Editing Mini Goomba

{{about|the miniature variant of [[Goomba]]s|Goombas under the effect of a [[Mini Mushroom]]|[[Mini Mario]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Mini Goomba Icon SMO.png|118px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Galaxy Movie]]'' ([[List of games by date#2026|2026]])
|variant_of=[[Goomba]]
|relatives=[[Paragoomba]]
|variants=[[Gold Mini Goomba]]<br>[[Goomba Wheel]]<br>[[Pile Driver Micro-Goomba]]<br>[[Small Goomba Gang]]
|comparable=[[Burrbo]]<br>[[Goombo]]
|notable=[[Triplets]]
}}
{{quote|What odd little fellows! They seem to know [[Mario|you]]! And...not like you...|Cappy|Super Mario Odyssey}} 
'''Mini Goombas''',<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|date=May 15, 2006|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3|page=10}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|date=November 15, 2009|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|date=2012|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3|page=21}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|date=November 18, 2012|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2|page=33}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=23|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Walsh, Doug, and Epstein, Joe|date=October 27, 2017|title=''Super Mario Odyssey'' Prima Collector's Edition Guide|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=9780744018875|page=346}}</ref> originally known as '''Micro-Goombas'''<ref>{{cite|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=35}}</ref> (also formatted as '''Micro Goombas''')<ref>{{cite|quote=Boy, if that Micro Goomba hadn't dashed out just as I jumped for that platform...|author=[[Shayde]]|title=''Super Paper Mario''}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=The most miniscule meanies that you'll come across in any Super Mario adventure are Super Mario Bros. 3's Micro Goombas, Baby Bloopers and Baby Cheeps, measuring only eight pixels by eight pixels.|date=August 1991|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=156}}</ref> and also occasionally referred to as '''Small Goombas''', are a type of [[Goomba]] appearing throughout the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. They look like regular Goombas, being brown vaguely humanoid mushrooms, albeit they are notably smaller in size. Their main purpose is usually to slow down the players or otherwise impede their progress. They first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
{{multiframe|[[File:SMB3 Micro-Goomba.png]] [[File:MicroGoomba SMB3.png]]|align=right}}
Micro-Goombas, alternatively called '''Mugger Micro-Goombas'''<ref>{{cite|date=June 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2010|title=''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=27}}</ref> to differentiate from [[Pile Driver Micro-Goomba]]s, are enemies in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They are dropped by brown [[Paragoomba|Para-Goomba]]s onto [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], something that they do not do in later games. Micro-Goombas cling onto Mario or Luigi to weaken his [[jump]]ing ability temporarily. When the Micro-Goombas are launched, they will slowly float down to the bottom of the screen. Micro-Goombas can be shaken off by either moving left and right on the {{button|NES|pad}} repeatedly or by jumping repeatedly. Micro-Goombas first appear in [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-2]].

There is a slight change in the outline between the original version's sprites and the ones found in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''; the originals have distinct feet and an additional line of pixels at top through use of an additional 8x8 pixel tile, while later versions have the feet running together and lack the line at the top due to only using a single 8x8 tile.

====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:Micro-Goomba.png|thumb|200px|A Micro-Goomba in ''Super Mario 64'']]
Micro-Goombas are enemies in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Super Mario 64 DS|its remake]]. They are encountered on the tiny side of [[Tiny-Huge Island]], commonly near [[pit|bottomless pits]] or cliffs. Micro-Goombas are a lot faster and more erratic than regular Goombas and can notice the player character from farther away than Goombas and [[Big Goomba|Grand Goomba]]s. Micro-Goombas cannot directly harm the player character, only pushing them back while defeating the Micro-Goomba in the process. Since Micro-Goombas are the weakest enemies, a jump, punch, or a kick can also defeat them, causing the Micro-Goombas to drop a [[coin]] in the process.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
Mini Goombas are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' They are enemies in certain small areas that can only be accessed by [[Mini Mario]], who can jump on them to defeat them, similar to most other forms of Mario with normal Goombas. Mini Goombas are the weakest enemies, since they are the only ones that can be defeated by walking into them in all other forms.

