Spiny

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A Spiny is a small, smooth-shelled Koopa with several large white spikes growing out of its back.

[edit] General Information

Spinies appear to be related to other "primitive" Koopas such as Buzzy Beetles and Spike Tops. However, unlike these cousins, Spinies are famously vulnerable to Mario's fireballs. Spinies are thrown from the sky in "egg" form by Lakitus. It is likely that this "egg" is merely Spiny rolled up into a ball instead of an actual infantile form.

[edit] Hacking Information

In Super Mario World, Spinies and Buzzy Beetles occupy the same graphics space and cannot both exist in a level with proper graphics. Many hackers make a practice of using Spinies with the underground sprite set (GFX04), which causes them to appear as Red Buzzy Beetles.

[edit] Related ROM Addresses

0x09DCE [80 82 80] Spiny Tilemap (Two walking frames, one unused turning frame)

0x09DD1 [84 84 84 84 94 94 94 94] Spiny Egg Tilemap

0x08E31 [13] Sprite that Spiny Egg turns into when it touches the ground (Spiny)