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Being mines, they are generally explosive, although some appearances do not feature them as such. They are colored yellow in Super Mario World and Mario's Time Machine, but are
Floating Mines often appear floating in water, and they make their first level appearance in Yoshi's Island 4. Yoshi can jump off of a Floating Mine harmlessly, and Mario or Luigi can defeat a Floating Mine by touching it while under the effects of a Starman. Yoshi can eat a Floating Mine without taking damage.
In the Sunken Ghost Ship level, there are Floating Mines that are falling down making navigating around fairly difficult.
This is the first 3D appearance of a Floating Mine, and their design here became basis of their design in several subsequent appearances. Floating Mines appear in all three boss fights against Bowser, and are the means of defeating him. In the first two battles, Bowser in the Dark World and Bowser in the Fire Sea, Mario can quickly defeat Bowser by throwing him into a Floating Mine once. In the third and final battle, Bowser is only defeated after hitting a Floating Mine three times.
While Floating Mines appear in neither game directly, introduces two variations of them appear, Mikey Mines and Space Mines, the former of which is sentient.
In the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and PC versions, Floating Mines appear as obstacles in the Time Surfing minigame. In the former version, if Mario touching a Floating Mine, he loses all of his Mushrooms, although in the latter, touching a Floating Mine only causes him to lose one.
Floating Mines are featured as an obstacle in the Cheep Cheep Chase minigame. Whenever the characters approach a Floating Mine, they have to duck under it, otherwise, it explodes on it, slowing them down and putting them at risk of being swallowed by the Mega Cheep Cheep.
Floating Mines appear in the 1 vs. 3 minigameSink or Swim, in which one player tries to drop Floating Mines on the other three players. Unlike several other appearances, Floating Mines do not explode, although they do slow whoever they hit.
Slip Slidin' Away • Lil' Penguin Lost • Big Penguin Race • Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins • Snowman's Lost His Head • Wall Kicks Will Work (N64)/Mario's Super Wall Kick (DS) • Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountain (DS)
Big Boo's Haunt
Go on a Ghost Hunt • Ride Big Boo's Merry Go Round • Secret of the Haunted Books • Seek the 8 Red Coins • Big Boo's Balcony • Eye to Eye in the Secret Room • Switch Star of the Basement
Hazy Maze Cave
Swimming Beast in the Cavern • Elevate for 8 Red Coins • Metal-Head Mario Can Move! (N64)/Metal-Head Wario Can Move (DS) • Navigating the Toxic Maze • A-Maze-Ing Emergency Exit • Watch for Rolling Rocks • Underground Switch Star
In the Talons of the Big Bird • Shining Atop the Pyramid • Inside the Ancient Pyramid • Stand Tall On the Four Pillars • Free Flying For 8 Red Coins (5th Star, N64) (7th Star, DS) • Tox Box Switch Star (DS) • Pyramid Puzzle
Snowman's Big Head • Chill with the Bully • In the Deep Freeze (N64) • Yoshi's Ice Sculpture (DS) • Whirl from the Freezing Pond • Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins (N64) • Snowman's Silver Star (DS) • Into the Igloo • Red Coins in the House (DS)
Wet-Dry World
Shocking Arrow Lifts! • Top o' the Town • Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (N64)/5 Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (DS) • Express Elevator--Hurry Up! • Go to Town for Red Coins (N64)/Go to Town for the Red Coins (DS) • Quick Race Through Downtown! • Soaked Silver Stars (DS)
Tall, Tall Mountain
Scale the Mountain • Mystery of the Monkey Cage • Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins • Mysterious Mountainside • Breathtaking View from Bridge (Star 5, N64)/Breathtaking View from the Bridge (Star 7, DS) • Blast to the Lonely Mushroom (Star 6, N64) (Star 5, DS) • 5 Secrets of the Mountain
Roll into the Cage (N64) • Luigi in the Cage (DS) • The Pit and the Pendulums (N64) • The Pendulum Switch Star (DS) • Get a Hand • Stomp on the Thwomp •Timed Jumps on Moving Bars • Stop Time for Red Coins • Tick Tock Silver Stars
Rainbow Ride
Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow • The Big House in the Sky • Coins Amassed in a Maze • Swingin' in the Breeze • Tricky Triangles! • Somewhere over the Rainbow • Switch Star of the Manor
Bowser's Villa 8-1 • Bowser's Villa 8-2 • Bowser's Villa 8-3 • Bowser's Villa 8-4 • Bowser's Villa 8-5 • Bowser's Villa 8-6 • Bowser's Villa 8-7 • Bowser's Villa 8-8 • Bowser's Villa 8-9