This article is about the boss from Mario Pinball Land. For the alter ego King Koopa uses in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "The Ten Koopmandments" that is also known as King Tut, see King Koopa's alter egos § Koop-Tut.
Not to be confused with Tutankoopa.
King Tut
King Tut artwork from Mario Pinball Land
Artwork from Mario Pinball Land
Species Koopa Troopa
First appearance Mario Pinball Land (2004)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Move It! (2023)

King Tut[1][2] (also referred to as the Egyptian Koopa)[3] is a boss in Mario Pinball Land. He is a large ancient Egyptian-themed Koopa Troopa who is located inside the pyramid in the Shifting Sands Stage and is capable of floating. King Tut first appears as a statue, but he comes to life when Mario reaches his room and presses the floor panel. He attacks Mario by using enchanted obelisks to make magic spheres appear; the spheres follow Mario, and when they touch him, they make him smaller and more likely to fall out of the area. However, if Mario hits the enchanted obelisks, he will become bigger. To attack King Tut, Mario has to run into the enchanted obelisks to make himself extra large and hit him while big. Yoshi Eggs can also be affected by the enchanted obelisks and magic spheres. Hitting King Tut grants 10,000 points each time, and doing so three times defeats him and grants 500,000 points. Once defeated, he shrinks away and leaves behind his headdress and canes, which disappear soon after, as well as four Yellow Coins, four Blue Coins, and a Star Key.

King Tut reappears and is fought again after all the Pokeys are defeated in his rematch room in the Fiery Stage. During this fight, the magic spheres from the enchanted obelisks are created much more quickly. After King Tut is defeated again, the player earns 1,000,000 points and can obtain a Star.

King Tut returns on Level 2 of the Mario Pinball Land microgame in WarioWare: Move It!

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Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ボスノコノコ[4]
Bosu Nokonoko
Boss Koopa Troopa
ファラオノコノコ[5]
Farao Nokonoko
Pharaoh Koopa Troopa

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Mario Pinball Land (SWF). Nintendo of America (American English). Archived December 16, 2004, 14:44:36 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  2. ^ Mario Pinball Land. Nintendo of Australia. Archived August 29, 2007, 23:27:27 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  3. ^ November 2004. Nintendo Power issue 185. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 117.
  4. ^ スーパーマリオボール 砂漠ステージ. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Super Mario Ball Shogakukan book.[page number needed]