Stretch

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This article is about the type of Boo that appears in Super Mario Bros. 3. For the type of Shy Guy that appears in Yoshi's Island, see Stretch (Shy Guy).
Stretch
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In-game image of a Stretch from Super Mario Run
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
Variant of Boo

Stretches are Boos attached to solid platforms that first appeared in the game Super Mario Bros. 3.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

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Artwork of a Stretch

Stretches first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its respective remakes. They are found exclusively in fortresses and are more of an obstacle than an enemy. If the player attempts passing them, it will rise from the top and bottom of the platform and attempt to hit them by moving left to right. Stretches are often found in groups. Stretches can only be defeated with a Starman or hammers thrown by the Hammer form.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In-game screenshot of a Stretch
SMM, SMB style
SMM, SMB3 style
SMM, SMW style

After a long absence, Stretches reappear in Super Mario Maker, its 3DS port (verbally referred to as "Boos"), and its Nintendo Switch sequel. In the course editor, a Boo will automatically become a Stretch if it is placed on top of or just below a solid block. In this game, they can be placed on any surface, and will pop up more periodically, making them more of an enemy than in their original appearance from Super Mario Bros. 3. Their appearance is slightly different, and they are not connected to a white platform anymore. New sprites for Stretches have been made in all styles. However, they cannot accept Super Mushrooms as attempting to give them a Super Mushroom will turn the Stretch into a Big Boo rather than bigger Stretches, and giving them wings will make them faster. Stretches can be defeated in Super Mario Maker like normal Boos, with either a Super Star or a Goomba's Shoe.

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In Super Mario Maker 2, Stretches stop moving when looked at in the nighttime ground theme.

Super Mario Run[edit]

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Stretches reappear in Super Mario Run, where they are usually found in Ghost Houses and act like they did in Super Mario Maker. They have the same appearance as the Stretches in the New Super Mario Bros. U style from Super Mario Maker.

Nintendo Comics System[edit]

A Stretch, as depicted in the Nintendo Comics System

A single Stretch appeared in the Nintendo Comics System short "In the Swim! Fun and Sun Fashions" in an advertisement for swimwear, which depicted it lifting weights on a beach. The Stretch, which only had one face, was shaped like a "Z".

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Run[edit]

  • Notebook bio: "This ghost really likes sticking to blocks, suddenly appearing and disappearing as it moves randomly."

Gallery[edit]

  • The September 2016 LINE calendar

  • The April 2018 LINE calendar

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ネッチー[1]
Netchī		 Likely from 「ねちねち」 (nechinechi, sticky)
Spanish (NOA) Bú estirado Stretched Boo
Spanish (NOE) Boo Estirado Stretched Boo
French Flexcible Pun on flexible
Dutch Stretch -
German Buu-Laken Boo Sheet
Italian Piattaforma Boo
Stretch (Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet)
 Boo (on a) Platform
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Portuguese (NOA) Obustáculo From obstáculo (obstacle) and Bu (Boo)
Russian Тянучка
Tyanuchka		 Stretcher
Korean 네치 (Super Mario All-Stars)
Nechi
끈쭈기 (Super Mario Run)
Kkeunjjugi		 Transliterated from the Japanese name.

