Snurfboard
| Snurfboard | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Yoshi and the Mysterious Book | |
| Appears in | Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (2026) |
- “Flat body... Hard back... Might that be a shell? What a life it must live, adrift upon the surface of the sea. Well, Yoshi, let's not dawdle. Go and see what it's like, won't you?”
- —Mr. E, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
Snurfboards are creatures that appear in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, found in Snurfboard Habitat from Chapter 3: Seaside. They are designed after snails, though their shells are in the shape of skateboards, fitted with wheels. In Snurfboard Habitat, Yoshi can find one sleeping and wake it up with a Tail Flick or a Ground Pound. Once it is awake, Yoshi can ride on it and traverse through the course, which includes large bodies of water. Yoshi can jump and perform multiple ollies and spins in the air to gain a little extra height. While riding a Snurfboard, Yoshi can crouch and can still flick his tongue out. Yoshi can dismount with 
or 
. Snurfboards can also dive and spin underwater. When Yoshi ground pounds a Snurfboard, they flip in the air. Yoshi can also throw them up in the air, where they spin faster with each toss, and Yoshi can skid them across the water to catch fish.
Six smaller variants of Snurfboards in different colors of the rainbow appear where Yoshi can collect them. Yoshi can also jump on them to flip them over where Mr. E remarks that they are too small to ride. Flipping all of them over unlocks a discovery.
Snurfboards reappear in Chapter 11: Special Studies in All-Terrain Race.
List of discoveries[edit]
- Initial description: "Why is it so flat? Did it evolve to be ridden?"
- Unlocked description: "Its flat, board-like body is perfect for catching waves."
- ★ "It glides so smoothly."
- ★ "Pulled off a trick."
- ★ "Surfed with a small Snurfboard."
- ★ "Went underwater."
- ★ "Splashed with a spinning dive."
- ★ "It can skip across the water to catch fish."
- ★ "Faster than fast!"
- ★ "Aw... It looks like they're napping."
- ★ "Too gnarly to chew."
- ★ "The box held a small Snurfboard."
- ★ "It does a trick when bopped."
- ★ "It's easy to flip the small ones over."
- ★ "Stuck the landing!"
- ★ "Raided the ship."
- ★ "Sunken treasure!"
- ★ "It spins faster with each toss."
- ★★ "Shipwrecked Smiley Flower."
- ★★ "Caught a big fish."
- ★★ "Caught a fast fish."
- ★★ "Caught a beautiful fish."
- ★★ "Caught every fish from beach to debris."
- ★★ "Caught every fish beyond the debris."
- ★★ "Crushed a gnarly trick."
- ★★ "Nailed a tough trick."
- ★★★ Goal discovery: "Found every small Snurfboard."
Gallery[edit]
In-game artwork
Snurfboard
Red small Snurfboard
Red small Snurboard
Green small Snurboard
Cyan small Snurboard
Yellow small Snurboard
Orange small Snurboard
Purple small Snurboard
Naming[edit]
"Snurfboard" is a portmanteau of "snail" and "surfboard".
When the name is suggested by Mr. E, he says, "It's flat for riding and lets you glide over surf and turf alike...so how about Snurfboard?"
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Sjeesslak | From sjees ("chaise") and slak ("snail") | [1] | |
| French (Canadian) | Escarglisse | From escargot ("snail") and glisse ("slide") | [2] | |
| French (European) | Escarglisse | From escargot ("snail") and glisse ("slide") | [3] | |
| German | Schnörfer | From Schnecke ("snail") and Surfer ("surfer") | [4] | |
| Italian | Tavolumaco | From tavola (da surf/skateboard) ("(skating/surfing) board") and the faux masculine form of lumaca ("snail") | [5] | |
| Portuguese | Radicol | From "radical" and caracol ("snail") | [6] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Hij is zo plat dat je er zowel over de golven als de grond razendsnel mee kunt glijden. Een echte Sjeesslak!" – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (Dutch).
- ^ « On dirait une sorte de gastéropode qui aurait été aplati. Pourquoi pas Escarglisse? » – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (Canadian French).
- ^ « On dirait une sorte de gastéropode qui aurait été aplati. Pourquoi pas Escarglisse ? » – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (French).
- ^ "Er hat etwas von einer Schnecke und kann über Wasser und Land surfen. Er ist der Schnörfer!" – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (German).
- ^ «È piatto, puoi salirci sopra e sfrecciare su mare e terra... quindi direi Tavolumaco?» – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (Italian).
- ^ "Ele parece um gastrópode e, pelo visto, adora manobras radicais... Que tal Radicol?" – Mr. E (21 May 2026). Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Good-Feel (Brazilian Portuguese).