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:SMG_Micro_Goomba.png|thumb|100px|left|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
Micro Goombas are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. They are slightly larger and appear more closely to [[Goombo]]s from ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They do not try to attach themselves to Mario or Luigi, unlike before. They act like Goombas in that they run after the player character on sight, though can be defeated instantly from a [[spin]], yielding only a [[coin]]. Stunning a Micro Goomba, either from being hit by a Star Bit or contact with a [[Shock Wave Generator]], and then kicking can also defeat the Micro Goomba, though it drops three [[Star Bit]]s instead.

Micro Goombas appear in the following list of galaxies and missions. If no mission is stated, Micro Goombas appear during all missions: 
*[[Gateway Galaxy]] ("[[Grand Star Rescue]]")
*[[Good Egg Galaxy]] ("[[King Kaliente's Battle Fleet]]")
*[[Rolling Green Galaxy]]
*[[Battlerock Galaxy]] ("[[Battlerock Barrage]]", "[[Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe]]", "[[Luigi under the Saucer]]")
*[[Freezeflame Galaxy]] ("[[Hot and Cold Collide]]") 
*[[Dusty Dune Galaxy]] ("[[Sunbaked Sand Castle]]", "[[Bullet Bill on Your Back]]")
*[[Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor]]
*[[Dreadnought Galaxy]] ("[[Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons]]")
*[[Rolling Gizmo Galaxy]]

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Mini Goomba Render.png|right|frame]]
Mini Goombas are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are based on their appearance from ''New Super Mario Bros.'', but with some differences. Mini Goombas do not hurt Mini Mario; however, Mario can do a [[Spin Jump]] to get them off. After being spun once, Mini Goombas are defeated. A Mini Goomba's spoil from a fireball attack is a single [[coin]].

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2 Battle Belt Single Goomba Planet.png|200px|thumb|A Mini Goomba in [[Battle Belt Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
Mini Goombas are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. They are based on their appearance in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. A difference is that a Mini Goomba's spoil from being [[Spin|spun]] is a Star Bit, not a coin, unless it is stomped. [[Magikoopa]]s may spawn Mini Goombas.

Mini Goombas appear in the following list of galaxies and missions. If no mission is stated, Mini Goombas appear during all missions: 
*[[Sky Station Galaxy]] ("[[Storming the Sky Fleet]]", "[[Peewee Piranha's Speed Run]]")
*[[Yoshi Star Galaxy]] ("[[Saddle Up with Yoshi]]")
*[[Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla]] ("[[Gobblegut's Aching Belly]]")
*[[Cloudy Court Galaxy]] ("[[Head in the Clouds (mission)|Head in the Clouds]]", "[[Silver Stars in the Purple Pond]]")
*[[Battle Belt Galaxy]]
*[[Rolling Coaster Galaxy]] ("[[The Rainbow Road Roll]]")

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:NewMicroGoomba.png|frame|left]]
Mini Goombas are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They are based on their appearance from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. If Mini Goombas attach themselves to the player, the player can Ground Pound to get rid of them, attack them as [[Raccoon Mario]], or move around for a few seconds until they go away. Mini Goombas appear in gold form in [[World 4-1 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-1]] and [[World 5-3 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|5-3]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Mini Goombas are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. They are based on their appearances in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''. Mini Goombas appear mainly in the levels [[Magma-River Cruise]] (''New Super Mario Bros. U'') and [[Magmaw River Cruise]] (''New Super Luigi U'') of [[Peach's Castle (world)|Peach's Castle]] in large numbers. They occasionally appear in the battle with [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] in [[Slide Lift Tower]] (''New Super Mario Bros. U'') and [[Stonecrush Tower]] (''New Super Luigi U'').

