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 mid-air. Direct contact with Space Mines damages Mario (or Luigi) one health bar and knocks them back, but they can be destroyed indirectly by striking them with a Star Bit or Koopa Shell. Despite being derived from them, 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
Super Mario Galaxy
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
marks missions where Mikey Mines are completely absent.
marks missions where Mikey Mines are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
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| Kitchen | Bubble Breeze Galaxy |
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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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| Fountain | Sling Pod 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
Space Mines return in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Generally, the space ones 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
- marks missions where Mikey Mines are completely absent.
- marks missions where Mikey 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
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Screeshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Naming
Internal names
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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
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | スペースキライラ[4] Supēsu Kiraira |
Space Mikey Mine | Super Mario Galaxy |
| キライラ[2] Kiraira |
Considered a subset of Mikey Mine | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| French | Mine[5] | - | |
| Mine flottante[6] | Floating mine | ||
| Italian | Mina Spaziale[7] | Space Mine | Super Mario Galaxy |
| Mina Galleggiante[8] | Floating Mine | Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
References
- ^ 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.)
- ^ a b 『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.)
- ^ 『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 127.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games. Page 127.
- ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 127.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-88-9367-436-2. Page 127.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). Page 159.
