| Kaboomba | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's New Island (2014) | ||
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The Kaboomba[1] is a walking cannon enemy that first appears in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
History
Yoshi's Island series
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Kaboombas only appear in The Cave Of The Mystery Maze and Raphael The Raven's Castle. They attack by shooting heavy cannonballs that fall to the ground and explode after a few seconds. Yoshi can safely stand on them, and eating them does nothing. An egg or Ground Pound disposes of them.
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Kaboombas retain their role in the Game Boy Advance port, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3.
Yoshi's New Island
Kaboombas make a return appearance in Yoshi's New Island.
Super Princess Peach
- See also: Cannon (disambiguation)
Kaboombas also appear in Super Princess Peach, where they are named Cannons. The Calm Cannon, a sleeping variety, also appeared.
Other appearances
Kaboombas and an unused big variant were originally designed during the development of Super Mario World,[2] where they would have shot Green Shells.[3] They would have had white shoes, which also appear in early assets of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.[4]
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 大砲くん[5] Taihōkun |
Cannon-Kun |
| Italian | Cannone Jr. |
Cannon Jr. |
Trivia
- The Player's Guide description for the Kaboomba is erroneously accompanied by an image of one of the cannonballs instead of the enemy itself.
- Despite the Kaboomba's name being similar to the Goomba, they have nothing in relation to them.
References
- ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Page 127.
- ^ Frieze (July 24, 2020). Twitter post showing pre-release Super Mario World assets. Twitter. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ lx5 (July 24, 2020). Twitter post showing an object viewer for pre-release Super Mario World tiles. Twitter. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Kaboomba. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 17.
