Spiked Fun Guy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)

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Spiked Fun Guy
Spiked Fun Guy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) sprite
Sprite from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002)
Variant of Pokey
Variants
Comparable

A Spiked Fun Guy[1] is a small green type of Pokey in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its reissue, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. The second part of the enemy's English name is a pun on "fungi" and "fun guy." Spiked Fun Guys 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.

Potted Spiked Fun Guys[1] ride within brown and beige pots and repeatedly yet slowly bounce towards a Yoshi, occasionally performing a taller jump. The Yoshi can simply lick up the pot, which releases the Spiked Fun Guy, or burst the enemy with an egg or 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. 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): 植木鉢うえきばちをはいたヤツや、ただのるいサボテンだったりといくつか種類しゅるいのあるヤツ。鉢植はちうえのヤツはジャンプしてる。[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): ちいさくてもサボテン。ふむとイタいにあうぞ!風船ふうせんにぶらがっててきたり、はちっててくることもある。[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.)

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Names in other languages[edit]

Spiked Fun Guy[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese サンボ[2][4]
Sanbo
Pokey
German Boden Wump[5] Boden ("ground") with a corruption of Wummp ("Thwomp")

Potted Spiked Fun Guy[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese サンボのはち[6]
Sanbo no Hachi
Potted Pokey

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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]