Sort or 'Splode
Sort or 'Splode is a minigame first appearing in Super Mario 64 DS and later in New Super Mario Bros. It is one of Mario's minigames in the former and a Variety Minigame in the latter.
In the minigame, the player must use the Stylus to place the Bob-ombs that appear in their correct sections. Bob-omb Buddies go in the red section and normal Bob-ombs in the black section. As the game goes on, more and more Bob-ombs appear, and more frequently. If a Bob-omb is left unsorted for a while, it explodes, immediately ending the game; the player's score is then tallied, being how many Bob-ombs were sorted. Additionally, if a Bob-omb is put into the incorrect section, it also explodes, detonating the rest of the Bob-ombs in that section as well, ending the game and only tallying the Bob-ombs from the other section. Once forty Bob-ombs of one color are placed in their section, the game pauses for a moment; the section is emptied and the forty Bob-ombs are tallied up before the game resumes.
The background in-game is different in New Super Mario Bros.; metal flooring is used, but a blue laminated floor is used in Super Mario 64 DS.
The multiplayer minigame Bob-omb Sudden Death plays similarly to Sort or 'Splode.
In-game instructions
- Super Mario 64 DS: "Guide Bob-ombs to the black carpet and Bob-omb Buddies to the red carpet. If you bring in a wrong-colored Bob-omb, it will blow up!"
- New Super Mario Bros.: "Guide black Bob-ombs to the black carpet and red Bob-ombs to the red carpet. If you bring in the wrong Bob-omb, it will explode, and that's no good!"
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボムへいをわけろ！ Bomuhei o wakero! |
Sort Bob-ombs! |
| French | Tri explosif |
Explosive selection |
| German | Zum Explodieren! |
To Explode! (there is no real translation for this) Likely to be a variation of "Zum Schießen!" ("You crack me up!") that would translate to "You blow me up!" |
| Italian | Separa o salta in aria |
Separate or jump into the air |
| Korean | 폭탄병을 나눠라! Poktanbyeong eul nanwora! |
Split Bob-ombs! |
| Spanish | Divide y vencerás |
Divide and you'll win |
