Space Mine
| Space Mine | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Mikey Mine | ||
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Space Mines[1] are faceless Mikey Mines that are suspended in midair. Direct contact with Space Mines damages Mario (or Luigi) one health bar and knocks him back, but they can be destroyed indirectly by striking them with a Star Bit or Koopa Shell. Despite being derived from Mikey Mines, Space Mines are more recurring than Mikey Mines and appear in greater numbers. Some Space Mines travel back and forth along preset paths communicated by temporary streaks of light. Others are fixed in one spot.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy, Space Mines are usually found floating in large groups that must be passed with Pull Stars, Sling Pods, or bubbles. Most hold still, spinning in place, but a few travel in lines or in circles along a glowing pink track.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where Space Mines are completely absent.
marks missions where Space Mines are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
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| Engine Room | Sand Spiral Galaxy |
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| Garden | Dreadnought Galaxy | |
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| Comet Observatory | Bubble Blast Galaxy |
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| Kitchen | Bubble Breeze Galaxy |
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| Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada | 
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| Comet Observatory | Bubble Blast Galaxy |
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Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Space Mines return in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Generally, they act the same as in the predecessor, though some may release coins, 1-Up Mushrooms, or Star Bits. Moving ones also no longer have a visible streak of light to track. Yoshi is incapable of eating them.
Despite both mines appearing in the game, they are lumped together as one in the Super Mario Galaxy 2 section of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia and the Mario Portal website under the name "Mikey Mine."[2][3]
Appearances[edit]
- marks missions where Space Mines are completely absent.
- marks missions where Space Mines are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
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| World 3 | Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet |  |
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| World 5 | Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker | |
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| World 6 | Slimy Spring Galaxy |  |
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| World S | Grandmaster Galaxy | |
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| World 5 | Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker | |
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Gallery[edit]
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Japanese paratext for Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 recognize Space Mines and Mikey Mines, their underwater counterparts, as distinct enemies with discrete nomenclature. However, the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia only recognizes the Space Mine in the Super Mario Galaxy 2 section of the book, and refers to them by Mikey Mine's Japanese name,「キライラ」(Kiraira). The same discrepancy exists on the Mario Portal.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/SpaceMine.arc | SpaceMine | Space Mine |
| StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl |
宇宙機雷 (Uchū Kirai) |
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | スペースキライラ[4][5][6] Supēsu Kiraira |
Space Mikey Mine | |
| French | Mine flottante[7][8] | Floating mine | |
| German | Stachelkugel[9] | Spike Ball | |
| Space-Kiraira[10] | Romanization of the Japanese name | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Sfera appuntita[11] | Spiked sphere | |
| Mina[12] | Mine | Super Mario Galaxy | |
| Mina Spaziale[13] | Space Mine | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Mina espacial[14] | Space Mine |
References[edit]
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ 『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』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Page 159.
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Geasen Ueno, Kiyotaka Iwaya, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Kensaku Tanaka, Mizuho Nitta, Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama, editors (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-227115-9. Page 404.
- ^ Tachibana, Tadashi, Isamu Horie, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Kimihara Hongo, and Toshimune Suzuki (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-8399-3630-3. Page 19.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy" in『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』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 127.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Le Guide Officiel (French Edition). Translated by Mathieu Daujam and Calude-Olivier Eliçabe. Roseville: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-1-906064-02-0. Page 309.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 127.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Das offizielle Lösungsbuch. Translated by Andreas Kasprzak. Lübbecke: Grinning Cat Productions, Prima Games (German). ISBN 402-0-628-08787-6. Page 209.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 127.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 206.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy - la Guida Ufficiale (Premiere Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 107, 126, 145, 148, 155, 253, 309.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 127.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 127.