====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
[[File:SM3DWMicroGoomba.jpg|thumb|left|Mini Goombas in ''Super Mario 3D World''.]]
Mini Goombas are enemies in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. They are based on their appearance in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games design-wise, but act the same as in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. Mini Goombas generally appear in groups, and sometimes hide inside crates and other breakable objects. Ground Pounding near them or blowing into the microphone on the GamePad causes them to be pushed away. They can be defeated like normal Goombas, and can also be defeated by tapping them on the screen.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
Mini Goombas make a minor appearance in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. When the player shakes a Goomba while editing a level, it splits into two to five Mini Goombas, but they fall off the screen as if the player erased the Goomba. The same thing can be done with a [[Galoomba]]. However, they cannot be used in a player's level.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO Micro Goombas.jpg|thumb|Mini Goombas in ''Super Mario Odyssey''.]]
Mini Goombas are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. Their behavior is taken from ''Super Mario 3D World'', though they are colored bright yellow instead of brown. Mini Goombas cannot be [[capture]]d, since throwing [[Cappy]] at one defeats it. Mini Goombas can be found occasionally by breaking [[crate]]s and [[Ground Pound]]ing certain glowing spots on the ground. Jumping on eight Mini Goombas in a row causes a [[Heart (item)|Heart]] to appear, or if 32 are jumped on in a row, a [[Life-Up Heart]] appears, which can be done in the zipper bonus level in the [[Lake Kingdom]] only.

===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
[[File:Doubles.jpg|thumb|Micro-Goombas on the cover of ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'']]
While Mario is exploring the Mushroom Kingdom in ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'', he can encounter a swarm of [[Paragoomba|Para-Goomba]]s, which begin dropping Micro-Goombas on him. If Mario decides to pick the Micro-Goombas off instead of running for cover, the tiny Goombas will knock him out with some noxious gas, though their parents will leave him alone after finding him unappetizing. If Mario makes a run for some pipes instead, he will pick the Micro-Goombas off, and be left alone when the Para-Goombas grow bored of waiting for him to come out.

===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
Mini Goombas, referred to as '''Goombettes''' in [[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|the original version]], appear as a group of monsters in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. As enemies, they only appear in the battle with [[Whuhoh]] in the [[Sunken Ship]]. Despite their diminutive size, they are stronger than an average Goomba, but barely have any special moves except for [[Poison (move)|Poison]]. Three of them (better known as the [[Triplets]]) also reside in [[Monstro Town]], helping to run their [[Goomhilde|mother]]'s store. The shop sold [[Mushroom]]s that heal 30 HP, but turn the player into a mushroom, possibly referring to the enemy's slowing-down effect in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. However, the party member who ate the mushroom steadily heals his HP as long as the [[Mushroom (status effect)|Mushroom status]] remains. Its [[Thought Peek|thought]] in the original game is a reference to the motto of the twenty-sixth {{wp|president of the United States}}, {{wp|Theodore Roosevelt}}, "Speak softly and carry a big stick. You will go far."

===''Super Princess Peach''===
Micro-Goombas are enemies in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. They are based on their appearance from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', being dropped by Paragoombas like before and restricting [[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s jumping abilities if they make contact. Peach can get rid of Micro-Goombas from either jumping a few times or from her [[Rage]] or [[Joy (vibe)|Joy]] [[vibe]].

===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
[[File:MicroGoombasPartnersinTime.png|thumb|left|Micro-Goombas in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.]]
Micro-Goombas make up the miniature clones during the [[Mrs. Thwomp]] battle in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Super Paper Mario''====
A Micro Goomba is mentioned by a [[Shayde|resident]] in [[The Underwhere]], who says that he died because of a Micro Goomba and a [[Pit|bottomless pit]]. A [[Sammer Guy]] named "Micro Boomba" is a reference to this type of Goomba.
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====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
[[File:PMCS Sacred Forest Paint Star Piece 4.png|thumb|Small Goomba Gangs in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''.]]
Small Goombas are enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. They are encountered in the [[Sacred Forest]]. Small Goombas are actually regular-sized Goombas enchanted by [[Kamek]]. Several [[Small Goomba Gang]]s scatter the blue [[Mini Paint Star]] of that level into five pieces. Five Small Goombas can band up to form [[Goomba Wheel|Small Goomba Wheel]]s; however, Small Goomba Gangs are more dangerous and will pummel Mario down a large chunk of his health if they remain together. During battle, the Small Goomba Gangs become increasingly smaller as Mario hits and scatters them, making them far more manageable. A Small Goomba is the first-round opponent in [[Roshambo Temple#Roshambo Temple #7|Roshambo Temple #7]].
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====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
{{Quote|Hey, barista! Got any bigger cups back there?|Mini Goomba|Paper Mario: The Origami King}}
[[File:PMTOK Mini Goombas Drinking Coffee.jpg|thumb|left|Mini Goombas being served at the café in the Scorching Sandpaper Desert]]
Origami Mini Goombas are found as hazards in [[Overlook Tower]], behaving similarly to the [[Co Gasagoso|similarly small Scuttlebugs]] found later on. They are seen as pests to be exterminated. One of them has a pair of small wings resembling a Paragoomba. Normal Mini Goombas are also seen in the [[Scorching Sandpaper Desert]] [[café]] that a [[Sledge Bro]] is managing.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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|JpnM=Goomba children scattered by Para-Goomba. They persistently cling to Mario and hinder his movement. Quickly and repeatedly press the A Button to get them off.
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|ItaM=These are Para-Goomba's children that will cling to Mario. To get rid of them, repeatedly press A Button rapidly.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
*'''Level appearances:'''
**[[World 5-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5-4]]
**[[World 7-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-5]]

