Games - Snifit

	Games - Snifit

Snifits are enemies in the Super Mario Bros. series of games.

History

The Snifit was introduced as an enemy in Doki Doki Panic, an NES video game released in Japan. This game never made it to the U.S. in its original form, but was transformed into Super Mario Bros. 2. Most of the enemies in the game were from the Japanese version, which included Bob-ombs, Snifits, Birdo, and Shy Guys. Along with the aforementioned Shy Guys and Bob-ombs, as well as Goombas, Piranha Plants and Koopa Troopas, they are common enemies in the Mario universe.

Snifits made their comeback in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They then appeared in Super Mario RPG, appearing exclusively as servants of Booster. They and blue-robed Snifits called Spookums patrolled Booster Tower, serving as guards and playpals for Booster and guests, when welcome.

Appearance

A Snifit is basically a Shy Guy with a black mask with an extended nozzle on the front that makes it resemble a Gas mask, hence the name. Snifits can fire bullets from these nozzles. Snifits are somewhat rare compared to Shy Guys, although they are often found together. While Shy Guys come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, the Snifit is almost always garbed in a grey robe, and is usually found either patrolling corridors or as a stationary guard. There are, however, a few different types of Snifits, such as the Laser Snifits, Spiny Snifits, and Ice Snifits that appeared in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. They shoot harmful items from their nozzles; these are often cannonballs but it can extend to ice, spike balls, lasers or even explosives.

Snifits also appeared in Super Mario 64 as "Snufits" floating through the caverns of the Hazy Maze Cave, and later took on a friendly role in Mario Party 2 as the Snifit Police in the "Space Land" level. Snifit also appeared in Mario Party 3 as a partner for Princess Daisy in duel boards. In these games, the Snifits had a notable absence of legs, and were more balloon-like. In Super Mario 64 DS, they once again lost their balloon-like form, taking on their normal appearance, albeit with a ghostly tail.

Judging by the appearance of the garbagemen in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie, they are probably meant to be Snifits.

Appearances

Enemy

Super Mario Bros. 2 - Found in three colors: red, gray and pink. In the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 2, the pink ones are blue. Oddly enough, there is only one red Snifit in the entire game.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario 64
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Super Mario 64 DS

Friendly

Mario Party 2
Mario Party 3

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