
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| 5 10-Coins | 
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After wagering 30 coins and breaking the record in the Moleville Mountain minigame. | .png)
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| Fright Bomb or Fire Bomb or Ice Bomb |   
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After saving Dyna and Mite, in the rightmost house, given by a Mole woman after accumulating 100 points (by giving her spare Mushrooms and Syrups). | .png)
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| Fireworks | 
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After saving Dyna and Mite, in the house above the Item Shop, given by Mole man in exchange for 500 coins. Changes type of fireworks that appear in the credits based on how many times it was bought from him. | .png)
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| Shiny Stone |
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After saving Dyna and Mite, given by a Mole girl partially hidden by crates in exchange for the Fireworks. | .png)
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| Carbo Cookie | 
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After saving Dyna and Mite, given by a Mole girl in the back of the Item Shop in exchange for the Shiny Stone. | .png)
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| Frog Coin | 
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After saving Dyna and Mite, there is a Mole girl standing on the top of the bucket. By giving her the Carbo Cookie, she either leaves the bucket, allowing access to the secret entrance to Midas River or she gives Mario a Frog Coin. | .png)
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| Lucky Jewel, Mystery Egg, Frying Pan Feather |
 
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Given by a Moleville Toad in the Item Shop. There are three (four in the remake) items to be given and each have different requirements: Lucky Jewel: Costs 100 coins, available right after saving Dyna and Mite. Mystery Egg: Costs 200 coins, available only after Speardovich have been defeated. Feather: Switch version only, costs 250 coins, available only after Valentina have been defeated. Frying Pan: Costs 300 coins, available only after Axem Rangers have been defeated. |
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GalleryEdit
Mario walking through Moleville
Moleville as it appears in Virtual Console and SNES Classic re-releases of the game
NamingEdit
"Moleville" is a combination of "mole" and the English town suffix "-ville".
In at least one English-language preview, Moleville was referred to by a loose transliteration of its Japanese name, "Docherty." The preview also mistakenly used the name to refer to Pa'Mole.[1]
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ドゥカティ[2] Dukati |
Possibly from「ドカン」(dokan, onomatopoeia for a boom as if from dynamite) and "city"; rendered "Docaty" via the "Docaty Mountain Railroad" track in Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version and the Japanese Sound Player, "The Town of Ducati" in the Shogakukan guide,[3] and "Ducati" on the official artwork for Fireworks. | |
| Chinese | 杜卡提[4] Dùkǎtí |
From the Japanese name; rendered "Docaty" via the "Docaty Mountain Railroad" track in the simplified and traditional Chinese Sound Player | |
| Dutch | Mollenstad[5] | Mole-city | |
| French | Taupinie[6] | From taupe ("mole") | |
| German | Mauldurf[7] | Portmanteau of Maulwurf ("mole") and Dorf ("village") | |
| Italian | Talponia[8] | From talpa ("mole") | |
| Korean | 두카티[9] Dukati |
From the Japanese name; rendered "Docaty" via the "Docaty Mountain Railroad" track in the Korean Sound Player | |
| Spanish | Villatopo[10] | Moleville |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ November 1995. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 38. Page 70.
- ^ 「ドゥカティ」– World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2009.
- ^ 「The Town of Ducati」– May 10, 1996. ワンダーライフスペシャル 任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオＲＰＧ 完全攻略版 (Super Famicom WLS Super Mario RPG Final Edition). Toyko: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102538-2. Page 2. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "杜卡提" – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "Mollenstad" – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Dutch). Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ « Taupinie » – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (French). Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ „Mauldurf“ – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (German). Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ «Talponia» – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Italian). Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ "두카티" – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Korean). Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Villatopo" – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Spanish). Retrieved November 15, 2023.