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
*'''Level appearances:'''
**[[Bowser's Kingdom]]
**[[Cap Kingdom]]
**[[Lake Kingdom]]
**[[Metro Kingdom]]
**[[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]]
**[[Sand Kingdom]]
**[[Seaside Kingdom]]
**[[Wooded Kingdom]]
*'''Nintendo's social media accounts:'''
**''Wha?! Mini Goombas? And they're yellow?! Try taking them out with a [[Cap Throw|Spin Throw]] if they're pestering you...''<ref>{{cite|author=SuperMario_UK|date=October 6, 2017|url=x.com/SuperMario_UK/status/916332271162085380|title=Twitter post|publisher=Twitter|language=en-gb|accessdate=August 6, 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200518232903/https://twitter.com/SuperMario_UK/status/916332271162085380}}</ref>
**''Wha?!<br>Mini Goombas? And they're yellow?!<br>Try taking them out with a Spin Throw in Super Mario Odyssey, if they're pestering you...''<ref>{{cite|language=en-au|author=NintendoAUNZ|date=November 9, 2017|url=x.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/928532636741627904|title=Twitter post|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=August 6, 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200518232142/https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/928532636741627904}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=NintendoAUNZ|date=November 9, 2017|url=www.facebook.com/NintendoAUNZ/photos/926420494181751|title=Facebook post|publisher=Facebook|language=en|accessdate=August 6, 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230806165650/https://www.facebook.com/NintendoAUNZ/photos/926420494181751}}</ref>

====''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
*'''[[Play Nintendo]]:'''<br>'''''Baddie:''' Mini Goomba<br>'''Species:''' Goomba<br>'''Size:''' Suuuuper mini!<br>'''Feature:''' They all have cute grumpy faces''<ref>{{cite|author=Play Nintendo|date=March 18, 2023|url=youtu.be/g-TAJSwSnhE?t=30|title=Mario, Pokémon Trainer, Link & Yoshi vs TINY Encounters! 😱 Baddies & Battles Ep 3 {{!}} @playnintendo ({{file link|YT Play Nintendo 2023-03-18 screencap Mini Goombas.jpg|Screen capture}})|timestamp=00:30|publisher=YouTube|language=en-us|accessdate=March 19, 2023}}</ref>
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=マメクリボー (JP) / Micro-Goomba (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Mini Goomba Perfect.png|200px]]
|shuzoku=キノコ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=がんばり{{ruby|屋|や}}
|tojo_gemu=３
|desc='''<big>ちっちっくてもてごわいぞ</big><br>
マリオキャラの{{ruby|中|なか}}でも、１{{ruby|番|ばん}}ちっちゃいマメクリボー。パタクリボーが{{ruby|落|お}}っことすものと、ブロックの{{ruby|下|した}}に{{ruby|隠|かく}}れたブロックマメクリボーの２{{ruby|種類|しゅるい}}がいる。どちらも、{{ruby|馬鹿|ばか}}にできない{{ruby|強敵|きょうてき}}だ。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|date=November 20, 1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=4-09-259067-9|page=[https://imgur.com/X8xS3BT 212]}}</ref>
|tribe=Mushroom clan
|disposition=Someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
|game_appearances=3
|eng_desc='''''<big>You may be tiny, but you're mighty big</big><br>
''Micro-Goomba is the tiniest of the Mario characters. There are two types of Micro-Goomba: the ones that Paragoomba drops and the Pile Driver Micro-Goombas hidden under blocks. Both are formidable enemies that cannot be fooled.''
}}

