Talk:Mine

Conjectural name? -- Son of Suns

yup. I  am   Confused  22:29, 26 April 2007 (EDT)

The SMW mines are called Floating Mines by Mario Mania, the official strategy guide.--Platform 11:27, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
 * If they were officially called "Floating Mimes", then surely the article ought to be moved to that name? 94.197.121.25 11:48, 14 October 2014 (EDT)

Mine Fish?
You'll never guess!!! You know those Mines in the Cosmic cove galaxy? when i got to their right, it turned and revealed it had eyes!!! Do you think it's not really a mine and another enemy? i've got a pic!!!

COSMIcPikMIN & Items

p.s.:Also we could not blow them instantly with Co-Star Luma!!!

These could be just another type of "living mine", as a Thwomp is to a cinder block. And yes, Thwomps are techically animate, but these could be too.

Star Bit Mines?

The Mines in the Slimy Spring Galaxy, just above the first underwater segment, give 3 Star Bits when shot, in a manner similar to Slurples and Topminis.

Why move the page to "Mine"?
In the beginning of the article, there's a template for a suggestion of renaming the article to just Mine, but why? Literally the first topic in this Talk page talks about how Floating Mine is its official name.-- 17:24, February 3, 2021 (EST)
 * Because "floating mine" hasn't been used in years, not all of them float, and simply "mine" is more common. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 21:01, February 3, 2021 (EST)
 * According to LinkTheLefty (who added the template) it's parsed "floating Mine" on page 58, and the page 52 ref is in all caps. Based on that, the "floating" part is just a descriptive adjective rather than part of the name and it should have been simply "Mine" all along. 14:49, February 5, 2021 (EST)


 * I agree with moving it to 'mine' if it's going to incorporate every other kind of mine.


 * 08:00, September 26, 2021 (EDT)
 * Maybe the "Spiny" from Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (if that's the case, should the article be "Spiny (object)" or is there a more recent instance of "mine"?) ? LinkTheLefty (talk) 09:25, September 26, 2021 (EDT)

So, I'm starting to think there's a better way to organize this info altogether. There appears be some overlap with bombs, namely in Super Mario 64 and the Mario Party series. Additionally, these things don't even blow up in every game, such as in Super Mario World. What's more, the Super Mario Galaxy ones seem to be two different objects (considered "enemies" in Encyclopedia). And then, as mentioned before, there are the one-off, mine-like "Spiny" objects from Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. The main thing the objects in this article have in common is that they are spiked orbs, but the design isn't even as consistent as the usual Spike Balls. I think at the very least, the underwater Galaxy one (Kiraira) should be split out of the article, since it uniquely has eyes and regenerates, if not bundled with the Space Mine like Encyclopedia does later in the Galaxy 2 section. Potentially, the non-explosive (Spike Ball-like) and explosive (bomb-like) ones can be split as well. Thoughts? LinkTheLefty (talk) 16:51, March 22, 2022 (EDT)

The 3D World """Mine"""
You know, I'm personally unsure if the Mario 3D World/Captain Toad/Bowser's Fury version should even be on here. I think it should be moved to Spike Ball instead. Its Japanese name (Togebōru/Togeball) certainly suggests that it's a Spike Ball instead of a mine, and its coloration (green with yellow spikes) AND its internal name (Needle Seed) make it seem like it's specifically closer to the Spike Balls that River Piranha Plants use. They certainly don't explode like mines either. Touching them forces the player to go back instead of exploding, and destroying them with a fireball or invincibility makes them crumble, with some kind of crumpling sound effect, denoting they're some kind of plant instead of an explosive. Arend (talk) 10:11, August 21, 2022 (EDT)
 * That'd be one way to clean up the "dud" mines from the "bomb" mines. I think we should include Super Mario World as part of the Spike Ball merge as well since Japanese Encyclopedia uses the same name as the one from Super Mario 3D World. LinkTheLefty (talk) 14:18, August 21, 2022 (EDT)