Quicksand

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Template:More images Quicksand[1][page number needed] appears in a few games as a hazard. While it cannot hurt the player, it can send them into a pit.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 2

Quicksand makes its first Mario-related appearance in Super Mario Bros. 2, where it appears in the desert levels. Some of it can be escaped by jumping repeatedly within it; others move faster and act more similar to waterfalls. The player must use log-like bones to travel across this type.

Super Mario Bros. 3

Quicksand appears in Super Mario Bros. 3, primarily in World 2-Desert. The player can sink into it, making moving and jumping more difficult, though continuously sinking causes the player to fall into a pit.

Super Mario 64

Various types of quicksand appear in Super Mario 64, specifically in Shifting Sand Land. Most of it will pull Mario down to around the waist, and is a somewhat orange color in comparison to the more yellow regular sand; the dark brown quicksand around the Tox Box area and the Pyramid, however, will pull Mario down immediately. Large holes also appear in the sand, the middles of which will likewise pull Mario under immediately. All of these varieties return in the remake, Super Mario 64 DS; however, the mild type is now visually identical to the normal sand.

New Super Mario Bros.

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Quicksand in New Super Mario Bros.

Quicksand reappears in New Super Mario Bros., behaving the same as Super Mario Bros. 3. Some quicksand in the game also leads the player to secret areas instead of leading to a pit.

Super Mario Galaxy

Quicksand appears in Super Mario Galaxy in the Dusty Dune Galaxy, Sand Spiral Galaxy, and Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, where the deadly type is marked with a skull sign, similar to Poisoned Water. Milder versions also form rivers and other types of flows in the first of these, and can push Mario around.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

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Quicksand in New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Quicksand returns in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, behaving exactly the same as in previous games. The player character is now completely visible in the quicksand, and performing Spin Jumps causes them to ascend higher through the quicksand.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Quicksand appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2 in the Slipsand Galaxy, where it acts the same as the quicksand as in Super Mario Galaxy. A special craft called the Sand Sailer can travel over it.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Quicksand reappears in New Super Mario Bros. 2, behaving the same as in past games.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U

Quicksand is featured again in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, behaving identical to previous games. The player character is now seen as a silhouette when traveling through quicksand, and sink noticeably faster.

Mario Party 2

Quicksand is featured in Mario Party 2 as the basis for the minigame Quicksand Cache.

Wario Land 3

In Wario Land 3, quicksand appears in the Desert Ruins during the day, and cannot be escaped through jumping. The only way out is by taking a path to the side at the bottom. Sand Hands try to reach onto the platforms above to pull Wario in. At night, the quicksand is still, and functions as an empty space, meaning Wario will simply fall through.

Donkey Kong 64

In Donkey Kong 64, quicksand appears in Angry Aztex, where it simply hurts the Kongs to touch it.

Paper Mario series

Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, quicksand appears in Yold Desert and Yold Ruins. Sinking into it results in the player losing 1 HP.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Quicksand in Paper Mario: Sticker Star

In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, quicksand appears in Drybake Desert. Sinking into it results in a Game Over.

Paper Mario: Color Splash

In Paper Mario: Color Splash, quicksand appears in Mustard Café, where wading through it causes some Pokeys to chase Mario. Like with Paper Mario: Sticker Star, sinking into it results in a Game Over.

References

  1. ^ New Super Mario Bros. 2 Prima guide