(a.k.a Flying Goomba, Para-Goomba)
Super Mario Bros 3: 200 (100 for the wings, and 100 for stomping them after).
Super Mario World: Ranges widely. Stomping their wings off will earn 200 points. Spin-stomping them kills them instantly for 100 points. You can stomp them and throw them like regular Goombas after they lose their wings, and you'll get 1000 points for killing another enemy with the throw.
While not as common as regular Goombas, Paragoombas are still fairly numerous in some parts of the Mushroom Kingdom. Unlike their Goomba cousins, relatively few Paragoombas have left the Koopa Troop to lead peaceful lives in the Kingdom. In general, these creatures are not too dangerous, but they can pose a problem to the average traveler if they attack in large numbers.
On a final note of interest, Paragoombas were briefly identified as "Flying Goombas" when a new division of parachuting Goombas was added to the Koopa army and borrowed the title "Paragoomba". You can read more about these "Paragoombas" on the Goomba background page.
EVOLUTION:
Around the time of Super Mario Bros. 3, an explosion of new monsters occurred in the
Mushroom Kingdom. Paragoombas were among those monsters, and they haven't changed
too much since.In this first appearance, Paragoombas came in two varieties: dark brown ones would hop and use their wings to gain extra height while in the air, while light brown ones were actually able to stay airborne for a short period of time, and often spawned microgoombas.
Paragoombas underwent a radical change in Super Mario World, becoming round and too hard to stomp, much like their Goomba cousins. These Paragoombas only came in the dark brown variety, and could not fly well at all. They were also known as "Flying Goombas" in this game. On an interesting note, these Paragoombas had perhaps the most beautiful wings of the group.
In Super Mario Land 2, Paragoombas returned to their roots. They were once again mushroom-shaped and oh-so-stompable. The design of these Paragoombas was pretty good; the dark picture above doesn't show it very well, but they were actually pretty close to the artwork for the games.
Paragoombas disappeared from the Mushroom World for quite some time, but finally returned in Paper Mario. This latest design is arguably the best; they look almost exactly like one would expect a Paragoomba to look.
