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Koopa Troopas

Koopa Troopas character artwork
Common enemies and shell sources · Dinosaur Land

Koopa Troopas are both hazards and sources of useful shells. Super Mario World expands their interactions with slopes, shell-less forms and Yoshi abilities.

  • Story: Repeated encounters teach the player to turn a threat into a tool. A shell can clear enemies or help reach a goal, but becomes dangerous again when it rebounds.
  • In the game: Inspect the space before kicking and keep clear of the return path. When using Yoshi, remember that shell colour and Yoshi colour can combine to affect the available ability.

Story spoilers.

Super Mario World · Super Nintendo · 1990 · Original SNES game and its emulated releases. Controls use SNES button labels. Super Mario Advance 2 differences are outside this guide. · Picture: Koopa Troopas: Super Mario World original-era artwork.

From the game

Green
Green
Red
Red
Blue
Blue
Yellow
Yellow
A kicked shell
A kicked shell
Beach Koopa
Beach Koopa
Paratroopa
Paratroopa
Super Koopa
Super Koopa
Climbing Koopa
Climbing Koopa

Pictures drawn from the Super Mario World (SNES) game data: sprites are assembled from their tiles the way the game draws them, in the palette of a level they appear in; blocks, coins and berries are built from their 16×16 level-tile definitions with the animated tiles in place; maps show the overworld’s terrain layer (the level tiles and paths on its other layer are not in the asset export). Animation timing is approximate.

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