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{{Species-infobox
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|title=Snufit
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|image=[[File:SnufitSM64.png]]
|image=[[File: SM64DS Snufit Model.png|200px]]<br>Model in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|parent_species=[[Snifit]]<br>[[Boo Guy]]
|variant_of=[[Snifit]]<br>[[Boo Guy]]
|notable=[[Snifit Patrol]]
|notable=[[Snifit Patrol]]
}}
}}
'''Snufits'''<ref>''Super Mario 64 [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]'', page 13.</ref>, also known as '''Sniffits'''<ref>Knight, Michael. ''[[Prima Games|Prima]] Nintendo DS Pocket Guide'', page 269.</ref>, are ghost-like cousins of [[Snifit]]s. They have a round [[Boo]]-like appearance, and have a white mask. Their name may be a pun on "snuff it," a colloquialism for dying.
'''Snifits'''<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/64/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario 64'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233823/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/64/?lang=en}}</ref> (originally known as '''Snufits'''),<ref>{{cite|quote='''''SNUFIT''' Like their cousins, the Snifits, the Snufits hide behind masks. Jump in the air and kick them or punch them if they are close to the ground.''|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=13|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> known as '''Sniffits''' in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'',<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide|page=269|isbn=978-0-307-46760-7|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=March 16, 2010}}</ref> are enemies that appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Different sources list them as either an unusual design of the [[Snifit|enemies of the same name]] or ghost-like cousins of them. They resemble their original versions, as they wear masks with bullet-shooting mouth nozzles, but are noticeably different in that they lack legs and float in the air instead of walking. The name "Snufit" is likely a pun on "snuff it," a colloquialism for dying, while "Sniffit" may simply be a typographical error.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
====''Super Mario 64''====
In ''Super Mario 64'', Snufits appear in the [[Hazy Maze Cave|Hazy Maze]] and [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]]. They have a round [[Boo]]-like appearance and wear white masks. When [[Mario]] approaches a Snufit, it shoots a burst of small bullets out of its mouth, although this action is preceded by briefly swelling up like a balloon before firing. Snufits can be defeated by any basic attack.
They appear in [[Hazy Maze Cave]], specifically [[Behind the Waterfall]], in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. When [[Mario]] comes close to one, it will shoot a burst of small bullets out of its mouth like a Snifit, although this action is preceded by briefly swelling up like a balloon before firing in ''Super Mario 64''. Snufits can be defeated by jumping on them.


====''Super Mario 64 DS''====
Sniffits reappear in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', retaining their behavior. Here, their design is more faithful in appearance and shape to black-masked Snifits, but they have long sleeves and long tails, making them resemble [[Boo Guy]]s. Their heights from the ground have also been made less varied.
They reappear in this game, behaving very similarly to previously. Unlike the original version, their design was more faithful to the black-masked Snifits, save for the lack of legs and ability to float, which is the same in both versions of the game. Their shape was also more like the regular Snifit design, thus resembling a [[Boo Guy]].


===''Mario Party 2''===
===''Mario Party 2''===
In ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', on the [[Space Land]] board, the members of the [[Snifit Patrol]] are in fact Snufits, as proven by their speech icons.
In ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', on the board [[Space Land]], this variation of Snifit appears as the members of the [[Snifit Patrol]]. In ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', they are replaced with ordinary Snifits.
 
