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'''Bullet Biffs'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' [[Virtual Console]] manual, page 14.</ref> (originally known as '''Gira'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 16.</ref> or '''Gina'''<ref name=NintendoPower>''Nintendo Power'' Game Boy Player's Guide, page 5</ref>) are a species of [[Bullet Bill]]s found in [[Sarasaland]] in the game ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. Bullet Biffs were only referred to as such in the English digital manual for the 2011 port of ''Super Mario Land'' to the [[Virtual Console]], 22 years after the original game's release.
'''Bullet Biffs'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' [[Virtual Console]] manual, page 14.</ref> (originally known as '''Gira'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 16.</ref> or '''Gina'''<ref name=NintendoPower>''Nintendo Power'' Game Boy Player's Guide, page 5</ref>) are a species of [[Bullet Bill]]s found in [[Sarasaland]] in the game ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. Bullet Biffs were only referred to as such in the English digital manual for the 2011 port of ''Super Mario Land'' to the [[Virtual Console]], 22 years after the original game's release.


Bullet Biffs look like ordinary Bullet Bills but have rockets on their backs. They can be defeated with a single stomp, earning [[Mario]] 400 points. They are only found in the last two kingdoms, [[Easton Kingdom|Easton]] and [[Chai Kingdom|Chai]]. Bullet Biffs are fired out of [[Bill Blaster]]-like cannons known as Pipe Cannons<ref name=NintendoPower />, which pop out of [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] in intervals much like a [[Piranha Plant]]. The Bullet Biff that comes from a launchpad travels with a perfectly straight trajectory as usual, but also moves at a higher speed than an average Bullet Bill. Some blasters can be used as a stepping stone to reach high areas.
Bullet Biffs look like ordinary Bullet Bills but have rockets on their backs. They can be defeated with a single stomp, earning [[Mario]] 400 points. They are only found in the last two kingdoms, [[Easton Kingdom|Easton]] and [[Chai Kingdom|Chai]]. Bullet Biffs are fired out of [[Bill Blaster]]-like cannons known as '''Pipe Cannons'''<ref name=NintendoPower />, which pop out of [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] in intervals much like a [[Piranha Plant]]. The Bullet Biff that comes from a launchpad travels with a perfectly straight trajectory as usual, but also moves at a higher speed than an average Bullet Bill. Some blasters can be used as a stepping stone to reach high areas.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 10:17, October 29, 2018

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Bullet Biffs[1] (originally known as Gira[2] or Gina[3]) are a species of Bullet Bills found in Sarasaland in the game Super Mario Land. Bullet Biffs were only referred to as such in the English digital manual for the 2011 port of Super Mario Land to the Virtual Console, 22 years after the original game's release.

Bullet Biffs look like ordinary Bullet Bills but have rockets on their backs. They can be defeated with a single stomp, earning Mario 400 points. They are only found in the last two kingdoms, Easton and Chai. Bullet Biffs are fired out of Bill Blaster-like cannons known as Pipe Cannons[3], which pop out of pipes in intervals much like a Piranha Plant. The Bullet Biff that comes from a launchpad travels with a perfectly straight trajectory as usual, but also moves at a higher speed than an average Bullet Bill. Some blasters can be used as a stepping stone to reach high areas.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ギラー[4]
Girā
Derived from Bullet Bill's Japanese name, キラー Kirā (Killer).

German Gira
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Italian Gira
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Spanish Bullet Biff
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References

  1. ^ Super Mario Land Virtual Console manual, page 14.
  2. ^ Super Mario Land English instruction booklet, page 16.
  3. ^ a b Nintendo Power Game Boy Player's Guide, page 5
  4. ^ Super Mario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 20.