===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Goombette|image=[[File:SMRPG Goombette idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
====''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)====
{{:Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=Mini Goomba}}

===''Super Princess Peach''===
{{SPP enemy
|name=Micro-Goomba
|image=[[File:SPP Goombette.png]]
|levels=[[Ladida Plains 1-3]]<br>[[Giddy Sky 7-3]]
|number=N/A
|glossary=None
}}

===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
{{:Paper Mario: Color Splash bestiary|transcludesection=Small Goomba|image=[[File:PMCS Small Goomba Idle Animated.gif|25px]]|align=horizontal}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Grass Land scene SMB3.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
ParagoombawithMicrogoombas.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMB3 Mugger Micro-Goomba land.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (land)
SMB3 Mugger Micro-Goomba cave.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (cave)
SMB3 Mugger Micro-Goomba cave.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (cave)
Traffic controllers quiz card.png|''[[Mario Quiz Cards]]''
Tiny Huge Island painting.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
Micro-GoombaSM64.png|''Super Mario 64''
SM64DS Goombettes.png|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' ([[Tiny-Huge Island]])
Micro-GoombaNSMB.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
MicroGoombaNsmb.png|''New Super Mario Bros.'' ([[World 8-4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-4]])
SMG Goomba and Mini Goomba size comparison.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Goomba, Mini Goomba, and Big Goomba size comparison.png|''Super Mario Galaxy''
Goombas Attack Mario T-Shirt.jpg|T-shirt featuring [[Mario]] getting attacked by Mini Goombas
NSMBW Asset Model Mini Goomba.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
Microgoomba SMG.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
Mini Goomba NSMB2 Prima.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
PMTOK Origami Mini Goomba.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
SMRPG NS Mini Goomba.png|[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
SMB3 Mario Portal Paragoomba Artwork.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Mario Portal)
SMB3 Paragoomba & Micro-Goombas Artwork F40A.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
</gallery>

==Naming==
===Etymology===
''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' is the first game to include small variants of other enemies. In the English instruction booklet, the small Goomba is referred to as a "'''Micro-Goomba'''." The ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' strategy guide refers to it as a "'''Mugger Micro-Goomba'''," referring to how they swarm onto the player when near and differentiating it from its variant, the [[Pile Driver Micro-Goomba#Naming|Pile Driver Micro-Goomba]]. In the Japanese release, it is referred to as a「'''マメクリボー'''」(''Mame Kuribō'', "Bean Goomba"). This is the name applied to nearly all small Goomba enemies in subsequent entries of the mainline ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series, typically ones presented as younger versions of normal-sized Goombas. Since 2006, the name is translated into English as "'''Mini Goomba'''," with "Micro-Goomba" no longer in use for this enemy (with the exception of a passing mention in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', where the name is parsed "Micro Goomba").

The small-sized Goomba enemies on [[Tiny-Huge Island]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' are referred to as「'''ちびクリボー'''」(''Chibi Kuribō'', "Small Goomba"), which more directly translated into English as "'''Small Goomba'''." In the latter game, they are presented as once normal-sized enemies that have been shrunk by [[Kamek]]. This name is still applied to retrospective Japanese material on ''Super Mario 64''. Unlike Goombas,「ちび」(''{{wp|Chibi (style)|Chibi}}'') is the adjective applied to most small variants of normal enemies in the franchise.

===Internal names===
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|name1=クリボーミニ (''Kuribō Mini'')
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}}