Possibly originated from 끈적끈적 kkeunjeok-kkeunjeok meaning sticky and 쭉쭉 jjuk-jjuk meaning stretchy.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Japanese instruction booklet, page 40
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Obstacles Bowser Statue • Candy ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Falling Spike* • Fire-Bar* • Giant Cannonball • Lava • Rocket Engine • Roto-disc • Spike Trap • Tornado • Turtle Cannon
World-e Minigames* Ball Throwing Minigame • Balloon Fight Minigame • Digging Minigame
Other Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
*Only in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
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Course styles Ground • Underground • Underwater • Ghost House • Airship • Castle
Items and objects ? Block/Flying ? Block • 1-Up Mushroom • Arrow Sign/Checkpoint Flag • Axe • Big Mushroom*† • Block/Rotating Block (SMW) • Bridge • Bumper • Buzzy Shell • Cape Feather* • Checkpoint Flag • Cloud Block • Coin/Pink Coin • Coin Block • Conveyor Belt • Donut Block • Fire Flower • Giant Gate* • Goal* • Goal Pole* • Goomba's Shoe* • Ground • Hard Block • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Koopa Clown Car/Junior Clown Car/Fire Koopa Clown Car/Fire Junior Clown Car • Lava Lift • Lakitu's Cloud • Lift/Flimsy Lift • Mushroom Platform • Mystery Mushroom*† • Note Block/Music Block • One-Way Wall • P Switch/Key • Pipe • POW Block • Propeller Mushroom* • Semisolid Platform • Spike Trap • Spiny Shell • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom/Weird Mushroom* (SMB) (separated in 3DS) • Super Star • Track • Vine • Trampoline • Warp Door/P Warp Door/Key Door • Yoshi's Egg*
Enemies Beach Koopa • Bill Blaster/Bill Blaster (red) • Blooper/Blooper Nanny/Blooper Baby • Bob-omb/Giant Bob-omb • Boo/Boo Buddies/Stretch/Big Boo • Bowser/Bowser Jr. • Bullet Bill/Bull's-Eye Bill • Burner • Buzzy Beetle/Para-Beetle/Big Buzzy Beetle/Buzzy Beetle Tower • Cannon • Chain Chomp/Big Chain Chomp/Unchained Chomp • Cheep Cheep/Blurp (SMW)/Deep Cheep (NSMBU)/Big Cheep Cheep/Big Deep Cheep • Dry Bones/Fish Bone/Big Dry Bones/Parabones • Fire Bar • Grinder • Goomba/Paragoomba/Galoomba/Flying Goomba/Big Goomba/Big Paragoomba/Big Galoomba/Goomba Tower/Shoe Goomba/Stiletto Goomba • Hammer Bro/Sledge Bro • Jelectro • Koopa Troopa/Big Koopa Troopa/Koopa Paratroopa/Colossal Koopa Paratroopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble/Zigzag Lava Bubble/Big Lava Bubble • Magikoopa/Big Magikoopa • Muncher • Piranha Plant/Big Piranha Plant/Fire Piranha Plant/Big Venus Fire Trap/Jumping Piranha Plant (SMW) • Rocky Wrench/Monty Mole • Sea Urchin • Spike Top/Spiky Parabuzzy • Spiny/Big Spiny/Spiny Egg • Thwomp/Big Thwomp/Skewer • Wiggler/Big Wiggler
Costume Mario characters*† Easy Mario (Modern colors) • Toad • Yoshi • Shy Guy • Wario • Dr. Mario • Mario Kart • Waluigi • Green Yarn Yoshi • Donkey Kong Jr. • Pikmin • Link • Ganondorf • K.K. Slider • Blathers • Celeste • Digby • Slippy Toad • Dr. Lobe • Ashley
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Super Mario Run
Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Toad • Toadette • Yoshi • Red Yoshi* • Blue Yoshi* • Yellow Yoshi* • Purple Yoshi* • Princess Daisy*
Enemies and obstacles Big Goombrat* • Big Spiny • Bob-omb • Boo • Bull's-Eye Bill • Bullet Bill • Burner • Buzzy Beetle • Cannonball • Dry Bones • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Fishing Boo* • Fuzzy • Gold Goomba** • Goomba • Goombrat* • Grinder • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Muncher • Ninji • Piranha Plant • Poison Bubble* • Pokey • River Piranha Plant* • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat* • Scuttlebug* • Spike • Spike Trap • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Stretch • Swoop
Bosses Boom Boom • Bowser • Fake Bowser
