Soft sand: Difference between revisions

'''Soft sand''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction manual, page 13. "''On the surface of the desert, you can also dig in the soft sand.''"</ref><ref>''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet, page 18. "''On the surface of the desert, you can also dig in the soft sand.''"</ref> also referred to as '''soft desert sand'''<ref>''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet, page 9. "''You’ll also be able to dig holes in the soft desert sand.''"</ref> or simply '''sand''',<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet, page 35. "''Press {{button|wii|1}} to pull grass out of the ground or to dig through sand.''"</ref> is a type of [[Semisolid Platform]] that can be destroyed. It first appeared in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where it is found in the deserts of [[World 2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 2]] and [[World 6 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6]]. [[Mario]] and his friends can dig the sand directly under their feet using {{button|nes|B}} as long as they are not carrying anything with their hands. [[Toad]] is the fastest digger, followed by Mario, then [[Luigi]], and finally [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. Soft sand can also be blown up by [[Bob-omb]]s and [[bomb]]s.