Goomba's Shoe



A Goomba's Shoe (previously known as Kuribo's Shoe) is a large, green colored boot with a wind-up key sticking out of the back of it; it is also one of the rarest of all the power-ups in the Mario series.

The first and only appearance of Goomba's Shoes was in Super Mario Bros. 3 in Level 5-3 of Sky Land. The Goombas of this level would hop around aimlessly in Goomba's Shoes and if jumped on by Mario, would be defeated; though if Mario were to attack a Goomba's Shoe wearing Goomba from below, the Goomba will be knocked from the shoe and Mario will be able to ride in it.

Once wearing a Goomba's Shoe, Mario will be able to easily hop across spikes and sharp-toothed enemies. Once the end of the level is reached though, Mario will lose the Goomba's Shoe.

Appearances in Other Media
Goomba's Shoes only appeared in the episode "Super Koopa" of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, despite also appearing in the show's opening sequence.

The Thwomp Stompers of the Super Mario Bros. movie may be loosely based on the Goomba's Shoes.

Trivia

 * In several of the unused levels of Super Mario Bros. 3, Goomba's Shoes can be found and used.
 * Kuribo is the Japanese name for Goomba, thus, in Japan, Kuribo's Shoe means "Goomba's Shoe". This translation is now in remakes of Super Mario Bros. 3.