An [[List of Mario Party 3 pre-release and unused content|unused]] model for this type of Snifit exists in ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', though in the final game, the traditional design appears instead.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Metal Mario 64.png|A Snufit in ''Super Mario 64''
SnufitSM64.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
SM64DS Snufit.png|A Snufit in ''Super Mario 64 DS''
Metal Mario 64.png|''Super Mario 64''
Super Mario 64 Puzzle.jpg|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario 64'' puzzle
Snufit - Super Mario-kun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' as ムーチョ{{ruby|軍|ぐん}}, or Snifit army
MP2 Snifit Patrol.png|''[[Mario Party 2]]''
Snifit Patrol Snufit.png|''Mario Party 2''
SM64DS Snufit.png|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ムーチョ<ref>[http://hit930.sakura.ne.jp/hitjapan/book9/P140325214.JPG Scan of 「スーパーマリオ64完全クリアガイド」 (''Super Mario 64 Kanzen Clear Guide'')]</ref><br>''Mūcho''<br>ゆうれいムーチョ<br>''Yūrei Mūcho''<ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' internal object name (<tt>YUREI_MUCHO</tt>)</ref>
|Jap=ムーチョ
|JapM=Same as [[Snifit]] (''Super Mario 64'')<br><br>[[wikipedia:Yūrei|Yūrei]] Snifit (''Super Mario 64 DS''), an allusion to [[Boo Guy#Names in other languages|Boo Guy]]}}
|JapN=''Super Mario 64''
|JapR=Mūcho
|JapM=[[Snifit#Names in other languages|Snifit]]
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオ64」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario 64'')|publisher=Shogakukan|page=4|date=August 20, 1996|location=Tokyo|isbn=4-09-102554-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Nemoto, Yasuhiro, et al.|title=『スーパーマリオ64完全クリアガイド』|date=1996|location=Tokyo|publisher=Media Factory|language=ja|isbn=4-88991-411-0|page=13|archive=hit930.sakura.ne.jp/hitjapan/book9/P140325214.JPG|archiver=さくらのレンタルサーバ Sakura Rental Server}}</ref>
|Jap2=ゆうれいムーチョ
|Jap2N=''Super Mario 64 DS''
|Jap2R=Yūrei Mūcho
|Jap2M={{wp|Yūrei}} Snifit; an allusion to [[Boo Guy#Names in other languages|Boo Guy]]
|Jap2C=<ref>{{cite|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオ64DS」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario 64 DS'')|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|page=24}}</ref>
|Fre=Snufit
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|date=July 4, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia : Les 30 premières années]]''|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|isbn=2302070046|page=86}}</ref>
|Ger=Snifit<ref>{{cite|author=Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1997|page=8}}</ref>
|Ita=Snifit
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=86}}</ref>
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:01, September 21, 2024

Snifit
Sniffit
Model in Super Mario 64 DS
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Snifit
Boo Guy
Notable members

Snifits[1] (originally known as Snufits),[2] known as Sniffits in Super Mario 64 DS,[3] are enemies that appear in Super Mario 64. Different sources list them as either an unusual design of the enemies of the same name or ghost-like cousins of them. They resemble their original versions, as they wear masks with bullet-shooting mouth nozzles, but are noticeably different in that they lack legs and float in the air instead of walking. The name "Snufit" is likely a pun on "snuff it," a colloquialism for dying, while "Sniffit" may simply be a typographical error.

History[edit]

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

In Super Mario 64, Snufits appear in the Hazy Maze and Cavern of the Metal Cap. They have a round Boo-like appearance and wear white masks. When Mario approaches a Snufit, it shoots a burst of small bullets out of its mouth, although this action is preceded by briefly swelling up like a balloon before firing. Snufits can be defeated by any basic attack.

Sniffits reappear in Super Mario 64 DS, retaining their behavior. Here, their design is more faithful in appearance and shape to black-masked Snifits, but they have long sleeves and long tails, making them resemble Boo Guys. Their heights from the ground have also been made less varied.

Mario Party 2[edit]

In Mario Party 2, on the board Space Land, this variation of Snifit appears as the members of the Snifit Patrol. In Mario Party Superstars, they are replaced with ordinary Snifits.

An unused model for this type of Snifit exists in Mario Party 3, though in the final game, the traditional design appears instead.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ムーチョ[4][5]
Mūcho
Snifit Super Mario 64
ゆうれいムーチョ[6]
Yūrei Mūcho
Yūrei Snifit; an allusion to Boo Guy Super Mario 64 DS
French Snufit[7] -
German Snifit[8] -
Italian Snifit[9] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ English Super Mario 64 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:38:23 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ "SNUFIT Like their cousins, the Snifits, the Snufits hide behind masks. Jump in the air and kick them or punch them if they are close to the ground." – Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
  3. ^ Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010). Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46760-7. Page 269.
  4. ^ August 20, 1996. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオ64」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario 64). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102554-4. Page 4.
  5. ^ Nemoto, Yasuhiro, et al. (1996). 『スーパーマリオ64完全クリアガイド』. Tokyo: Media Factory (Japanese). ISBN 4-88991-411-0. Page 13. (Archived via さくらのレンタルサーバ Sakura Rental Server.)
  6. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオ64DS」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario 64 DS). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 24.
  7. ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia : Les 30 premières années. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 86.
  8. ^ Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors (1997). Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 8.
  9. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 86.