===Names in other languages===
In Japanese,「マメクリボー」(''Mame Kuribō'') and「ちびクリボー」(''Chibi Kuribō'') are listed together because they are both in current use. Alternate spellings that have been used in the past for each name are displayed under their respective equivalencies. The contemporaneous localized adaptations for「マメクリボー」(''Mame Kuribō'') and「ちびクリボー」(''Chibi Kuribō'') are listed first for the applicable languages and denoted as such in the "notes" column. Where there is only one contemporary localization for both names, it is listed first and the "note" column is empty. All subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, with their affiliate media specified in the "notes" column.
{{foreign names
|Jpn=マメクリボー
|JpnR=Mame Kuribō
|JpnM=Bean Goomba; "bean" refers to its small size
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|date=1988|title=『Super Mario Bros. 3 取扱説明書』|format=PDF|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAACJ.pdf|language=ja|location=Kyoto|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|page=35}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author={{iw|wikibound|Shigesato Itoi|Itoi, Shigesato}}, Ryo Kagawa ({{iw|wikibound|Ape|APE}}), Hideaki Nishitani, Masatoshi Watanabe, Koichi Sugiyama (Supersonic), Junichiro Okubo, and Shigeo Tanabe (Shogakukan), editors|date=1993|title=『任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオコレクション』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=Shogakukan|isbn=4-09-102444-0|page=179}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=『スーパーマリオアドバンス4パーフェクトガイドブック』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=Enterbrain|isbn=978-4757715882|page=[https://azarashido.sakura.ne.jp/20100520/sCIMG9633.jpg XX]|website=SAKURA (sakura.ne.jp)}}{{page needed}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Watanabe, Takashi, Geesen Ueno, Noriko Oketani, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yoshimori Kato, Mizuho Nitta, Chie Maruyama, Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama, editors|date=2006|title=「敵キャラクターリスト」in『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』|location=Tokyo|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|isbn=4-091063-07-1|page=[[media:NSMB Shogakukan pages 14-15.jpg|14]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Kashima, Aya, Daisuke Kitayama, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Isamu Horie, and Yoji Watanabe|date=2006|title=『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=ambit|isbn=4-8399-2000-1|page=17}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=時間内にマメクリボーを3匹たおそう！|translation=Defeat 3 Bean Goombas within the time limit!|author=description for [[World 2-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Stage 2-3]]|date=2014|title=''[[NES Remix 2]]'' by [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD Tokyo]]|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|date=2015|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=Shogakukan|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=37, 115, 128, 146, 161, 196, 211, 227}}</ref>
|Jpn2=ちびクリボー
|Jpn2R=Chibi Kuribō
|Jpn2M=Small Goomba; possibly in reference to「チビボー」(''Chibibō'', [[Goombo#Naming|Goombo]])
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|date=2015|title="Super Mario 64" in『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|location=Tokyo|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=86}}</ref><ref name=colorsplash>In-game name displayed during battle in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''.</ref>
|ChiS=超小栗宝宝
|ChiSR=Chāoxiǎo Lì Bǎobao
|ChiSM=Tiny Goomba
|ChiSC=<ref name=rpg>In-game name displayed during battle in ''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]''.</ref>
|ChiT=超小栗寶寶
|ChiTR=Chāoxiǎo Lì Bǎobao
|ChiTM=Tiny Goomba
|ChiTC=<ref name=rpg/>
|Dut=Mini-Goomba
|DutM=-
|DutN=contemporary translation for ''Mame Kuribō''
|DutC=<ref name=rpg/>
|Dut2=Kleine Goomba
|Dut2M=Small Goomba
|Dut2N=contemporary translation for ''Chibi Kuribō''
|Dut2C=<ref>In-game name displayed during battle in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. {{cite|archive=youtu.be/9tEMVdQl6ZA?t=770
|archivedate=9 Aug. 2019|archiver=''YouTube'' by water lely}}</ref>
|Dut3=Micro-Goomba
|Dut3M=-
