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'''Ganchan'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 15.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 5.</ref> are rock-like enemies from ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' that are found in the mountainous and spike-filled areas of the [[Easton Kingdom]] of [[Sarasaland]]. They are large, indestructible boulders that bound around unceasingly. They can be used as convenient platforms to get across long stretches of spikes or to reach high areas out of reach, mostly in [[World 3-1 (Super Mario Land)|World 3-1]]. [[Hiyoihoi]] also uses Ganchan as projectile weapons in [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 3-3]]. Although Ganchan appear as generic boulders, they are living beings. | '''Ganchan'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 15.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 5.</ref> are rock-like enemies from ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' that are found in the mountainous and spike-filled areas of the [[Easton Kingdom]] of [[Sarasaland]]. They are large, indestructible boulders that bound around unceasingly. They can be used as convenient platforms to get across long stretches of spikes or to reach high areas out of reach, mostly in [[World 3-1 (Super Mario Land)|World 3-1]]. [[Hiyoihoi]] also uses Ganchan as projectile weapons in [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 3-3]]. Although Ganchan appear as generic boulders, they are living beings. | ||
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Revision as of 10:00, May 13, 2022
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| First appearance | Super Mario Land (1989) |
Ganchan[1][2] are rock-like enemies from Super Mario Land that are found in the mountainous and spike-filled areas of the Easton Kingdom of Sarasaland. They are large, indestructible boulders that bound around unceasingly. They can be used as convenient platforms to get across long stretches of spikes or to reach high areas out of reach, mostly in World 3-1. Hiyoihoi also uses Ganchan as projectile weapons in World 3-3. Although Ganchan appear as generic boulders, they are living beings.
Profiles
Super Mario Land
- 3DS Virtual Console manual: "These rocks fall from the sky. They can squash Mario, but he could also jump on one and take it for a ride. They can't be destroyed."
Gallery
A red colored Ganchan
An in-game sprite of a Ganchan
Mario riding a Ganchan
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ガンチャン[3] Ganchan |
From「岩」(gan, rock) and「ちゃん」(-chan, Japanese honorific suffix) |
| Dutch | Ganchan[4] |
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| German | Gantschan |
Japanese/English name adapted to German spelling |
| Spanish | Ganchan |
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References
| Super Mario Land | |
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| Protagonists | Mario • Princess Daisy |
| Bosses | King Totomesu • Dragonzamasu (Tamao) • Hiyoihoi • Biokinton (Chicken) • Tatanga (Pagosu) |
| Locations | Sarasaland (Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom) |
| Levels | World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-3 • World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • Expert Level |
| Items & vehicles | Super Mushroom • Superball Flower • Star • 1UP heart • Coin • Marine Pop • Sky Pop • Switch • Lift Block |
| Enemies & obstacles | Batadon • Bombshell Koopa • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chikako • Dropping lift • Falling block • Falling spike • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Gunion • Goombo • Honen • Kumo • Mekabon • Nyololin • Pionpi • Pipe Fist • Piranha Plant • Pompon Flower • Roketon • Roto Disc • Suu • Tokotoko • Torion • Yurarin • Yurarin Boo |
| Other | Brick • Bonus game • Das Super Mario Spiel • Gallery • Glitches • Goal • Media • Mystery Block • Soundtrack |
