Spindrift
| Spindrift | |||
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| Spindrift Model from Super Mario 64 DS | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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Spindrifts,[1] or Flower Heads,[2] are enemies in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS . They have spinning flowers on their heads that allow them to hover around.
History[edit ]
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit ]
Spindrifts roam around a small area, heading slowly towards the player character when he is in their proximity. They can hover above water in the Nintendo DS version. Also in the DS remake, their designs were slightly updated with eyelashes and slightly larger flowers, and their heads are tan-colored. If the player character jumps on a Spindrift, it releases three coins and the character spin-jumps in the air, which can potentially allow him to reach certain higher areas. Spindrifts appear in both snow courses: Cool, Cool Mountain and Snowman's Land. In the latter course, several of them make their home inside an igloo, with the Japanese and Korean names for the mission "Into the Igloo" translating to "Spindrift's Home."
Super Mario Odyssey[edit ]
While standard Spindrifts do not appear in Super Mario Odyssey , one of the game's bosses, Torkdrift, is a mechanical Spindrift.
Unused appearances[edit ]
Spindrifts were included in pre-release builds in New Super Mario Bros. but were removed in the final version, where Spin Blocks fulfill their function.
Gallery[edit ]
A Spindrift from Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64
A Spindrift from Super Mario 64 DS
A Spindrift in a prototype version of New Super Mario Bros.
Naming[edit ]
Spindrifts' names come from a portmanteau of "spin" and "drift", and might reference an actual word for windborne water, snow, and sand particles.
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 | フワフワさん Fuwafuwa-san |
Mr. Fluffy | [3] [4] [5] | |
| フワフワ Fuwafuwa |
Fluffy | Famimaga 64 | [6] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 飘飘花 Piāopiāo Huā (Mandarin) Pīupīu Fā (Cantonese) |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | [7] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 飄飄花 Piāopiāo Huā (Mandarin) Pīupīu Fā (Cantonese) |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | [7] | |
| 小花怪 Xiǎohuāguài (Mandarin) Síufāgwaai (Cantonese) |
Little Flower Monster | Super Mario 64 | [8] | |
| French | Spindrift | - | [9] | |
| German | Propy | From "propeller" and the diminutive suffix -y | [10] | |
| Italian | Spindrift | - | [11] [12] | |
| Korean | 둥둥이씨 Dungdung'i-ssi |
From "둥둥" (dungdung, "floating"); "이" and "씨" are honorific terms | [13] [7] | |
| Spanish | Spindrift | - | [14] |
References[edit ]
- ^ Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 10.
- ^ Course 4 - Star 6: Wall Kicks Will Work. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy. Archived June 10, 1998, 06:44:50 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Noriaki, Kamiguchi, Kaisa Hitoshi, Teshiromori Nobuhito, Nagashima Kazutaka, Somoto Shitsuya, and Matsumoto Royo (2005). 『「スーパーマリオ64DS」タッチ!&ゲット!パワースター
攻略 ブック』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 4-8402-2960-0. Page 75. - ^ 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 19. (Archived 20 Jul. 2023 via Gaming Alexandria.) Supplemental for Famimaga 64, no. 1. - ^ a b c From the in-game name of Torkdrift from Super Mario Odyssey .
- ^ The Official Mario 64 Chinese Strategy Guide
- ^ Sawada, Yukio (2018). Super Mario Manga Adventures . Translated by Florent Gorges. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-30206-555-0. Page 77.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario 64" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 86.
- ^ In-game name for "Into the Igloo" from Super Mario 64 DS .
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 64" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30a Aniversario . Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 86.