Snifit (Super Mario 64)
| Snifit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Model of a Snufit from Super Mario 64 DS. Model from Super Mario 64 DS | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Snifit Boo Guy | ||
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Snifits[1] (originally known as Snufits)[2] are enemies in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS ; in the latter, they are known as Sniffits.[3] Different sources list them as either an unusual design of the enemies of the same name or ghostlike cousins of them. They resemble their original versions, as they wear white masks with bullet-shooting mouth nozzles, but are noticeably different in that they float around. Super Mario 64 DS gives them a closer resemblance to black-masked Snifits, but their long sleeves and long tails make them resemble Boo Guys. Their names likely come from "sniff" and "snuff," both onomatopoeias for inhaling through the nose, in reference to their gas masks. "Snuff" is also a colloquialism for killing or extinguishing, which may reference the deadly gas pits they patrol or their ghostlike nature.
History[edit ]
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit ]
Snufits are found in the Hazy Maze Cave and Cavern of the Metal Cap in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. A Snufit swells up before firing bullets at Mario, if he is nearby. Mario can use any attack to defeat a Snufit.
Mario Party 2[edit ]
These Snifits are members of the Snifit Patrol on Space Land in Mario Party 2 , though Mario Party Superstars replaces them with regular Snifits.
Unused appearances[edit ]
An unused model for this type of Snifit exists in Mario Party 3 , though in the final game, the traditional design appears instead.
Gallery[edit ]
Super Mario 64
Artwork used for a Super Mario 64 puzzle
Super Mario-kun as ムーチョ
軍 , or Snifit armyMario Party 2
Names in other languages[edit ]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "Notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ムーチョ Mūcho |
Snifit | [4] [5] [6] | |
| プワプワ Puwapuwa |
Potentially from「フワフワ」(fuwafuwa, "light" or "airy") | Famimaga 64 | [7] | |
| ゆうれいムーチョ Yūrei Mūcho |
Yūrei Snifit; an allusion to Boo Guy | Super Mario 64 DS | [8] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 炮彈鬼 Pàodàn Guǐ (Mandarin) Paaudáan Gwái (Cantonese) |
Bullet Ghost | [9] | |
| French | Snifit | - | [5] | |
| Snufit | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [10] | ||
| German | Snifit | - | [11] | |
| Italian | Snifit | - | [5] [12] |
References[edit ]
- ^ Super Mario 64 entry on the official Mario Portal. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (English). Retrieved May 28, 2026 from nintendo.com (Japan). (Archived April 16, 2025, 18:27:44 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ "SNUFIT Like their cousins, the Snifits, the Snufits hide behind masks. Jump in the air and kick them or punch them if they are close to the ground." – Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
- ^ Knight, Michael (March 16, 2010). Nintendo DS Pocket Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46760-7. Page 269.
- ^ Takashi, Watanabe, Noriko Oketani, Yugo Nagasawa, and Junichiro Okubo, editors (1996). 『任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオ64』(Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario 64). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102554-4. Page 4.
- ^ a b c From the in-game name of the Snifit Patrol from Mario Party 2.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 64" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 86.
- ^ Naoto, Yamamoto, Takashima Toshihiro, Sone Takeshi, Murata Norio, and Yamada Masahiko, editors (12 Jul. 1996). 『スーパーマリオ64ファンタスティック
攻 略 ブック』. Tokuma Shoten (Japanese). Page 28. (Archived 20 Jul. 2023 via Gaming Alexandria.) Supplemental for Famimaga 64, no. 1. - ^ Ozeki, Tomoji (U-Craft), Toru Nakagawa (U-Craft), Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama (Shogakukan), editors (2005). 『スーパーマリオ64DS 公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106212-1. Page 24.
- ^ Akfamilyhome Plus (July 9, 2022). The Official Mario 64 Chinese Strategy Guide (3:25). YouTube. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 64" in Super Mario Encyclopedia . Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 86.
- ^ Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors (1997). Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 8.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 64" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia . Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 86.