|Dut3N=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Dut3C=<ref name=brussels>{{cite|date=1991|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3 Handleiding'' / ''mode d'emploi''|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=Dutch, French|page=41}}</ref>
|Fin=Mikro-Goomba
|FinM=Micro-Goomba
|FinC=<ref>{{cite|author=Saarva, Petteri, Mikael Ekroos, Kieku Salo, and Markus Selin, editors|date=1991|title="Super Mario Bros. 3 - 2. osa" in ''Power Player'', no. 8|translator=Laila Takolander|publisher=Semic|language=fi|page=12}} Supplemental for ''Nintendo-lehti'', no. 8.</ref>
|Fre=Mini-Goomba
|FreM=-
|FreN=contemporary translation for ''Mame Kuribō''
|FreC=<ref name=rpg/>
|Fre2=Petit Goomba
|Fre2M=Small Goomba
|Fre2N=contemporary translation for ''Chibi Kuribō''
|Fre2C=<ref name=colorsplash/>
|Fre3=Micro-Goomba
|Fre3M=-
|Fre3N=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Fre3C=<ref name=brussels/><ref name=ardaillon>{{cite|author=Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors|date=2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''|translator=Fabien Nabhan|location=Toulon|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|isbn=978-2-3020-7004-2}}</ref>{{ref page|37}}
|Fre4=Micro Goomba
|Fre4M=Micro-Goomba
|Fre4N=''Super Mario 64''
|Fre4C=<ref name=ardaillon/>{{ref page|86}}
|Fre5=Mini Goomba
|Fre5M=-
|Fre5N=''Super Mario Encyclopedia''
|Fre5C=<ref>{{cite|author=Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors|date=2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''|translator=Fabien Nabhan|location=Toulon|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|isbn=978-2-3020-7004-2|page=115, 146, 161, 196, 227}}</ref>
|Ger=Mini-Gumba
|GerM=Mini-Goomba
|GerN=contemporary translation for ''Mame Kuribō''
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|date=2010|title=''Super Mario All-Stars Bedienungsanleitung''|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=de|page=28}}</ref><ref name=rpg/>
|Ger2=Klein-Gumba
|Ger2M=Small-Goomba
|Ger2N=contemporary translation for ''Chibi Kuribō''
|Ger2C=<ref name=colorsplash/>
|Ger3=Micro-Bazillus
|Ger3M=Micro {{wp|Bacterial cellular morphologies#Bacillus|Bacillus}}; ''Bazillus'' is uniquely applied to Goombas in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ger3N=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ger3C=<ref>{{cite|date=1991|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3 Spielanleitung''|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=de|page=35}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Matsumoto, Atsuko, Rie Ishii, and Claude Moyse, editors|date=1992|title=''Der Spieleberater Super Mario Power''|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=de|isbn=3-929034-02-6|page=14}}</ref>
|Ita=Mini Goomba
|ItaM=-
|ItaN=contemporary translation for ''Mame Kuribō''
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=2010|title=''Super Mario All-Stars – Edizione per il 25º Anniversario – Manuale di Istruzioni''|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=it|archive=www.mariocastle.it/scan-del-manuale-di-super-mario-all-stars-25th-anniversary-edition/|archivedate=29 Apr. 2019|archiver=Mario's Castle by Alessandro "Stormkyleis" Imbesi|page=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|date=March 28, 2013|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnm-EoQlqyc|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Castello di Peach 2 - Elimina i Mini Goomba per una serie di 1-Up (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|language=it}}</ref><ref name=amerighi>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors|date=2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|translator=Marco Amerighi|location=Milan|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X}}</ref>{{ref page|115, 128, 146, 161, 196, 211, 227}}<ref name=rpg/><ref name=apreda>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors|date=2025|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|format=2nd ed.|translator=Alessandro Apreda|location=Milan|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=979-1259575760}}</ref>{{ref page|86, 115, 128, 146, 161, 196, 211, 227}}
|Ita2=Piccolo Goomba
|Ita2M=Small Goomba
|Ita2N=contemporary translation for ''Chibi Kuribō''
|Ita2C=<ref name=colorsplash/>
|Ita3=Micro-Goomba
|Ita3M=-
|Ita3N=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|date=1991|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3 Libretto d'Istruzioni''|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=it|page=35}}</ref>
