Spiked Fun Guys[1] are small green Pokeys in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its reissue, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, serving as the equivalent of single-segment Pokeys. They inhabit a handful of stages, and they are often seen near enemies that use Needlenoses. Ordinarily, Spiked Fun Guys merely move back and forth along the ground, bouncing back when they collide with a wall. As they move, they rapidly contract their heads up and down. Yoshi gets hurt if he touches them due to their spikes and cannot be jumped on, but they can be defeated by eating them or throwing an egg at them.
Potted variants called Potted Spiked Fun Guys[1] ride within brown pots with pink-colored top parts and repeatedly yet slowly bounce towards Yoshi, occasionally performing a taller jump. This behavior is similar to that of Kuribo's Goombas from Super Mario Bros. 3. Yoshi can simply lick up the pot, which releases the Spiked Fun Guy, or defeat the enemy with an egg or a watermelon seed, which leaves the pot behind and can allow another Spiked Fun Guy to hop into it. Both Spiked Fun Guys and their pots can be converted into eggs by eating them. In certain instances, a Spiked Fun Guy may spawn with or without a pot each time it comes onscreen.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 小さくてもサボテン。踏むとイタい目に会う。[2] (A rather small cactus. If you step on it, you will get hurt.)
- Shogakukan guide (All-Color Ban): 植木鉢をはいたヤツや、ただの丸るいサボテンだったりといくつか種類のあるヤツ。鉢植えのヤツはジャンプして来る。[3] (The flowerpot-using guys and the plain round cacti are among several types of these guys. The potted guys jump at you.)
- Player's Guide
- Spiked Fun Guy: A fun guy? Oh, really. A couple of jokes from this party animal and everyone will be snoozing.[1]
- Potted Spiked Fun Guy: Eat his pot, then eat him to make a new egg.[1]
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): 小さくてもサボテン。ふむとイタい目にあうぞ！風船にぶら下がって出てきたり、鉢に乗って出てくることもある。[4] (A rather small cactus. You'll be sorry if you step on it! It sometimes hangs from a balloon or rides in a pot.)
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Names in other languages[edit]
Spiked Fun Guy[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|
| Japanese | サンボ
Sanbo | Pokey | | [2][4] |
| German | Boden Wump | Boden ("ground") with a corruption of Wummp ("Thwomp") | | [5] |
Potted Spiked Fun Guy[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|
| Japanese | サンボの鉢
Sanbo no Hachi | Potted Pokey | | [6] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128.
- ^ a b Okeya, Noriko, Mitsuharu Orihara, and Yuji Kigen, editors (1995). 『スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-1025-234. Page 5.
- ^ November 20, 1995. 「オールカラー版 スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド全百科」 (All-Color Ban - Super Mario: Yossy Island All Hyakka). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 59.
- ^ a b Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106071-4. Page 16.
- ^ Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 17.
- ^ Scan of「スーパーマリオアドバンス3 かんぺきガイド」(Super Mario Advance 3 Kanpeki Guide).[page number needed]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