Items and objects ? Block • ! Switch • Axe • Backflip Block • Blue Coin • Brick Block • Bonus Medal* • Bonus ? Block* • Bubble • Cannon • Checkpoint Flag • Cloud Block • Coin • Coin Rush Star • Color coin (Black Coin • Pink Coin • Purple Coin) • Goal Pole • Hard Block • Hidden Coin • Key • Key Door • Lift • Long Jump Block • Mushroom Platform • Pause Block • Rally Ticket • Red Block • Red Coin • Red Ring • Semisolid Platform • Spike Bar* • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Time Block • Warp Door • Warp Pipe
Worlds World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World Star*
Moves Backflip • Climbing Jump • Coin Rush • Double Jump • Edge Climbing • Floaty Jump • Flutter Jump • High Jump • Jump • Landing Roll • Long Jump • Midair Spin • Midair Stall • Rolling Jump • Slope Slide • Spin Strike • Stomp • Vaulting • Vaulting Jump • Wall Jump
Modes World Tour • Kingdom Builder • Toad Rally • Remix 10*
Miscellaneous Gallery • Kingdom Builder items (in other languages) • Media
*In version 3.0.4 or later • **Seen only in Mega Events
Super Mario Maker 2
Characters Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Toad • Toadette
Supporting characters Coursebot • Mr. Eraser • Nina • Princess Peach • Undodog • Yamamura • Partrick • Soundfrog • Yoshi/Red Yoshi
Course elements Game styles Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario World • New Super Mario Bros. U • Super Mario 3D World
Themes Ground • Underground • Underwater • Ghost House • Airship • Castle • Desert • Snow • Forest • Sky
Terrain ? Block • Brick Block/Block • Bridge • Clear Pipe • Cloud Block • Crystal Block • Donut Block • Ground • Hard Block • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Mushroom Platform • Note Block/Music Block • Pipe • Rock Block • Semisolid Platform • Slope • Spike Block • Spike Trap
Items 1-Up Mushroom/Rotten Mushroom • 10-Coin/30-Coin/50-Coin • Big Mushroom • Coin • Cape Feather • Fire Flower • Goomba's Shoe/Stiletto • Pink Coin • Propeller Mushroom • Superball Flower • Super Bell • Super Hammer • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Yoshi's Egg/Big Red Yoshi's Egg
Enemies Angry Sun/Moon • Ant Trooper/Big Ant Trooper • Beach Koopa • Blooper/Blooper Nanny/Blooper Baby • Bob-omb/Giant Bob-omb/Parabomb • Boo/Big Boo/Boo Buddies/Stretch • Boom Boom • Bowser/Meowser • Bowser Jr. • Bully/Big Bully • Buzzy Beetle/Big Buzzy Beetle/Buzzy Beetle Tower/Para-Beetle/Buzzy Shell • Chain Chomp/Big Chain Chomp • Charvaargh • Cheep Cheep/Big Cheep Cheep/Blurp (SMW)/Deep Cheep (NSMBU)/Big Deep Cheep (NSMBU) • Dry Bones/Big Dry Bones/Parabones/Dry Bones Shell • Fire Bro/Heavy Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant/Big Fire Piranha • Fish Bone • Goomba/Big Goomba/Paragoomba/Big Paragoomba/Galoomba (SMW)/Big Galoomba (SMW)/Flying Goomba (SMW)/Para-Goomba (SMW)/ Goombrat/Big Goombrat/Goombud (SMW)/Goomba Tower • Hammer Bro/Sledge Bro • Hop-Chops • Horned Ant Trooper • Jumping Piranha Plant • Koopa Clown Car/Junior Clown Car/Fire Koopa Clown Car/Fire Junior Clown Car • Koopa Troopa/Big Koopa Troopa/Koopa Paratroopa/Colossal Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa Car • Lakitu • Lava Bubble/Big Lava Bubble/Zigzag Lava Bubble (SMW) • Magikoopa/Big Magikoopa • Monty Mole • Muncher • Peepa • Piranha Creeper • Piranha Plant/Big Piranha Plant • Pom Pom • Porcupuffer • Rocky Wrench • Skipsqueak • Spike Top/Spiky Parabuzzy • Spiny/Big Spiny/Spiny Shell • Spiny Egg • Spiny Skipsqueak • Stingby • Thwomp/Big Thwomp • Wiggler/Big Wiggler
Gizmos ! Block • Arrow Sign • Banzai Bill • Bill Blaster/Bull's-Eye Blaster • Blinking Block • Bumper • Bull's-Eye Banzai/Cat Banzai Bill • Bull's-Eye Bill/Cat Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill • Burner • Cannon • Conveyor Belt/ON/OFF Conveyor Belt • Checkpoint Flag • Crate • Fire Bar • Grinder • Icicle • Mushroom Trampoline • Key • Lava Lift • Lift/Flimsy Lift/Cloud Lift • ON/OFF Switch/Dotted-Line Block • One-Way Wall • P Switch • POW Block • Seesaw • Skewer • Snake Block • Swinging Claw • Track • Track Block • Trampoline • Tree • Twister • Vine • Warp Box • Warp Door/P Warp Door/Key Door
Story Mode exclusive Stone • Toad
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Mii outfits • Peach's Castle • Quotes • Sound effects • Staff
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