|Ita4=Minigoomba
|Ita4M=^
|Ita4N=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia'' (first edition)
|Ita4C=<ref name=amerighi/>{{ref page|37, 86}}
|Ita5=Mini Gomba{{sic}}
|Ita5M=-
|Ita5N=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia'' (second edition)
|Ita5C=<ref name=apreda/>{{ref page|37}}
|Kor=땅콩굼바
|KorR=Ttangkong Gumba
|KorM=Peanut Goomba
|KorC=<ref>{{cite|date=2010|title="슈퍼 마리오 컬렉션"|location=Seoul|publisher=Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd.|language=ko|page=[https://blog.naver.com/ironbass/221239871394?photoView=30 30]|website=Naver}}</ref><ref name=rpg/>
|Kor2=마이크로-굼바
|Kor2R=Maikeuro-Gumba
|Kor2M=Transliteration of the English name
|Kor2N=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Kor2C=<ref>{{cite|date=1990|title="슈퍼 마리오 브라더즈 3 사용 설명서"|location=Icheon|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|language=ko|archive=blog.naver.com/togepi1125/120036250047|archivedate=29 Mar. 2007|archiver=Naver by togepi1125|page=25}}</ref>
|PorE=Mini Goomba
|PorEM=-
|PorEN=contemporary translation for ''Mame Kuribō''
|PorEC=<ref>{{cite|author=Canal New Super Mario Bros. U|date=March 28, 2013|url=youtu.be/BoC3p6C2TOM|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Castelo da Peach-2 - Derrotar os Mini Goombas para obter 1UPs (Wii U) video title and description|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=July 11, 2024}}</ref>
|PorE2=Goomba Pequeno
|PorE2M=Small Goomba
|PorE2N=contemporary translation for ''Chibi Kuribō''
|PorE2C=<ref name=colorsplash/>
|PorE3=Micro-Goomba
|PorE3M=Micro Goomba
|PorE3N=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|PorE3C=<ref>{{cite|date=1991|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3 Manual de Instrucções''|location=Oeiras|publisher=Nintendo|language=pt-pt|page=35}}</ref>
|Rus=Мини-гумба
|RusR=Mini-gumba
|RusM=Mini Goomba
|RusN=contemporary translation for ''Mame Kuribō''
|RusC=<ref>{{cite|author=SuperMario_RUS|date=October 6, 2017|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230319173111/https://twitter.com/SuperMario_RUS/status/916332257748701184|deadlink=y|title=Что?! Мини-гумбы? Да еще желтые?! Если они вам надоедают, круговой бросок поможет от них избавиться... #SuperMarioOdyssey|publisher=Twitter|language=ru|accessdate=March 19, 2023}}</ref>
|Rus2=Маленький гумба
|Rus2R=Malen'kiy gumba
|Rus2M=Small Goomba
|Rus2N=contemporary translation for ''Chibi Kuribō''
|Rus2C=<ref name=colorsplash/>
|SpaA=Mini Goomba
|SpaAM=-
|SpaAN=contemporary translation for ''Mame Kuribō''
|SpaAC=<ref name=rpg/>
|SpaA2=Goombita
|SpaA2M=From "Goomba" and the diminutive suffix ''-ita''
|SpaA2N=contemporary translation for ''Chibi Kuribō''
|SpaA2C=<ref name=colorsplash/>
|SpaA3=Microgoomba
|SpaA3M=-
|SpaA3N=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|SpaA3C=<ref>{{cite|author=Rodriguez, Gustavo, and José Sierra, editorial directors|date=1991|title=''Club Nintendo: Edicion Especial con los 3 Primeros Numeros'', vol. 1, no. 1|publisher=C. Itoh de México, Nintendo of America|language=es-mx|page=9}}</ref>
|SpaE=Mini Goomba
|SpaEM=-
|SpaEN=contemporary translation for ''Mame Kuribō''
|SpaEC=<ref name=rpg/>
|SpaE2=Peque Goomba
|SpaE2M=Little Goomba
|SpaE2N=contemporary translation for ''Chibi Kuribō''
|SpaE2C=<ref name=colorsplash/>
|SpaE3=Micro-Goomba
|SpaE3M=-
|SpaE3N=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|SpaE3C=<ref>{{cite|date=1991|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3 Manual de Instrucciones''|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo|language=es-es|page=35}}</ref>
|Swe=Mikro-Goomba
|SweM=Micro-Goomba
|SweC=<ref>{{cite|author=Lindberg, Gunnar, and Lena Persson, editors|date=1991|title="Super Mario Bros. 3 Del 2" in ''Nintendo-Magasinet'', no. 8|translator=Laila Takolander|publisher=Atlantic Förlags AB|language=sv|page=12}}</ref>
}}

==Notes==
*Artwork of Mini Goomba from ''Super Mario 3D World'' was used as the course part icon for standard Goombas in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' game style in the announcement trailer for ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=February 13, 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjJWzJC8Kfk|title=Super Mario Maker 2 - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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